Fifteen local players have been named to the 2014 5A Baseball All-Houston Area team this week, including four first-team honors from Goose Creek Memorial and Dayton.
The Ross S. Sterling Ranger softball team enjoyed plenty of success this past season.
New Ross S. Sterling football coach Pete Gareri said he wasn’t shocked to see the Rangers picked dead last in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine.
Seven area football players and a former Baytown star will take part in the annual Lone Star Bowl at 7 p.m. Saturday at Thorne Stadium in Aldine ISD.
Preseason hype and high expectations are nothing new for the Dayton Broncos. It comes with the territory when you have reached the playoffs in 21 consecutive seasons.
Former Ross S. Sterling pitcher Rachel Smith said she plans to “reinvent” herself during the offseason.
Former Buda Hays softball coach Aaron Fuller told the American-Statesman on Thursday that he has accepted the head coaching position at Barbers Hill High School.
Jermel Adams is no stranger to the spotlight.
It doesn’t take a Rice education to realize that the Walter twins are special. And now the state is starting to take notice.
Believe it or not, sometimes sports writers mess up. I know, I know, it’s a crazy thought, but this past weekend I got called out. Not literally, but figuratively. And it only took five minutes into the Bayou Bowl to realize it.
Time is running out to submit your ideas for the inaugural ‘Baytown Cup,’ a traveling trophy that will be handed out to the football team that wins the battle of Baytown between Ross S. Sterling, Robert E. Lee and Goose Creek Memorial.
Awards are nothing new for Barbers Hill senior pitcher Randi Rupp.
To say that Lee Holts Jr. has a chip on his shoulder would be the understatement of the year.
Charles Thames is no longer the head baseball coach at Goose Creek Memorial.
Goose Creek CISD Athletic Director Bernie Mulvaney said he wanted to inject some enthusiasm into the Baytown football scene this fall.
Baytown Christian Academy catcher Cade Welch earned a TAPPS All-State Honorable Mention after leading the Bulldogs in hitting during his junior campaign.
When you crunch the numbers, add the impact a player had on his squad, plus intangibles such as team leadership, grit and character, the inaugural All-Baytown Sun Super 25 Player of the Year was a no-brainer.
The awards just keep rolling in for Barbers Hill ace Randi Rupp.
CHICAGO – In its 29th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Randi Rupp of Barbers Hill High School as its 2013-14 Gatorade Texas Softball Player of the Year.
Goose Creek Memorial sophomore pitcher Kelsey Stewart was named 24-4A first-team All-District, joining two of her teammates and a pair of Lady Ganders on the prestigious list.
Erin Houthoofd never imagined that it would end like this.
While sitting in the office of water polo coach Allie Hill at Sterling S. Ross High School with a young woman by the name of Callie Woodruff sitting across from me, I notice a timid and soft-spoken individual; traits that are far from her demeanor whenever she gets in the pool.
The top-ranked Barbers Hill Lady Eagle softball team fell short of its season-long goal in Austin last Friday with an 8-7 loss to the Ennis Lady Lions.
8:19 a.m. Lady Eagles fans are stretching around the block outside of Red and Charline McCombs Field on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin. The entire Third-base line is blue today for the opening game of the state tournament between No. 1 Barbers Hill and Ennis. First pitch is …
To say that Sharlene Barnett is confident in her team’s ability would be an understatement.
Goose Creek Memorial sophomore pitcher Mario Moralez was named the District 24-4A MVP last week after leading the Patriots to the third round of the playoffs.
Sara and Randi Rupp aren’t always on the same page. Although they are identical twins and staggering softball statistics say otherwise, they don’t always see eye to eye – especially when it comes to pitch selection.
In light of the rainfall that has hit Texas this week, precautions are in place for the University Interscholastic League playoffs Friday May 30 at Red and Charline McCombs Field at the University of Texas in Austin.
FOX Sports Southwest will provide live webcasts of all UIL softball state tournament semifinal and championship games from the University of Texas’ McCombs Field this week.
The top-ranked Barbers Hill Lady Eagles will open the 2014 UIL 4A state softball tournament against Ennis at 9 a.m. Friday morning at Red & Charline McCombs Field on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin.
Through 30 games, senior pitcher Randi Rupp has carried her teammates. On Thursday night, the top-ranked Lady Eagles returned the favor.
Ross S. Sterling senior Gabby Gonzalez has been named defensive player of the year in District 21-5A, joining four Lady Ranger teammates on the All-District list.
