Socorro Wins 5A Title for El Paso's First Crown Since '49
from Austin American-Statesman
Socorro’s victory was a long time coming for El Paso baseball, but all it took was two swings from Cory Falvey to end a 60-year streak. Falvey's two home runs and six RBIs at Dell Diamond were enough to lift El Paso Socorro to a 12-7 win over Lufkin in the Class 5A championship game, and give the city of El Paso a state baseball champion for the first time since 1949. El Paso Bowie won the inaugural state tournament, but there hasn't been an El Paso champion since. More

Thursday Night Lights?
from San Antonio Express-News
When San Antonio Independent School District athletic director Gil Garza discussed the idea of moving the Chili Bowl — Lanier and Fox Tech's annual rivalry game — from Saturday to Thursday night so it would be broadcast live on a local network, he was reluctant. San Antonio's two biggest school districts won't move any of their games to Thursday, either — even if that means sacrificing a chance to be on TV. More

Miles Bulldogs Take Class 1A State Championship
from San Angelo Standard Times
The cotton festival won’t be the biggest celebration in Miles this year. Hundreds of fans from the town of 850 some 20 miles northeast of San Angelo watched the Miles High School baseball team complete its fairy-tale season with a dramatic 4-3 win over No. 2-ranked Windthorst in the Class 1A state championship game. More

Colleyville Heritage’s Alexia Standish Steps onto World Stage
from Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Alexia Standish isn’t lacking in the recognition department. As a freshman basketball player at Colleyville Heritage in 2007-08, she was Newcomer of the Year in District 5-5A. A year later, she was selected the co-Most Valuable Player in district and led her team to the district title. And now, at 16, she has earned something many athletes consider to be the crowning achievement of their careers: a chance to represent her country against the best in the world. More

Behind Zimmerle Brothers, Danbury Rallies for 2A Title
from Houston Chronicle
About a month ago, Danbury pitcher Scott Zimmerle switched his short baseball pants out for long ones. He had been wearing the shorter cut version for three years, but made the change after he had a dream he was pitching in the state championship and wearing long pants. In his dream, Danbury won the Class 2A state championship. It’s no longer just a dream. More

Future Remains Bright for Moody Baseball
from Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Asked what the future might hold for his Moody High School baseball program, coach Corky Gallegos managed to form a wry smile, a difficult task in light of the most recent event. After a slight pause, the Trojans’ coach mused: “I guess I’d say we’d be lucky to win a game. We’ll be lucky to win a game.” Perhaps not wanting to provide clubhouse ammunition for the ballclubs that desire to beat Moody down the road, or even maybe to plant early seeds of expectations in the next class of Trojans, Gallegos is hedging all bets. More

Magazine Picks Vidor Football to Win First District Title Since 1978
from Beaumont Enterprise
If the return of 18 starters from last season didn't give Vidor football fans reason for optimism, a prediction in the state's most-anticipated preseason magazine should. Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine hit newsstands with one eye-opener of a prediction. The magazine, billed by some as the bible of Texas high school football, picks Vidor to not only make the playoffs for the first time since 2000, but also to win the District 20-4A title. More

Hard Work Pays Off for Former Plano East Pitcher
from Dallas Morning News HS Game Time
Throughout his baseball career, Stephen Richards has felt he's had a little something extra to prove. The Plano East pitcher stood 5-10 and weighed a mere 140 pounds coming out of high school. Now he's 35 pounds heavier, a major league draftee – chosen in the eighth round by the Florida Marlins – and the top reliever for Arkansas. More