UIL bidistrict results, pairingsFriday’s matchesClass 6ADivision IClemens def. Johnson 3-2 Harlan def. Laredo United South 25-13, 25-16, 25-21 Division IIClark def. New Braunfels Canyon 25-23, 25-18, 16-25, 25-18 Class 5ADivision IIBurbank def. Laredo Cigarroa 3-0 Fox Tech def. Southside 25-19, 18-25, 25-19, 25-15 Class 4ADivision IDavenport def. Somerset 3-0 Division IICanyon Lake def. Pleasanton 25-19, […]
H.S. volleyball: Brandeis, Smithson Valley start and finish strong in playoff-opening triumphs
The University Interscholastic League volleyball playoffs often bring a sense of renewal. Coaches and players talk about a reset and how events of the regular season or past postseasons rarely carry weight. Every team, theoretically, is 0-0. Brandeis and Smithson Valley took such a tack in their playoff openers on Thursday at Littleton Gym. And […]
H.S. volleyball: Thursday’s UIL, TAPPS playoff results, pairings
UIL bidistrict results, pairingsThursday’s matchesClass 6ADivision IReagan def. Steele 25-22, 25-17, 25-23 Brennan def. Laredo United 25-21, 25-22, 25-9 Division IIO’Connor def. Southwest Legacy 25-17, 25-14, 26-24 Brandeis def. Pieper 25-17, 25-18, 26-24 Laredo Alexander def. Warren 25-17, 25-22, 25-18 Class 5ADivision ISmithson Valley def. Alamo Heights 25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 25-12 Laredo Nixon def. Highlands […]
Volleyball: Once among the area’s top players, they’re now making their mark as head coaches
The beckoning came in a different form or fashion for each of them. A few knew long ago that they would answer the call. Others were either hesitant or deliberate with their responses. Davenport High School volleyball coach Taylour Toso wrestled over which potential career to pursue, either one requiring her to wear a whistle […]
H.S. volleyball: UIL, TAPPS playoff pairings
UIL bidistrict pairingsThursday’s matchesClass 6ADivision IReagan vs. Steele, 6:30 p.m. at SA Veterans Memorial HS Brennan vs. Laredo United, 7 p.m. at Corpus Christi Carroll HS Division IINew Braunfels Canyon vs. Clark, 6:30 p.m. at Davenport HS O’Connor vs. Southwest Legacy, 6:30 p.m. at South San HS Brandeis vs. Pieper, 5:30 p.m. at Littleton Gym […]
Soccer: UTSA celebrates seniors with win vs. Temple, moves closer to securing a conference tournament berth
UTSA sophomore defender Sofia Peters had a cotton ball lodged in her right nostril to stop a bloody nose. Sadie Paul had a walking boot on her right foot as she navigated around on crutches after appearing to twist her ankle on an awkward fall only 14 minutes into the game. With at least six […]
Volleyball: New Braunfels Canyon rolls on night it ‘forever’ honors past, present and future
NEW BRAUNFELS — The concept was born at the start of the year, formulated and expanded over months by Canyon High School volleyball coach Heather Sanders and Leroy Hardy, son of an iconic coach and administrator, to make sure it was a proper celebration. “Forever Red” was the theme settled on. It was a hip-sounding, […]
H.S. volleyball: Breaking down the San Antonio-area UIL playoff picture
The University Interscholastic League’s volleyball regular season is down to its final weeks, with district championships and playoff berths still on the line. Here is how the San Antonio-area postseason landscape is shaping up: District 27-6AWho is in: New Braunfels Canyon (10-2 in district play), Pieper (10-2), Clemens (10-2), Steele (9-3) The breakdown: With two […]
Soccer: UTSA rallies for 1-1 draw vs. Tulsa in a physical AAC contest
UTSA redshirt sophomore midfielder Bri Carrigan picked herself up and dusted herself off. The bruises and fouls seemed to be accumulating at an equal rate in a physical American Athletic Conference soccer match on Thursday night at Park West Complex. With each foul, tumble and scrape — and with the frustration rising because of an […]
Soccer: UTSA upends first-place Alabama-Birmingham, continues its recent surge in AAC play
UTSA redshirt sophomore forward Sadie Paul wasn’t quite sure about the exact day that her team’s fortunes began to turn around. Maybe, as she searched her memory bank, it was on a recent Monday. Or on a Tuesday. Or perhaps even on a Wednesday. In the grand scheme, the date wasn’t all that important. What […]