Crosby, Anahuac win district openers
Sterling moves to 3-1, best start since 2016
Senior RB powers for 231 yards, three scores
The Sterling Lady Rangers volleyball team are now in fourth place in District 22-5A as the second half of the district schedule is set to begin after a 3-0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-17) win over Texas City Wednesday night.
BH volleyball still leads them all
Brock Glasscock (16:07.72) and Juan Hernandez (16:15.65) finished sixth and seventh at the Dobie High School cross country Longhorn Stampede Thursday.
Even if they lost, the Sterling Lady Rangers played one of their better matches this season as they scrambled, battled and contested Friendswood every step of the way Tuesday night.
District openers start tonight at Stallworth
District 12-5A II play begins 7:30 p.m. tonight as the Barbers Hill Eagles (1-2) travel to Turner Stadium in Humble for a date with Kingwood Park (1-2).
Time for the first true test for the Baytown Christian Bulldogs.
The Sterling Rangers tennis team is 7-7 overall and 4-0 in district action after a 19-0 rout of Manvel Tuesday.
BCA records mercy-rule win to move to 4-0
GCM volleyball falls short vs. Santa Fe
The Sterling Rangers continue to plow through a demanding tennis schedule and did so emphatically Friday with an 18-1 win over MacArthur.
Anahuac records winning non-district record in rout
So, one win streak is cemented and will remain intact for the Robert E. Lee Ganders football team until next August.
The Lee College Lady Rebels volleyball team and Ashlynn Lewis, 1, fell to 14-8 overall and 1-3 in Region XIV play Thursday night with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-13) home defeat against Navarro College. Lee was led by Sina Toroslu’s five kills and Imari Wilson’s four kills. “The good thing abou…
Well now the hard part begins.
Coaches use bye week to address injuries, issues
The newest Power 5 poll (for sports results through Thursday) sees very little change this week as most of the initial teams that made up the list took care of business over the previous seven days.
Week three win propels coach’s optimism
The Anahuac Panthers have already clinched the first .500 or better non-district record since Greg Neece took over the football program in 2019.
The Sterling Lady Rangers defeated GCM 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-23) in District 22-5A volleyball Wednesday night.
Coach says mistakes kept team from 3-0
Don’t let the records fool you but Friday night’s TAPPS six-man contest between host Baytown Christian (3-0) and Chester (0-3) could be a bit more tantalizing than it looks.
Ganders football now 3-0, GCM falls to 1-2
GCM falls to 1-2 with loss at Dayton
Crosby also win first, beat Port Arthur Memorial
The Baytown Christian Lady Bulldogs are now 6-1 after a dominant 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-22) sweep of host Galveston O’Connell Thursday night.
Two years ago we began a ranking system that incorporated all sports going on at the present time and illustrated the top five teams competing in that moment.
BCA remains unbeaten
New junior school wins first-ever football game
After recording a team-high 11 tackles and a fumble recovery in UCA’s 41-20 loss to FBS Arkansas State last Saturday, Central Arkansas junior defensive back DeAndre Lamont earned the Atlantic Sun’s first Defensive Player of the Week honor on Monday.
Coach says early lead vital vs. Washington
The Barbers Hill Eagles football team will head to Delmar Stadium, 2020 Mangum Road in Houston, to take on Houston Heights 7 p.m. Friday in hopes of capturing their first win of the season.
It took a narrow win in the first set by the Goose Creek Memorial Lady Patriots volleyball team to squash any potential momentum of hosts Robert E. Lee to earn their first win in district play.
The Sterling Rangers tennis team moved to 2-0 in District 22-5A play with an emphatic 19-0 win over rival host Robert E. Lee Tuesday.
Well, it wasn’t pretty but the Goose Creek Memorial Patriots football team found a way to get the job done and move to 1-1 early this season.
FREEPORT — The Sterling Rangers were so close to starting 2-0 this season but ultimately it came down to who scored the last point.
Manvel holds off Crosby
The North Channel junior sports league has undergone a bit of plastic surgery.
For the third straight season, the Robert E. Lee Ganders have opened up a football campaign with two straight wins.
XC, tennis, volleyball updates
Patriots hosting South Houston Friday
BH heads to Port Arthur, Crosby, BCA hit the road, Panthers open at home
The Lady Rangers are now 12-8 after the four-set (25-12, 16-25, 25-10, 25-16) win at Humble Tuesday evening.
The Sterling Rangers tennis team opened up District 22-5A play with an emphatic 16-3 win at Galveston Ball on Tuesday.
A silly question? But think about it.
Sterling volleyball is now 11-8 overall after a 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22) non-district home win against Dickinson Friday night.
Despite playing in multiple close matches, the Rangers fell to the Deer Park Deer in the District 22-5A opener Friday.
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