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The Brandeis High School orchestra brought home first place honors from the National Orchestra Cup over the weekend, marking a first for a school in San Antonio.

Highlights and reaction from Josh Davis Natatorium, as high school swimmers from around the San Antonio area competed in the 2022 UIL Region VII-6A Swimming & Diving Championships looking to punch their tickets to this year's state meet in Austin.

NISD Natatorium was packed once again on Saturday afternoon for the District 27-6A swimming & diving championships, as area teams entered the water looking to punch their tickets to the Region VII-6A meet.

Defensive coordinator TP Miller has been hired as Johnson's next athletic coordinator and head football coach.

After one of the greatest years in San Antonio sports history, KSAT 12 counts down the 12 best moments and memories from 2021.

With the high school football season officially in the rearview mirror, KSAT 12's Big Game Newsletter is mixing things up as we transition to the spring sports season.

Pleasanton and Fredericksburg's dramatic victories highlight Week 13 of KSAT 12's Big Game Coverage of the Area Round.

For the first time in program history, Brandeis wins the UIL Class 6A State title, rallying from a 2-1 set deficit to defeat Keller 3-2 in Saturday's championship match at the Curtis Culwell Center.

In their first UIL State appearance, the Brandeis volleyball team defeated Bridgeland 3-1 in Friday afternoon's Class 6A semifinal, punching their tickets to Saturday's championship match.

The second round of the high school football playoffs features battles between San Antonio and Austin-area schools, including a heavyweight matchup between undefeated Steele and Austin Vandegrift.

New Braunfels and East Central made history as part of an incredible first week of playoff action in KSAT 12's Big Game Coverage of the high school football season.

A year removed from a runner-up finish, the Brandeis volleyball team swept Austin Vandegrift on Saturday afternoon in the Class 6A Regional Final to punch their tickets to the UIL State tournament for the first time in program history.

KSAT 12's Big Game coverage kicks off the 2021 playoffs with some great matchups in the Bi-District round, including No. 3 Johnson vs. No. 8 New Braunfels.

In the third round of the UIL volleyball playoffs, Brandeis fends off a Madison rally to win in four sets, while Harlan sweeps Warren to advance to the Regional Semifinals.

Judson's dramatic victory over Smithson Valley and Madison's overtime win against Brandeis were two of the best games from a wild Week 9 of KSAT's Big Game Coverage.

Week 9 of KSAT 12′s Big Game Coverage s jam-packed with some critical district matchups like Alamo Heights vs. Boerne Champion, East Central vs. New Braunfels and much more!

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See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12′s Top 12 for Week 9 of the 2021 high school football season!

Week 10 of the high school volleyball season featured another impressive Smithson Valley outing, as the Rangers swept Clemens to remain undefeated in District 27-6A, while Brandeis knocked off Reagan in a 28-6A rematch and YWLA battled Fox Tech in 29-4A.

See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12′s Top 12 for Week 8 of the 2021 high school football season!

Week 6 of the high school football season featured a defensive battle between Reagan and Madison, an offensive shootout between Highlands and Burbank, and upsets like Edison defeating Lanier.

See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12′s Top 12 for Week 7 of the 2021 high school football season!

A District 28-6A clash between Reagan and Madison is one of the most exciting match ups heading into Week 6 of Big Game Coverage.

Week 8 of the high school volleyball season saw Brandeis avenge an early-season loss to Clark and reclaim control of District 28-6A, while Madison defeated Johnson to stay in the hunt for the playoffs and Boerne swept New Braunfels Davenport in District 28-4A.

At the halfway mark of the season, Johnson and Taft are among the undefeated teams left standing after two of the best high school football games from Week 5.

See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12′s Top 12 for Week 6 of the 2021 high school football season!

Two matchups between undefeated teams highlights Week 5's slate, as Johnson battles Brandeis and Smithson Valley faces New Braunfels.

A battle of undefeated teams in District 28-6A highlights Week 5 of the high school football season, as No. 8 Brandeis takes on No. 4 Johnson at Heroes Stadium.

See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12′s Top 12 for Week 5 of the 2021 high school football season!

See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12′s Top 12 for Week 4 of the 2021 high school football season!

In a battle of District 28-6A powers, the Brandeis volleyball team erased a seven-point third-set deficit to sweep Reagan and pull back into a tight district race.

