The weight of expectations can be crushing. The pressure and scrutiny to fulfill them can become overbearing. Don’t tell the Davenport High School volleyball team that. It doesn’t seem to have any issues with the heavy-is-the-head-that-wears-the-crown idiom. The Wolves moved a step closer to defending their Class 4A state championship by rallying past Floresville 22-25, […]
H.S. football: Friday’s UIL bidistrict results, Saturday’s schedule
UIL bidistrict playoffsClass 6ADivision IJohnson 49, Taft 7 East Central 49, Laredo United South 28 Brennan 28, Reagan 7 Division IISotomayor 23, Churchill 19 Steele 56, Laredo Alexander 14 Harlan 41, Clark 23 New Braunfels Canyon 31, Medina Valley 14 Class 5ADivision IPieper 63, Southwest Legacy 0 Southwest 33, Seguin 26 Jay vs. New Braunfels, […]
H.S. volleyball: Friday’s UIL and TAPPS playoff results, Saturday’s schedule
UIL playoffsRegional finalClass 6ADivision IAustin Westlake def. Buda Johnson 25-22, 17-25, 23-25, 25-12, 15-12 Division IIAustin Vandegrift def. Harlan 3-2 Class 5ADivision ICorpus Christi Flour Bluff def. New Braunfels 25-23, 25-19, 21-25, 17-25, 15-12 Division IICedar Park def. Liberty Hill 25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23 Class 4ADivision IDavenport def. Floresville 22-25, 25-17, 25-12, 25-13 Division IIWimberley […]
Volleyball: Antonian overcomes heavy losses to graduation, heads to TAPPS state tournament
The Antonian volleyball team has seen iterations of itself during Coach Samantha McLure’s nearly two decades at the helm. In some years, the Apaches have relied on their experience. In other seasons, they were young but talented. During other campaigns, they overcome a lack of height to find success. But a lack of confidence or […]
H.S. football: Thursday’s UIL bidistrict results, Friday’s schedule
UIL bidistrict playoffsClass 6ADivision IJohnson 49, Taft 7 Laredo United South at East Central, 7:30 p.m. Friday Brennan vs. Reagan, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Farris Stadium Division IIChurchill vs. Sotomayor, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Gustafson Stadium Steele 56, Laredo Alexander 14 Harlan 41, Clark 23 New Braunfels Canyon 31, Medina Valley 14 Class 5ADivision ISouthwest […]
H.S. volleyball: Thursday’s playoff results, Friday’s schedule
UIL playoffsRegional finalClass 6ADivision IAustin Westlake def. Buda Johnson 25-22, 17-25, 23-25, 25-12, 15-12 Division IIHarlan vs. Austin Vandegrift, 7:30 p.m. Friday at New Braunfels Canyon HS Class 5ADivision INew Braunfels vs. Corpus Christi Flour Bluff, 6 p.m. Friday at Cuero HS Division IILiberty Hill vs. Cedar Park, 6 p.m. Friday at Austin’s Burger Center […]
H.S. volleyball: All eight seniors on Cornerstone’s nationally-ranked squad sign with D-I schools
When this voyage began about a half-decade ago, it started with a handful of middle-school volleyball players building a bond through a shared love for a sport. As the friends turned into teammates, grew taller, became stronger, jumped higher and hit the ball harder, it was then that a vision was conceptualized. Even then, though, […]
Volleyball: Seniors go out on a high note as UTSA sweeps to win in home finale
UTSA middle blocker Alicia Coppedge’s college volleyball career has traveled a winding road. It endured a pandemic, a coaching change and seemingly a revolving door of teammates. Yet there Coppedge was on Sunday, a day set aside to pay homage to the team’s seniors, embracing every minute and creating more memories in her final home […]
H.S. volleyball: UIL and TAPPS playoff schedule
Regional finalClass 6ADivision IAustin Westlake vs. Buda Johnson, 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Austin’s Burger Center Division IIHarlan vs. Austin Vandegrift, 7:30 p.m. Friday at New Braunfels Canyon HS Class 5ADivision INew Braunfels vs. Corpus Christi Flour Bluff, 6 p.m. Friday at Cuero HS Division IILiberty Hill vs. Cedar Park, 6 p.m. Friday at Austin’s Burger […]
H.S. volleyball: Tuesday’s UIL playoff results, regional schedule
UIL playoffsRegional semifinalsTuesday’s matchesClass 6ADivision IBuda Johnson def. Johnson 25-22, 25-19, 25-23 Austin Westlake def. Steele 25-12, 20-25, 25-18, 25-18 Division IIAustin Vandegrift def. New Braunfels Canyon 16-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-13 Harlan def. Laredo Alexander 25-18, 25-21, 25-16 Class 5ADivision ICorpus Christi Flour Bluff def. Smithson Valley 25-7, 25-14, 22-25, 29-27 New Braunfels def. Corpus […]