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Sophomore Jenna Ruede and junior Averi Aaron each posted a team-high 14 points, but Boerne couldn't quite get over the hump in the second half of a hard-fought 49-47 loss to Sunnyvale in the UIL Class 4A State semifinals in the Alamodome on Friday afternoon.

After jumping out to a 18-14 lead early in the second quarter, Wagner couldn't get their shots to fall in the second half in a UIL Class 5A State Semifinal loss to Frisco Liberty at the Alamodome on Thursday night.

A roundup and recap of the regional quarterfinal round of the UIL boys basketball playoffs, including Miller's win vs. Laredo Nixon.

A recap and round of the area round of the boys high school basketball playoffs for Corpus Christi and the Coastal bend.

Boerne Champion senior Griff Orloff headlined a impressive day for the Charger boys team at the UIL Class 5A State Championships on Saturday evening.

A Somerset High School STEM instructor is teaching students about drones and pushing to add drone racing to UIL competitions.

The 1972 Coyote football coaches, (front, left to right) Randy Gates, Jack Peterson, Lynn Neely, Jay Young, (back) Head Coach Marvin Gustafson, Mike Honeycutt, Jerry Comalander and Llyod Chisum. It was a special privilege to be a football coach in Uvalde High School and coaching the 1972 Uvalde Coyotes along with head coach Marvin Gustafson,

Boerne watched a 21-0 lead disappear in the second half, as the Greyhounds lose a heartbreaker to China Spring 24-21 in the UIL Class 4A Division I State Championship Game.

Wimberley's season came to an end at AT&T Stadium with a loss to Carthage in the UIL Class 4A Division II State Championship Game.

Poth's historic high school football season came to an end with a 42-7 loss to Gunter in the UIL Class 3A Division II State Championship game at AT&T Stadium on Thursday evening.

KSAT 12 is set to broadcast a UIL Class 4A Division I State Quarterfinal playoff game between Boerne and Calallen this Friday at Alamo Stadium.

This Friday night, you can watch Steele take on Lake Travis in the second round of the high school football playoffs live on KSAT 12.

A top-10 showdown kicks off the 2022 high school football playoffs as New Braunfels takes on Reagan at Comalander Stadium Friday night, and you will be able to watch the game live over the air on KSAT 12 and online at KSAT.com.

The San Marcos Consolidated ISD Board of Trustees will help student-athletes impacted by the University Interscholastic League State Executive Committee’s decision to deny their appeals for varsity el[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

San Marcos High School’s varsity football program has been banned from postseason play for the 2023-24 season.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Breaking News, News, Sports, News - Mobile, News Alert San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

San Marcos High School will once again go before the University Interscholastic League State Executive Committee for alleged recruiting violations.San Marcos Athletic Director and head football coach [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News, Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

A crowd of parents, San Marcos High School students and the Diamond Line gathered outside the SMHS band hall on Saturday to send the Rattler Band off to the UIL Region 12 marching contest.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

The Judson Rockets varsity football team will forfeit their 44-0 victory over East Central last Friday night after it was discovered that an ineligible player participated in the game.

Then, Harlingen pulled away to punch its ticket to the area round. Harlingen will meet San Antonio Stevens in the area round of the playoffs. PSJA HIGH 18, MISSION HIGH 5: At Pharr, the Bears put on a defensive clinic to push past the Eagles and advance to the area round. PSJA High awaits its area round playoff matchup. We came such a long way and we won.”The Patriots will face San Antonio Holmes in the area round.

The Sharyland Pioneer girls water polo team and the American flag are reflected in the pool at the city of Pharr Natatorium on Monday — a sight to behold as the opportunity to compete here was only recently made possible. The Diamondbacks played Harlingen South in the bi-district round of the first Texas UIL water polo playoffs. Four girls matches were held Monday and four boys matches will take place Tuesday at the natatorium. It is the first season of UIL water polo for both boys and girls across Texas. Harlingen South advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 19-0 win.

