Three years ago, there was no championship vision. The main objective, players recalled, was simply learning the nuances of a game and mastering the skills needed to play it. But when New Braunfels Christian takes the floor at its home gym Tuesday for a TAPPS 3A state semifinal volleyball match, it likely will be about […]
D’Hanis senior Victoria Carter embraces leading role for volleyball team
Victoria Carter embraces being a leader. She enjoys the task of being a person that younger teammates seek guidance from. And she’s opened to the prospect of often being called upon to deliver crucial plays for her team in pivotal moments. A year ago, though, the D’Hanis High School volleyball standout briefly wasn’t so keen […]
Cornerstone libero Lauren Briseno travels unique path to national power Baylor
The setting was familiar, with the pomp and circumstance that typically comes with such an occasion. There were a few chairs, a banner emblazoned with the logo of a future school as a backdrop, balloons and photos commemorating the guest of honor’s athletic career. But the path that Cornerstone High School volleyball standout Lauren Briseno […]
UIL and TAPPS volleyball playoff pairings, results
UIL pairingsDistrict 26-5A fourth-place tiebreakerBoerne Champion def. Kerrville Tivy 25-11, 25-17, 25-18 Class 4A state semifinalsWimberley vs. Bellville, 7 p.m. Tuesday at Cuero HS Class 1A state semifinalsD’Hanis vs. Neches, 7 p.m. Tuesday at Round Rock Westwood HS Class 6A bidistrictReagan vs. Clemens, 7 p.m. Thursday at Comal ISD’s Davenport HSBrandeis at Steele, 6:30 p.m. […]
Area H.S. football playoff pairings, results
Second-round pairingsClass 4A Division IBoerne vs. Port Lavaca Calhoun, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Jourdanton HSCorpus Christi Calallen vs. Canyon Lake, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Pleasanton HS Class 4A Division IINavarro vs. Raymondville, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Buccaneer Stadium (Corpus Christi)Hondo vs. Wimberley, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Southwest Legacy HS Class 3A Division IEdna at Jourdanton, […]
H.S. football: Breaking down this week’s top area games, key matchups and tidbits
Marquee gameJourdanton vs. Comfort, 7 p.m. Saturday at Somerset: This matchup has the feel of a late-round playoff encounter — and not one that will instead open up the Class 3A Division I competition.The Indians (9-1) have been dominant all season, with their lone setback coming against Class 4A power Corpus Christi Calallen. Jourdanton quarterback […]
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 numbers2,000: Career digs for Reagan senior libero Maddie Correa, who reached the milestone during the Rattlers’ District 28-6A win vs. Johnson on Nov. 4. A Texas Tech signee, she joined a […]
TAPPS volleyball regional final pairings, results
TAPPS regional final pairings6AHouston St. Agnes def. Antonian 3-0Tomball Concordia Lutheran def. S.A. Christian 25-15, 25-21, 16-25, 25-12 4AHouston Northland Christian def. Holy Cross 23-25, 25-21, 25-12, 25-19 3ANew Braunfels Christian def. Tomball Rosehill 25-22, 25-21, 19-25, 25-22 2ABracken Christian def. Bryan St. Joseph 3-0 1AFredericksburg Heritage def. San Angelo Cornerstone 3-1S.A. Atonement def. San […]
S.A. area signing list
BaseballRyan Beaird, Reagan: UTSAGarrett Brooks, Smithson Valley: UTSAJacob Burcham, Reagan: Tarleton StateJagger Edwards, Reagan: Columbia UniversityCohen Feser, Reagan: TCURilan Quinones, Churchill: Hill CollegeTrey Rucker, Boerne Champion: Arizona State BasketballJaylin Foster, Steele: Western KentuckyTrinity Garrett, Smithson Valley: South AlabamaSophia Haberer, Brandeis: Texas A&M InternationalAddisen King, Boerne Champion: San Diego ChristianAshja Leake, Steele: Southern MississippiBria McClure, Steele: […]
Region IV volleyball final pairings, semifinal results
Region IV final pairingsClass 4AWimberley def. Needville 25-22, 25-13, 18-25, 25-23 Class 3AGoliad def. Poth 25-18, 25-16, 23-25, 25-21 Class 2AThrall def. Schulenburg 25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 18-25, 15-8 Class 1AD’Hanis def. Fayetteville 25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 23-25, 25-13 UIL Region IV semifinal resultsClass 4ANeedville def. Devine 25-12, 25-13, 25-5Wimberley def. Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway 25-15, 27-25, 25-22 […]