Any athlete who’s playing high school soccer in mid- to late March knows they’re doing something right, and the boys' soccer teams at Southwest High School and Pieper High School have been on a path to meet at some point during the season.
After knocking off the state’s top-ranked 6A team, the Judson Rockets, Winston Churchill High School’s girls' basketball team celebrated by colliding in a circle of joy.
The 2024 high school football playoffs are here and now the fun really begins. Here’s a look at some of the UIL bi-district (first-round) pairings and TAPPS first-round matchups.
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The Judson softball team is going where they've never gone before: to Red & Charline McCombs Field in Austin for the Class 6A state semifinals against Rockwall on Friday.
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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.
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After falling behind 7-0, the Judson Rockets homer their way to a come-from-behind 14-10 victory in game one of the best-of-3 UIL Class 6A Regional Final series against Austin Bowie on Thursday night.
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In the third round of the UIL Class 6A baseball playoffs, Smithson Valley comes from behind to defeat Reagan 6-5 in extra innings and clinch a series victory.
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Junior Keely Williams' grand slam capped an impressive 8-run explosion in the top of the 5th, as the Judson softball team rolled past O'Connor in the decisive game of their best-of-three UIL Regional Semifinal playoff series at Somerset High School on Saturday evening.
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In the second round of the TAPPS baseball playoffs, Central Catholic advanced with a 2-1 victory over Katy St. John XXIII thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Damion Gonzales.
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SAN ANTONIO – A year after their championship game was canceled due to the burgeoning COVID-19 pandemic, the Cole boys basketball team rolled past Santa Rosa in the Class 3A Regional Final and clinched the program’s third straight trip to the UIL State Tournament.
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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.
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SAN ANTONIO – The Cole and Jourdanton boys arrive at Northside Sports Gym on Friday night for semifinal matchups against London and Santa Rosa for berths in the UIL Class 3A Regional Finals.
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SAN ANTONIO – Devin Styles scored the game-winning layup at the final buzzer, and the Boerne boys basketball team defeated Somerset 61-59 in the Class 4A Regional Final to clinch the program’s first trip to the UIL State Tournament since 2008.
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SAN ANTONIO – Junior Jordyn Lemm keyed a fourth quarter rally by scoring 10 straight points, and for the first time since the turn of the millenium, the Boerne girls basketball team is heading to the UIL State Tournament.
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SAN ANTONIO – Plenty of great boys basketball action on Tuesday night, as Al Emerllahu’s late shot gives Clark a 49-48 victory over Harlan in the regional semifinals, O’Connor comes up short in a back-and-forth battle with Westlake and Antonian rolls past Houston St. Pius in the second round of the TAPPS playoffs.
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SAN ANTONIO – In a showdown between two of the best teams in the San Antonio area, Kierra Sanderlin scored a game-high 30 points to lift Judson past Reagan 58-52 in overtime, helping the Rockets claim their fifth straight regional title.
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SAN ANTONIO – Trailing by two at the start of the fourth quarter, the Harlan boys basketball team took control of their third-round playoff game against Warren with an 8-0 run and hung on late to defeat their District 29-6A rivals 45-42 and advance to the Regional Semifinals.
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SAN ANTONIO – In the fourth round of the girls high school basketball playoffs, Reagan gets 20-point performances from Christeen Iwuala and Samantha Wagner en route to a 65-52 victory over Stevens, punching their tickets to the Class 6A Regional Final.
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SAN ANTONIO – In the second round of the high school basketball playoffs, the Jefferson boys roll past Dripping Springs and Clark knocks off Hutto.
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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.
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SCHERTZ – For the first time in three years, the South San boys basketball team is heading to the playoffs after defeating both Wagner and Smithson Valley on the final day of the regular season to clinch District 27-6A’s final playoff berth.
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SAN ANTONIO – Junior guard Nadja Babilonia-Lopez pours in 18 points, Vivian Iwuchukwu adds 16, and the Cole girls basketball team defeated Karnes City 52-43 at Paul Taylor Fieldhouse to punch their tickets to the third round for the first time since 2016.
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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.
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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.
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SAN ANTONIO – The Southside Cardinals girls basketball team knocks off the Jefferson Mustangs in the Bi-District round to earn the program’s first playoff victory. MORE GIRLS BASKETBALL COVERAGE
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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.
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SAN ANTONIO – With their win over Highlands on Tuesday night, the Jefferson Mustangs girls basketball team secured the program’s first ever playoff berth, and they’re getting plenty of support from the entire Jefferson community. Tonight at 6: Jefferson girls basketball team clinched a playoff berth for 1st time in school history. Here’s Coach Benavides, Eliana Rocha & Amelia George. @jeffgbball @ameliageorrge @SAISDAthletics @InstantReplaySA #KSATsports pic.twitter.com/NN7naz4emF — Larry Ramirez (@LRam2) January 22, 2021
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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.
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YWLA volleyball riding high after earning program's first UIL playoff victoryPublished: November 1, 2020, 7:37 pmThis past week, the YWLA volleyball team made program history by defeating Carrizo Springs 3-1 to earn win their first UIL Class 4A Bi-District Championship. The Lady Cardinals will face Tuloso-Midway at Kenedy High School in the second round on Tuesday night at 6 p.m.
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ORLANDO – For the first time since 1997, the San Antonio Spurs will not compete in the NBA playoffs. San Antonio was officially eliminated from playoff contention Thursday afternoon before they took the court for their final regular season game against the Utah Jazz. Memphis and Phoenix each played two more regular season games than San Antonio, and that made all the difference in the final calculation. As a result, the Spurs’ remarkable NBA record-tying run of 22 straight playoff appearances comes to an end. San Antonio struggled throughout the regular season to stay close to the .500 mark, but played well inside the NBA bubble.
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HS Soccer Highlights: Central Catholic tops Kelly CatholicPublished: February 13, 2020, 5:55 pmLess than 24 hours after notching a goal with San Antonio FC, Central Catholic senior midfielder Jose Gallegos opened the scoring the Buttons' 3-0 TAPPS Division I State Quarterfinal victory over Kelly Catholic.
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Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved. Check out the Big Game Coverage Friday night highlights from Week 4 of the high school football playoffs! If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.
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