Class 3A Regional QuarterfinalsCuero (30-2-1) vs. Mathis (22-7), best-of-three series. Game 1, Thursday, Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi or Mathis, 7 p.m.; Game 2 Friday, 7 p.m., Cuero. Game 3, if needed, Saturday, 6 p.m., Mathis. more >>
Class 3A Region Semifinal Yoakum vs. Medina Valley, best-of-three series, Schertz Steele -- Game 1, Thursday, time TBD; Game 2, Friday, time TBD; Game 3 (if necessary), Saturday, time TBD. more >>
Big Brown was so overpowering in winning the Kentucky Derby, none of the 19 rivals he dusted off is showing up for another try in the Preakness Stakes. The last time just the Derby winner moved on to the Preakness was 60 years ago, when Citation won the 1948 Derby – then took the Preakness and Belmont Stakes and became thoroughbred racing’s eighth of 11 Triple Crown champions. more >>
AUSTIN (AP) – Bonnie Richardson ran. She threw. She jumped. And when it was time to hand out the team trophies, Richardson accepted the 1A team championship for Rochelle High School – by herself. more >>
AUSTIN – For the first time since 2001 the Yoakum Lady Bulldogs failed to medal at the UIL State Class 3A golf tournament. The Lady Bulldogs posted a final round 365 to finish the two-day event at 705, well behind two-time champion Andrews. Andrews posted a 305-315–620 to defend its title by 25 strokes over Monahans (313-332–645). more >>
WACO – Hallettsville Sacred Heart’s Sarah Michalcik admitted to being a borderline nervous wreck Friday while pitching in her first TAPPS state softball tournament game. So it’s probably a good thing for her that she didn’t know she had a no-hitter going through the first six innings. more >>
AUSTIN – Hot. Sweltering. Scorching. With temperatures soaring into the upper 90s, the Texas high school meet track began Friday under oppressive conditions. Athletes and spectators baked in the sun at the Mike A. Myers track complex and the portable toilets, not protected by shade, turned into hellish hot boxes reminiscent of Paul Newman’s misery in the movie ‘Cool Hand Luke.’ more >>
WACO – The Shiner St. Paul Lady Cardinals’ dream season ended in a nightmarish sixth inning Friday at the TAPPS state softball tournament. Bellville Faith Academy (11-7) took advantage of five walks and sent 12 batters to the plate in an eight-run sixth to overcome a 5-4 deficit and defeat the Lady Cardinals 12-6 in the Class 1A/2A semifinals at the Waco ISD complex. more >>
AUSTIN – The last time the Yoakum Lady Bulldogs found themselves off the medal stand at the UIL state golf tournament was in 2001 when they finished fifth. That is exactly where the Lady Bulldogs stand after the first round of the Class 3A tournament at the Roy Kizer Golf Course. The final round is set to begin today at 7:30 a.m. more >>
LOCKHART – Edna coach Kensey Allen would have gladly settled for seven runs in Thursday’s Game 1 of the Cowboys’best-of-three Class 2A area playoff series against Salado. Edna scored seven times but it wasn’t near enough as the No. 6 Eagles slugged their way to a 19-7 victory in a game stopped after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. more >>