HARLINGEN — Harlingen South’s girls water polo team won the last Rio Grande Valley tournament championship in April, beating out several local schools for the title. The Hawks continued to build their winning tradition by putting together a 5-1 district record to bring home the 32-6A title in water polo’s first year as a UIL sport. They battled against PSJA High, PSJA Memorial and crosstown rival Harlingen High to capture the District 32-6A championship. I feel so honored to be the goalie on the first UIL team and to win a district championship,” South sophomore goalie Elaina Wainscott said. Robinson said she’s proud to be part of a group of 11 schools competing in water polo’s inaugural season.

In week five of the Texas high school football season, UIL District 27-6A hit reset.The entire district had a bye week before competing in their most important games of the year, giving the six teams [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

By the time kickoff was set, the Wimberley Texans and the Fredericksburg Battlin Billies were ready to smash each other in what is becoming a heated rivalry between the Hill Country communities.With t[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Water polo’s inaugural season under the UIL banner has added another rivalry in the Tri-City area as PSJA High and PSJA North’s boys water polo teams entered Tuesday night deadlocked atop the District 32-6A standings.

Bill Mitchell In some respects it is hard to believe that 50 seasons of Coyote football have come and gone since that night in Memorial Stadium in Austin when the 1972 Coyotes won the Texas UIL Class AAA State Football Championship. To say that 1972 in Uvalde was a magical year would be an understatement.

Wolverines down Javelinas in first UIL match at PSJA NatatoriumBy BRYAN RAMOSStaff WriterPHARR — Saturday was a historic one for the PSJA Natatorium, the newest home of swimming, diving and water polo in the Rio Grande Valley. PSJA Memorial and PSJA Southwest played in the first UIL-sanctioned water polo match at the natatorium, with the Wolverines prevailing 13-5 in a non-district meeting between two of the RGV’s 11 high schools competing in the sport’s inaugural season under the UIL banner. “We were excited about it being the first non-district game, the first UIL game, the first game at the natatorium — a lot of firsts. Martinez finished with seven of the Wolverines’ 13 goals, including four during the third period. We still have stuff to fix, but there’s still time to work on it and practice.”The next water polo match at the Pharr Natatorium is slated for 6 and 7 p.m. Monday as PSJA High hosts Mission High in a non-district match.

Sinton's Blake Mitchell and Jaquae Stewart shared Player of the Year honors on the Class 4A Blue Bell TSWA All-State Baseball Team.

The UIL and THSCA are waiting on the state legislature before planning for changes due to name, image and likeness rules.

IWA's Kaitlyn Canales and Gregory-Portland's Hayden Hardwick earned golfer of the year honors on the 2022 All-South Texas team.

The UIL Legislative Council turned away a controversial proposal to bar freshman athletes from participating in varsity competition.

Players from Sinton and London each earned UIL All-State Tournament team honors, which were released by Sunday.

For the third time in the last four years, the D'Hanis softball team will play for the UIL Class 1A State Championship.

Only have a minute? Listen insteadThere are two Rio Grande Valley high school baseball teams left standing in the UIL state playoffs — La Joya High in Class 6A and Sharyland Pioneer at the Class 5A level. Below is a look at the Coyotes’ and Diamondbacks’ Sweet 16 Regional Semifinal playoff schedule this week. Valley High School Baseball ScheduleRegional SemifinalsThursday’s GamesClass 6AGame 1: La Joya High vs. Lake Travis at Sinton High School, 6 p.m.Class 5AGame 1: Sharyland Pioneer vs. Buda Johnson at Cabaniss Field in Corpus Christi, 7 p.m.Friday’s GameClass 5AGame 2: Sharyland Pioneer vs. Buda Johnson at Cabaniss Field in Corpus Christi, 7 p.m.Saturday’s GamesClass 6AGame 2: La Joya High vs. Lake Travis at Sinton High School, 3 p.m.Game 3: La Joya High vs. Lake Travis at Sinton High School, 30 minutes after Game 2 if necessaryClass 5A

The Cowboys face C.C. Flour Bluff Friday night in Beeville

It's the first state championship in golf program history for NEISD school.

