During the past 15 months, athletics at all levels were impacted by a deadly coronavirus pandemic. Games were canceled or forfeited. Seasons were paused. Players and coaches had to quarantine because of positive or inconclusive test results or contact tracing. Attendance at sporting events was limited or disallowed. In the end, though, seasons were played […]
Annamarie Alvarez made her way into the van, found a seat toward the back, and prepared for a landmark voyage. It was around noon on March 31 and the University of the Incarnate Word volleyball team was bound for the Southland Conference tournament. The Cardinals were brimming with momentum and confidence, having won three straight […]
Mia Wildeman’s training surely has taught her to keep her eyes focused on what is in front of her. As a goalkeeper, one misguided step or lapse could be detrimental. But Wildeman, a Madison High School graduate who is headed to play at Nebraska in the fall, couldn’t help herself. The unrelenting cadence of the […]
Perhaps the largest crowd to watch them play this season had barely settled into their lawn chairs when the San Antonio Athenians found themselves already in a hole. A defensive miscue only three minutes into the contest led to the local squad facing an early deficit vs. Tulsa, Okla.-based Side FC 92 in a showdown […]
The high school soccer season concluded three weeks ago with some of the state’s best boys and girls players enduring alternating rounds of steady drizzle and brief downpours to compete in the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches Organization’s all-star matches at Blossom Athletic Center’s soccer complex and Comalander Stadium. The exhibition contests pitted top graduating […]