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 numbers1989: The last time that Fox Tech qualified for the UIL volleyball playoffs before snapping the drought this year. The Buffaloes defeated Brooks Academy on Tuesday in a tiebreaker match to […]
Thursday’s matchesClass 4A bidistrictPearsall at Devine, 6 p.m.Boerne vs. Cuero, 6:30 p.m. at FloresvilleWimberley at Pleasanton, 6 p.m.Hondo vs. Fox Tech, 7 p.m. at Medina ValleyNavarro vs. Bandera, 7 p.m. at Boerne H.S.Carrizo Springs vs. YWLA, 7 p.m. at Alamo Convocation CenterCrystal City vs. Somerset, 6:30 p.m. at Lytle Class 3A bidistrictPoth vs. Edna, 6 […]
Spotlight gameWimberley at Navarro, 7:30 p.m. Friday: To simply put it, the District 14-4A II championship is likely on the line.Both teams have been lighting up scoreboards lately. Navarro (5-2 overall, 3-0 in district) has tallied a combined 257 points in its past three games, averaging 85.7 during the stretch. The Panthers defeated Manor New […]
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 numbers1,000: Career assists for Madison junior setter Rylee Davis, who reached the milestone during the Mavericks’ five-set win vs. Johnson in District 28-6A action on Oct. 16. 1,000: Assists for Brandeis […]
Alex Bothe left the Culwell Center in Garland on a Friday afternoon last November, a landmark season just concluded, and figured things were going to be different moving forward. Bothe knew expectations — those inside and outside of the Alamo Heights High School volleyball program that she is the head coach — would skyrocket. It […]
Spotlight gameReagan vs. Brennan, 7 p.m. Saturday at Comalander Stadium: Both squads take a break from district play, but this non-district encounter has all the makings for a classic.Brennan (2-0) has found success thus far with a high-scoring offense that is averaging 45 points a game and a stout defense that is yielding 6.5 points. […]
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 numbers1,500: Career digs for O’Connor senior libero Bryshanna Brown. Brown, who is committed to the University of Houston, reached the milestone with 23 digs in a non-district volleyball victory vs. Brandeis […]
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 […]