This week I visited with two of Victoria’s promising young golf stars before they headed off to play in the South Texas Junior PGA Championship at the Woodlands Country Club.

Following are results from the Club at Colony Creek.

WOODSBORO – Anthony Meacham knew what was at stake as he stood on the runway at the Vaulter Magazine High School National Championship in Menifee, Calif.

The Victoria East boys and St. Joseph girls will begin the season with new head basketball coaches.

The Texas A&M football team added a pair of cross-division opponents to its 2020 football schedule with a home game against Florida and a road contest vs. Tennessee as the Southeastern Conference continues to plan for its unprecedented 10-game, league-only season.

Following are the results from Thursday’s scramble at Riverside Golf Course.

The Riverside Women’s Golf Association played the format “Pick Your Poison” on Thursday.

Naaji Gadsden has never been to Plainview, but even a two-day journey of over 600 miles hasn’t dampened his enthusiasm.

SHINER – Shiner’s season opener is over three weeks away.

On the last night of the nine week Rolling Thunder League summer session, two bowlers broke the 700 mark.

When the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced it was moving soccer championships to the spring, senior Nisa Olivierre took a positive approach.

Shaun Miller is no stranger to coaching.

UHV softball coach Lindsey Ortiz announced the signing of junior college transfer Krystal Rodriguez to the team on Tuesday.

REFUGIO — Jason Herring has performed a number of roles during his three decades as a football coach, but he has a new one this season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VANDERBILT — It was back to business Monday as defending Class 3A state champion Industrial was on the court for its first practice of the season.

In 2018, I crammed the entire deer forecast into one column. My mistake. Last year, I broke it into two parts, and it worked better. There are more deer in Texas and more to write about, so I’ll again take two weeks to cover it. This week’s column will include the Hill Country and West Texas…

UHV baseball coach coach Terry Puhl today announced the signing of two college transfers for the upcoming 2021 season.

Football coaches almost always include a caveat when assessing their chances for an upcoming season.

The Victoria Generals experienced a Texas Collegiate League season like no other.

GANADO – Larson Workman was in eighth grade when he told his father he wanted to play college football.

Zac Leigh can’t count how many times he has pitched at Riverside Stadium.

KINGSVILLE – Victoria East graduate Madison Lake was named to the Texas A&M University-Kingsville women’s golf all-decade team on Wednesday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Council of Presidents voted to postpone the national championships in cross country, men's soccer, women's soccer and women's volleyball to spring 2021, the league announced on its website Tuesday. 

As is his custom during this year’s Rolling Thunder League session, T.J. Mooney has had mastery of the lanes in the past 8 weeks. He smashed the pins for individual games of 246, 215 and 269 for a 730 total to earn the weekly scoring honors again. He rolled 25 strikes and had only one split …

WOODSBORO – Anthony Meacham has been pole vaulting for four years.

Bryce Galvan has done his best to keep in shape since Texas A&M-Kingsville’s season came to a premature end because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fishing. So much about it is misunderstood by so many.

Hallettsville Sacred Heart will be under the direction of its fourth head football coach in four seasons.

Chuck Grafe and Dean Kibler hardly need an introduction in Hallettsville.

The Chicago White Sox have added Refugio graduate Jared Kelley to the team’s alternate roster.

What a pleasure I had recently to play a round of golf with the legendary Coach Mike Smith.

Chase Almendarez had some advice for the Round Rock Hairy Men before they played the Victoria Generals at Riverside Stadium.

TAPPS has revised its guidelines for fall sports.

District 15-5A, Division I athletic representatives met Thursday in Corpus Christi to discuss the changes in Class 5A football announced by the UIL earlier this week.

With two weeks left in the Rolling Thunder summer season, T.J. Mooney racked up his fifth 700 plus in a seven-week span. He rolled individual games of 208, 260, and 236 for a 704 total and 25 strikes in the set to take the weekly honors.

EL CAMPO — Nathan Willis was back at Ricebird Stadium on Wednesday morning for strength and conditioning drills as he has been for most of the summer.

The Round Rock Hairy Men’s bus broke down on the way to Victoria.

The UIL released guidelines for extracurricular activities in the upcoming school year Tuesday, and they include different start dates for larger and smaller schools.

The UIL announced Tuesday that it is delaying the start to the Class 5A and 6A football and volleyball seasons. 

All pet owners have either known the deep pain of losing a pet, or will sometime in the future.

REFUGIO – Refugio coach Jason Herring envisioned standing in the high school gym sometime in March or April greeting each of his players and presenting them with their state championship ring.

Erin Reynolds knows what it takes to be a district champion.

The Riverside Women’s Golf Association played the low net format Thursday. There was a tie for the winner between Emily Garza and Anisia Wolfschlag.

Shiner St. Paul will have to wait longer than expected to begin defense of its TAPPS, Division IV state football championship.

PORT LAVACA – Steve Johnson set Calhoun’s career rushing record during his junior season.

Bryce Grizzaffi’s first home run of the Texas Collegiate League season helped the Victoria Generals to a series win over the Tulsa Drillers.