SOFTBALL: Area playoff picture (thru April 12)

Softball 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 (15-9-1, 7-3), East Central (20-6, 5-3), Edison (10-12, 8-2), Holy Cross (23-9-1, 7-1), McCollum (14-5, 9-2), Southwest (23-7, 6-1). LIKELY QUALIFIERS: None. POSSIBLE QUALIFIERS: Highlands (8-11-1, 5-6), Jefferson (8-11,… Read More SOFTBALL: 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: McCollum pursuing playoffs little by little

Second-place Cowboys pound Harlandale PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/communities/southside/article/McCollum-defeats-Harlandale-5364146.php McCollum is in the midst of its most successful season in at least five years, but the Cowboys are not taking anything for granted in District 29-4A. Although the Cowboys (13-4, 8-1) appear to be relatively secure in second place —… Read More SOFTBALL: McCollum pursuing playoffs little by little

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 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: Harlandale’s youth movement pays dividends against Kennedy

Senior lefty Zach Perez blanks Rockets PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE:   http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/communities/southside/article/Perez-pitches-shutout-in-Harlandale-win-5324428.php   The early season has been a baptism of fire for a sizable chunk of Harlandale’s roster, but the Indians’ youngsters seem to be getting the hang of varsity competition. Harlandale (5-8, 1-2) has five freshmen and four… Read More BASEBALL: Harlandale’s youth movement pays dividends against Kennedy

SOFTBALL WEEKEND REPORT: Harlandale holds off furious Rockets comeback

McCollum stays unbeaten in 29-4A, to face Medina Valley TEAMS INCLUDED: Harlandale, Kennedy, McCollum. Harlandale (7-10, 1-4) made a big splash early Thursday in a District 29-4A game, but had to grit its teeth while Kennedy (3-9, 1-4) did the same in the late innings. Kennedy capitalized when Harlandale went to its bench and nearly wiped… Read More SOFTBALL WEEKEND REPORT: Harlandale holds off furious Rockets comeback

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: 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)

BASEBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Brackenridge edges Southside in rematch

Highlands lights up SACS for 23 runs TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, East Central, Harlandale, Highlands, Jefferson, Southside. The schedule pitted Brackenridge and Southside against each other in two consecutive games recently. The first meeting went to Southside, but the Eagles (4-5) took their revenge Tuesday at the Cardinals’ field. Brackenridge grabbed a 4-2 lead in the first… Read More BASEBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Brackenridge edges Southside in rematch

SOFTBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Senior-dominated Mustangs blast Lanier

Edison tops Highlands in slugfest; Providence edges St. Anthony with impressive comeback TEAMS INCLUDED: Edison, Harlandale, Highlands, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lanier, McCollum, Memorial, Providence, Southside. Jefferson (5-5, 1-1) announced its presence as a veteran team with playoff aspirations Tuesday with a 19-4 drubbing of Lanier (4-6, 0-2) in District 28-4A game at Mary Ann Villarreal… Read More SOFTBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Senior-dominated Mustangs blast Lanier

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL: Spring Break area schedule (March 9-15)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of March 9-15 Monday’s games BASEBALL District 28-4A Jefferson vs. Lanier at SAISD Field No. 1, noon Edison vs. Highlands at SAISD Field No. 1, 2:30 p.m. Brackenridge vs. Brennan at Northside Field No. 2, 5:30 p.m. Non-district Judson vs. Burbank at SAISD Field No. 2, 1 p.m. Southwest… Read More BASEBALL & SOFTBALL: Spring Break area schedule (March 9-15)