Hidalgo captured its second state soccer championship, and the first for the Rio Grande Valley since 2016, with a 3-0 shutout over Palestine on Friday in the UIL Class 4A boys soccer state title match at Birkelbach Field in Georgetown, Texas. Rey Cantu was named the Most Valuable Player, scoring two goals for the Pirates in the victory.
Hidalgo won its first state title in 2009. Brownsville Porter was the most recent Valley team to capture the state crown, doing so in 2016.
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