Sports

The Uvalde Coyotes completed play in the three-day San Antonio ISD Invitational basketball tournament with a 55-21 win over the Southside Cardinals on Dec. 13. With four 3-point field goals in the first period, the Coyotes got off to a 26-7 lead in the first period. Jett Flores and Michael Arreola each netted two 3-point field goals in the opening […]

The Uvalde Lobos placed fifth in the womens division and the Uvalde Coyotes placed seventh in the mens division of the San Antonio ISD Invitational swim meet on Dec. 11. Alicia Teague and Dameian Esqueda had the highest individual finishes for Uvalde High School. Teague placed second in the womens 500-yard freestyle, while Esqueda took runner-up honors in the mens […]

Nine Uvalde High School football players were selected to the District 14-4A Division 1 football team announced recently by district officials. “I’m really happy for all our all-district guys,” said Coach Wade Miller. “Their selection to the all-district team shows that the coaches in our district appreciate our kids and how they play,” said Miller. “All of those guys have […]

Three Uvalde High School wrestlers placed in their weight divisions of the Russ Peterson Invitational meet on Dec. 13 at San Antonio. The event, featuring 32 teams from all over the state, was hosted by Claudia Taylor “Lady Bird” Johnson High School. Coach Kenneth Childs’ UHS team was the only Class 4A team competing among a field of mainly Class […]

The Uvalde Coyotes will wind up the pre-Christmas part of their basketball schedule on Dec. 22 when they go on the road to play the Holy Cross Knights. Varsity action is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. and will be preceded by a 12:15 p.m. junior varsity game. Off to an 11-6 start this season, the Knights recently lost a […]

Sabinal High School senior Aiden Tinker will play at 1 p.m. Dec. 21 in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Ford Center in Frisco, one of the nation’s premier high school football showcases. Tinker, the Yellowjackets’ varsity quarterback and linebacker, accepted his black-and-gold All-American jersey Dec. 2 during a ceremony in the Sabinal High School gym. Tony Charles, director […]

District 14-2A coaches awarded Sabinal High School’s Aiden Tinker and Che Schiel top honors and named Yellowjackets to 10 academic all-district spots, eight first-team positions, and 10 second-team positions. Tinker earned Offensive MVP, while Schiel claimed Specialist of the Year. Yellowjackets earning first-team offense recognition include senior Will Hudel, junior Andres Reyes, and sophomore Blake Beza. First-team defense selections include […]

The Uvalde Coyotes and the Uvalde Lobos are picked to finish fourth in District 27-4A basketball. According to a pre-season forecast made by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, both Coach Ramon Buruato’s Coyotes and Coach Michael Garza’s Lobos are playoff contenders. The Somerset Bulldogs, who went undefeated as district champions last season, are picked to win this year’s boys […]

It was a close one in the Dec. 12 basketball game between the Uvalde Lobos and the Eagle Pass Eagles. Down by a score of 33-32, the Eagles outscored the Lobos, 7-0, during the final 90 seconds of the game to post a 39-33 win. “Eagle Pass just made more plays down the stretch than we did,” said Coach Michael […]

The Uvalde Coyotes will celebrate Teddy Bear Throw Night in Harvey Kinchlow Gym on Dec. 16. “Spectators coming to watch us play Poteet are asked to bring one or more teddy bears to the game,” said Uvalde High School head basketball coach Ramon Buruato. “After the varsity Coyotes make their first field goal of the game, fans are asked to […]