The fourth day of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament in San Antonio is in the book. Here are some quick takeaways: Tipping offSurvive and advance: At this point of the season, it’s often not about which team is the best. It’s often not even about which team plays the best on a particular day.The fine […]
The third day of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament in San Antonio is in the book. Here are some quick takeaways: Tipping off Transcendent moment: Iowa dominated from start to finish in trouncing Kentucky 86-72 Tuesday in the second round. Connecticut shook off a slow start — by its standard — and cruised past Syracuse […]
BoysThursday’s Bidistrict matchesClass 6AClemens 5, Johnson 0Smithson Valley 1, Churchill 0 (PKs)Harlan 3, Laredo United South 2Laredo United 1, O’Connor 0 Class 5ACedar Park 3, New Braunfels Canyon 2Georgetown East View 3, Alamo Heights 0 Class 4ABoerne 4, Austin Eastside 1Pleasanton 3, Palacios 2Port Lavaca Calhoun 10, Uvalde 1 Friday’s Bidistrict matchesClass 6ALEE vs. Steele, […]
The second day of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament in San Antonio is in the book. Here are some quick takeaways: Tipping off We have upsets: Twenty-four hours after all 16 seeds won their openers on Sunday, the second wave of seeded teams didn’t escape unblemished. Three high seeds — No. 4 Arkansas, No. 5 […]
The first day of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament in San Antonio is in the book. Here are some quick takeaways from Sunday’s action: Tipping off Chalk holds: While the men’s tournament has been ripe with upsets, the start of the women’s competition was void of any stunners. The higher seeds went 16-0, either dominating […]
For the third time in 20 years, San Antonio will be the epicenter for NCAA Division I women’s basketball.Unlike in 2002 and 2010, when the city hosted the Final Four, the entire tournament will be in the Alamo City. Games will be played at the Alamodome, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), St. Mary’s […]
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 numbers3: Clemens’ ranking in the latest United Soccer Coaches’ top 10 national poll. The Buffaloes (20-0-1) are the only area team to make the list and one of three from Texas. […]
The area high school soccer regular season concludes this week. District championships and playoff berths have been determined in some area leagues. In other districts, plenty is still left to be decided. Here’s a rundown of the area’s playoff forecast heading into Tuesday’s matches: Boys District 27-6A Who’s in: Clemens, Smithson Valley, New Braunfels, Steele […]
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 numbers7: Consecutive seasons in which the Boerne girls soccer team has won a district championship. The Greyhounds are 57-1-2 in league play during that span, with this year’s district finale vs. […]
On any other occasion, Marissa Santos probably would have been upset after a rough showing like the D’Hanis softball team endured this weekend at the Natalia Lady Mustang tournament. Santos, a standout junior pitcher/second baseman, might have even lamented about squandered scoring opportunities, miscues, and a few pitches that she would love to have back. […]