Monica Gonzales made her way through a door on the lower level of Paul Taylor Field House. She walked down a hallway and through another door, this one leading outside to some stairs and a parking lot. It was a post-match journey that Gonzales, Harlan High School’s head volleyball coach, has made plenty of times […]
Cornerstone Christian volleyball coach Mike Carter stands in the middle of a court in the high school’s empty and quiet gymnasium, his ear pressed to a cell phone. He’s fielding calls and figuring out how best to conduct a practice around basketball games. It’s a Monday afternoon in mid-October, the day before the team’s final […]
The dawn of a volleyball season often comes with a sense of renewal. There is promise of change or improvement that could come in different forms. For UTSA sophomore outside hitter Caroline Krueger, the alteration started with switching jersey numbers in hopes of finding inspiration. For sophomore middle blocker Katelyn Krienke, it was being unabashed […]
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 numbers3,000: Career assists for New Braunfels Canyon setter Megan Hawkins, who reached the mark vs. Deer Park at Katy/Cy-Fair tournament on Aug. 12. It was the second milestone in as many […]
Hannah Warnken was sitting in an ice bath in Arizona one evening in early December 2022, undergoing treatment after playing in a match with a club team. Warnken was getting a live view of the present, but at the same time, was receiving a glimpse of what she hoped was the future of her soccer […]