For the last six months, much of the conversation has been about what the University of Incarnate Word volleyball team has gone without or has gone through. The Cardinals didn’t have a traditional season, playing in the spring instead of the fall because of a coronavirus pandemic. They played before limited crowds, endured weekly testing […]
News, numbers and more from Day 5 of NCAA women’s basketball tournament
Hail, alma mater: As a player, Adia Barnes enjoyed success at the highest levels of basketball. She was a member of the Seattle Storm’s 2004 WNBA championship team, where she was a teammate of Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson and Betty Lennox, and also played overseas in Ukraine, Israel, Turkey, Russia and Italy. During the late […]
H.S. soccer playoff pairings, results
BoysUIL second-round pairingsTuesday’s matchesClass 6ALEE vs. Austin Vandegrift, 8 p.m. at Comalander StadiumAustin Bowie at Clemens, 7 p.m.Smithson Valley vs. Austin Lake Travis, 7 p.m. at Buda HaysRound Rock Westwood at New Braunfels, 7 p.m.Harlan vs. Harlingen South, 6 p.m. at Cabaniss, Corpus Christi Class 5ASouthwest vs. Georgetown East View, 7 p.m. at Birkelbach Field, […]
H.S. mailbag: News and notes from around San Antonio area sports landscape
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 numbers6: Girls soccer teams in District 28-6A that had double-digit wins. Reagan led the way with 19, followed by Clark (17), Madison (14), Johnson (12), LEE (13) and Brandeis (11). There […]
Notes, numbers and more from Day 4 of NCAA women’s basketball tournament
The fourth day of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament in San Antonio is in the book. Here are some quick takeaways: Tipping offSurvive and advance: At this point of the season, it’s often not about which team is the best. It’s often not even about which team plays the best on a particular day.The fine […]
Notes, numbers and more from Day 3 of NCAA women’s basketball tournament
The third day of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament in San Antonio is in the book. Here are some quick takeaways: Tipping off Transcendent moment: Iowa dominated from start to finish in trouncing Kentucky 86-72 Tuesday in the second round. Connecticut shook off a slow start — by its standard — and cruised past Syracuse […]
H.S. soccer bidistrict playoff results, pairings
BoysThursday’s Bidistrict matchesClass 6AClemens 5, Johnson 0Smithson Valley 1, Churchill 0 (PKs)Harlan 3, Laredo United South 2Laredo United 1, O’Connor 0 Class 5ACedar Park 3, New Braunfels Canyon 2Georgetown East View 3, Alamo Heights 0 Class 4ABoerne 4, Austin Eastside 1Pleasanton 3, Palacios 2Port Lavaca Calhoun 10, Uvalde 1 Friday’s Bidistrict matchesClass 6ALEE vs. Steele, […]
Notes, numbers and more from Day 2 of NCAA women’s basketball tournament
The second day of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament in San Antonio is in the book. Here are some quick takeaways: Tipping off We have upsets: Twenty-four hours after all 16 seeds won their openers on Sunday, the second wave of seeded teams didn’t escape unblemished. Three high seeds — No. 4 Arkansas, No. 5 […]
Notes, numbers and more from opening act of NCAA women’s basketball tournament
The first day of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament in San Antonio is in the book. Here are some quick takeaways from Sunday’s action: Tipping off Chalk holds: While the men’s tournament has been ripe with upsets, the start of the women’s competition was void of any stunners. The higher seeds went 16-0, either dominating […]
Key storylines to follow as women’s college basketball tournament comes to Alamo City
For the third time in 20 years, San Antonio will be the epicenter for NCAA Division I women’s basketball.Unlike in 2002 and 2010, when the city hosted the Final Four, the entire tournament will be in the Alamo City. Games will be played at the Alamodome, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), St. Mary’s […]