As Antonian volleyball coach Samantha McLure stood before her players during a timeout midway through the fourth set, she fully understood the gravity of the moment. The Apaches had lost the previous two sets after winning the first frame and now trailed by five points in the fourth set. Little was going right for them […]

The UTSA volleyball team played two-time defending national champion Texas and NCAA tournament teams Baylor and Texas State during its spring season. The squad traveled to Europe for 10 days in May and June, playing matches and taking in the cultures and cuisines of Italy, Hungary and Slovenia. Over the last month, the Roadrunners competed […]

UTSA found itself in a precarious position heading into Sunday’s non-conference home soccer match vs. Abilene Christian. The Roadrunners were fresh off a “statement” win three days earlier and had a showdown with an opponent ranked among the nation’s top 20 teams looming. How they handled the moment, they surmised, could be telling. Playing like […]

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 numbers2,000: Career kills for Reagan senior outside hitter Mya Allen, who attained the mark during the Rattlers’ win vs. Laredo Alexander on Sept. 6. Allen, a TCU commit, is believed to […]

UTSA women’s head soccer coach Derek Pittman stood near the middle of the field and stared into the distance. It was almost as if Pittman was replaying in his mind what occurred the previous 90 minutes. And for the most part, what he recalled involved far more good things than bad. In the game of […]

When Gabby Ording was hired in early 2023 as the new head volleyball coach at the University of the Incarnate Word, her blueprint for elevating the program initially wasn’t all that complex. Ording simply wanted her new players to be excited about playing and to embrace a different vision. More than anything, though, the focus […]

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 numbers1,500: Career digs for Antonian senior libero and Texas-Tyler commit Anna Arceneaux, who reached the milestone during her team’s fifth-place performance at the Texas Showdown last weekend. 1,100: Career victories for […]

The season is young, barely two weeks old, and many moving parts are still being pieced together. But straddling the line between short-term and long-term aspirations can be delicate. There’s not much time to celebrate a win or dwell over a loss. There’s always another practice to conduct or match to play. UTSA volleyball coach […]

Harlan volleyball coach Monica Gonzales could’ve called a timeout. She could’ve gathered her players together along a sideline and encouraged them to cut down on their errors. But doing so would’ve stated the obvious. Plus, her players already knew the culprit behind their struggles. “I’m not going to call a timeout to insult (my players’) […]

UTSA freshman midfielder Bri Carrigan crumbled to the ground late in the first half on Sunday and immediately reached for her left knee. The tears in her eyes and the worst-case fear on her face were undeniable. For the Roadrunners, it was another potential blow for a team that this season has endured being without […]