Heat, Kraze Open Southern Conference Championship Tournament on Friday
 Jackson, MS - The two teams that open the Premier Development League’s (PDL) Southern Conference Championship in Jackson, MS, the Laredo Heat Soccer Club (11 – 3 – 2, 35 points) and the Central Florida (Orlando) Kraze (11 – 3 – 2, 35 points), are very familiar with each other when it comes to meeting in the playoffs.
 Laredo and Central Florida have played versus each other over the years, both in Orlando and the Gateway City plus both teams have PDL Championship titles …

Border Battle lll took place on Saturday July 16th at the UISD Student Activity Complex.  The game featured the Border Patrol Brushdogs who went into the game undefeated against the U.S. Customs Frontline Force.  The game was played to benefit low income families in our community.  Final score of the game was Brushdogs 23 Frontline Force 18. Click here to view more pictures.

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Heat within One Point of Division Leader El Paso
 Edinburgh, Texas - The Laredo Heat SC (10 – 3 – 1, 31 points) took care of business versus the Rio Grande Valley Grandes FC (3 – 11 – 2, 11 points) at the Edinburgh Baseball Field, home to the Grandes. The 4 – 1 victory on Sunday evening gave Laredo a 4 – 0 season series sweep over the Rio Grande Valley franchise.
 The Heat’s Juan de Dios Ibarra opened the scoring for the Gateway City club in the 11th minute …

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Copa LareDOS will be Settled in Laredo, Texas
 Laredo, Texas-Established in 2009 to get a “friendly” rivalry between the Laredo Heat Soccer Club and the Nuevo Laredo Bravos going, the Copa LareDOS returns after a year absence.
 Today, the Premier Development League’s (PDL) Laredo Heat announced the rematch versus the Nuevo Laredo Bravos of the Second Division of the Mexican Soccer Federation on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at the TAMIU Soccer Complex. Kick-off for the Copa LareDOS will happen at 8:00 P.M.
 In the inaugural Copa LareDOS in 2009, the Bravos …

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 The hard-court action heats up this summer when George Hill’s Rising All-Stars come to town to challenge our local law enforcement and elected officials to a celebrity basketball game to benefit two local charities. The game is scheduled for Thursday, July 14, at the Martin High School Colonel Flores Gymnasium.
 Laredoans will be treated to a basketball game featuring George Hill and his Rising All-Stars, and several professional athletes against representatives from Laredo’s Police Department, Fire Department, Border Patrol, and elected officials.
 The game is scheduled to tip-off at 6 …

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Heat On the Road for Last Three Games of the Season 
Laredo, Texas - The Laredo Heat Soccer Club (8 – 3 – 1, 25 points, 12 games played) will face South Texas rival RGV Grandes FC (3 – 9 – 2, 11 points, 14 games played) on Tuesday, July 12th at the TAMIU Soccer Complex. Kick-off is set for 8:00 P.M.   The Grandes are coming off two losses in Midland and El Paso over the weekend and has only two games remaining in the 2011 Premier Development League (PDL) …

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Heat Prepared to Face Jesters
 (Laredo, Texas)- With five games remaining in the Premier Development League (PDL) regular season for the Laredo Heat (8 – 3 – 0, 24 points), the time to finish strong is here.  The New Orleans Jesters (6 – 4 – 0, 18 points), who are currently sitting in third place behind the Heat, will be visiting the Gateway City on Friday, July 1, 2011 to battle the hometown team at the Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex. 
This critical PDL Mid-South Division contest is set …

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Chucho Ramirez Holding Conference and Attending Heat Game Versus West Texas United
 Laredo, Texas: For anyone that has ever said that there is nothing to do in Laredo during the summer, the Laredo Heat Soccer Club has some really entertaining plans for you in the middle of June.  Mexican Soccer Coaching Icon, Jesus “Chucho” Ramirez, will be in the Gateway City on Wednesday, June 15th and Thursday, June 16th.  “Chucho”, as he is known to his fans around the world, will be speaking at the Texas A&M International University …

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Both Teams with Identical 5 – 1 – 0 Records
 (Laredo, Texas) - After a successful visit to Louisiana over the weekend that saw the Laredo Heat (5 – 1 – 0, 15 points) come home with six critical points with victories over the New Orleans Jesters (2 – 2 – 0, 6 points) and the Baton Rouge Capitals (1 – 3 – 0, 3 points), it is now time to focus on what lies ahead.
 And for the Heat, it means a match versus longtime rival, the Chivas El Paso …

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New Orleans and Baton Rouge Await Gateway City Club
 Laredo, Texas (Thursday, May 26, 2011): The Laredo Heat (3 – 1 – 0, 9 points) will be heading east to Louisiana for two divisional games that will prove to be an early test to all the teams involved.  On Friday, May 27th, the New Orleans Jesters, formally the ShellShockers (1 – 1 – 0, 3 points), will welcome the Heat at Pan American Stadium. Kick-off for that match will be at 7:00 PM CST.
 The Jesters travelled to West Texas …