Young and Old United in Love of Track at Texas Relays
from CBS- Austin
 The Texas Relays drew thousands of people to Mike Myer’s Field at the University of Texas in Austin. Both high school and college athletes from around the state took part in the track and field races. The Texas Relays is a longtime Austin tradition, uniting athletes, spectators and volunteers for some fierce competition. Last Friday’s tickets went fast as people lined up at the field will-call for a big day of track competitions.
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Two Coaching Traditions Produce Baseball Winners at Southwest and Birdville
from Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Colorado Rockies outfielder Brad Hawpe remembers his high school baseball days in Fort Worth under "a hard-nosed baseball coach." Pittsburgh Pirates second base prospect Shelby Ford fondly recalls playing for a coach "that wanted his players to play the game right." The coaches Hawpe and Ford are describing, Birdville’s David Hatcher and Fort Worth Southwest’s Mike Thompson, have a great passion of teaching the game of baseball — and a great success rate at it. Both coaches, who are good friends, could also reach the 400-win milestone within 10 days of each other.
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Reagan, Champion Fulfill State Visions
from San Antonio Express-News
The Reagan girls’ soccer team is headed back to the Class 5A state tournament for the first time since 2004. The Boerne Champion girls are going to the Class 4A state tournament for the first time ever. Both teams can point to September as the launching pad that enabled them to earn a spot on their sport’s brightest stage.
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High School Pole Vault Record Falls
from Austin American-Statesman
Last Thursday, Texas Relays organizers were forced to push back a pole vault competition because of blustery winds that were considered a danger to the athletes. The following day, the winds were still snapping the flags near the vaulting pit, but it was vaulting records — not the competitors — that were suddenly in jeopardy. As fans clapped in unison and then cheered in awe and delight, Jack Whitt of Norman (Okla.) North obliterated the 11-year-old high school meet record of 17 feet, 2 inches by soaring 18 feet and one-quarter inch on his third and final vault at that height. More
Private Schools Petition the State Legislature for Admittance to the U.I.L.
from THSCA
S.B. 1831, by Dan Patrick of Houston and H.B. 1829, by Frank Corte of San Antonio, are companion bills relating to participation of private schools in U.I.L. sponsored activities.
If passed the language in these bills would destroy a level playing field for our public schools and the children they serve. This would affect athletics, academics, music and fine arts in all classifications. More
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‘She’s the Heart and Soul’
from San Angelo Standard Times
Sometimes you can measure a player's impact with a quick glance at a box score.
Then there are players who you simply have to see play to understand what they mean to a team. Sally Higgins is one of those players.
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Skyline Girls Sprint to Relay Titles
from Dallas Morning News HS Game Time
Skyline's Tiffany Hines took off her shoe and found a hole in the pink and blue sock on her right foot. Whether or not she got that hole because of her efforts in relay competition is still a mystery. Hines and teammates Candace Jackson, Alishia Perkins and Kearra Haynes gave Skyline victories in the Division II 4x100 and 4x200 relays at the 82nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on Saturday. The quartet won the 4x100 in 46.06 seconds, which ranks No. 1 in the nation according to TrackAndFieldNews.com. More
Challenging Road Ahead for Coppell Soccer Team
from Dallas Morning News HS Game Time
On paper, Coppell's girls face the most difficult task of any of the five area teams in the UIL state soccer tournament. Coppell (22-4-4) opens at 1 p.m. Friday against San Antonio Reagan (25-0-2), ranked No.1 nationally in one poll. If Coppell wins, waiting in the wings is the winner of the semifinal between Houston Clear Lake (22-0-4) and The Woodlands (26-1-3). Coppell's girls have made one prior state tournament appearance, in 2002. More
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