By Mike Considine East Central advanced to the area round for the second time in three years. The Hornets (21-11) defeated Warren 7-3 Friday night at Judson in a Class 5A bi-district game. “We scored five runs in the first two innings,” East Central coach Bryan Waller said. “ We came out and hit the… Read More SOFTBALL: East Central beats Warren 7-3 in area round, Smithson Valley next
South San and red-hot Highlands book postseason appearances in baseball By Mike Considine No stranger to the playoffs, Southwest’s softball team understands how important it is to take charge of a three-game series in Game 1. The Dragons (30-5) did exactly that Friday at the Mary Ann Villarreal Complex Field No. 1. Southwest defeated Brandeis… Read More SPORTS ROUNDUP: Southwest softball gains upper hand in series with Brandeis
NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Saturday’s games SOFTBALL Class 5A Bi-district Southwest (30-5) vs. Brandeis (20-8) at Villarreal Field No. 1, (best-of-three series, Southwest leads 1-0) (postponed to Monday at 6 p.m.; suspended with Southwest leading 10-3 in the sixth inning) Class 4A Bi-district Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway (22-8) 2, Harlandale (14-11) 0 (Tuloso-Midway… Read More SOFTBALL: Local playoff results (updated April 27, 2013)
Edison won’t share 28-4A title Indians, Golden Bears among seven local playoff teams By Mike Considine It seems Harlandale was so focused on making the playoffs, the Indians didn’t realize that another, bigger achievement was sneaking up on them. While the Indians (14-10, 8-6) secured their fifth-consecutive playoff appearance under coach Jennifer Bocanegra Friday at… Read More SOFTBALL: Harlandale takes third in 29-4A, to face Tuloso-Midway
EC rides Strunk no-hitter to share of first title in nearly a decade, while Southwest slams Steele for fourth in row By Mike Considine For a team that hadn’t won a district title in possibly a decade, East Central surely did it in style. From sophomore pitcher Madison Strunk’s first career no-hitter to the postgame… Read More SOFTBALL: East Central, Southwest share first in 28-5A
NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Wednesday’s scores BASEBALL District 28-4A Brennan 6, Highlands 0 TAPPS 2-5A St. Anthony at Central Catholic Tuesday’s scores SOFTBALL District 28-5A East Central 5, Corpus Christi King 0 (EC: Madison Strunk no-hitter) Southwest 11, Steele 2 NOTE: East Central and Southwest tied for first place Corpus Christi Carroll… Read More Local baseball and softball scores (April 15-17, 2013)
THIS STORY CONTAINS INFO ABOUT: East Central, Southwest, Harlandale, Holy Cross, Jefferson and Southside (in order) FOR A FULL STORY ON HARLANDALE VS. McCOLLUM baseball (April 4, 2013 @ Frank Tejeda Complex), click on this link: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Harlandale-boys-beat-McCollum-4418515.php FOR INFO ABOUT: Harlandale, Brackenridge and Southside, click on this link: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/High-School-SPORTS-ROUNDUP-4418528.php East Central/Southwest Most senior groups want… Read More SOFTBALL ROUNDUP (through April 6, 2013)
THIS STORY CONTAINS INFO ABOUT: Harlandale, McCollum, South San, Memorial, Jefferson and Edison (in order) FOR A FULL STORY ON HARLANDALE VS. McCOLLUM baseball (April 4, 2013 @ Frank Tejeda Complex), click on this link: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Harlandale-boys-beat-McCollum-4418515.php FOR INFO ABOUT: South San and Burbank, click on this link: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/High-School-SPORTS-ROUNDUP-4418528.php Harlandale The Indians only managed three hits… Read More BASEBALL ROUNDUP (through April 6, 2013)
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