Week of May 5-11, 2013

SOFTBALL: Difficult loss helps give Wiatrek clarity on college choice

May 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR THE FULL STORY ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE. http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Wiatrek-opts-to-focus-on-academics-at-UIW-4572875.php Coaches ask their teams to learn from a loss. What Kirsten Wiatrek learned from East Central’s last defeat in arguably the school’s best [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL: Thornton takes hoop dreams to California

May 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

Click here to read the full story on the Southside Reporter website: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Thornton-to-play-at-San-Jos-State-4532199.php Sam Houston senior Isaac Thornton has accepted a scholarship offer from San Jose State University, the school’s website reported May 3. Thornton, a Class 3A [...]

SOFTBALL: Holy Cross’ dream season ends in region round

May 7, 2013 // 0 Comments

By Mike Considine For the second-consecutive year, Holy Cross (23-15-2) established a new standard for its program. The Knights’ season ended Monday, just shy of the TAPPS Class 4A final four. Fort Bend Christian (25-13) of Sugar Land shut out Holy Cross 6-0 in a region-round game at Texas A&M. Eagles pitcher [...]

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL: Senior-led Edison pushes Tivy to brink in 7-6 bi-district loss

May 7, 2013 // 0 Comments

Southwest softball bows to New Braunfels Canyon in marquee area series THIS STORY CONTAINS INFO ABOUT: Edison baseball, Central Catholic baseball and Southwest softball. FOR A FULL STORY ON THE BURBANK-HAYS BASEBALL PLAYOFF SERIES (May 3-4, 2013), click here: [...]

SOFTBALL: Holy Cross on cusp of TAPPS state semifinals

May 6, 2013 // 0 Comments

By Mike Considine It was a bold move for TAPPS Class 4A team Holy Cross to schedule tough Class 5A teams like Johnson and Steele earlier this year. The benefit of facing that level of competition may have been hard to visualize when the Knights were being shut out by lopsided scores. It’s crystal clear now. Holy [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL: Thornton takes hoop dreams to California

May 6, 2013 // 0 Comments

Sam Houston senior Isaac Thornton has accepted a scholarship offer from San Jose State University, the school’s website reported Friday. Thornton, a Class 3A all-state player, averaged 17.5 points and 7.3 rebounds while leading the Hurricanes to the Region IV finals. He was selected as the District 28-3A most [...]

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) [...]