GARLAND — One player was hunched over, her head bowed as she stared at the court. A few feet away, two teammates consoled one another with an embrace. There were plenty of tears. The New Braunfels Canyon volleyball team spent this season trying to erase the heartbreak of how its 2020 campaign ended. The Cougarettes’ […]
H.S. volleyball: Friday’s UIL and TAPPS state results, Saturday’s schedule
UIL volleyball state tournamentAt Garland’s Culwell CenterWednesday’s scheduleClass 1A semifinalsFayetteville def. Sulphur Bluff 25-13, 25-16, 25-10Blum def. Veribest 25-13, 25-14, 25-10 Class 2A semifinalsBeckville def. Crawford 25-20, 25-12, 26-24Thrall def. Wink 25-19, 25-21, 25-20 Thursday’s scheduleClass 3A semifinalsGunter def. Lorena 25-17, 25-17, 25-13Bushland def. Columbus 25-16, 25-11, 25-17 Class 1A finalFayetteville def. Blum 25-15, 25-23, […]
H.S. football: Friday’s UIL and TAPPS results, Saturday’s schedule
UIL football playoffsSecond-round pairingsClass 6A Division IAustin Bowie 28, Smithson Valley 21Brennan vs. Los Fresnos, 2 p.m. Saturday at Farris StadiumAustin Lake Travis 56, East Central 14 Class 6A Division IIAustin Vandegrift 38, Steele 0Taft at Edinburg Vela, 2:30 p.m. SaturdayAustin Westlake 70, New Braunfels 7 Class 5A Division IGregory-Portland 55, Southwest Legacy 13Corpus Christi […]
After years of falling just short, Brandeis finally gets it’s moment on the big stage
Maddie Williams settled into a chair at her desk in her office, popped open a can of energy drink and took a sip.It was nearing 3 p.m. on Monday — a little less than 48 hours since perhaps the biggest moment thus far of her coaching career — and the Brandeis High School volleyball coach […]
Cougarettes in good hands with sophomore setter Megan Hawkins running the show
It started as so many tales in sports do, with a buzz that easily could be too-good-to-be true. The hype usually comes with a proclamation about how a certain athlete is so gifted and talented, or will lead a team to great heights, that it seems, well, too good to be true. A year ago, […]
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 numbers60: Points scored by Lytle junior Jordan Balderaz during the Pirates’ 123-40 win Tuesday vs. Stockdale. Balderaz’s career-high outing is believed to be only the fourth time an area boys player […]
H.S. football: Thursday’s second-round results, Friday’s pairings
UIL football playoffsSecond-round pairingsClass 6A Division ISmithson Valley vs. Austin Bowie, 7 p.m. Friday at Texas State University, San MarcosBrennan vs. Los Fresnos, 2 p.m. Saturday at Farris StadiumEast Central vs. Austin Lake Travis, 7 p.m. Friday at Dripping Springs Class 6A Division IISteele vs. Austin Vandegrift, 7 p.m. Friday at Lehnhoff StadiumTaft at Edinburg […]
H.S. volleyball: UIL and TAPPS state tournament pairings, results
UIL volleyball state tournamentAt Garland’s Culwell CenterWednesday’s scheduleClass 1A semifinalsFayetteville def. Sulphur Bluff 25-13, 25-16, 25-10Blum def. Veribest 25-13, 25-14, 25-10 Class 2A semifinalsBeckville def. Crawford 25-20, 25-12, 26-24Thrall def. Wink 25-19, 25-21, 25-20 Thursday’s scheduleClass 3A semifinalsGunter def. Lorena 25-17, 25-17, 25-13Bushland def. Columbus 25-16, 25-11, 25-17 Class 1A finalFayetteville def. Blum 25-15, 25-23, […]
Clapp, the ‘heartbeat’ of Incarnate Word volleyball team, receives plenty of applause
Bethany Clapp’s right shoulder hurts. It’s the byproduct, she said, from years of wear and tear. Then again, the bumps, bruises and pain could very well be from the seasons in which Clapp carried the load and vision of a program that came into her life when both were at a pivotal crossroad. A week […]
H.S. volleyball: UIL and TAPPS state tournament schedules
UIL volleyball state tournamentAt Garland’s Culwell CenterWednesday’s scheduleClass 1A semifinals11 a.m. – Fayetteville (44-2) vs. Sulphur Bluff (26-9)1 p.m. – Veribest (34-5) vs. Blum (35-12) Class 2A semifinals3 p.m. – Beckville (45-3) vs. Crawford (43-7)5 p.m. – Wink (42-4) vs. Thrall (37-8) Thursday’s scheduleClass 3A semifinals11 a.m. – Lorena (38-4) vs. Gunter (36-7)1 p.m. – […]