The Veterans Memorial girls golf team placed ninth at the UIL Class 5A state golf tournament in Georgetown.

The Veterans Memorial girls golf team is the first CCISD team since Moody to qualify for the UIL state golf tournament.

Harlingen High’s boys track & field team won the area meet. San Benito’s Jarrid Lopez qualified in the 100 and anchors the 400 relay team with Homer Quiroz, Fabian Garcia and Michael Benavides. Jazmine Thompson won the shot put and discus, and Lady Cards pole vaulter Emma Reyes won area by a foot. Joining Navarro at the regional meet is Mia Trevino, Kaya Dickerson, Kiera Castillo, Ashley Reath and Angelina Rodriguez as well as the 400 relay, 800 relay and 1,600 relay teams. Lyford’s 400 relay team hopes to be one to watch as it eyes state.

The Veterans Memorial girls placed third as a team to qualify for UIL state golf tournament, plus a look at other state qualifiers.

Gregory-Portland's Hayden Hardwick and the Kingsville boys golf team qualified for the UIL Class 5A and 4A state golf tournaments.

The Boerne Greyhounds boys soccer team completed another historic season on Friday as they defeated Celina 2-1 in overtime to win their second-straight UIL Class 4-A State Championship.Jess Gonzalez scored the championship-clinching goal on a penalty kick in overtime for the Greyhounds, who finished with a 27-2-1 record. Landon Murphy tied the game for Boerne with a goal late

Jess Gonzales scores the game-winning goal on a penalty kick, as the Boerne boys soccer team defeats Celina 2-1 in overtime to claim the program's second straight UIL Class 4A State title.

The 11th annual Texas Regional Games are bringing athletes from across Texas and several surrounding states to compete in multi-sport games.

2022 Corpus Christi high school soccer playoff schedule, results for the UIL playoffs.

After Thursday's victory over Hitchcock in the state semifinals, the Cole boys basketball team will square off against Dallas Madison for the UIL Class 3A state title on Saturday morning.

Senior Devin Styles poured in 23 points, but it wasn't quite enough to lift his team to a victory, as the Boerne boys basketball team fell to Wichita Falls Hirschi in overtime in the UIL Class 4A State semifinals.

Despite an inspired first-half performance, the Boerne Champion boys basketball team fell to Mansfield Timberview in the UIL Class 5A State semifinals on Thursday evening, 55-43 at the Alamodome.

Cole, Boerne return to Alamodome, Champion makes first state appearance

For the second time in the last three seasons, the Fredericksburg girls basketball team found themselves on the court at the Alamodome for the UIL Class 4A State semifinals.

The Bulldogs broke through to their second straight Sweet 16 by defeating Corpus Christi Flour Bluff 42-38 on Tuesday in the regional quarterfinals. Senior and sophomore brothers Robert and Danny Canul scored 14 and 11 points apiece, respectively, to lead McHi. Danny Canul said the two developed the ability by battling against each other. Always trying to beat each other prepared us for these big moments.”The Bulldogs are prepared for another big moment — a regional semifinal test against Boerne-Champion. We’ve been working at this all season — all it’s been is hard work,” Danny Canul added.

Bishop saw its season ended in the Class 3A girls basketball state semifinals after a 62-52 loss to Winnsboro.

In Sabinal Independent School District sports news, track participants will be in Comfort for relays after school today. The Lady Jacket junior varsity and varsity softball teams will host Ingram on March 8, beginning at 5 p.m. In band news, tomorrow the high school band will travel to Pleasanton for a UIL concert and sight reading competition during school hours. […]

Highlights and reaction from the UIL Class 6A State swimming and diving championships in Austin, as Johnson junior Jada Scott claims her first individual title and Clark senior Lane Stallworth finishes second overall in the boys 1 meter diving competition.

Highlights and reaction from the UIL Class 5A State swimming and diving championships in Austin, as Alamo Heights senior Connor Foote breaks a pair of state records and strikes gold in two individual events, while the Boerne Champion girls win another relay title for the second straight season.

