Texas High School Sports News

Leonardo Sanchez is this year's El Paso Times' Boys All-City Swimmer of the Year.

The Leander school district Vandegrift Vipers beat the Northwest Nelson Bobcats 6-4 after a shootout during the UIL Soccer State Championship April 18 at Birkelbach Field in Georgetown.

The Tascosa Rebels didn't guarantee themselves a playoff spot Saturday afternoon, but they definitely showed they can beat a playoff team in a big game.

Texas Rangers center fielder Leonys Martin is met by manager Ron Washington after hitting a solo home run in the 4th inning of MLB Baseball action at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas on Friday, April 18, 2014.

Argyle's Drew Gooch gave up one hit through the first five innings of Friday's District 10-3A showdown at Celina but impressively still faced the minimum number of batters thanks to a double play in the second inning.

Sam Alston watches the ball as he races through center field to make an out for the Tigers.

Thomas Metthe/Reporter-News Wylie's Makenley Lunsford is congratulated by teammates after hitting a homerun in the bottom of the second inning of the Lady Bulldogs 11-0 win over Sweetwater on Friday, April 18, 2014, at Wylie High School.

Taegan Kirk and Kacy Segrist drove in three runs apiece and Coronado run-ruled Abilene Cooper 12-2 Friday, finishing with an unbeaten district record for the 11th time.

Montwood softball coach Rich Rodriguez expected his team to be good this season.

Ryan catcher Cade Kennedy tags outs Lewisville's Travis Spinney between first and second after a rundown during Friday night's game at Ryan High School.

The difference between a team that fights into the playoffs and a team that just misses isn't always big.

"It was hard , but it was time," said Aguilar, who has been coaching for 20 years, including stints as an assistant under Frankie Whitlock at Churchill in the mid-1990s and under Erin Braun in 2010.

Now is the time of year that some high school baseball teams can't afford to lose a game with the regular season coming to an end.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Calallen's Justice Flores singles in the fourth for the first hit of the game for the Wildcats and then in the sixth inning he singled to bring in the first run of their 3-0 victory over Victoria East at Steve Chapman Field on Thursday.

It was a battle of best versus worst in district 29-5A baseball Thursday night, but the gap on the field was much less than in the standings on paper.

Easter weekend thins out the schedule somewhat for area high school baseball teams, but still, some key battles continue this week.

Many coaches and athletes across Texas don't like the area-round track and field meets the UIL added last year, but it served a purpose this week for the Coronado girls.

LAWRENCE, Kan. Cassie McClure connected on a three-run homer Thursday evening while Brittany Lee and Brooke Scott added solo shots as Texas Tech topped Kansas, 7-5, in the series opener at Arrocha Ballpark.

A two-run single by Brandon Dusenberry in the first inning and a wild pitch, a fielder's choice, and a sacrifice fly by Hunter Reeves during the second inning supplied the early offense for the Panthers.

Texas outclassed UT Arlington 10-2 on Tuesday night setting up a critical conference series with TCU this Thursday through Saturday.