Marquee gameNavarro vs. Wimberley, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Boerne ISD Stadium: District 14-4A II foes will play twice in the same season for the second year in a row and the third time in 11 seasons. A year ago, Wimberley won 42-12 in the playoff en route to playing in the state final after Navarro […]
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 numbers1996: The year that Kerrville Tivy last failed to qualify for the UIL football playoffs before having its streak snapped this season. The Antlers finished in a three-way tie with Floresville […]
More than a decade has passed and Meaghan Patterson can vividly recall so many of the details of a watershed moment in San Antonio high school volleyball history. Patterson still remembers — without hesitation — the date the match was played. She remembers the crowd that Tuesday night in November 2009 at UTSA’s Convocation Center, […]
The image is indelible, equal parts humorous and a glimpse into what helped an athlete transform her mind, body and game. Two years ago, in the days leading to Harlan High School’s first match of its inaugural volleyball season, Kiana Fallaha was taking part in a preseason weightlifting session when she jokingly flexed her right […]
UIL Class 6A state semifinalsReagan vs. Katy Seven Lakes, 5 p.m. Monday at Katy’s Merrell Center UIL Class 5A state semifinalsDripping Springs vs. Richmond Fulshear, 7 p.m. Tuesday at Katy’s Merrell Center Region IV-6A finalReagan def. Brandeis 19-25, 25-17, 26-24, 25-21 Region IV-5A finalDripping Springs def. New Braunfels Canyon 25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23 Region IV-6A […]
The UIL volleyball playoffs for area schools in classes 6A and 5A continue to wind down, with the field for Region IV set to be whittled to four teams by the end of this weekend.Here are some storylines to follow as the road to the state final at the Culwell Center in Garland draws closer: […]
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 digs for Madison senior volleyball player Shavonne Respondek, who accomplished the feat during the Mavericks’ District 28-6A match vs. Madison on Nov. 3. Respondek, a four-year varsity player, recorded […]
Marquee gameJohnson vs. Reagan, 1 p.m. Friday at Heroes Stadium: Simply put, the District 28-6A championship is on the line in this one.Johnson (7-0 overall, 6-0 in district) is unblemished under first-year coach Mark Soto and seeks its second league crown and first since 2017, when it used a goal-line stand and an ensuing 99-yard […]
UIL third roundClass 6AO’Connor vs. Laredo United, 1 p.m. Saturday at Alice HSReagan vs. Austin Lake Travis, 6 p.m. Friday at Blanco HSBrandeis vs. Madison, 2 p.m. Saturday at Boerne Champion HSHarlan vs. Warren, 5 p.m. Friday at Northside ISD Gym Class 5AAlamo Heights vs. Dripping Springs, 6 p.m. Friday at NB Canyon HSNB Canyon […]
UIL second roundMonday’s matchesClass 6AMadison vs. Round Rock Westwood, 7 p.m. at Buda Hays HSClark at Austin Lake Travis, 6 p.m.O’Connor vs. Edinburg, 6 p.m. at Alice HS Class 5AHighlands vs. Leander Rouse, 6 p.m. at Buda Johnson HS Tuesday’s matchesClass 6ABrandeis vs. Austin Westlake, 6 p.m. at New Braunfels Canyon HSHarlan vs. Brownsville Rivera, […]