April 2013

SOFTBALL: Delay gives Southwest extra time to score runs in sweep of Brandeis

April 30, 2013 // 0 Comments

By Mike Considine The lightning delay Southwest had to endure last Saturday, ultimately, only postponed the inevitable. Resuming Monday with the seven-run lead it had when the delay went into effect, the Dragons (31-5) quickly escaped the sixth inning and got to work offensively. Southwest’ added two runs in the top [...]

Softball roundup (for week of April 21-27, 2013)

April 30, 2013 // 0 Comments

THIS STORY CONTAINS INFO ABOUT: Holy Cross, Edison, Brackenridge, and Jefferson (in order) FOR A FULL STORY ON SOUTHSIDE VS. McCOLLUM baseball (April 27, 2013 @ Frank Tejeda Complex), click here: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/McCollum-boys-reach-playoffs-with-victory-over-4473139.php FOR INFO ABOUT: Southwest [...]

Baseball roundup (for week of April 21-27, 2013)

April 30, 2013 // 0 Comments

THIS STORY CONTAINS INFO ABOUT: Harlandale FOR A FULL STORY ON SOUTHSIDE VS. McCOLLUM baseball (April 27, 2013 @ Frank Tejeda Complex), click here: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/McCollum-boys-reach-playoffs-with-victory-over-4473139.php FOR INFO ABOUT: Highlands, Lanier, South San, Harlandale, Burbank, [...]

SPORTS ROUNDUP: Holy Cross softball advances with decisive win; Southwest on hold until Monday

April 29, 2013 // 0 Comments

Harlandale, Kennedy improve placings in 29-4A baseball finales Holy Cross, Southwest return to action Monday By Mike Considine The same storm that took the fun out of the Fiesta Flambeau parade put a damper on Southwest’s plans, too – even before a drop of rain fell. A few hours earlier, however, Holy Cross [...]

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL: complete local playoff results 2013

April 28, 2013 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Monday’s game SOFTBALL TAPPS Class 4A Regional Sugar Land Ft. Bend Christian Academy (25-13) 6, Holy Cross (23-15-2) 0 (Ft. Bend Christian advances) APRIL 28-MAY 4 SCHEDULE Saturday’s games BASEBALL Class 4A Bi-district Gregory-Portland (23-7-1) [...]

BASEBALL: Cowboys attend to business at hand with 8-2 win over Southside

April 27, 2013 // 1 Comment

Harlandale, Kennedy also score big wins on 29-4A final day By Mike Considine FOR A FULL STORY ON SOUTHSIDE VS. McCOLLUM baseball (April 27, 2013 @ Frank Tejeda Complex), click here: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/McCollum-boys-reach-playoffs-with-victory-over-4473139.php McCollum fully understood that the [...]

SOFTBALL: East Central beats Warren 7-3 in area round, Smithson Valley next

April 27, 2013 // 0 Comments

By Mike Considine East Central advanced to the area round for the second time in three years. The Hornets (21-11) defeated Warren 7-3 Friday night at Judson in a Class 5A bi-district game. “We scored five runs in the first two innings,” East Central coach Bryan Waller said. “ We came out and hit the ball pretty well. [...]

SPORTS ROUNDUP: Southwest softball gains upper hand in series with Brandeis

April 27, 2013 // 0 Comments

South San and red-hot Highlands book postseason appearances in baseball By Mike Considine No stranger to the playoffs, Southwest’s softball team understands how important it is to take charge of a three-game series in Game 1. The Dragons (30-5) did exactly that Friday at the Mary Ann Villarreal Complex Field No. 1. [...]

BASEBALL: Edison notches playoff berth while McCollum clinches second in 29-4A

April 26, 2013 // 0 Comments

Highlands win earns fourth-place tie with Lanier in 28-4A By Mike Considine A fourth local team qualified for the playoffs and two more earned a chance to advance Thursday as the District 29-4A season wound down. Edison (14-12, 7-5) will move on as the No. 3 seed in 29-4A after shutting down Jefferson (6-17, 3-9) behind a [...]