See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12′s Top 12 for Week 3 of the 2021 high school football season!

See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12′s Top 12 for Week 3 of the 2021 high school football season!

No. 3 Steele vs. No. 4 Reagan and Judson vs. Lake Travis headline the best matchups in Week 2 of the 2021 high school football season.

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Week 3 of the high school volleyball season heats up with the start of district play, as Boerne Champion hosts New Braunfels Canyon, Brandeis battles Clark and Holmes squares off against Taft.

This 2021 season preview edition of the Big Game Coverage Newsletter breaks down the biggest storylines in local high school football with teams like Brennan, Southside and Poteet.

Highlights from the semifinals of the Gold Bracket of the NEISD high school volleyball tournament at Littleton Gymnasium on Saturday, as Brandeis takes on Harlan and Smithson Valley battles Madison.

The annual Peanut Butter Bowl, held in every high school football season since 2016 as a food drive to collect peanut butter and combat chronic hunger, has expanded to 10 games and 20 different teams this season including a pair of Austin schools.

The second week of the 2021 high school volleyball season ratchets up the intensity. Carlee Pharris and the Brandeis Broncos rolled past Antonian in front of a raucous home crowd, while Clark, Churchill and Edison all earn impressive sweeps over Harlan, Taft and Southside respectively.

KSAT 12's Big Game Coverage previews arrive at Brandeis High School, where new head coach Charles Bruce welcomes back 16 starters from a squad that finished 6-3 overall, 5-3 in District 28-6A last season.

Four-year starter Aiden Inesta-Rodriguez was first-team All-District on offense and defense in District 28-6A last season, and the 5'7" star is hoping to prove that size doesn't matter in the defensive backfield.

After leading the Wagner Thunderbirds to a pair of state semifinal appearances in 2018 and 2019, head coach Charles Bruce is leaving the program to assume head coaching duties at Brandeis High School.

Reagan senior Jasmine Montgomery stuns with two individual event wins, and Knippa senior Christian Rattler stuck gold in the 400 meter run, as Class 1A and 6A athletes from the greater San Antonio area competed on Saturday night in the final session of this year’s UIL State Track & Field Championships.

Smithson Valley baseball takes the bi-district series lead with a 4-3 victory over Brandeis, while Judson softball clinches their opening round series against Buda Hays.

SAN ANTONIO – On a night with numerous pool records and multiple double-event winners, the Brandeis boys swim team wins their first Region VII-6A Championship as area swimmers dove into Bill Walker Pool looking to punch their tickets to this year’s UIL State meet. FULL RESULTSEvents Champion Time 200 yard Medley Relay Reagan 1:34.27 200 yard Freestyle Luke Peterson (Churchill) 1:41.81 200 yard Individual Medley Kevin Cai (Reagan) 1:54.29 50 yard Freestyle Tate Sloan (Clemens) 20.86 1 meter Diving Marcel Mateos Salles (Reagan) 537.40 pts 100 yard Butterfly Jackson Stallworth (Clark) 49.80 100 yard Freestyle Tate Sloan (Clemens) 46.24 500 yard Freestyle Luke Peterson (Churchill) 4:34.60 200 yard Freestyle Relay Clark 1:25.16 100 yard Backstroke Evan Croley (Clark) 49.66 100 yard Breaststroke Kevin Cai (Reagan) 57.35 400 yard Freestyle Relay Clark 3:07.97MORE SWIMMING HIGHLIGHTS

Andrew has covered athletics of all levels for more than five years and is dedicated to shining a spotlight on local San Antonio athletes and their stories.

Andrew has covered athletics of all levels for more than five years and is dedicated to shining a spotlight on local San Antonio athletes and their stories.

SAN ANTONIO – Reagan stuns previously undefeated O’Connor in the Class 6A Regional Semifinals, while Brandeis sweeps Harlan to set up a District 28-6A showdown between the Rattlers and Broncos with a trip to the UIL State Tournament on the line this Saturday. MORE VOLLEYBALL COVERAGE

Brandeis High School juniors Carlee Pharris and Jalyn Gibson have been best friends since they were 11 years old. The two dreamed of playing college volleyball together, and soon that will come true for the class of 2022 TCU commits. “They’re great leaders for being young players,” said Williams. “They’re best friends. They have a good team chemistry within themselves, and with the others.”Imagine playing volleyball and getting to set up your best friend for a point.

