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The Nueces Canyon Panthers won the girls title and the D’Hanis Cowboys won the boys title of the 65th-annual Southwest Texas College Invitational high school basketball tournament. Canyon’s girls made it a third consecutive tourney crown as they trounced the La Pryor Bulldogs, 56-14, in the championship on Dec. 7. Behind the scoring and passing of tourney most valuable player […]

The Uvalde Coyotes bounced back from an overtime loss earlier in the week to down the San Antonio Stacey Eagles, 66-50, in basketball competition on Dec. 5. Playing before an enthusiastic crowd in Harvey Kinchlow Gym, the Coyotes got off to a quick 12-0 lead behind the scoring of Carlos Sierra, who downed two 3-point field goals and scored off […]

The Uvalde Lobos placed third in Silver Division bracket of the San Antonio Edgewood basketball tournament. They rolled over the San Antonio KIPP Somo Tigers, 55-36, on Dec. 6 in their fifth and final game of the three-day event. The Lobos built up a 30-16 lead in the first half and outscored the Tigers, 25-20, in the second half on […]

The Uvalde Lobos will close out the pre-Christmas holiday break portion of their basketball schedule with a pair of road games this week. On Dec. 16, the Lobos will take on the San Antonio Kennedy Lady Rockets in their final pre-district contest. The varsity teams will battle beginning at 7 p.m. Preceding that game will be a 4:30 p.m. freshman […]

The Uvalde Coyotes collared the Bandera Bulldogs in a pair of sub-varsity basketball games played Dec. 9 in Harvey Kinchlow Gym. Uvalde’s freshmen trounced the Bandera freshmen in a 52-20 rout, while the Uvalde junior varsity recorded a 32-23 win over Bandera. Using a smothering full-court defensive attack, the freshmen got off to a red-hot start. They scored the first […]

Who has made the better head coaching hire, the Fighting Texas Aggies or the Dallas Cowboys? Going into the start of this season, neither Mike Elko’s Aggies nor Brian Schottenheimer’s Cowboys were among the most talked about teams by sports pundits. The Aggies were a pre-season pick to finish perhaps as high as seventh or eighth in the tough Southeastern […]

The Uvalde Coyotes lost a 74-72 over-time thriller in basketball action against the Eagle Pass Winn Mavericks on Dec. 2. Down 22-9 at the end of the first period, the Coyotes battled back to cut the scoring deficit to 40-31 by halftime. “We got off to a slow start, but the Coyotes displayed mental toughness and poise as they battled […]

The Uvalde High School Holiday Cup soccer classic is scheduled for Dec. 10 in the Honey Bowl, with a 6:30 p.m. start. The price of admission for the event is two canned food items. Proceeds will be donated to the food pantry at the First Presbyterian Church, which distributes food to Uvaldeans in need. “We have raised a lot of […]

The Nueces Canyon Panthers and the D’Hanis Cowboys won two games in Southwest Texas College Invitational high school basketball action on Dec. 4. With their respective wins, Canyon advanced to the girls tournament title game, while D’Hanis advanced to the boys tournament title game, both set for Dec. 6. They were to play the winners of Dec. 5 games. Those […]