7-ON-7 AND TABC SHOWCASE HIGHLIGHTS THE UPCOMING WEEKEND!
TEXAS STATE 7-ON-7 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sugar Land Fort Bend Christian Academy will compete on Thursday afternoon in Pool D with Goliad, Kaufman and Lorena.
The Eagles will face Goliad at 1:45 p.m., Kaufman at 3:15 p.m. and Lorena at 4:45 p.m. at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station.
Bellaire Episcopal is in Pool G of the Division I tournament, which begins on Friday, and are paired with Austin LBJ, Colleyville Heritage and Katy Jordan.
The Knights will play Austin LBJ at 1 p.m., Katy Jordan at 2:30 p.m. and Colleyville Heritage at 4 p.m.
TAPPS STATE 6-ON-6 / 7-ON-7 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Both tournaments will get underway on Friday at the Heart of Texas Soccer Fields in Waco.
There are currently 13 teams in the 6-on-6 tournament and 27 in the 7-on-7.
Pool play will be on Friday and bracket play will commence Saturday morning with champions being crowned at 12 noon in both tournaments.
"We started 7-on-7 at TCA eight years ago," TAPPS Executive Director Bryan Bunselmeyer told LSCSN on Monday. "With the exception of COVID, we have had one every year since. This is the first year for 6-on-6 and hopefully we can get to 16 teams - 15 right now."
TABC SHOWCASE
The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) is hosting its second annual TABC Showcase, featuring 289 teams that will converge on Duncanville and Cedar Park.
There are 26 Texas private and parochial schools in this year's event.
LSCSN has posted day-by-day schedules to its blogsite, https://lscsn.blogspot.com/.
TABC will be updating scores and schedules are the following site: https://basketball.exposureevents.com/187598/tabc-showcase/schedule
NEW COACHING HIRES
First reported by KCBD-TV sports director Pete Christy on Tuesday, June 21, Lubbock Christian High School hired former New Deal High School head baseball coach Jordan Terry to direct its baseball program.
Christy noted that he is replacing Brandon Walker, who departed to become the new hitting coach for the Lubbock Christian University Chaparrals.
The school added, "We believe Jordan will be a great asset to our Christ centered culture athletic program," and that he has seven years of coaching and teaching experience.
Athens Christian Preparatory Academy athletic director Ronnie Raines announced on Tuesday that the school has hired Hanner Shipley to start up its six-man football program, with its first game set for the start of the 2023 season.
Hanner, 25, is cousin of former Longhorn wide receivers Jordan and Jaxon Shipley and spent time at Marble Falls HS and Faith Academy before enrolling early at LSU and then transferring to ACU for '15 season.
He was second team All-Conference at Blinn in 2016 before playing his last two seasons at Louisiana Tech in 2017-2018.
Amarillo San Jacinto Christian Academy also reported on Tuesday, June 21 that Jamie Boyd will serve as the school's Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach.
Boyd has been coaching and providing personal training in the West Texas area since finishing his baseball career at West Texas A&M University in 2018.
He is a 2012 Wylie High graduate and also attended Frank Phillips College and Howard Payne before making his way to West Texas A&M.
“I was fortunate to be able to play baseball at the college level and have the experience to know what it takes for an athlete to compete," he said in the school's Facebook post, announcing his hire. "My vision is to instill a strong sense of work ethic, teamwork and accountability that will lead to success in our programs, as well as in every area of life for all athletes at SJCA."
VOLLEYBALL
Dallas Bishop Lynch graduate Kylee Connally '22 announced on Wednesday that she has signed to play for the University of Hartford in Connecticut. The Hawks were 7-18 in 2021 and compete in the America East Conference.
Katy Faith West Academy alum and University of Texas Longhorn sophomore Madisen Skinner was named on Wednesday to the 2022 Volleyball All-Big 12 Preseason team.
BASKETBALL
Colorado Christian University, which plays in the NCAA Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, announced last Friday five newcomers to their men's basketball program, two of which are Texas private and parochial high school athletes.
Transferring from Northern Illinois University, former Houston Christian High School Noah Kon will be expected to compete at the guard position. He said that he's "looking forward to competing and building a winning culture."
The Cougars were 8-20 in 2021-2022.
Dallas Bishop Lynch graduating senior Brice Davis, a 6'7" forward, will also join the mix in Lakewood, Colorado.
"I'm looking forward to the weather, growing relationships with my teammates, and the Christian environment," he said.
GOLF
Fort Worth Christian's Madison Ude was named on Thursday the girls' Private School Player of the Year by the North Texas High School Golf Coaches Association.
She was this year's TAPPS 5A state champion with a one-shot win over Victoria St. Joseph's Harper Edwards.
The boys award went to Frisco Legacy Christian Academy's Minas Manias, who was fourth at the TAPPS 5A state tournament just four shots off The Woodlands Christian Academy's Aaron Pounds.
BASEBALL
Former Houston Westbury Christian School Wildcat Dillon Thomas hit his first home run as a Sugar Land Space Cowboy Wednesday night after being signed by the Astros organization last week.
Thomas had been in the Angels organization before being designated for assignment after a brief call-up, his second, to the big league club.
It was his ninth home run of the season and it came against his former club, Tacoma, who he spent all of 2021 with. He is currently hitting .300 in four games for Sugar Land and .296 for the season.
RECRUITING
Houston St. John's School TE/DE Pierce Leverett announced via Twitter Wednesday night that he received his third offer so far. This time Brown has offered to go with offers that were announced on June 11 from Columbia and Cornell.
Colleyville Covenant Christian DL Enow Etta - a top 100 choice by 247 Sports - shared on Twitter Wednesday that he has narrowed his college choices to Alabama, Stanford, Michigan and Michigan State.
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