For two years, O’Connor High School junior MacKenzie Mahr sat and watched. All she could do was be a cheerleader for her teammates and ponder what might have been if her body hadn’t betrayed her. Mahr missed her freshman season in 2018 with a fractured left arm, suffered during a college volleyball camp when another […]
From the moment the UIL gave the go-ahead this summer to first begin preseason workouts and then start the regular season, both under the veil of a coronavirus pandemic, coaches and players knew they might be on borrowed time.With positive tests still prevalent, and games being postponed or canceled seemingly daily, the sense of urgency […]
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: Triple-doubles recorded last week by New Braunfels Canyon senior setter/outside hitter Erin Jones. Jones, who earlier this season notched 3,000 career assists, had 16 assists, 12 digs and 10 kills […]
Schools in classes 4A through 1A hit the midway point of their seasons, while many 6A and 5A teams — save for the San Antonio ISD — are launching their campaigns this weekend.Here’s a rundown of what to look for: Spotlight gameBrandeis vs. Harlan, 7 p.m. Saturday at Farris Stadium: Welcome to Class 6A football, […]
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 numbers 2: Area volleyball teams who recently had long district winning streaks snapped. Harlan had a 35-match streak ended with Saturday’s loss to O’Connor, while La Vernia had a 24-match mark […]
Jessica Kuster was with friends at a Turkish restaurant in London nearly two years ago. Her Bible was in front of her. So, too, was an impending crossroad. A former Reagan High School basketball standout, Kuster had found success playing professionally in Italy, Hungary, Romania and Czech Republic. But for all the accolades earned and […]
For six months, Emma Halstead feared the worst. As the number of deaths and positive cases from a deadly novel virus climbed in the United States — and the previous way of life was altered — Halstead and her Brandeis High School volleyball teammates worried they wouldn’t experience the moment that transpired on Saturday. “We […]
Madisyn Jones put on her volleyball uniform, the first step on a day that could provide a blueprint of how the landscape of high school athletics in Texas might forever be altered. Jones then ate two tacos, grabbed a canister with water and left her home for the Boerne High School gymnasium. It was around […]
On a Friday in late March, the National Women’s Soccer League — like several other professional sports associations in the United States before it — announced an indefinite suspension to the start of its season over safety concerns surrounding a coronavirus pandemic. NWSL, looking to build off a wave of momentum sparked by the U.S. […]
For Boerne Champion High School volleyball player Marissa Drange, it was set up to be her shining moment. She would’ve had a national stage to display her skills and abilities to college coaches from all over, hoping to grab both their attention and scholarship offers. The opportunity, though, never truly materialized. The venues where Drange […]