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 Marshall senior guard Matthew Gonzalez, who reached the milestone during the Rams’ 89-68 win vs. Eagle Pass at the La Joya South Texas Shootout on Nov. […]
H.S. football: Second-round playoff results, third-round pairings
UIL football playoffsClass 6ADivision ISecond-round resultsAustin Lake Travis 24, Steele 21Brennan 42, Los Fresnos 7Austin Westlake 45, New Braunfels 14San Benito 38, Taft 19 Third-round pairingsBrennan vs. Austin Lake Travis, 6 p.m. Friday at New Braunfels Canyon HSAustin Westlake vs. San Benito, 2 p.m. Friday at Alamo Stadium Division IISecond-round resultsAustin Vandegrift 37, Judson 7Harlan […]
H.S. mailbag: News and notes from around San Antonio area sports landscape
By the numbers 1,000: Career digs for Smithson Valley junior libero Brittan Fedyk, who reached the milestone during the Rangers’ win vs. MacArthur in a Class 5A second-round match on Nov. 3. Fedyk had 724 digs, averaging six per set, and helped the Rangers capture a share of the District 26-5A championship and their third […]
Volleyball: Three wins from elusive title, Trinity hopes for a block party
On the surface, the moment wasn’t anything out of the norm during a run-of-the-mill practice earlier this season for the Trinity University volleyball team. And yet, the same occasion would forecast so much. Senior outside hitter Sarah Williammee went up for an attack during a drill, only to have her attempt sent back over the […]
H.S. volleyball: D’Hanis looks to ride out as a winner
D’Hanis High School seniors Mabry Herrmann and Jolie Frosch are accustomed to winning. Both played key roles on the school’s 2022 UIL Class 1A state championship softball team. Herrmann has made it to regionals in cross country and track and came within one win of helping the basketball team reach the Region IV-1A tournament in […]
H.S. football: Bidistrict results, second-round pairings
UIL football playoffsBidistrictClass 6ADivision ISteele 34, Johnson 17Brennan 58, Laredo Alexander 7New Braunfels 17, Reagan 13Taft 49, Laredo United 14 Second-round pairingsSteele vs. Austin Lake Travis, 7 p.m. Friday at Pflugerville’s The PfieldBrennan at Los Fresnos, 6 p.m. ThursdayNew Braunfels vs. Austin Westlake, 7:30 p.m. Friday at San Marcos HSTaft vs. San Benito, 7 p.m. […]
H.S. volleyball: Saturday’s results, UIL tournament qualifiers
UIL volleyballRegion IV-6A tournamentAt Alamo Convocation CenterSaturday’s finalDripping Springs def. Austin Lake Travis 25-22, 25-19, 18-25, 20-25, 15-11State qualifiers: Dripping Springs, Keller, Katy Tompkins, The Woodlands Region IV-5A tournamentAt Northside Sports GymSaturday’s finalLiberty Hill def. Leander Rouse 11-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-22State qualifiers: Liberty Hill, Montgomery Lake Creek, Colleyville Heritage, Frisco Reedy Region IV-4A semifinalsAt Littleton […]
H.S. football: Friday’s bidistrict results, Saturday’s schedule
UIL football playoffsBidistrictClass 6ADivision ISteele 34, Johnson 17Brennan 58, Laredo Alexander 7New Braunfels 17, Reagan 13Taft 49, Laredo United 14 Division IIJudson 42, Churchill 5Harlan vs. Del Rio, 2 p.m. Saturday at Farris StadiumBrandeis 27, San Marcos 14Warren 47, Eagle Pass 28 Class 5ADivision IRegion IIIGeorgetown 21, New Braunfels Canyon 10College Station 37, Wagner 19A&M […]
H.S. volleyball: Friday’s UIL, TAPPS results; Saturday’s schedule
UIL volleyballRegion IV-6A tournamentAt Alamo Convocation CenterFriday’s semifinalsDripping Springs def. Harlan 20-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-18Austin Lake Travis def. Laredo United 25-16, 25-16, 25-18Saturday’s final11 a.m. — Dripping Springs vs. Austin Lake Travis Region IV-5A tournamentAt Northside ISD Sports GymFriday’s semifinalsLiberty Hill def. Mission Sharyland 25-15, 25-23, 25-22Leander Rouse def. McAllen Memorial 25-16, 25-13, 25-20Saturday’s finalNoon […]
Soccer: UTSA forward overcomes four knee injuries in three years, lifts team to NCAA berth
Marlee Fray wondered if a moment like last Sunday would ever again be possible. A redshirt junior forward on UTSA women’s soccer team, Fray’s body betrayed her in recent years, chipping away at a stellar career that included a spot on the Jamaican national team and distinction as one of the top high school players […]