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 numbers
1,000: Career points for Harlan senior Kastyn Young, who reached the milestone during the Hawks’ 57-30 win vs. Jay on Tuesday. Young, who is committed to Utah Tech, scored 15 points in the win.
1,000: Total points for Stevens senior guard Calli Perez. A Texas Lutheran University signee, she accomplished the feat by tallying 20 points during the Falcons’ 60-35 triumph vs. Taft on Feb. 2.
1,000: Career points for Reagan guard Aidan Richard, who met the mark during the Rattlers’ 67-53 decision vs. Madison on Feb. 2. A 6-foot-6 junior, Richard had 35 points in the victory.
1,000: Rebounds for Harlan junior Aniya Joseph, who reached the plateau during the Hawks’ 63-32 win vs. Holmes on Feb. 3. Joseph, who played her first two varsity seasons at Hobbs High School in New Mexico, had 18 boards in the game. She recorded her 1,000th career point earlier this season.
200: Career wins for Smithson Valley boys soccer coach Heather Boss-Durante, who reached the milestone during the Rangers’ 4-0 decision vs. Seguin on Feb. 2. Boss-Durante is in her first season at her alma mater and previously was head girls coach at Brandeis and Warren and head boys coach at Stevens.
100: Goals scored by Boerne Geneva junior Alex Doran, who attained the mark during the Eagles’ game vs. Corpus Christi John Paul II on Feb. 3. Doran is the 46th area girls player to reach the 100-goal milestone and joins Katelyn Davis as the only Geneva girls players to do so.
4: Days until the start of the UIL softball season. Teams across the state can compete in their first official game on Feb. 13. The state tournament is May 30-June 3 at the University of Texas’ McCombs Field in Austin. O’Connor in the defending Class 6A state champion and D’Hanis is the reigning 1A winner.
Notebook
In memoriam: New Braunfels High School graduate Lilly Kimbell, perhaps the most decorated player in Texas high school tennis history, died on Sunday. She was 31.
Kimbell won four straight UIL singles state championships (2007-2010), in two different classifications (6A and 5A), and also helped the Unicorns claim three team tennis state crowns (2007-2009) and a 120-3 overall record, including a remarkable 75-match winning streak.
A five-star recruit, she was a standout performer at the University of Georgia. Kimbell racked up 197 total wins — 109 in doubles, 88 in singles — and helped the Bulldogs advance to the NCAA tournament in each of her four seasons.
After concluding her playing career, Kimbell served as an assistant coach at Eastern Illinois and St. Mary’s University in San Antonio.
Area commitment
Aidan Phelan, Reagan soccer: Michigan State
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