Week of April 28-May 4, 2013

BASEBALL: Burbank falls short despite late rally against Hays

May 6, 2013 // 0 Comments

By Mike Considine FOR A FULL STORY ON THE BURBANK-HAYS BASEBALL PLAYOFF SERIES (May 3-4, 2013), click here: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Burbank-boys-fall-to-Hays-in-playoffs-4492369.php Senior center fielder Nick Canas had his best game of the season, but the Bulldogs (13-16) couldn’t quite catch Hays [...]

WEEKEND SPORTS ROUNDUP: McCollum loss ends year for local baseball teams

May 6, 2013 // 0 Comments

Holy Cross softball only area team still alive in playoffs By Mike Considine And then there was one. Holy Cross’ softball squad is the last local team standing after the second week of the playoffs. Six area UIL baseball teams were eliminated in the bi-district round and Central Catholic lost in the TAPPS area round, [...]

Local teams blanked on cold, cold night

May 3, 2013 // 0 Comments

Five area teams need a win tonight to continue seasons By Mike Considine The band Three Dog Night took its name from the Australian expression for an extremely chilly night. That was literally and figuratively what three area baseball teams and two local softball teams experienced Thursday. None of the four local teams [...]

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 [...]

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: 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 [...]

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, [...]