Another RGV volleyball player has joined the 1,000/1,000 club. This time, it’s Lyford senior Dyane Castillo. Lyford Volleyball announced Saturday that Castillo has surpassed 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs, putting together two major milestones during a varsity career that started all the way back in her freshman season. And when you look at what Castillo has done at Lyford, the numbers make sense. She has been a four-year varsity player for the Bulldogs, developing

There was a point Tuesday night where it really felt like Donna might have let this one get away. Actually, there were a couple of those moments. Donna had opportunities in each of the first two sets, Edinburg North kept battling back, and suddenly the Cougars were up 2-0 and just two points away from a sweep. Then everything changed. Donna came all the way back to beat Edinburg North 3-2 (26-28, 23-25, 26-24, 25-20, 15-5) in our Diamond DITV956 Game of the Week. And that 15-

The banner says 1,000. Briseis Cortez says she’s already at 1,200. Edinburg High’s senior setter was recently surrounded by teammates, coaches and family as the Bobcats celebrated her reaching 1,000 career assists. But by Tuesday, Cortez shared on Instagram that the number had already climbed another 200. That’s 1,200 career assists — and her senior season is still going. It’s another milestone for a player who has become a major part of the Edinburg offense. Cortez put toget

By Diamond DITV | Fan Perspective Five games into the season, UTRGV women’s soccer is 3-2. But the record doesn’t tell the whole story. The Vaqueros opened the season with back-to-back losses and were outscored 6-1. Since then? Three straight wins. Three straight shutouts. A 6-0 scoring advantage. And maybe most importantly, this team looks different. We were there for the season opener against Texas Southern. UTRGV had plenty of the ball and created opportunities, outshootin

By Diamond DITV956 | Fan Perspective The scoreboard wasn’t the only thing worth watching Thursday night at PSJA Stadium. Our Game of the Week between Mercedes and PSJA also gave us our first real look at the other side of Friday night football: the marching bands, cheerleaders and dance teams that help turn a football game into an event. And for Week 1, there was a lot to like. It’s also worth remembering where we are on the calendar. Marching shows in late August aren’t supp

By Diamond DITV956 | Fan Perspective For two quarters Thursday night, Mercedes kept showing flashes of an offense that looked ready to break through. The Tigers just couldn’t finish anything. There was a missed opportunity with a receiver running open over the middle. There was an approximately 80-yard completion that completely flipped the field, only for Mercedes to eventually come away empty after being stopped on fourth down inside the PSJA 10. At halftime, all those flas

By Diamond DITV | Fan Perspective It’s only two games. We know. But there’s already something interesting happening with UTRGV men’s soccer. The Vaqueros are 1-0-1 to start the 2026 season, and the record might not even be the most encouraging part. It’s how they’ve gotten there. UTRGV has fallen behind three times. UTRGV has answered three times. That’s not a bad identity to start building for a team with 16 newcomers and only nine returners. The Vaqueros opened with a 3-2 r

By Diamond DITV | Fan Perspective There were a few different times Tuesday night when we thought we knew where this match was going. We were wrong pretty much every time. McAllen Memorial controlled the first set. Sharyland Pioneer adjusted and took the next two. Memorial answered in the fourth. Then Pioneer went up 9-3 in the fifth. In a race to 15, that felt like it. It wasn’t. Memorial somehow erased the six-point deficit, took its first lead of the deciding set at 14-13 a