HIGHLIGHTS: Smithson Valley baseball takes game 1, Navarro, Marion start Regional Semifinal series
Smithson Valley scores three runs in the top of the 6th to defeat Eagle Pass in game one of their best-of-three Class 6A Regional Semifinal, while Navarro takes on Calallen in Class 4A and Marion comes up short in a pair of close contests with London in Class 3A.
Cornerstone Christian football opens 2020 season with statement win against Calallen
SAN ANTONIO Friday Cornerstone Christian opened the 2020 football season with a statement win: a 24-20 victory over the then No. Although considered an upset by many, players and coaches felt confident in the teams ability to pull off the win. We went in there and executed.The Warriors win was spearheaded by Arkansas-bound quarterback, Lucas Coley. The Tigers dealt the Warriors a 24-0 loss last season and despite opening the season with an impressive victory, Cornerstone is not overlooking the Tigers. Theyre a coachs nightmare in the fact that theyre big and theyre fast and theyre well coached, said Cornerstone head Coach, John Bachman.
Cornerstone Christian ready for season opener against perennial power Calallen
SAN ANTONIO The Cornerstone Christian football team will play their first game of the 2020 season against perennial power Calallen, and the Warriors are excited about the challenge of facing a Wildcats program that hasnt lost a home game since 2016. MORE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COVERAGE COVERAGE
Corpus Christi Calallen football player fatally stabbed at Walmart
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas A Corpus Christi Calallen senior football player was fatally stabbed on Sunday inside a local Walmart. Authorities have not released the identity of the victim, but the Calallen football team identified him on Twitter as senior kicker Gabriel Cooley. Photo credit to @txhsfball#WeAreCalallen#GC80 pic.twitter.com/IYFdPx8BXo Calallen Football (@CalallenCats) August 24, 2020Memorials and condolences from students, coaches and teammates poured in Sunday afternoon for Cooley, who was also a member of the boys soccer team. KRIS-TV reported that police were not initially clear what led to the stabbing or if Cooley knew the other man. Calallen opens its 2020 football season this Friday at home against San Antonio Cornerstone.