UIL playoffsBidistrictBoysThursday’s resultsClass 6ADivision ILEE 8, Brennan 0 Reagan 7, Warren 0 Division IIChurchill 2, Marshall 0 Eagle Pass 6, New Braunfels Canyon 3 Class 5ADivision ISouthwest 9, Seguin 0 Division IILiberty Hill 1, Boerne Champion 0 (PKs) Class 4ADivision IIFredericksburg 2, Lago Vista 1 (PKs) Friday’s scheduleClass 6ADivision ISteele vs. Laredo LBJ, 7 p.m. […]
Girls soccer: Smithson Valley’s focus on winning a title, not perfection
The weather seesawed between windswept and sundrenched. It was noon on a recent Thursday, and the conditions were befitting of spring break, when many high school campuses are empty, but aspirations remain full. The Smithson Valley High School girls soccer team has spent the season rolling up its collective sleeves and going about its way […]
Soccer: Projections, key matchups, players to watch during UIL playoffs
Best betsBoysClass 6A LEE: A year after being on the wrong side of a head-to-head tiebreaker and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014 — the season before Coach David Rogers’ arrival — the Volunteers (19-3-1) have the look of a team poised to make a deep run. They won a state crown […]
H.S. soccer: UIL bidistrict playoff pairings
UIL playoffsBidistrictBoysClass 6ADivision ILEE vs. Brennan, 7 p.m. Thursday at Comalander Stadium Steele vs. Laredo LBJ, 7 p.m. Friday at Laredo (Krueger Field) Warren vs. Reagan, 7 p.m. Thursday at Farris Stadium Buda Johnson vs. Laredo Alexander, 7 p.m. Friday at Corpus Christi (Cabaniss Stadium East Field) Division IIChurchill vs. Marshall, 7 p.m. Thursday at […]
Soccer: Delayed but not denied, Clark girls withstand Reagan to claim District 27-6A title
The facility had all but emptied, save for a handful of supporters still basking in the euphoria of the moment. The Clark High School girls soccer team headed out of Comalander Stadium and for an awaiting school bus on Monday afternoon. Players marched in unison, gobbling up the space on a throughway located just behind […]
Girls soccer: Warren rallies past Sotomayor, sets its sights on landing first district title since 2005
For a little more than 40 minutes, the Warren High School girls soccer team found itself in unfamiliar territory during a showdown vs. Sotomayor for first place in District 28-6A on March 4. The Warriors had dominated all season, seemingly scoring at will while stubbornly yielding ground. They had outscored their opponents 60-1 through 17 […]
Soccer: Reagan teams rolling with rare parent-child dynamic
On a sunny Tuesday afternoon earlier this month, Reagan High School head boys soccer coach Gilbert Villareal made his way toward the visitors’ side of Comalander Stadium. A rivalry match and early test in District 27-6A play awaited. Villareal is running the gamut of pre-game duties. He attaches a large, green Reagan banner to a […]
Girls soccer: Clark clips Reagan behind tough defense, own goal in District 27-6A showdown
District 27-6A, since its inception more than 40 years ago as a league comprised primarily of North East ISD schools, has been a cut above the rest of the San Antonio-area girls soccer landscape. Madison has won two UIL state championships. Churchill, Reagan, MacArthur and Johnson each have made multiple appearances at the state tournament. […]
H.S. football: Friday’s regional final playoff pairings
Regional final pairingsFriday’s scheduleClass 6ADivision IJohnson vs. Austin Lake Travis, 7 p.m. at San Marcos’ Texas State University Class 5ADivision ISmithson Valley vs. New Braunfels, 7 p.m. at Alamodome Division IIBoerne vs. Alamo Heights, 7 p.m. at Alamo Stadium Class 4ADivision IDavenport vs. La Vernia, 7 p.m. at Comalander Stadium Division IICuero vs. Sinton, 7 […]
Volleyball: Trinity senior outside hitter Marissa Drange has plenty to smile about
The smile is unmistakable. It stretches large and wide, through the good and bad times, with each kill or block, consultation with the coaching staff, miscue and celebration with teammates. There is no way to miss it. Two shoulder surgeries didn’t take it away. A trying freshman season at another school couldn’t remove it. The […]