Trinity University senior middle blocker Maddie Fate could have accepted the outcome of the match a year ago had it simply been about playing an opponent that was just bigger, faster, stronger and better. Yet when Fate looks back on that chilly mid-November 2022 night in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she remembers all the self-inflicted miscues — […]
H.S. football: UIL and TAPPS playoff results, schedule
UILThird-round gamesClass 6ADivision IAustin Lake Travis 34, Brennan 7 Division IISteele 48, Harlan 27Dripping Springs 50, Jay 27 Region IV-6A finalSteele vs. Dripping Springs, 7 p.m. Saturday at Alamodome Class 5ADivision ISmithson Valley 26, College Station 21 Region III-5A finalSmithson Valley vs. A&M Consolidated, 7 p.m. Friday at Cedar Park’s Gupton Stadium Division IIPieper 53, […]
H.S. football: UIL and TAPPS playoff schedule, results
UILThird-round gamesClass 6ADivision IBrennan vs. Austin Lake Travis, 3 p.m. Friday at Alamodome Division IISteele vs. Harlan, 11 a.m. Friday at Alamodome Jay vs. Dripping Springs, 11 a.m. Saturday at Alamodome Second-round gamesClass 6ADivision IAustin Lake Travis 48, Johnson 21Brennan 36, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 14Austin Westlake 45, Reagan 28 Division IISteele 42, Round Rock McNeil 21Harlan […]
H.S. football: Friday’s UIL and TAPPS playoff results, Saturday’s schedule
UILSecond-round gamesClass 6ADivision IAustin Lake Travis 48, Johnson 21Brennan 36, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 14Austin Westlake 45, Reagan 28 Division IISteele 42, Round Rock McNeil 21Harlan 48, Harlingen 0 Dripping Springs at Judson, 2 p.m. Saturday Jay vs. Weslaco, 1 p.m. Saturday at Laredo’s Shirley Field Class 5ADivision ISmithson Valley 20, Magnolia West 17 Division IIPieper 38, […]
H.S. volleyball: Potent, deep attack lifts Harlan to first UIL Class 6A state tournament
The outcome of the match hung in the balance. The score was tied at 13 in the fifth and decisive set, and the Harlan High School volleyball team had a chance to clear a recent hurdle and make its furthest postseason venture in program history. Everyone at the Alamo Convocation Center that Friday night a […]
H.S. volleyball: Davenport sweeps Celina, will play for UIL Class 4A state championship
GARLAND — This stage has gotten the better of many a volleyball team making its first appearance at the UIL state tournament at the Culwell Center. The facility, while not cavernous, is perhaps larger than most teams play in. The video board, with its live-time statistics and instant replays, is a perk that reflects the […]
H.S. football: Thursday’s UIL and TAPPS playoff results, Friday’s schedule
UILSecond-round gamesClass 6ADivision IJohnson vs. Austin Lake Travis, 7 p.m. Friday at Texas State’s Bobcat Stadium Brennan at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, 6 p.m. Friday Reagan vs. Austin Westlake, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Seguin HS Division IISteele vs. Round Rock McNeil, 7 p.m. Friday at San Marcos HS Harlan vs. Harlingen, 7 p.m. Friday at Corpus Christi’s […]
Volleyball: New-look Trinity aims to make another run at NCAA Division III crown
Brette Thornton is playing in her fifth volleyball season at Trinity University and during the span she has witnessed iterations of the team. There has been a season when the nationally ranked Tigers have leaned on All-American outside hitters. There has been a season when they rode their nation-leading blocking. And there has been a […]
Volleyball: In a rollercoaster season, Incarnate Word ascending at just the right moment
The University of Incarnate Word’s volleyball season has been long and expansive, a mixture of winning and losing streaks predicated, in part, around the severity of injuries. With a spot secured and no real opportunity to enhance their seeding for the upcoming Southland Conference tournament, the Cardinals didn’t appear to have much to play for […]
H.S. volleyball: UIL state tournament pairings
UIL state tournamentAt Culwell Center, GarlandWednesday’s scheduleState semifinalsClass 1A11 a.m. — Blum vs. Neches1 p.m. — Bronte vs. Harrold Class 2A3 p.m. — Windthorst vs. Crawford5 p.m. — Schulenburg vs. Iola Thursday’s scheduleState semifinalsClass 3A11 a.m. — Columbus vs. Gunter1 p.m. — Bushland vs. Nacogdoches Central Heights Class 1A final3 p.m. — Semifinal winners Class […]