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SOFTBALL: Fernandez steps forward to salvage Game 1 for Southwest

  Junior drives in three during decisive seventh-inning rally PLEASE RETURN TO THIS STORY TUESDAY FOR A LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/communities/southside/article/Dragons-slay-Knights-5471863.php This year’s Southwest team may not be as dominant as some of its predecessors, but it may have an intangible on its side that’s capable of propelling the Dragons as far.… Read More SOFTBALL: Fernandez steps forward to salvage Game 1 for Southwest

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SOFTBALL: Dragons hitters solve Rockets’ pitching

Judson can’t contain Southwest’s offense in area round     PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/communities/southside/article/Southwest-bests-Judson-in-area-round-series-5454469.php   Like an iceberg, there’s much more to Southwest’s potent hitting attack than the part you see at the surface. The impetus behind the Dragons’ run-scoring machine is a combination of hard work and determination.… Read More SOFTBALL: Dragons hitters solve Rockets’ pitching

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BASEBALL PLAYOFF WEEKLY REPORT: Harlandale makes solid showing vs. No. 3 Calallen

Brandeis shuts down Southwest   PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/communities/southside/article/Baseball-roundup-5455012.php   TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, Central Catholic, Harlandale, Highlands, South San, Southwest. Young Harlandale gave a hint of what its bright future might entail as it battled Corpus Christi Calallen, No. 3 in the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association… Read More BASEBALL PLAYOFF WEEKLY REPORT: Harlandale makes solid showing vs. No. 3 Calallen

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SOFTBALL: Area playoff schedule/results (complete)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of May 4-10 Monday’s game TAPPS CLASS 4A State quarterfinals Victoria St. Joseph (24-11) 10, Holy Cross (26-11-1) 5 (Victoria St. Joseph advances)   Thursday’s game CLASS 5A Region IV quarterfinals Southwest (30-9) 11, Steele (19-13) 9 (best-of-3 series, Southwest leads 1-0)   Friday’s game CLASS 5A Region IV quarterfinals Southwest (31-9) 6, Steele… Read More SOFTBALL: Area playoff schedule/results (complete)

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SOFTBALL WEEKEND REPORT: Southwest hammers Brandeis in series sweep

Edison battles Lockhart to end in Game 2   PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/communities/southside/article/Softball-roundup-5436400.php TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Edison, Jefferson, Southwest. Southwest (27-8) hit five home runs in the two-game sweep of Brandeis (13-15). Interestingly, The Dragons also swept the Broncos last year in the Class 5A bi-district round. Southwest’s Kayla Arguello,… Read More SOFTBALL WEEKEND REPORT: Southwest hammers Brandeis in series sweep

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BASEBALL: Area playoff schedule/results (complete)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of April 27-May 3 Monday’s game TAPPS CLASS 5A Bi-district round Houston St. Pius X (18-14) 9, Central Catholic (16-13) 1 (Houston St. Pius X advances)   Wednesday’s game CLASS 4A BI-district round Clemens (18-9) 6, Brackenridge (14-9) 2 (best-of-3 series, Clemens leads 1-0)   Thursday’s games CLASS 5A BI-district round Brandeis… Read More BASEBALL: Area playoff schedule/results (complete)

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BASEBALL: Area playoff pairings (complete)

  NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of April 27-May 3 Monday’s game TAPPS CLASS 5A State quarterfinals Houston St. Pius X (18-14) 9, Central Catholic (16-13) 1   CLASS 5A BI-district round Southwest (12-10-1) vs. Brandeis (14-11): best-of-3 series: Game 1: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, at Southwest; Game 2: 7:30 p.m., Friday, at Northside ISD Field No. 2; Game 3 (if necessary): 2 p.m., Saturday, at SAISD Field No.… Read More BASEBALL: Area playoff pairings (complete)

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SOFTBALL: Area playoff schedule/results (thru May 3)

  NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of April 27-May 3   Thursday’s games CLASS 5A BI-district round San Marcos (27-9) 5, East Central (25-7) 4 (best-of-3 series, San Marcos leads 1-0) Judson (28-6) 8, Southwest (27-9) 4 (best-of-3 series, Judson leads 1-0)   Friday’s games CLASS 5A BI-district round San Marcos (28-9) 4, East Central (25-8) 3 (best-of-3 series, San Marcos wins 2-0)… Read More SOFTBALL: Area playoff schedule/results (thru May 3)

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SOFTBALL: Area playoff schedule/results (updated April 26)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of April 24-26 Thursday’s games CLASS 5A BI-district round East Central (24-6) 3, Taft (18-9) 2 (10 innings) (best-of-3 series: East Central leads 1-0) CLASS 4A BI-district round Boerne Champion (15-11) 6, Brackenridge (17-10-1) 2 (best-of-3 series: Boerne Champion leads 1-0)   Friday’s games CLASS 5A BI-district round East Central (25-6) 12, Taft (18-10) 5 (best-of-3… Read More SOFTBALL: Area playoff schedule/results (updated April 26)

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BASEBALL: This week’s schedule/results (thru April 26)

  NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of April 20-26 Tuesday’s games District 28-5A East Central (12-10-2, 2-7) 8, South San (13-12, 3-6) 2 Corpus Christi King (13-8  ???, 6-3) 11, Southwest (11-10-1, 4-5) 1 (5 innings) Corpus Christi Carroll (26-3, 9-0) 11, Steele (13-13, 3-6) 1 (6 innings) District 29-4A Kennedy (7-14, 4-9) 4, Floresville (13-10, 7-6) 1 McCollum… Read More BASEBALL: This week’s schedule/results (thru April 26)