Local baseball results (April 25-27, 2013)

April 24, 2013 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Saturday’s games BASEBALL District 29-4A Harlandale (13-12, 9-5) 2, Uvalde (12-11-1, 8-6) 0 Kennedy (10-15, 5-9) 5, Floresville (9-18-1, 4-10) 3 McCollum (22-4, 11-3) 8, Southside (7-20, 3-11) 4 Medina Valley (26-2, 14-0) 9, Memorial (2-23, 2-12) 1 Friday’s games BASEBALL District [...]

SOFTBALL ROUNDUP (for week ending April 20, 2013)

April 23, 2013 // 0 Comments

THIS STORY CONTAINS INFO ABOUT: Edison, Southwest, Holy Cross, Brackenridge, Jefferson and McCollum (in order) FOR A FULL STORY ON SOUTHSIDE VS. HARLANDALE softball (April 19, 2013 @ Frank Tejeda Complex), click here: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Harlandale-softball-team-shoots-past-Southside-4453963.php FOR [...]

BASEBALL ROUNDUP (for week ending April 20, 2013)

April 23, 2013 // 0 Comments

THIS STORY CONTAINS INFO ABOUT: Burbank, McCollum, Lanier and Southwest (in order) FOR A FULL STORY ON SOUTHSIDE VS. HARLANDALE softball (April 19, 2013 @ Frank Tejeda Complex), click here: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Harlandale-softball-team-shoots-past-Southside-4453963.php FOR INFO ABOUT: Burbank, [...]

SOFTBALL: Local playoff results (updated April 27, 2013)

April 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Saturday’s games SOFTBALL Class 5A Bi-district Southwest (30-5) vs. Brandeis (20-8) at Villarreal Field No. 1, (best-of-three series, Southwest leads 1-0) (postponed to Monday at 6 p.m.; suspended with Southwest leading 10-3 in the sixth inning) Class 4A Bi-district Corpus Christi [...]

SOUTH SIDE SOFTBALL PLAYOFF PICTURE (updated April 19, 2013)

April 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

Originally posted on SAN ANTONIO SOUTH SIDE SPORTS:
Softball playoff picture These are the local teams that have qualified for the playoffs (in alphabetical order) POSTSEASON QUALIFIERS: Brackenridge [...]

Local baseball and softball results (April 18-20, 2013)

April 21, 2013 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Saturday’s scores BASEBALL District 2-5A Antonian 9, Central Catholic 5 SOFTBALL TAPPS District 3-4A Tournament Championship Victoria St. Joseph 5, Holy Cross 1 Friday’s scores SOFTBALL District 28-4A Brackenridge 14, Highlands 5 Burbank 9, Lanier 7 Edison 14, Jefferson 4 District [...]

Local baseball and softball results (April 22-24, 2013)

April 21, 2013 // 1 Comment

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Monday’s game BASEBALL TAPPS District 2-5A Central Catholic 6, Austin St. Michael’s 4 Tuesday’s games BASEBALL District 29-4A Harlandale at Uvalde, 6:30 p.m. (rescheduled for noon, April 27) Southside at McCollum , 6:30 p.m. (rescheduled for noon, April 27) Kennedy [...]

BASEBALL: Already in playoffs, Harlandale aims for better seed after win over Southside

April 21, 2013 // 0 Comments

Burbank, Harlandale, McCollum all playoff-bound By Mike Considine Harlandale has already crossed the biggest goal for this season off its list. Now, the Indians are setting their sights a little higher. After a two-year absence from the postseason, Harlandale (12-11, 8-4) guaranteed itself of an extended season Tuesday [...]

SOFTBALL: Harlandale takes third in 29-4A, to face Tuloso-Midway

April 20, 2013 // 0 Comments

Edison won’t share 28-4A title Indians, Golden Bears among seven local playoff teams By Mike Considine It seems Harlandale was so focused on making the playoffs, the Indians didn’t realize that another, bigger achievement was sneaking up on them. While the Indians (14-10, 8-6) secured their fifth-consecutive [...]