SAN ANTONIO – The Brandeis High School volleyball team is undefeated almost one month into their season and last week, one player had an unbelievable play that earned our Play of the Week on Instant Replay last Sunday. Almost a month into their season, @BrandeisVB08 is undefeated and made our Play of the Week last Sunday! #KSATsports pic.twitter.com/soz1VkJby5 — KSAT 12 Sports (@InstantReplaySA) October 8, 2020If you have a play that could be our Play of the Week, send us the video to sports@ksat.com or tag us on Twitter!

Andrew has covered athletics of all levels for more than five years and is dedicated to shining a spotlight on local San Antonio athletes and their stories.

See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12's Top 12 for Week 11 of high school football. Week 1112- Navarro 9-011- Brennan 7-210- Roosevelt 8-19- Madison 7-28- Harlan 9-07- O'Connor 7-26- Steele 7-25- Champion 8-14- Wagner 9-13- Clemens 8-12- Brandeis 9-01- Judson 9-0Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - Check out some highlights from Week 9 of the high school football season featuring some of our 2019-20 KSAT Elite 12 recruits. This week we have plays from:Clemens' Jackson MaciasSteele's Wyatt Begeal and Daryn McKnightJohnson's Ty Reasoner and Justin RodriguezBrandeis' Jordan BattlesWagner's Isaiah Williams and Joerell ButlerReagan's Zane RabaSouthside's Aaron MartinezHarlan's Kannon Williams and Jacory LoganBoerne Champion's Bowen FjordHere's the full list of senior players who made this year's KSAT Elite 12. Go here for the latest high school football coverage with our Big Game Coverage section. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12's Top 12 for Week 10 of high school football. Week 1012- Roosevelt 7-111- Madison 6-210- Veterans Memorial 7-19- Brennan 7-18- Harlan 8-07- O'Connor 6-26- Steele 6-25- Champion 7-14- Wagner 8-13- Clemens 7-12- Brandeis 8-01- Judson 8-0Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12's Top 12 for Week 9 of high school football. Week 912- Roosevelt 6-111- Madison 5-210- Veterans Memorial 7-19- Brennan 6-18- Harlan 7-07- O'Connor 5-26- Steele 5-25- Champion 6-14- Wagner 7-13- Clemens 6-12- Brandeis 7-01- Judson 7-0Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - Check out some highlights from Week 8 of the high school football season featuring some of our 2019-20 KSAT Elite 12 recruits. This week we have plays from:Steele's De'Quavion ThomasBrandeis' J. Nova RangelJohnson's Ty Reasoner and Justin RodriguezWagner's LJ ButlerSouthside's Michael Hernandez and Caleb CamarilloJohn Jay's Xadrian HuertaRoosevelt's Rashod OwensAlamo Heights' Aaron ProctorChampion's Luke BoyersSmithson Valley's Luke GombertHere's the full list of senior players who made this year's KSAT Elite 12. Go here for the latest high school football coverage with our Big Game Coverage section. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12's Top 12 for Week 8 of high school football. Week 812- Roosevelt 5-111- Madison 4-210- Veterans Memorial 6-19- Brennan 5-18- Harlan 6-07- O'Connor 4-26- Steele 4-25- Champion 5-14- Wagner 6-13- Clemens 5-12- Brandeis 6-01- Judson 6-0Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

District supremacy was on the line Tuesday night, as Clark remained unbeaten with a 3-1 victory over District 28-6A rival Brandeis, while Brennan rallied to top Taft. In District 27-5A, Alamo Heights continued their hot streak with a road sweep of rival Jefferson and Highlands kept pace with a win over Edison. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

The latest edition of the neighborhood rivalry between Brandeis and O'Connor will unfold this Friday, as the Broncos and Panthers battle for supremacy in District 28-6A. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

The latest edition of the neighborhood rivalry between Brandeis and O'Connor will unfold this Friday, as the Broncos and Panthers battle for supremacy in District 28-6A. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

District supremacy was on the line Tuesday night, as Clark remained unbeaten with a 3-1 victory over District 28-6A rival Brandeis, while Brennan rallied to top Taft. In District 27-5A, Alamo Heights... Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12's Top 12 for Week 7 of high school football. Week 712- New Braunfels 4-111- Roosevelt 4-110- Veterans Memorial 5-19- Brennan 4-18- Harlan 6-07- Steele 3-26- Champion 4-15- O'Connor 4-14- Wagner 5-13- Clemens 4-12- Brandeis 5-01- Judson 5-0Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