High school wrestlers from across the greater San Antonio area travel to the Berry Center in Cypress on Friday morning for the UIL State tournament, looking to punch their tickets to Saturday's championship rounds.

Seventeen area wrestlers qualified for the UIL Class 5A state tournament scheduled for Feb.18-19 at the Berry Center in Cypress.

Seventeen area wrestlers qualified for the UIL Class 5A state tournament scheduled for Feb.18-19 at the Berry Center in Cypress.

Highlights and reaction from the UIL Region 4-6A wrestling championships on Saturday afternoon at Littleton Gym, as area wrestlers compete for regional titles and berths in this year's state tournament.

Highlights and reaction from Bill Walker Pool, as high school swimmers from around the San Antonio area competed in the 2022 UIL Region VII-5A Swimming & Diving Championships looking to punch their tickets to this year’s state meet in Austin.

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.

High School wrestlers from San Antonio and Austin took to the mats at the Alamo Convocation Center on Saturday afternoon for the District 14-5A Wrestling Championships looking to punch their tickets to next week's UIL Regional Tournament.

High School wrestlers from the San Antonio area took to the mats at Reagan High School on Saturday evening for the District 14-6A Wrestling Championships looking to punch their tickets to next week's UIL Regional Tournament.

After a challenging and different meet format in 2021, the UIL returns to the regular regional format this season with 24 state qualifiers.

San Marcos will see an entirely new district for the second realignment cycle in a row.In an announcement on Thursday, the UIL revealed the Rattlers will move to District 27-6A beginning in the fall o[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Refugio and Shiner will reunite in District 15-2A Division I for the next two years after winning three of the last four 2A Division I state titles.

After successful football seasons, Flour Bluff and Gregory-Portland will head south for the next two years in Class 5A Division II.

MISSION — North Mission IDEA compiled a 22-4 overall record during the Class 3A program’s first year competing at the UIL level. North Mission IDEA head coach Isai Cabrera arranged this season’s non-district schedule, loaded with matchups against state-ranked teams from various classifications, to prepare for the ultimate goal — a deep playoff run. North Mission also took on the No. “When we’ve gone to tournaments, I’ve heard people say, ‘Oh, that’s North Mission, they’ve beat this team,’” senior guard Mauricio Garcia said. North Mission IDEA will be back in action with a matchup against Donna IDEA Academy at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

While several area teams cancelled games this week — including the United Boys’ team...

The legendary high school football guru coached in his final game as Austin Westlake beat Denton Guyer for its third consecutive UIL state championship.

Shiner football is No. 1; Falls City finishes runner-up.

The UIL released conference cutoff numbers and preliminary enrollment figures for the 2022-24 reclassification and realignment Wednesday, which will result in significant changes to the high school sports landscape in the Rio Grande Valley. The cutoff number for Class 5A is between 1,300-2,224, Class 4A is 545-1,299, Class 3A is 250-544, Class 2A is 105-249, and Class 1A is 104.9 and below. The football conference and division numbers are broken down even further with Class 5A-1A split into Division I and Division II. The most notable changes include Donna North, Edinburg Vela, Harlingen South, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln and PSJA North moving down from Class 6A to Class 5A for all sports. “It’s going to make the 5A districts even more tough,” said PSJA North head coach Marcus Kaufmann.

The University Interscholastic League released conference cutoff numbers for the next realignment. Miller and Bishop will move up, Alice stays in 4A.

Several RGV distance runners made their way to North Carolina last week, competing in the 2021 Eastbay South Region Cross-Country Championships on Nov. 27 at McAlpine Park in Charlotte.

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 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.

The first round of the UIL volleyball playoffs was a success for six East Valley teams that advanced to the area round.

UIL realignment is roughly 3 months away, but Oct. 29 is a key date on the calendar because its the day schools can begin turning in enrollments.

Girls basketball practices officially began Wednesday with Corpus Christi area teams hoping to make a run at the UIL state tournament in March.

When Edinburg High made a coaching change at the conclusion of the 2020 season, incoming first-year head coach Rene Guzman was tasked with not only running a football program, but rebuilding the Bobcats’ brand after the reputation was tarnished.

