Mia Wildeman’s training surely has taught her to keep her eyes focused on what is in front of her. As a goalkeeper, one misguided step or lapse could be detrimental. But Wildeman, a Madison High School graduate who is headed to play at Nebraska in the fall, couldn’t help herself. The unrelenting cadence of the […]
Perhaps the largest crowd to watch them play this season had barely settled into their lawn chairs when the San Antonio Athenians found themselves already in a hole. A defensive miscue only three minutes into the contest led to the local squad facing an early deficit vs. Tulsa, Okla.-based Side FC 92 in a showdown […]
The high school soccer season concluded three weeks ago with some of the state’s best boys and girls players enduring alternating rounds of steady drizzle and brief downpours to compete in the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches Organization’s all-star matches at Blossom Athletic Center’s soccer complex and Comalander Stadium. The exhibition contests pitted top graduating […]
Their lives were impacted last spring by the coronavirus pandemic just like everyone else in the United States. They responded in a manner that they best knew how. One put others first, helping those on the frontline of a battle to stop a global pandemic and aiding an industry hit hard by it. Another traveled […]
Region IV finalsClass 6AJudson vs. Austin Bowie — Game 1: 7 p.m. Thursday at Buda Johnson HS; Game 2: 7 p.m. Friday at Buda Johnson HS; Game 3 (if necessary): Noon Saturday at Buda Johnson HS Class 4ABoerne vs. Corpus Christi Calallen — Game 1: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Jourdanton; game 2: Noon Saturday at […]
Goalkeeper Blair Currie steadied herself on the goal line, fully aware what was at stake. Her team held a two-goal advantage, but what was about to transpire could potentially have match-changing repercussions. Athenians SC had dominated in every imaginable fashion in its United Women’s Soccer season opener vs. rival FC Austin Elite, but time and […]
UIL regional semifinalsClass 6AJudson vs. O’Connor — Game 1: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Northside No. 2; Game 2: Noon Saturday at Judson; Game 3 (if necessary): 30 minutes after Game 2 Class 4AFredericksburg vs. Corpus Christi Calallen — Game 1: 6 p.m. Thursday at Jourdanton; Game 2: 5 p.m. Friday at Jourdanton; Game 3 (if […]
Maggie Miller just couldn’t help herself. She couldn’t resist the urge, couldn’t just sit back, relax and enjoy the next few months before heading down a life-changing course. Miller already has a distinguished soccer career, helping lead Reagan to the UIL Class 6A state tournament in 2014 and earning all-conference honors at Our Lady of […]
UIL third-round pairingsClass 6AJudson 7, Round Rock 4 (Judson wins one-game series) O’Connor vs. Brennan — Game 1: O’Connor 6, Brennan 3; Game 2: O’Connor 4, Brennan 3 (O’Connor wins series 2-0) Class 5ANew Braunfels Canyon vs. Georgetown — Game 1: New Braunfels Canyon 7, Georgetown 6; Game 2: Georgetown 8, New Braunfels Canyon 2; […]
Earlier this week, Ella Hutzler returned with her mother to what could be described as the site of the most devastating and transformative moment of her young life. April Hutzler told her 17-year-old daughter it was therapeutic to make the trip, a process to come to terms with — and move past — what transpired […]