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SOFTBALL: Area playoff pairings (complete)

  NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of April 20-26   CLASS 5A BI-district round Southwest (25-8) vs. Brandeis (13-13): best-of-3 series: Game 1: 5 p.m., Friday, Northside Field No. 1; Game 2: noon, Saturday, at Southwest; Game 3: 2 p.m., Saturday, at Southwest (if necessary) East Central (23-6) vs. Taft (18-8): best-of-3 series: Game 1: 7 p.m., Thursday, at East Central; Game 2: 7 p.m., Friday, Northside Field No. 1; Game 3: 2 p.m., Saturday, Villarreal Field No. 1 (if necessary)   CLASS 4A… Read More SOFTBALL: Area playoff pairings (complete)

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SOFTBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Playoff deadline approaching for Highlands, Jefferson

Southwest secures outright 28-5A title; Holy Cross takes third in 3-4A Tourney Photos taken by KJ Toso. For more photos or to purchase photos, please visit: http://kjtoso.photoshelter.com TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Highlands, Holy Cross, Kennedy, Lanier, McCollum, Memorial, South San, Southside, Southwest. The clock is ticking, as the regular season enters… Read More SOFTBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Playoff deadline approaching for Highlands, Jefferson

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SOFTBALL: This week’s results (thru April 17)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of April 13-19 Monday’s games District 28-3A TAPPS District 2-5A Antonian (23-7, 5-1) 10, St. Anthony (9-10-1 ???, 2-3 ???) 4    Tuesday’s games District 28-5A Southwest (25-7, 8-1) 11, Corpus Christi King (12-20, 2-7) 2 East Central (21-6, 6-3), 4, South San (10-14-1, 2-7) 2 Corpus Christi Carroll (21-5 ???, 6-3)… Read More SOFTBALL: This week’s results (thru April 17)

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BASEBALL: This week’s results (thru April 17)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of April 13-19 Monday’s games District 28-3A Somerset (13-8-1, 3-2 ???) at Pleasanton (15-7, 5-1), 7 p.m. (postponed to Tuesday, April 15) TAPPS District 3-4A San Antonio Christian (4-7-2 ???, 1-3 ???) 6, Holy Cross (6-17, 1-7) 1  TMI (17-13, 3-4) 10, Cornerstone Christian (3-6, 1-1) 0   Tuesday’s games District… Read More BASEBALL: This week’s results (thru April 17)

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BASEBALL: Red-hot Southwest subdues South San

 Dragons get big hits while Bobcats struggle to score PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/communities/southside/article/Southwest-win-over-East-Central-qualifies-Dragons-5402025.php Friday was Senior Night at Southwest, but it was the Dragons’ younger players who stole the show. From sophomore Juan Carlos Hernandez’s first-inning home run to junior Daniel Garcia’s bases-clearing triple to junior Joseph Cerda’s steady… Read More BASEBALL: Red-hot Southwest subdues South San

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SOFTBALL: Dragons clinch share of 28-5A title

Southwest nets comeback win over Carroll PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/communities/southside/article/Southwest-win-over-East-Central-qualifies-Dragons-5402025.php For the sixth-consecutive year, Southwest will either win its district title outright or share it. The Dragons (24-7, 7-1) are guaranteed of finishing first in District 28-5A after defeating third-place Corpus Christi Carroll (20-5, 5-3) Friday in Corpus Christi.… Read More SOFTBALL: Dragons clinch share of 28-5A title

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BASEBALL: Area playoff picture (thru April 17)

Baseball playoff picture These are the area teams that have a chance to qualify for the playoffs (in alphabetical order): Through April 17 ALREADY QUALIFIED:  Brackenridge (13-8, 9-2), Highlands (10-11, 5-6). LIKELY QUALIFIERS: Central Catholic (16-11, 6-3), McCollum (22-5, 9-3), Southwest (11-9-1, 4-4). POSSIBLE QUALIFIERS: Burbank (7-16-1, 4-7), Harlandale (11-11, 7-5), Lanier (7-14, 4-7), South San… Read More BASEBALL: Area playoff picture (thru April 17)

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BASEBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Dragons beat Steele, gain share of 2nd in 28-5A

Brackenridge edges rival Burbank TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, Highlands, Jefferson, McCollum, Memorial, Southside, Southwest. Southwest (10-8-1, 3-2) bolted into a three-way tie for second place District 28-5A Tuesday with an 8-5 home victory over Steele (11-11, 1-4). Dragons junior pitcher Felipe Cardona (4-0) remained undefeated and helped his team pick up its second consecutive victory. Southwest… Read More BASEBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: Dragons beat Steele, gain share of 2nd in 28-5A

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SOFTBALL: Southwest bashes its way into playoffs

 Dragons outhit East Central in 28-5A clash Photos taken by KJ Toso. For more photos or to purchase photos, please visit: http://kjtoso.photoshelter.com   PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/communities/southside/article/Southwest-win-over-East-Central-qualifies-Dragons-5402025.php     Even on days when the ball isn’t jumping off the bat, Southwest is a better hitting team than most. When… Read More SOFTBALL: Southwest bashes its way into playoffs

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