Sports

The Uvalde Coyotes will take on the Floresville Tigers in a key District 27-4A road baseball game on April 14. The varsity action will start at 7 p.m. Preceding the game will be a 5 p.m. junior varsity contest. Floresville, 5-3 in district an 14-6-1 overall, had a district bye on April 10. Prior to that game, they crushed the […]

The Uvalde Lobos will wind up their 2026 softball regular season schedule with District 27-4A road action against the Floresville Jaguars on April 14. Varsity action is set to begin at 7 p.m. and that game will be proceeded by a 5 p.m. junior varsity contest. Coach EJ McNamara’s Lobos, 4-6 in district and 10-14-1 for the season overall, will […]

It’s that time of the year again. Time for me to make my pitch for changing the playoff format for post-season competition in high school baseball and softball. For all other sports, only one game is used to determine the winner of a playoff matchup. Beginning this season, UIL playoffs for Classes 3A to 6A are a best-of-three series. A […]

The Cactus Jack Foundation will present its 14th PRCA Xtreme Bull Riding event May 1-2 at the Uvalde County Fairplex after a ranch bronc riding showdown April 30. The doors open at 6 p.m. each day, while the April 30 show begins at 7 p.m. and the May 1-2 shows at 7:30 p.m. Daily general admission tickets are $20, while […]

The Uvalde Coyotes avenged an earlier-season loss to the Somerset Bulldogs as they recorded a 13-3 win on April 7 in a game that ended in the sixth inning by way of the 10-run rule. Up by a score of 10-3, the Coyotes plated three runs in the bottom half of the sixth inning. Jordan “Porkchop” Albarado led off the […]

The official Uvalde High School baseball and softball posters for the 2026 season have arrived at the Uvalde Leader-News office. This year’s poster features team photographs of UHS baseball and softball players, along with advertisements from local businesses who support the Coyotes and the Lobos. On April 2, a check for $820 was presented to the UHS athletic department as […]

Alicia Teague finished second in girls singles competition in the District 27-4A tennis tournament on April 1-2 at Devine. With her runner-up finish, the Uvalde High School senior earned a berth in the Class 4A Region IV tournament at San Antonio set for April 17-18. That tourney will be at the Alamo Heights Tennis Center. Teague, the second-seeded player going […]

The Uvalde Coyotes put together a seven-run fourth inning and went on to record a 9-5 come-from-behind district baseball victory over the Pleasanton Eagles on March 30. Playing before a large crowd at Marvin Kolinek Field, the Coyotes fell behind early. The Eagles took advantage of a pair of Uvalde errors and scored twice in the second inning. They added […]