Area Sports

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Pearsall opens district volleyball play this Friday at Crystal City. Pearsall dropped a pair of non-district decisions in volleyball action last week, falling to San Antonio Fox Tech and Pleasanton. The Lady Mavs dropped a 25-21, 22-25, 16-25, 25-14, 13-15 decision to the Lady Buffaloes on September 7 before losing in three…

BANDERA BULLDOG INVITATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY MEET Pearsall’s Mavericks were seventh and the Lady Mavs eighth in a field of 27 teams at the Bandera Bulldog Invitational Cross Country Meet on Saturday morning, September 11. Zaine Leal and Ebony Garza both finished ninth overall in their respective divisions to pace Pearsall. Leal clocked in at 18:13.83…

DILLEY VS. COTULLA @GOSCH FIELD Osio nails 24-yard field goal in waning moments to lift Dilley past Cotulla 9-6. In yet another hotly contested affair, the Wolves edged by Cotulla 9-6 on a last second field goal to claim the annual IH-35 rivalry contest between the two schools last Friday at Gosch Field in Dilley…

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Trojans drop Mavs 50-0 in non-district Another slow start and three turnovers resulted in yet another shutout loss for the Mavericks last week as they dropped a 50-0 decision to the Beeville Jones Trojans on the road. Beeville jumped out to a 20-0 lead in the first and held a 36-0 advantage…

WOLF PACK INVITATIONAL COUNTRY MEET Pearsall’s Lady Mavs captured the team title and the Mavs were second in action at the Wolf Pack Invitational Cross Country Meet in Dilley on Saturday, September 4. The Wolves were third overall at the event, coming in just behind Pearsall. Ebony Garza was first overall to lead the Lady…

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Turnovers, miscues plague Pearsall in shutout loss. Pearsall miscues and turnovers led directly to points for Lanier as the Voks rolled to a 40-0 shutout of the Mavericks in the first meeting between the two schools last Thursday in San Antonio. An interception for a score and two other fumbles led to…

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Turnovers prove costly for Cowboys in one-point loss to Bandera. A return to the sidelines following a medical absence last week had CHS AD and Head Football Coach Marcus Booker feeling a little under the weather after the Cowboys dropped a narrow 14-13 decision to Bandera last Friday in his return to…

PEARSALL VS. BURBANK @ SAISD SPORTS COMPLEX Burbank rallies with 17 second half points to topple Mavericks 17-7 in 2021 debut. Pearsall scored on the first play of the season but was blanked for the remainder of the night in dropping a 17-7 decision to the San Antonio Burbank Bulldogs in the 2021 football opener…

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL  Pearsall tops Dilley to claim tourney’s consolation championship. Pearsall, Dilley and Cotulla were all in attendance at the annual Lady Maverick Volleyball Invitational Tournament on Thursday and Saturday, August 26 and 28 with the Lady Mavs earning the consolation title at the event. The Lady Mavs and Lady Wolves were both 2-4…

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Sanchez rumbles for 165 yards and five touchdown as Cotulla strolls to 47-12 decision. Cotulla overcame a slow start, scored 20 points in the second quarter behind a five touchdown effort from Jesse Sanchez as the Cowboys crushed La Pryor 47-12 in their season opener on Friday, August 27. Sanchez accounted for…