BELTON – Keeping Frisco Legacy Christian from the big inning Friday proved to be key for the Shiner St. Paul Cardinals.The Eagles scored in every inning but two, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Cardinals as they twice came up with the big inning Friday to claim the TAPPS Class 2A state baseball title with an 11-7 victory. more >>
AUSTIN – Cuero turned slim and none into another one. The Gobblers overcame a slew of injuries to bring home their third Class 3A team title in four years Friday at the UIL Track and Field Championships. more >>
SAN ANTONIO – For all the talk about how young and inexperienced Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets are, they’ve been here before. It was in the first round. more >>
WACO – St. Joseph softball coach Craig Lauger knew the Lady Flyers wouldn’t get many chances to score on Midland Christian pitcher Erica Gomez. So when the Lady Flyers failed to cross the plate in the first inning when three straight players reached base on Gomez, Lauger figured his team might be in for a long day. more >>
AUSTIN – The Cuero Gobblers added a second gold medal Friday and moved a step closer to defending their Class 3A state track and field title with a victory in the 800-meter relay. Amand Avery-Green, Brent Johnson, Isaiah Glover and Stefone Hargrove clocked at 1 minute, 26.72 seconds to win the 800 relay. The foursome also claimed gold earlier in the 400 relay. more >>
AUSTIN – The Cuero Gobblers took a big step toward defending their Class 3A state track and field title Friday by win the 400-meter relay. Amand Avery-Green, Brent Johnson, Isaiah Glover and Stefon Hargrove combined to run a time of 41.34 seconds to capture the gold medal. Waco La Vega finished second at 41.61. more >>
BELTON – Using a seven-run third inning, the Shiner St. Paul Cardinals captured the TAPPS Class 2A state baseball title Friday with an 11-7 win over Frisco Legacy Christian. more >>
AUSTIN -- Goliad's Amanda Clemons became the first Advocate-area athlete to win a gold medal at the 2008 UIL State Track and Field Championships on Friday. Clemons won the Class 3A girls long jump. more >>
FARMERS BRANCH – Now the 15th-ranked University of Houston-Victoria Jaguars must once again play the waiting game. The Jaguars failed to make it into the second day of the NAIA Region VI softball tournament as they were eliminated Thursday night in a 1-0 loss to Saint Gregory’s. more >>
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – There was no third-quarter breakdown for the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, just the desperate play of a team whose quest for a second straight NBA title was on the line. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili both scored 31 points to lead the Spurs to a 110-99 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals. more >>
The St. Joseph Lady Flyers were the hunters last season as they faced the Midland Christian Lady Mustangs in the semifinals of the TAPPS Class 5A state softball tournament. Today, the Lady Flyers enter their rematch with the Lady Mustangs with the target on their backs. more >>