The first day of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament in San Antonio is in the book. Here are some quick takeaways from Sunday’s action: Tipping off Chalk holds: While the men’s tournament has been ripe with upsets, the start of the women’s competition was void of any stunners. The higher seeds went 16-0, either dominating […]
For the third time in 20 years, San Antonio will be the epicenter for NCAA Division I women’s basketball.Unlike in 2002 and 2010, when the city hosted the Final Four, the entire tournament will be in the Alamo City. Games will be played at the Alamodome, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), St. Mary’s […]
From the hardwood to the gridiron and beyond, taking a look back and ahead at the San Antonio-area high school sports landscape: By the numbers3: Clemens’ ranking in the latest United Soccer Coaches’ top 10 national poll. The Buffaloes (20-0-1) are the only area team to make the list and one of three from Texas. […]
The area high school soccer regular season concludes this week. District championships and playoff berths have been determined in some area leagues. In other districts, plenty is still left to be decided. Here’s a rundown of the area’s playoff forecast heading into Tuesday’s matches: Boys District 27-6A Who’s in: Clemens, Smithson Valley, New Braunfels, Steele […]
From the hardwood to the gridiron and beyond, taking a look back and ahead at the San Antonio-area high school sports landscape: By the numbers7: Consecutive seasons in which the Boerne girls soccer team has won a district championship. The Greyhounds are 57-1-2 in league play during that span, with this year’s district finale vs. […]
On any other occasion, Marissa Santos probably would have been upset after a rough showing like the D’Hanis softball team endured this weekend at the Natalia Lady Mustang tournament. Santos, a standout junior pitcher/second baseman, might have even lamented about squandered scoring opportunities, miscues, and a few pitches that she would love to have back. […]
From the hardwood to the gridiron and beyond, taking a look back and ahead at the San Antonio-area high school sports landscape: By the numbers5: Consecutive times the Boerne girls basketball team had lost in a regional final before breaking through with Tuesday’s 56-51 win vs. Fredericksburg. The Greyhounds fell one victory shy of a […]
Paced by record-setting performances in two relays, and two silver medals from Jada Scott, Johnson finished second Monday in the team standings at the UIL Class 6A state swimming and diving championships at North East ISD’s Bill Walker Pool.The Woodlands won the top prize with 207 points. Johnson was second with 176, its best showing […]
From his vantage point along a sideline on an overcast Saturday afternoon at Comalander Stadium, LEE boys soccer coach David Rogers could take it all in.Rogers could see come to fruition the possibilities he envisioned when he was hired six years ago as the Volunteers’ new coach and was tasked with turning around a once-proud […]