SOFTBALL: This week’s results (thru April 12)

  NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of April 6-12 Tuesday’s games District 28-5A Corpus Christi Carroll (20-4 ???, 5-2) 7, Corpus Christi King (11-19, 1-6) 3 Southwest (23-7, 6-1) 7, East Central (19-6, 4-3) 1 Steele (15-10, 3-4) 8, South San (10-12-1, 2-5) 0 District 28-4A Brackenridge (14-9-1, 6-3) 10, Edison (9-12, 7-2) 3 Highlands (8-10-1, 5-5) 10, Lanier (5-14, 1-8) 5 District… Read More SOFTBALL: This week’s results (thru April 12)

BASEBALL WEEKEND REPORT: South San holds second in 28-5A with improbable win over Hornets

Chaos reigns in District 28-4A, all seven teams in playoff hunt TEAMS INCLUDED: Burbank, East Central, Jefferson, Lanier, McCollum, Memorial, South San, Southside, Southwest. South San erased a huge deficit and won the game it needed to secure second-place in District 28-5A Friday. The Bobcats (13-7, 3-1) avoided a second-consecutive district loss Friday, edging East Central… Read More BASEBALL WEEKEND REPORT: South San holds second in 28-5A with improbable win over Hornets

SOFTBALL WEEKEND REPORT: Dragons get revenge, capture first in 28-5A

Holy Cross ends TAPPS 3-4A play with big win TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, Holy Cross, Memorial, South San, Southside, Southwest. Southwest (22-7, 5-1) avenged an earlier loss to South San (10-11-1, 2-4) Friday and took full custody of the District 28-5A lead in the process. The Dragons routed the Bobcats 11-1at Southwest. They had been… Read More SOFTBALL WEEKEND REPORT: Dragons get revenge, capture first in 28-5A

BASEBALL: Area playoff picture (thru April 12)

Baseball playoff picture These are the area teams that have a chance to qualify for the playoffs (in alphabetical order): Through April 12 ALREADY QUALIFIED: Brackenridge (11-8, 7-2). LIKELY QUALIFIERS: Central Catholic (15-11, 5-3), Highlands (9-11, 5-5), McCollum (17-4, 8-2), South San (13-8, 3-3), Southwest (11-8-1, 4-2). POSSIBLE QUALIFIERS: Burbank (5-16-1, 2-7), Edison (3-15, 3-6), Harlandale… Read More BASEBALL: Area playoff picture (thru April 12)

BASEBALL WEEKEND REPORT: McCollum withstands Indians rally to earn share of 29-4A lead

  Lanier takes third in 28-4A with win over Edison TEAMS INCLUDED: Burbank, Edison, Harlandale, Highlands, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lanier, McCollum, Memorial. Photos taken by KJ Toso. For more photos or to purchase photos, please visit: http://kjtoso.photoshelter.com   In a matchup of two of the hottest teams in District 29-4A, not to mention arguably… Read More BASEBALL WEEKEND REPORT: McCollum withstands Indians rally to earn share of 29-4A lead

BASEBALL WEEKEND REPORT: McCollum holds off Indians rally to earn share of 29-4A lead

  Lanier takes third in 28-4A with win over Edison TEAMS INCLUDED: Burbank, Edison, Harlandale, Highlands, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lanier, McCollum, Memorial. In a matchup of two of the hottest teams in District 29-4A, not to mention arguably the two most-heated rivals, McCollum (15-3, 6-1) did what it needed to do to move up… Read More BASEBALL WEEKEND REPORT: McCollum holds off Indians rally to earn share of 29-4A lead

SOFTBALL WEEKEND REPORT: Smoke clears in 28-5A with Dragons & Hornets in first

Edison turns Highlands rematch into mismatch TEAMS INCLUDED: Burbank, East Central, Edison, Highlands, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Lanier, Providence, Southwest, Southside. When the week began, four teams were tied for first place in District 28-5A. East Central (19-4, 4-1) and Southwest (21-7, 4-1) were the only two that remained Friday. Southwest scored five runs in the first… Read More SOFTBALL WEEKEND REPORT: Smoke clears in 28-5A with Dragons & Hornets in first

BASEBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: South San grabs share of first in 28-5A

  Southwest edges Hornets in bottom of seventh TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Highlands, Jefferson, Lanier, McCollum, South San, Southside, Southwest. South San (12-5, 2-0) won its fifth-consecutive game Tuesday and second straight by a 5-4 score, defeating Steele (10-9, 0-2) to climb into a first-place tie in District 28-5A. The Bobcats… Read More BASEBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: South San grabs share of first in 28-5A

SOFTBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Holy Cross erupts for 26 runs in TAPPS 3-4A win

  TEAMS INCLUDED: Burbank, East Central, Edison, Highlands, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Lanier, McCollum, South San, Southwest, Southside. Holy Cross (19-7-1, 5-0) scored 19 runs in the first inning and junior Marisol Ortega pitched a one-hit shutout as the Knights romped to a 26-0 win over San Marcos Academy. They made quick work of the TAPPS District… Read More SOFTBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Holy Cross erupts for 26 runs in TAPPS 3-4A win

SOFTBALL WEEKEND REPORT: Three area teams part of 28-5A first-place logjam

McCollum gets back on track in 29-4A TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Highlands, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lanier, McCollum, South San, Southside, Southwest. East Central (17-4, 2-1), South San (10-8-1, 2-1) and Southwest (19-7, 2-1) ended the week as part of a four-team tie for first place in District 28-5A. All three teams recorded… Read More SOFTBALL WEEKEND REPORT: Three area teams part of 28-5A first-place logjam

BASEBALL WEEKEND REPORT: South San keeps winning streak going against Southwest

  Olvera pitches Buttons to TAPPS 2-5A victory TEAMS INCLUDED: Burbank, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Highlands, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lanier, McCollum, South San, Southside, Southwest. South San (11-5, 1-0) worked overtime to record its fourth-consecutive win 5-4 Friday at Burrows-Gustafson Stadium. The Bobcats edged rival Southwest (7-7-1, 0-1) with a run in the eighth inning of… Read More BASEBALL WEEKEND REPORT: South San keeps winning streak going against Southwest

BASEBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Holy Cross knocks off undefeated Marion

  Harlandale’s Perez, Palomino combine on no-hitter TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, Central Catholic, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Kennedy, Memorial, Southside. When Marion advertised for prospective opponents last summer, it couldn’t have known that it was seeking out the team that would end its undefeated streak. That’s exactly the way the sitatuation played out,… Read More BASEBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Holy Cross knocks off undefeated Marion

SOFTBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Rockets blast Southside 14-2

Southwest edges East Central in ninth inning TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, East Central, Harlandale, Highlands, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lanier, Memorial, Southside, Southwest. Kennedy (4-9, 2-4) produced three big innings in a 14-2 District 28-4A win over Southside (4-14, 1-5) Tuesday at Southside. The young Rockets scored four runs in the first inning, three in… Read More SOFTBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Rockets blast Southside 14-2

SOFTBALL: This week’s results (thru March 29)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of March 23-29 Tuesday’s games District 28-5A Corpus Christi Carroll (17-4 ???, 2-2) 7, Steele (14-8, 2-2) 5 East Central (18-4, 3-1) 15, South San (10-9-1, 2-2) 5  Southwest (19-7, 3-1) 12, Corpus Christi King (10-17, 0-4) 8 District 28-4A Edison (7-11, 6-1) 17, Lanier (5-12, 1-6) 2 (3 innings) Highlands (7-8-1, 4-3) 12, Burbank (2-15-1,… Read More SOFTBALL: This week’s results (thru March 29)