EDINBURG — Edinburg High returns 30 players from last season. Edinburg High then-head football coach J.J. Leija was placed on probation and later was reassigned. New head coach Rene Guzman, an Edinburg High alum, said they’ve talked about it because it’s part of the program’s history, but the Bobcats have put the past behind them and are focused on the future. He said he’s proud to follow in the footsteps of former Edinburg High coaches Richard Flores and Robert Vela. Edinburg High has 10 returning starters to work with — five on each side of the ball.

PSJA Southwest alum Diego Treviño won the UIL 2019 Class 5A State Championship in shot put. He’s currently preparing for his junior season in Norman, Oklahoma, with the Oklahoma Sooners track and field team. The recent rule change by the NCAA allowing athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness gave Treviño the idea to host the throwers’ camp. I want to help athletes in any way possible to succeed. The PSJA Southwest product recently wrapped up his sophomore season at OU competing in the shot put and weight throw events.

The Brownsville Veterans Memorial Chargers may not have the same number of football players out as before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the new coaching staff is getting the most out of the athletes it has.

KSAT 12's Big Game Coverage begins with the Marion Bulldogs, who return 15 starters from a team that finished 3-3 in District 14-3A Division I and made the playoffs last season.

Making the program's first appearance in the state baseball tournament since 2005, Smithson Valley fell behind early and was unable to mount a late comeback in a loss to Rockwall Heath in the Class 6A semifinals on Friday night.

After defeating Los Fresnos in a one-game, winner-take-all Regional Final on Friday, the Smithson Valley baseball hit the practice field on Monday to prepare for the program's first berth in the UIL Class 6A State tournament since 2005.

An RBI-single in the top of the 6th ended up being the difference in a classic pitchers duel, as the Judson softball team's magical season comes up one run short of the UIL Class 6A State title in a 1-0 loss to Deer Park.

With the weather forcing a change of location to Leander, Judson softball didn't miss a beat, scoring early and adding insurance late in a 6-2 victory over Rockwall in the UIL Class 6A state semifinals on Friday.

After falling behind Dodd City 8-1 in the bottom of the fourth, the D'Hanis softball team couldn't quite complete a rally and falls short of defending their 2019 title in this year's UIL Class A state championship game.

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.

Pitcher Marissa Santos only allowed 3 hits all game, and the Cowgirls' bats came alive for a big third inning, as D'Hanis defeated Gail Borden County 4-1 to return to the UIL Class A State championship game.

The Smithson Valley baseball team returned to play on Saturday and completed the two-game sweep of Eagle Pass, racking up 19 hits in a 13-6 victory and punching their tickets to the UIL Class 6A Regional Final for the first time since 2005.

For the first time in program history, the Judson softball team has advanced to the UIL Class 6A State Tournament. The Rockets defeated Austin Bowie in come-from-behind fashion in game two by a final score of 4-3.

In the UIL Class 6A baseball regional semifinals, Smithson Valley builds a commanding 10-5 lead on Eagle Pass before weather delayed the remainder of game two to Saturday morning at 11 a.m.

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.

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.

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.

In the fourth round of the UIL Class 6A softball playoffs, O'Connor scored 6-runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to defeat Judson in game 1, while the Reagan and Navarro baseball teams keep their seasons alive with game two victories over Smithson Valley and Canyon Lake respectively.

After leading Veterans Memorial to a pair of state runner-up finishes over the past three seasons, head coach Christina Camacho has taken on a new challenge: taking over the Judson girls basketball program after former head coach Triva Corrales stepped down to become Judson ISD's athletic director.

In the third round of the UIL softball playoffs, O'Connor erases an early 3-0 deficit to defeat Brennan, while Churchill baseball opens their second round series against Lake Travis.

After leading the Judson girls basketball team to five straight UIL State semifinal appearances, head coach Triva Corrales is stepping down to assume a new role: serving as Athletic Director for Judson ISD. Corrales replaces Mike Miller, who is retiring.