POSTSEASON PAIRINGS Class 5A Bi-district round Southwest (16-24) vs. Clark (25-14), 7 p.m., Monday at Durbon Center, South San East Central (21-15) vs. Brandeis (24-16), 6 p.m., Tuesday at Durbon Center, South San Class 4A Bi-district round Brackenridge (14-25) at Alamo Heights (36-8), 7 p.m., Tuesday Corpus Christi Calallen (22-8) at Harlandale (24-11), 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Highlands… Read More VOLLEYBALL: Postseason schedule (complete)
Edison ends season with win over Fox Tech in 28-4A TEAMS INCLUDED: Burbank, East Central, Edison, Fox Tech, Harlandale, McCollum, Memorial, South San, Southwest, Young Women’s Leadership Academy. Photos taken by KJ Toso. For more photos or to purchase photos, please visit: kjtoso.photoreflect.com Nine area teams are bound for the playoffs. Of that group, surprisingly,… Read More TUESDAY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: East Central sweeps King to prepare for playoffs (complete)
Owls retain second place in district despite loss PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Seven-area-volleyball-teams-headed-to-playoffs-4954323.php Jefferson’s loud student section, as well as a sizable crowd on the Highlands side of the gym, supplied a playoff atmosphere Tuesday in the District 28-4A season finale for both teams. The… Read More VOLLEYBALL: Jefferson upends Highlands in final 28-4A match
Jefferson, Brackenridge reserve playoff spots with 28-4A wins PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Roundup-of-volleyball-games-for-South-Side-schools-4933546.php TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Highlands, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lanier, McCollum, Sam Houston, South San, Southside, Young Women’s Leadership Academy. The craziness in in District 29-4A has reached fever pitch.… Read More WEEKEND VOLLEYBALL REPORT: Harlandale battles to crazy four-way tie for 29-4A lead with one match left
Softball players help Dragons move up to third in 28-5A PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Roundup-of-volleyball-games-for-South-Side-schools-4933546.php Corpus Christi week suggests, possibly, some time at the beach. It wasn’t quite one of those for Southwest’s volleyball team, but it is a week the players and coaches can… Read More VOLLEYBALL: Two wins over Corpus teams set Southwest up for postseason
McCollom comes up just short in 29-4A defensive struggle PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE McCOLLUM-KENNEDY STORY ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Rockets-defeat-the-Cowboys-4933544.php Three weeks ago, Kennedy’s chances to make the playoffs this year were on thin ice. Now the Rockets are tied for fourth place in District 29-4A with just two games remaining. Friday, on… Read More FOOTBALL: Kennedy celebrations include Rockets’ third-straight win (complete)
Football playoff picture These are the area teams that have a chance to qualify for the playoffs (in alphabetical order): Through Nov. 2 ALREADY QUALIFIED: Brackenridge (6-3, 4-1), Holy Cross (6-3, 5-1), Lanier (3-6, 3-2), Southwest (5-4, 3-1). LIKELY QUALIFIERS: Central Catholic (4-5, 2-2), East Central (4-5, 2-2), Harlandale (7-2, 4-2). POSSIBLE QUALIFIERS: Burbank (3-6,… Read More FOOTBALL: Area playoff picture (thru Nov. 2)
Volleyball playoff qualifiers ALREADY QUALIFIED: Brackenridge (14-25, 10-6), East Central (21-15, 8-2), Harlandale (24-11, 10-4), Highlands (20-20, 13-3), Holy Cross (27-10, 6-3), Jefferson (24-10, 12-4), Providence (12-20, 4-8), Sam Houston (20-14, 4-6), Southwest (16-24, 5-5).
NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Matches of Oct. 27-Nov. 2 Tuesday’s results District 28-5A Corpus Christi Carroll (17-15, 5-5) 3, South San (12-19, 0-10) 2 (17-25, 25-12, 25-13, 19-25, 15-11) East Central (21-15, 8-2) 3, Corpus Christi King (13-19, 2-8) 0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-20) Steele (26-15, 10-0) 3, Southwest (16-24, 5-5) 1 (25-15, 25-15, 23-25, 25-22) District… Read More VOLLEYBALL: This week’s results (Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2013)
NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface WEEK 9 SCHEDULE (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) Friday’s games FOOTBALL District 28-5A Steele (8-1, 4-0) 45, Corpus Christi Carroll (3-6, 2-2) 3 East Central (4-5, 2-2) 50, South San (2-7, 0-4) 0 Southwest (5-4, 3-1) 14, Corpus Christi King (3-6, 1-3) 9 District 28-4A Brackenridge (6-3, 4-1) 23, Lanier… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 9 results (complete)
Bulldogs take lead into fourth quarter on Sanchez TD Ramon Richards threw a 17-yard pass to Marco Marble with 5:52 remaining to lead Brackenridge (5-3, 3-1) to a 26-21 win over rival Burbank (3-6, 2-3) Saturday afternoon at the SAISD Sports Complex. Burbank had taken the lead in a back-and-forth District 28-4A game on a… Read More FOOTBALL: Brack rallies for seventh-straight win over Burbank
Central Catholic, Holy Cross romp to district wins TEAMS INCLUDED: Central Catholic, Edison, Holy Cross, Lanier. Senior quarterback Nicholas Garcia was back in the Lanier lineup Friday at Wheatley Heights Sports Complex, and that was good news for the Voks (3-5, 3-1). Garcia (14 of 16, 220 yards) fired three first-half touchdown passes, providing the… Read More FRIDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Garcia returns to lead Lanier to victory over Edison
FRIDAY Brennan (8-0, 4-0) vs. Highlands (3-4, 1-2) at SAISD Sports Complex, 7:30 p.m. Teams don’t seem to spend much time at the crest of the hill in District 28-4A. Invariably, it seems, when a team gets hot, it’s destined to run into Brennan in a week or two. Highlands is the latest team to… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 8 previews (Friday’s games)
Trevino leads Cardinals to best performance of the season Harlandale quarterback Brandon Ramon may not have played his best game of the season Thursday at Harlandale Memorial Stadium, but his leadership skills shone – as always – and he had a hand in all of the Indians touchdowns. That was what first-place Harlandale (7-1, 4-1)… Read More FOOTBALL: Harlandale inches into first place in 29-4A with close win over Southside
Freshmen stepping up for Dragons in 28-5A play Game planning is an essential part of any sport, but sometimes nothing goes as anticipated. Tuesday was one of those nights at Southwest. First, Corpus Christi Carroll’s bus was late, putting the Dragons off their normal pre-match routine. Then, when Carroll came out for warmups, Southwest coach… Read More VOLLEYBALL: Southwest takes outside approach to beat Carroll, move into third place
THURSDAY Southside (0-7, 0-4) vs. Harlandale (6-1, 3-1) at Harlandale Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m. Harlandale got back on track last Friday with a 42-23 win over Memorial. Now the Indians are in a four-way tie for first place in District 29-4A and can put pressure on the other co-leaders with a win. One of the… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 8 previews (Thursday’s game)
Jefferson bumps Brackenridge out of third place in 28-4A TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Jefferson, Memorial, Providence, Sam Houston, Southside. When Harlandale lost three of four matches in a stretch that began Oct. 3, its chances for a District 29-4A championship seemed to have vanished. They resurfaced Tuesday when the Indians (23-10,… Read More TUESDAY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Harlandale sweeps into second place with win over Medina Valley
East Central, Highlands qualify for playoffs; nine potential qualifiers remain TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Highlands, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Lanier, Memorial, Providence, Southwest, Young Women’s Leadership Academy. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Volleyball-roundup-for-week-of-Oct-14-20-4914526.php Edison is hoping to boldly go to the destination two other… Read More WEEKEND VOLLEYBALL REPORT: Edison clinging to slim playoff hopes in 28-4A
NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Matches of Oct. 20-26 Tuesday’s results District 28-5A Southwest (15-23, 4-4) 3, Corpus Christi Carroll (16-14, 4-4) 1 (14-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-14) Steele (24-15, 8-0) 3, East Central (19-15, 6-2) 1 (14-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-14) Corpus Christi King (13-17, 2-6) 3, South San (12-17, 0-8) 1 (25-14, 25-27, 25-20, 25-23)… Read More VOLLEYBALL: This week’s results (Oct. 20-26)
Mustangs forge halftime tie, but Owls pulled away to end three-game losing streak PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE HIGHLANDS-JEFFERSON STORY ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Highlands-defeats-Jefferson-4914490.php The second half of games had been a problem for Highlands, before Friday. During the Owls’ three-game losing streak, they had difficulty scoring after halftime and watched opponents… Read More FOOTBALL: Second-half spurt lifts Highlands to 41-22 win over Jefferson
Sam Houston makes solid showing against potent Somerset TEAMS INCLUDED:Holy Cross, Lanier, Sam Houston. Austin Regents receiver McCade Rice’s fourth touchdown kept the Knights (7-0, 4-0) undefeated, enabling them to hold off defending champion Holy Cross (4-3, 3-1) for a 35-28 decision Saturday at Harlandale Memorial Stadium. It was the Holy Cross Knights’ first loss… Read More SATURDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Holy Cross can’t knock Austin Regents out of ranks of unbeaten
Football playoff picture These are the area teams that have a chance to qualify for the playoffs (in alphabetical order): Through Oct. 26 ALREADY QUALIFIED: none. LIKELY QUALIFIERS: Brackenridge (5-3, 3-1), Burbank (3-6, 2-3), Central Catholic (4-4, 2-1), Harlandale (7-1, 4-1), Holy Cross (5-3, 4-1), Lanier (3-5, 3-1), Southwest (4-4, 2-1). POSSIBLE QUALIFIERS: East Central… Read More FOOTBALL: Area playoff picture (thru Oct. 26)
Volleyball playoff qualifiers These are the area teams that have a chance to qualify for the playoffs (in alphabetical order) Through Oct. 26 ALREADY QUALIFIED: Brackenridge (14-24, 10-5), East Central (19-15, 6-2), Harlandale (23-10, 9-3), Highlands (19-19, 12-2), Holy Cross (27-10, 6-3), Jefferson (23-10, 11-4), Providence (12-20, 4-8), Sam Houston (20-12, 4-4), Southwest (16-23, 5-4).
NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface WEEK 8 SCHEDULE (Oct. 24-26) Thursday’s results FOOTBALL District 29-4A Harlandale (7-1, 4-1) 21, Southside (0-8, 0-5) 14 Friday’s results FOOTBALL District 28-5A Corpus Christi King (3-5, 1-2) 33, South San (2-6, 0-3) 14 Corpus Christi Carroll (3-5, 2-1) 42, Southwest (4-4, 2-1) 35 Steele (7-1, 3-0) 38,… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 8 results (complete)
Southwest shares 29-4A lead after win over East Central TEAMS INCLUDED:Burbank, Central Catholic, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Kennedy, Memorial, Southside, Southwest. Harlandale (6-1, 3-1) scored the first 14 points Friday at Frank Mata Stadium and it nearly ended up needing them in a District 29-4A game against Memorial (3-4, 1-3). The Minutemen launched a strong… Read More FRIDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Harlandale forges four-way tie for first in 29-4A with win over Memorial
SATURDAY Austin Regents (6-0, 3-0) vs. Holy Cross (4-2, 3-0) at Harlandale Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m. The Knights haven’t lost a district game since being assigned to TAPPS TAPPS District 3-II before the 2012 season. Austin Regents will pose the biggest threat to Holy Cross’ 10-game winning streak so far this season. Holy Cross and… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 7 previews (Saturday’s games)
FRIDAY Burbank (3-4, 2-1) vs. Edison (2-4, 0-2) at Wheatley Heights Sports Complex, 7:30 p.m. Burbank is aiming for its first on-field win since 2006 in the series, which dates back to a playoff meeting in 1959. The Bulldogs also are looking to get back on their feet after falling 69-0 to first-place Brennan last… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 7 previews (Friday’s games)
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