GRAND RAPIDS -- Ernie Garza III said it was a steady diet of bacon, eggs, pancakes and Vitamin Water that gave him the strength to dominate.
That was the 19-year-old Bridgeport bantamweight’s each and only meal after every weigh-in during this week’s National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions.
The nourishment worked, as Garza capped off an impressive week of boxing with a national title after beating California’s Roman Morales by a 5-0 decision Saturday night at DeVos Place.

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“Come all without, come all within, You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn... Quinn the Eskimo, aka The Mighty Quinn” — Bob Dylan

There’s no telling what Dylan was thinking when he wrote those words in the late Sixties. It would take a team of modern poetry graduate students and The Rosetta Stone to decipher most of his lyrics. But to moviegoers of the postwar era, Anthony Quinn certainly was The Mighty Quinn.

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SAN ANTONIO—Another tragedy shook the Tejano world when news spread that Emilio Navaira, 45, was involved in a serious bus accident in the early morning hours of March 23. Emilio, as his fans know him, was driving a 26,000-pound motor coach when he slammed into a collection of freeway barrels that mark the interchange of two highways in Bellaire, a southwest Houston enclave.

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SAGINAW, MICH. — There is no denying Tejano music is making a comeback in Mid-Michigan as I witnessed the high-energy/powerhouse performance of Los Carnales finding their entourage of musicians impressive on a recent Saturday night. One club in Saginaw is instrumental in its rebirth. Player’s Club at 1234 Dixie Hwy., in Bridgeport has opened its doors to Tejano music lovers who want to listen to live bands. Every Saturday local groups from the state are performing for the enthusiastic crowds.

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The momentum continues to grow as Hispanic business professionals network to revitalize the Mid-Michigan Hispanic Business Association. The March meeting was hosted by Merrill Lynch, at 4895 Towne Center Rd. in Saginaw.

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