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 numbers2: Area softball teams earning national rankings. Warren (24-0) is No. 6 in USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll and No. 8 in MaxPreps. Judson (28-1) is No. 16 […]
H.S. softball: Second-round playoff pairings, bidistrict results
UIL second round pairingsClass 6AEast Central vs. Round Rock (one game): 6:30 p.m. Friday at Wimberley HS Judson vs. Buda Hays — Game 1: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hays; Game 2: 6 p.m. Friday at Judson; Game 3 (if necessary): 30 minutes after Game 2 O’Connor vs. Harlingen South — Game 1: 7 p.m. Friday […]
H.S. softball: Bidistrict results, second-round playoff pairings
UIL bidistrictClass 6AJudson vs. Clark — Game 1: Judson 20, Clark 1; Game 2: Judson 11, Clark 1 (Judson wins series 2-0) MacArthur vs. East Central — Game 1: East Central 9, MacArthur 1; Game 2: MacArthur 5, East Central 2; Game 3: East Central 11, MacArthur 4 (East Central wins series 2-1) Madison vs. […]
H.S. softball: Bidistrict playoff results, pairings
UIL bidistrictClass 6AJudson vs. Clark — Game 1: Judson 20, Clark 1; Game 2: Judson 11, Clark 1 (Judson wins series 2-0) MacArthur vs. East Central — Game 1: East Central 9, MacArthur 1; Game 2: MacArthur 5, East Central 2; Game 3: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Marion Madison vs. Clemens — Game 1: Clemens […]
Softball: H.S. bidistrict playoff results, pairings
UIL bidistrictClass 6AJudson vs. Clark — Game 1: Judson 20, Clark 1; Game 2: Judson 11, Clark 1 (Judson wins series 2-0) MacArthur vs. East Central — Game 1: East Central 9, MacArthur 1; Game 2: MacArthur 5, East Central 3; Game 3: 1 p.m. Saturday at Comal Davenport HS Madison vs. Clemens — Game […]
Softball: San Antonio-area high school playoff pairings
UIL bidistrictClass 6AJudson vs. Clark — Game 1: 7 p.m. Thursday at Judson; Game 2: 6 p.m. Friday at Northside No. 1; Game 3 (if necessary): 8 p.m. Friday at Northside No. 1 MacArthur vs. East Central — Game 1: 7 p.m. Wednesday at BAC-West; Game 2: 7 p.m. Friday at East Central; Game 3 […]
Former Schertz John Paul II standout Kayla Kowalik putting up big numbers at Kentucky
Kayla Kowalik steps into the batter’s box, and she’s not sure what to expect. Will the opposing pitcher throw on the corners, hoping to keep the ball out of harm’s way but to do enough to get the benefit of the doubt from the home-plate umpire? Will the pitcher try to get Kowalik to chase […]
Kentucky claws past Texas, nabs landmark NCAA volleyball national championship
The NCAA volleyball tournament concluded Saturday evening, and Kentucky rallied to defeat Texas in four sets at the CHI Health Center arena in Omaha, Neb.Here are some key takeaways: What happened?Kentucky shook off a slow start by its standards, found a rhythm and went on to capture its first national championship. Texas lost in the […]
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 numbers2: Number of organizations that have the LEE boys soccer team listed No. 1 in their national rankings. The Volunteers, who blanked Rockwall-Heath 2-0 a week ago to capture the UIL […]
Longhorns take down old nemesis Nebraska to earn first trip to Final Four since 2016
The NCAA volleyball tournament is down to the final four, a who’s who of powerhouse programs representing the last teams standing.No. 1 seed Wisconsin, No. 2 Kentucky, No. 4 Texas and No. 6 Washington all won on Monday to advance to the national semifinals. Wisconsin faces Texas and Kentucky takes on Washington, each one win […]