Check out some highlights from Week 5 of the high school football season featuring some of our 2019-20 KSAT Elite 12 recruits. This week we have plays from:Brandeis' Jordan Battles, Jalen Rainey, Corion Holmes and J. Nova Rangel. Reagan QB Travis StheleO'Connor's David DoddBurbank's Jose Flores and Matthew SalazarHere's the full list of senior players who made this year's KSAT Elite 12. Go here for the latest high school football coverage with our Big Game Coverage section. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

As the calendar turns to October, district play is heating up for area teams. Clemens rallies to top New Braunfels and stay undefeated in District 26-6A while Brandeis knocks off Stevens in District 28-6A and Boerne Champion sweeps Veterans Memorial in District 26-5A. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

As the calendar turns to October, district play heats up. Clemens rallies to top New Braunfels and stay undefeated in District 26-6A while Brandeis knocks off Stevens in District 28-6A and Boerne... Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

Week 5 of the high school football season features a District 28-6A matchup of two unbeaten teams, as second-ranked Brandeis prepares to face third-ranked Brennan at Farris Stadium. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

Week 5 of the high school football season features a District 28-6A matchup of two unbeaten teams, as second-ranked Brandeis prepares to face third-ranked Brennan at Farris Stadium. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12's Top 12 for Week 5 of high school football. Week 512- Antonian 4-011- Southside 3-010- New Braunfels 4-09- Harlan 4-08- Roosevelt 4-07- Clemens 3-16- O'Connor 3-15- Wagner 3-14- Steele 3-13- Brennan 4-02- Brandeis 4-01- Judson 4-0Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - Catch all of the local highlights from Thursday night of Week 4 of the 2019 high school football season, including O'Connor vs John Jay, Wagner vs Lanier, Clark vs Brandeis and Boerne vs Harlandale. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12's Top 12 for Week 3 of high school football. Week 312- Antonian 2-011- Southside 2-010- Roosevelt 2-09- Harlan 2-08- Champion 2-07- O'Connor 1-16- Wagner 1-15- Clemens 2-04- Brennan 2-03- Steele 2-02- Brandeis 2-01- Judson 2-0Copyright 2018 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12's Top 12 for Week 4 of high school football. Week 412- Antonian 3-011- Southside 3-010- Roosevelt 3-09- Harlan 3-08- Champion 3-07- Clemens 2-16- O'Connor 2-15- Wagner 2-14- Brennan 3-03- Steele 3-02- Brandeis 3-01- Judson 3-0Copyright 2018 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12's Top 12 for Week 2 of high school football. Week 212- Roosevelt 1-011- Veterans Memorial 1-010- Harlan 1-09- Champion 1-08- Reagan 0-17- O'Connor 0-16- Clemens 1-05- Brennan 1-04- Steele 1-03- Brandeis 1-02- Wagner 1-01- Judson 1-0Copyright 2018 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - See what teams made the cut in KSAT 12's Top 12 for Week 1 of high school football. Week 112- Veterans Memorial 8-411- Harlan 8-410- Southwest 10-29- Brennan 8-48- Madison 9-37- Kerrville Tivy 11-26- Reagan 9-35- Steele 8-44- O'Connor 10-13- Brandeis 11-32- Wagner 13-21- Judson 12-1Copyright 2018 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

At the Smithson Valley Tournament, Brandeis battles their way to a second place finish after an early sweep of Cedar Ridge, while Reagan earns a hard-fought victory over Bridgeland. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

At the Smithson Valley Tournament, Brandeis battles their way to a second place finish after an early sweep of Cedar Ridge, while Reagan earns a hard-fought victory over Bridgeland. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - The intersection of De Zavala and Brandeis roads will be closed for several hours this weekend as crews complete the installation of a water line. The closure will be in effect from 8 p.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Sunday, Transportation & Capital Improvement officials said. Traffic will be rerouted from De Zavala Road to Vance Jackson Road to Huebner Road, from Huebner to Lockhill Selma and back to De Zavala. Police officers will be on-site to help direct traffic during the closure. Nearby businesses shouldn't be affected by the closure, TCI officials said.