Area Sports

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Pearsall opened its week with a win over South San Antonio West Campus in a rematch from the Maverick Classic tournament and ended it going 1-3 in play at the Natalia basketball tournament over the weekend. After losing three straight to open the tournment, Pearsall ended on a high note with a…

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Dilley topped D’Hanis in its home opener last week but struggled in action at the Natalia basketball tournament in non-district action over the weekend. Alex Ayala and Dorian Aranda combined for 27 points to lead the Wolves to a 48-44 decision over the Cowboys on November 28. “Being only our second…

DISTRICT 14-3 A, DIVISION I 13 Cotulla players earn all-district football honors. Senior Robert Sanchez and junior Alex Medina earned all-district football superlatives while 13 members of the Cotulla Cowboys earned accolades on the District 14-3A, Division I football team, which is annually announced during the football playoffs. Sanchez, a disruptive force on the defensive…

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Pearsall’s Lady Mavs followed up tournament play at the Maverick Classic with a 58-28 non-district loss to Marion last week in girls’ basketball action. Crystal City claimed the title at the annual Maverick Classic on the girls’ side and Eagle Pass was second overall at the event. Despite their struggles at the…

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL With their football team fresh off a two-game playoff ride, the Dilley Wolves fielded their complete roster for the first time this season in dropping a 69-40 non-district basketball decision to Laredo Harmony last week. Prior to that, with a short-handed team, Dilley fell 80-39 to Utopia in their first game of…

2023 14-4A, DIVISION II ALL DISTRICT FOOTBALL TEAM Pearsall’s Luna named District Co-Most Valuable Player. Pearsall senior quarterback Elijah Luna and senior wide receiver Curtis Coronado-Saenz were both honored with District Co-Most Valuable Player and District Returner of the Year accolades and the Mavs placed 17 athletes on the 2023 District 14-4A all league team…

Johnny Martinez held off challenger Danny Cano in the final weeks of the contest to claim the 2023 Frio-Nueces Current Pigskin Poll. Dilley dropped a 41-0 decision to state-ranked Tidehaven in an area playoff contest on Friday, November 17. The Poll annually runs until all local teams have been eliminated from postseason contention. Martinez finished…

PEARSALL PEE WEE SPORTS The Pearsall Pee Wee Sports organization is now accepting registrations for its 2024 youth basketball season. Registration will be held online only and there is an $80 fee to participate. Payments can be made via Cash App or Paypal. The league will opened its registrations beginning on Saturday, November 11. They…

2023 MAVERICK CLASSIC TOURNAMENT Javelinas topple Mavericks in third place contest in action on Saturday. Pearsall went 3-2 in tournament play, losing to Crystal City in the third place game in action at the 2023 Maverick Classic basketball tournament over the weekend. The Mavericks were 3-1 in Pool play on Thursday and Friday and then…

2023 MAVERICK CLASSIC TOURNAMENT Pearsall will play host to the annual Maverick Classic Basketball Tournament November 16-18 at the high school and junior high gymnasiums. Ten teams in each of the boys’ and girls’ divisions will be contending for the tournament title at the event. San Antonio West Campus, Floresville, San Antonio Kennedy, Crystal City,…