Area Sports

Pearsall cager Linda Vasquez drops to the floor to battle a pair of Crystal City defenders for a loose ball during the Lady Mavs’ 46-32 District 30-4A contest last Friday, January 8. The Lady Mavs lost their first two league outings to drop to 0-2 in the standings. The team was also notified that a…

Pearsall’s Lady Mavs dropped a pair of decisions as they opened District 30-4A play last week, falling to Uvalde and Crystal City in basketball action. Those losses were overshadowed this week with the news that Pearsall was suspending basketball action for the week and postponing a pair of games until the end of the month.…

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Mavs rally in second half to top Bulldogs in non-district hoops outing. Pearsall outscored Bandera in three of the four quarters en route to a 66-59 non-district win in basketball action last Friday, January 8. The Mavericks led 14-10 in the first period but Bandera surged in the second, outscoring Pearsall 17-12…

Pearsall’s Mavericks and Lady Mavs basketball teams are slated to return to action this week as the girls will open district play at home against Crystal City Friday night while the boys are tentatively slated to host Bandera on Saturday. (CURRENT photo: Manuel Azocar III)

Boa Luta Academy students Blade Weber and Jose R. Gonzalez Jr. competed in a pair of mixed martial arts events prior to the Christmas holiday and collected a number of victories and medals for their efforts. Weber nabs two gold, one silver in combat sports. The two competed in a Muay Thai and Boxing Smoker…

Lady Mavs place five on all-district VB team; eight on academic squad Pearsall placed five athletes on the District 30-4A all-district volleyball squad which is released upon the completion of each of the four playoff representatives’ season. Hondo and Crystal City both advanced to the second round of the playoffs while Pearsall fell at bi-district…

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Pearsall girls take on Class 5A competition, drop three in non-district action. Pearsall continued its torrid schedule last week, playing three games in five days against larger Class 5A schools and dropped all three although they rallied in the final minutes of a four-point loss to San Antonio Southwest Saturday afternoon. The…

ALL-DISTRICT FOOTBALL Eleven Cowboys were named to the District 14-3A Division II all-district football team following the playoff exit of each of the league’s playoff representatives. Jourdanton was eliminated from postseason play in the regional semifinal round, as the Indians lost a 31-14 decision to Llano. The Cowboys had four players named to the all-district…

ALL-DISTRICT FOOTBALL Dilley had 14 players named to the District 15-3A, Division II football team following the playoff exit of the league’s four postseason representatives. Three of the four representatives from 15-3A, DII won playoff games and were area qualifiers. Of the Wolves’ 14 all-district selections, two were named to the all-district first team and…

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY With a second chance to compete at the UIL State Cross Country Championships, Pearsall’s Zaine Leal finished 66th out of 131 runners at the event on Tuesday, November 24 in Round Rock. “Zaine competed at the state meet in Round Rock and did well,” PHS Cross Country Head Coach John Hernandez said.…