{"id":13706,"date":"2022-07-16T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=13706"},"modified":"2022-07-14T15:16:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T21:16:37","slug":"soaring-high-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=13706","title":{"rendered":"Soaring High"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>Lady Falcon Krystal Perez Represents Los Fresnos One Last Time<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/thumbnail_IMG_2041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/thumbnail_IMG_2041-1024x737.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13700\" width=\"840\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/thumbnail_IMG_2041-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/thumbnail_IMG_2041-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/thumbnail_IMG_2041-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/thumbnail_IMG_2041.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Picture of Krystal Perez at STARS Softball showcase, photo taken by Andrew Cordero.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By Ruben Rodriguez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los Fresnos News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, Rio Sports Live Held its inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=13609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">STARS Softball Showcase<\/a> in Raymondville Texas. For the RGV Rebels, one star athlete represented the community of Los Fresnos. <a href=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?s=Krystal+Perez\">Krystal Perez<\/a>, who graduated this past spring, was able to represent Los Fresnos on the diamond one last time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Krystal Perez represented Los Fresnos and the Rio Grande Valley as a member of the RGV Rebels. Perez, also was the lone Lady Falcon at the Showcase. \u201cI felt so honored being selected to play for the first-ever RSL STARS Showcase and being the only LF Player who was able to attend this event\u201d, said Perez. \u201cI was super excited to go out and represent my school and the Los Fresnos Community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although being the inaugural STARS Showcase, many big names from across the Rio Grande Valley and Coastal Bend were featured in six star-studded teams. Perez on being among some of the best of the best in the showcase: \u201cJust being able to compete against some of the best players in the region was great! Playing alongside some of them was an honor, it just shows how much softball is growing on this side of Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former Los Fresnos Highschool Softball player, Krystal Perez, will be participating in RSL&#39;s FIRST EVER Softball STARS tournament. The 2-day tournament will be on June 25th &amp; the 26th; having players from all over South Texas!<br>Congrats Krystal Perez! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8A3Tj6p3s3\">https:\/\/t.co\/8A3Tj6p3s3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Los Fresnos News (@losfresnos_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/losfresnos_news\/status\/1539669105095360512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the few weeks leading up to the showcase, The Rebels, as well as every other team were given opportunities to practice. With each team going up against the best players in the region, Perez and her team had to sharpen up their skills for the showcase. \u201cDuring team practice, I just worked on the simple things to prepare for the tournament; by staying true to fundamentals on my field work, and staying true to mechanics with my batting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perez, had twice the practice as not only was she just competing for the RGV Rebels, but was also selected to participate in the RSL STARS Home Run Derby. The Derby, which featured eight of the best Power Hitters in South Texas, included some big names like Iliana Saucedo, Lilly Rocha, Jo Montes, Alyssa Burge, Brookelynn Meador, Evelyn Valadez, and Ava Hernandez. \u201cTo even be considered as one of the top eight power hitters in South Texas is such an Honor and a blessing. To me, it means so much personally , because it shows a lot of the dedication and failures behind the scenes in my softball journey has paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Krystal-Perez2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Krystal-Perez2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Krystal-Perez2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Krystal-Perez2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Krystal-Perez2-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The 2022 RSL <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riosportslive\/status\/1540344478090895360?s=20&amp;t=21yF-QJPAr81MwCNeFRfjA\">Homerun derby<\/a> participants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perez, who was more than deserving of being in the Home Run derby, displayed her hitting power through 2022 with a batting average of .641, 14 home runs, 46 RBIs, 12 Doubles and four triples. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be here tonight without my dad and Coach Joey, who have helped me develop into the hitter that I am today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perez fought her way through the final rounds of the Derby, where she faced off against Harlingen\u2019s Lilly Rocha in a final round that certainly was the icing on the cake to an amazing derby. \u201cIt was just an amazing feeling making it into the final round, my mindset was just to keep everything simple and let everything that i\u2019ve trained for take its course.\u2019\u2019 Perez and Rocha combined for 43 home runs in the final round alone. Perez belted 60 home runs out of the park alone during the derby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A memorable weekend for every athlete, parent and everyone involved in the Inaugural STARS Showcase. From the opening matchup, to the derby, to the championship trophy being presented, the Showcase was filled with great moments and memories. Perez also shared some of her favorite memories and moments. \u201cMy Favorite moment was definitely competing in the home run derby, also having the chance to create new friendships and being able to play with a great group of talented girls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Softball | RSL STARS Showcase | RGV Racers vs RGV Rebels 6-25-22\" width=\"615\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fU1hxXE7YLs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lady Falcon Krystal Perez Represents Los Fresnos One Last Time By Ruben Rodriguez Los Fresnos News Recently, Rio Sports Live Held its inaugural STARS Softball Showcase in Raymondville Texas. For the RGV Rebels, one star athlete represented the community of Los Fresnos. Krystal Perez, who graduated this past spring, was able to represent Los Fresnos [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":13700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,11,10,1,3],"tags":[67,113,25,87],"class_list":["post-13706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-lfcisd","category-local","category-news","category-sports","tag-featured","tag-local","tag-los-fresnos-cisd","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13706"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13707,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13706\/revisions\/13707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}