BASEBALL: This week’s results (updated March 29)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of March 23-29 Monday’s games District 28-5A Corpus Christi Carroll (17-2, 2-0) 12, Corpus Christi King (8-4, 1-1) 0 Tuesday’s games District 28-5A South San (12-5, 2-0) 5, Steele (10-9, 0-2) 4 Southwest (8-6-1, 1-1) 6, East Central (10-5-2, 0-2) 5 District 28-4A Brackenridge (9-7, 5-1) 3, Highlands (7-10, 2-4) 1 Jefferson (4-13, 2-4) 8, Edison… Read More BASEBALL: This week’s results (updated March 29)

BASEBALL: This week’s results (updated March 22)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of March 16-22 Tuesday’s games District 28-4A Brackenridge (7-7, 3-1) 10, Jefferson (3-12, 1-3) 0 Edison (2-10, 2-2) 5, Burbank (3-12-1, 1-3) 4 District 29-4A Harlandale (6-8, 2-2) 13, Memorial (4-10, 1-3) 0 (5 innings) Southside (4-10, 1-3) 9, Kennedy (5-8, 1-3) 5 Medina Valley (12-4-1, 4-0) 7, McCollum (12-3, 3-1) 1 Floresville (9-5, 3-1) 6, Uvalde (4-9-1, 1-3) 5… Read More BASEBALL: This week’s results (updated March 22)

SOFTBALL: This week’s results (updated March 22)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of March 16-22 Monday’s games Non-district Holy Cross (15-7) 7, Antonian (15-6) 3 Tuesday’s games District 28-5A Corpus Christi Carroll (5-2 ???, 1-1) 5, Corpus Christi King (0-2 ???, 0-2) 0 Southwest (15-7, 1-1), 8, East Central (16-4, 1-1) 7 (9 innings) Steele (14-6, 2-0) 7, South San (9-7-1, 1-1) 1 District 28-4A Brennan… Read More SOFTBALL: This week’s results (updated March 22)

BASEBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Brackenridge swings bats for win over rival Burbank

Highlands bounces back from Edison loss to down Jefferson in 28-4A TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, Edison, Highlands, Jefferson, Lanier. Tristen Cortinas and Matthew de los Santos each produced three hits to lead Brackenridge (5-6, 1-0) to a 6-2 win over Burbank (2-10-1, 0-2) in a District 28-4A game Wednesday at SAISD Field No. 1. Cortinas drove… Read More BASEBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Brackenridge swings bats for win over rival Burbank

SOFTBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Edison hits stride in District 28-4A

East Central edges Corpus Christi Carroll in 28-5A opener TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, East Central, Edison, Highlands, Jefferson, Lanier, McCollum, Memorial, Sam Houston. Edison struggled uncharacteristically during its non-district schedule, but a comeback victory last week has propelled the Golden Bears to an undefeated record in District 28-4A. The Golden Bears (5-10, 4-0) recorded an impressive… Read More SOFTBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Edison hits stride in District 28-4A

BASEBALL: This week’s results (thru March 15)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of March 9-15 Monday’s games District 28-4A Jefferson (2-10, 1-1) 3, Lanier (4-7, 1-1) 2 Edison (0-9, 0-1) vs. Highlands (5-6, 1-0) at SAISD Field No. 1, 2:30 p.m. (postponed to Tuesday, March 11) Brackenridge (4-6, 0-0) vs. Brennan (6-5-1, 1-0) at Northside Field No. 2, 5:30 p.m. (postponed to… Read More BASEBALL: This week’s results (thru March 15)

SOFTBALL: This week’s results (thru March 15)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of March 9-15 Monday’s games District 28-4A Brennan (13-3, 4-0) 15, Burbank (2-10-1 ???, 0-3) 1 (3 innings) Edison (4-10, 3-0) 1, Brackenridge (9-5-1, 1-2) 0 Highlands (5-6-1, 3-1) 10, Lanier (4-9, 0-4) 0 (5 innings) Non-district Incarnate Word (4-5) at Southwest (9-4), 2 p.m. (score unavailable, possible postponement) South San (8-6-1) at… Read More SOFTBALL: This week’s results (thru March 15)