The crowd at Littleton Gym was dispersing. Outside the facility, a gloomy sky and drizzle awaited. Celebratory music, meanwhile, played over the sound system. At one end of the court, players and the coach from the winning team did media interviews, made social media videos and interacted with family, friends and spectators. Davenport High School […]

UIL bidistrict playoff resultsFriday’s gamesClass 6ADivision IJohnson 44, East Central 7 Harlan 48, Laredo United 14 Division IIJudson 63, Brandeis 53 Class 5ADivision IMedina Valley 63, Manor 16 Austin Anderson 50, Southside 21 Boerne Champion 72, Eagle Pass Winn 0 Division IILiberty Legacy Ranch 49, Sam Houston 19 Liberty Hill 50, Harlandale 21 Class 4ADivision […]

UILState semifinalsSaturday’s scheduleClass 6ADivision ICypress Ranch def. Austin Lake Travis 21-25, 22-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-9 Division IIAustin Westlake def. Katy Tompkins 25-16, 22-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-11 Class 5ADivision ICorpus Christi Flour Bluff def. Georgetown 25-17, 25-22, 25-20 Division IIMontgomery Lake Creek def. New Braunfels 25-20, 25-14, 25-20 Class 4ADivision ISalado def. Davenport 25-12, 25-16, 25-15 […]

The ethos was simple for the Trinity University volleyball team. It was stripped of the complexities and reduced to the bare necessities. Coming into this weekend’s Southern Athletic Association tournament, and following a regular season that yielded some uncustomary results, the Tigers went back to the basics. While a focus on the game’s technical aspect […]

UIL bidistrict playoff resultsFriday’s gamesClass 6ADivision IJohnson 44, East Central 7 Harlan 48, Laredo United 14 Division IIJudson 63, Brandeis 53 Class 5ADivision IMedina Valley 63, Manor 16 Austin Anderson 50, Southside 21 Boerne Champion 72, Eagle Pass Winn 0 Division IILiberty Legacy Ranch 49, Sam Houston 19 Liberty Hill 50, Harlandale 21 Class 4ADivision […]

UILState semifinalsSaturday’s scheduleClass 6ADivision IAustin Lake Travis vs. Cypress Ranch, 4:30 p.m. at Houston’s Delmar Fieldhouse Division IIAustin Westlake vs. Katy Tompkins, 1 p.m. at Delmar Fieldhouse Class 5ADivision ICorpus Christi Flour Bluff vs. Georgetown, 4 p.m. at Katy’s Merrell Center Division IINew Braunfels vs. Montgomery Lake Creek, 1 p.m. at Katy’s Merrell Center Class […]

The vision of volleyball success on the largest stage has come vicariously through their older siblings’ exploits. The images were constructed from all of those moments of cheering from the bleachers of different gymnasiums. One day, though, witnessing someone else’s achievements spurred aspirations of chasing and attaining their own glory. Hoisting a trophy and having […]

A full-circle moment it wasn’t. If anything, it was a huge step toward a validation of what a shared vision, determination and hard work can produce. A year ago, in a college gymnasium east of Dallas, and with much higher stakes, the University of Incarnate Word volleyball team walked away wondering if a prime opportunity […]

Trinity University senior setter Kendall DeRivel stood behind the service line and waited for the start of the second set. Her team had just captured the opening frame of a quarterfinal match on Thursday at the Southern Athletic Association tournament at Calgaard Gym. The Tigers had the momentum in a contest with plenty of ramifications, […]

UIL bidistrict playoff pairingsThursday’s scheduleClass 6ADivision ISteele 44, Reagan 24 Brennan 66, Laredo LBJ 14 Division IIPieper 21, Churchill 9 Sotomayor 25, Eagle Pass 0 Class 5ADivision ISmithson Valley 77, Laredo Nixon 15 Division IIBoerne 56, Brackenridge 14 Alamo Heights 66, McCollum 0 Class 4ADivision IIKingsville 36, Bandera 35 Cuero 42, Ingleside 14 Wimberley 70, […]