Wayne Stewart has resigned as head softball coach at Memorial to become an assistant in the Calhoun football and baseball programs. Stewart guided the Vipers to the playoffs in each of his five seasons. more >>
SAN MARCOS - James French of China Spring won the Overall Award at the 2008 Lone Star Kicking Challenge on Sunday. French won bronze in field goal and silver in punting in addition to his overall gold. more >>
COLLEGE STATION – Anton Arthurs caught two second-half touchdowns as Richland came from behind to defeat Mesquite 35-32 for the Division I 7-on-7 state football championship Saturday. Tyler Cotton threw five touchdowns and converted all five extra points for Richland. Two of his receivers made the all-tournament team, including Arthurs and Phillip Gonzales, who was named MVP despite sitting out the championship game with an injury. more >>
Blake Payne is headed north to play baseball at Seminole State College in Seminole, Okla. after gaining a scholarship offer with a good summer league game in Hillsboro. “The coach (Jeff Shafer) was there and saw me and offered me a full scholarship,” Payne said. “Basically he just told me to look at their website and see what I thought. After seeing the campus I decided it would be a good fit for me.” more >>
East Bernard junior pitcher Courtney Repka was named the Player of the Year on the Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Association's Class 2A all-state softball team released this week. East Bernard's Amy Bush was named Coach of the Year and her third baseman, Samantha Wasek, was named to the first team. more >>
James Ford continues to follow in the footsteps of his older brother, Walter. Walter Ford starred for the Faith Academy basketball team while James was in junior high school before James went on to become a two-time all-state performer for the Cougars. more >>
I remember the first time I stepped on artificial grass. It was a big letdown. Back in the early 1970s, I had seen artificial turf on TV and heard from the announcers about how it made athletes run faster. more >>
Three Calhoun players were named to the Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A all-state softball team. Sophomore Cecilia Castillo was named a second-team pitcher and junior Porsha Ramos was selected to the third team as the utility player/designated player. more >>
The 7-on-7 football state tournament has been around for 11 seasons, but it will be a new experience for Beeville and Rice Consolidated. Beeville and Rice Consolidated have qualified for the 7-on-7 state tournament for the first time and will be part of the 64-team field competing on the campus of Texas A&M in College Station. more >>
Memorial senior center fielder Erikka Murphy was named to the first team of the Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A all-state softball team for the third straight year. Murphy, who will play next season at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, batted .553 with 27 runs scored and 29 stolen bases. She was named the Most Valuable Player in District 27-5A and was chosen the Offensive Player of the Year on the 2008 Advocate All-Area Softball Team. more >>
FIRST TEAM Pitchers: Rob Tucker, Archer City, sr.; Hunter Perry, Bosqueville, soph.; and (tie) Pate Hubbert, Trenton, sr. and Chase Malone, West Sabine, sr. more >>
Cuero enjoyed its best baseball season since 1996 and it did not go unnoticed. The Gobblers won the District 29-3A championship and advanced to the regional semifinals and six members of the team were recognized on the Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A all-state squad. more >>
Schulenburg’s Dylan Langhamer and Weimar’s Jeremy Maupin were District 28-2A opponents, but they’re teammates on the Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 2A all-state baseball team. Langhamer, a senior, was selected to the second team in the outfield and Maupin, a junior, was chosen to the third team at second base. more >>
Bay City’s Zach Benson pitched and played the infield this season and has been honored at both positions by the Texas Sports Writers Association. Benson, a senior, was a third-team selection at shortstop and received honorable mention at pitcher, on the TSWA’s Class 4A all-state squad. more >>
Calhoun, Cuero, Rice Consolidated, Refugio and Shiner earned at least a share of their respective district football titles last season and they’re expected to do so again. The Sandcrabs, Gobblers, Raiders, Bobcats and Comanches are picked as the projected winners of their respective districts by the coaches in a preseason poll conducted by the Texas High School Coaches Association. more >>
Shiner baseball coaches Daniel Boedeker and Ray Neal scrutinized every part of Kyle Condel’s swing and he wouldn’t have had it any other way. “I really focused on my hitting this season,” Condel said. “Every little thing I did wrong both coaches were critiquing. That helped me tremendously.” more >>
