UIL football playoffsRegion IV finals pairingsClass 6A Division IBrennan vs. Austin Lake Travis, 2 p.m. Saturday at Dripping Springs Class 5A Division IIAlamo Heights vs. Liberty Hill, 7 p.m. Friday at Texas State University’s Bobcat Stadium Class 4A Division IFredericksburg vs. Austin LBJ, 3 p.m. Saturday at Alamodome Class 4A Division IINavarro vs. Cuero, 7:30 […]
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 numbers9: Area volleyball players selected to the TAPPS All-State first team. Antonian’s Olivia Arredondo made it in TAPPS 6A, Boerne Geneva’s Karynn Garrow in 5A, state champion Schertz John Paul’s Abbey […]
UIL football playoffsThird-round pairingsClass 6A Division IBrennan vs. Austin Bowie, 7 p.m. Friday at New Braunfels Canyon HS Class 5A Division IIAlamo Heights vs. Marble Falls, 7 p.m. Friday at Dripping Springs Class 4A Division IBoerne vs. Austin LBJ, noon Saturday at AlamodomePleasanton vs. Fredericksburg, 7 p.m. Friday at Farris Stadium Class 4A Division IINavarro […]
UIL volleyball state tournamentAt Garland’s Culwell CenterWednesday’s scheduleClass 1A semifinalsFayetteville def. Sulphur Bluff 25-13, 25-16, 25-10Blum def. Veribest 25-13, 25-14, 25-10 Class 2A semifinalsBeckville def. Crawford 25-20, 25-12, 26-24Thrall def. Wink 25-19, 25-21, 25-20 Thursday’s scheduleClass 3A semifinalsGunter def. Lorena 25-17, 25-17, 25-13Bushland def. Columbus 25-16, 25-11, 25-17 Class 1A finalFayetteville def. Blum 25-15, 25-23, […]
GARLAND — As Brandeis High School volleyball coach Maddie Williams navigated her team through the twists and turns of a season, she quickly learned that the team had a unique trait. When her players put too much pressure on themselves, taking things too seriously or overanalyzing details, they struggled. When the players let their hair […]
GARLAND — A year from now, Emma Halstead will be the unquestioned senior leader. She’ll be the go-to player, the person that teammates will turn to, the one required to lead by words and deeds, and to perform valiantly in critical moments. It will be the natural ascension in the Brandeis High School volleyball lineage, […]
GARLAND — One player was hunched over, her head bowed as she stared at the court. A few feet away, two teammates consoled one another with an embrace. There were plenty of tears. The New Braunfels Canyon volleyball team spent this season trying to erase the heartbreak of how its 2020 campaign ended. The Cougarettes’ […]
UIL volleyball state tournamentAt Garland’s Culwell CenterWednesday’s scheduleClass 1A semifinalsFayetteville def. Sulphur Bluff 25-13, 25-16, 25-10Blum def. Veribest 25-13, 25-14, 25-10 Class 2A semifinalsBeckville def. Crawford 25-20, 25-12, 26-24Thrall def. Wink 25-19, 25-21, 25-20 Thursday’s scheduleClass 3A semifinalsGunter def. Lorena 25-17, 25-17, 25-13Bushland def. Columbus 25-16, 25-11, 25-17 Class 1A finalFayetteville def. Blum 25-15, 25-23, […]
UIL football playoffsSecond-round pairingsClass 6A Division IAustin Bowie 28, Smithson Valley 21Brennan vs. Los Fresnos, 2 p.m. Saturday at Farris StadiumAustin Lake Travis 56, East Central 14 Class 6A Division IIAustin Vandegrift 38, Steele 0Taft at Edinburg Vela, 2:30 p.m. SaturdayAustin Westlake 70, New Braunfels 7 Class 5A Division IGregory-Portland 55, Southwest Legacy 13Corpus Christi […]
Maddie Williams settled into a chair at her desk in her office, popped open a can of energy drink and took a sip.It was nearing 3 p.m. on Monday — a little less than 48 hours since perhaps the biggest moment thus far of her coaching career — and the Brandeis High School volleyball coach […]