UTSA volleyball coach Carol Price-Torok entered a room that once served as her program’s locker room but had now been converted to a press conference room. Price-Torok, junior setter Mekaila Aupiu and sophomore outside hitter Caroline Krueger, sitting side-by-side at a table, marveled at how much their former stomping grounds had been transformed. The trio […]
UIL bidistrict matchesBoysClass 6AJohnson at San Marcos, 7 p.m. Monday Brandeis at New Braunfels, 7 p.m. Monday Madison at Clemens, 7 p.m. Tuesday LEE vs. Steele, 8 p.m. Tuesday at Blossom (West Field) Harlan vs. Del Rio, 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hondo HS Brennan vs. Laredo United South, 6 p.m. Tuesday at Cabaniss Field, Corpus […]
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 numbers300: Career wins for Fredericksburg boys soccer coach Shannon Petsch, who reached the milestone during the Battlin’ Billies’ 6-1 triumph vs. Wimberley on March 1. He’s the seventh area boys coach […]
One second remained on the clock. The fate of a season — and the hopes and dreams that came with it — appeared as if it could rest on the outcome of a 35-yard free kick. Players and coaches on both teams looked on from the sideline. Spectators, some bundled in blankets on an unseasonably […]
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 numbers150: Career wins for MacArthur girls soccer coach Hector Cano, who reached the milestone with Brahmas’ 8-1 decision vs. Burbank on March 8. Cano is in his first season at MacArthur […]
The UIL soccer regular season is down to its final weeks and district championships, playoff berths and playoff seeding are on the line. Here’s what the San Antonio area high school playoff picture looks like heading into Monday’s games: Boys District 27-6AWho’s in: Clemens (9-0-1 in district), Steele (6-1-3), New Braunfels (4-4-2), San Marcos (3-5-2)Overview: […]
For the better part of the past half-decade, especially at this time of the season, the LEE High School boys soccer team’s course was usually mapped out. The Volunteers, often with a district title in hand, would be gearing up for an expected deep postseason run. While the goal for this season remains the same, […]
Being a goalkeeper can be a lonely and unpredictable existence. Based on what is happening on the rest of the field, it can be one of a bored onlooker. Or it can be one in which a game’s outcome is determined by how a goalkeeper responds in a matter of seconds. It’s an indispensable position. […]
University of Incarnate Word sophomore midfielder Sinead Duffy remembers the trials that come with a transformation. In early 2023, Jake Plant arrived in San Antonio as the Cardinals’ third head coach in as many seasons with a new vision, formation and style of play. The changes, as can be the case during a transition, weren’t […]
TAPPSRegional finalsBoysDivision ICentral Catholic 3, Houston St. Thomas 2 Plano John Paul II 1, Antonian 0 Division IIBrownsville St. Joseph 2, San Antonio Christian 1 TMI 6, Saint Mary’s Hall 0 Division IIIHouston St. Thomas Episcopal 4, Schertz John Paul II 2 State semifinalsAt Round Rock ComplexDivision ICentral Catholic vs. El Paso Cathedral, 12:30 p.m. […]