Local baseball and softball results (April 19-20, 2013)

April 19, 2013 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Saturday’s scores BASEBALL District 28-5A Antonian 9, Central Catholic 5 SOFTBALL TAPPS District 3-4A Tournament Championship Victoria St. Joseph 5, Holy Cross 1 Friday’s scores SOFTBALL District 28-4A Brackenridge 14, Highlands 5 Burbank 9, Lanier 7 Edison 14, Jefferson 4 [...]

In Memoriam

April 19, 2013 // 0 Comments

RIP: former Sam Houston football coach R.A. Johnson, Roger Ebert, Jonathan Winters, Pat Summerall, victims of the Boston Marathon bomb blast, victims of the West (Texas) factory explosion. You’ve all been in our thoughts and prayers [...]

SOFTBALL: Edison edges Brennan in 28-4A on magical day

April 19, 2013 // 0 Comments

By Mike Considine On a day meant for reflection, Edison extended the legacy of its former coach while adding another chapter to its recent history. In District 28-4A, Edison (13-15-2, 9-2) knocked Brennan (15-11, 9-3) out of first place Tuesday with a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning. The outburst [...]

SOFTBALL: East Central, Southwest share first in 28-5A

April 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

EC rides Strunk no-hitter to share of first title in nearly a decade, while Southwest slams Steele for fourth in row By Mike Considine For a team that hadn’t won a district title in possibly a decade, East Central surely did it in style. From sophomore pitcher Madison Strunk’s first career no-hitter to the [...]

Local baseball and softball scores (April 15-17, 2013)

April 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Wednesday’s scores BASEBALL District 28-4A Brennan 6, Highlands 0 TAPPS 2-5A St. Anthony at Central Catholic Tuesday’s scores SOFTBALL District 28-5A East Central 5, Corpus Christi King 0 (EC: Madison Strunk no-hitter) Southwest 11, Steele 2 NOTE: East Central and [...]

SOFTBALL ROUNDUP (through April 6, 2013)

April 16, 2013 // 0 Comments

THIS STORY CONTAINS INFO ABOUT: East Central, Southwest, Harlandale, Holy Cross, Jefferson and Southside (in order) FOR A FULL STORY ON HARLANDALE VS. McCOLLUM baseball (April 4, 2013 @ Frank Tejeda Complex), click on this link: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Harlandale-boys-beat-McCollum-4418515.php FOR INFO [...]

BASEBALL ROUNDUP (through April 6, 2013)

April 16, 2013 // 0 Comments

THIS STORY CONTAINS INFO ABOUT: Harlandale, McCollum, South San, Memorial, Jefferson and Edison (in order) FOR A FULL STORY ON HARLANDALE VS. McCOLLUM baseball (April 4, 2013 @ Frank Tejeda Complex), click on this link: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Harlandale-boys-beat-McCollum-4418515.php FOR INFO ABOUT: [...]

SOUTH SIDE BASEBALL PLAYOFF PICTURE (updated April 27, 2013)

April 16, 2013 // 1 Comment

Baseball playoff picture These are the local teams that have qualified for the playoffs (in alphabetical order): QUALIFIERS: Burbank (12-14, 9-3), Central Catholic (22-8-1), Edison (14-12, 7-5), Harlandale (13-12, 8-5), Highlands (8-17, 5-7), McCollum (22-4, 10-3), South San (16-13-1, [...]

SOUTH SIDE SOFTBALL PLAYOFF PICTURE (updated April 19, 2013)

April 16, 2013 // 1 Comment

Softball playoff picture These are the local teams that have qualified for the playoffs (in alphabetical order) POSTSEASON QUALIFIERS: Brackenridge (14-15-1, 8-4), East Central (20-11, 8-2), Edison (14-15-2, 10-2), Harlandale (13-10, 8-6), Holy Cross (21-12-2, 5-2), Jefferson (13-15, 7-5), Southwest (28-5, 8-2). [...]