TEN SPORTS REFERENCED IN FRIDAY'S REPORT
TEXAS 7-ON-7 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Sugar Land Fort Bend Christian Academy went 1-2 today in Division II pool play and will face off against Sealy on Friday at 8:45 a.m. as all teams advance to single elimination bracket play.
The Eagles dropped their opener, 20-13, to Goliad before bouncing back with a 25-14 win over Kaufman. Had Fort Bend Christian defeated Lorena, it would have forced a three-way tie in the pool a 2-1, but instead lost 13-12.
Bellaire Episcopal begins their Division I efforts Friday afternoon.
COACHING MOVES
Bryan Allen Academy offensive line, soccer and baseball coach Nick Stromeyer will be leaving the Brazos Valley for Palacios where he's accepted the positions of head boys soccer coach and assistant football coach.
"I know it's a great opportunity for you. You'll be missed in Ram Country. Go be great in your new roles at Palacios," Athletic Director Adrian Adams told Stromeyer on Twitter Thursday night. "They got a #RamTough shark on their hands. Congrats, proud of you brother."
TRACK AND FIELD
Competing in the 2022 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships this evening in Eugene, Oregon, Houston The Kinkaid School alum Raevyn Rogers was third in the first round of the 800 meters - her signature event - in 2:01.10 - behind Ajee Wilson and Sage Hurta, but one spot in front of Athing Mu.
FACILITIES
Fort Worth Country Day breaks ground on $3.5 million upgrade of athletic fields -- Please see the following free story from Fort Worth Business Press:
https://fortworthbusiness.com/education/fort-worth-country-day-breaks-ground-on-3-5-million-track-and-field-project%ef%bf%bc/
ALL SPORTS RECOGNITION
On Tuesday, the Waco Tribune-Herald recognized Super Centex Boys' and Girls' Athletes in various sports.
In Boys Cross Country, Waco Eagle Christian Academy's Maximus Austin was the honoree after finishing second at TAPPS 1A state cross country meet where he helped ECA win a team championship.
Waco Vanguard's Courtney Wiethorn and Avery Haynes were recognized as the best in Girls Tennis after winning TAPPS 3A girls doubles crown over a pair of Vanguard teammates, McKenna Lowery and Karoline Horner, 6-4, 6-2.
Like Austin, the duo led their squad to a state championship for the entire Vanguard girls tennis team.
Evan Roos of Vanguard was a Honorable Mention selection in Boys Tennis.
GOLF
A pair of private and parochial high school athletes won the Legends Junior Tour's Collegiate Boys and Girls Golf Preview on Tuesday at Van Zandt Country Club in Canton.
Dallas Jesuit's Reese Roberts won the boys preview by three strokes over Kingwood's Andrew Tucker with a three day total of 204, twelve under par.
Addison Trinity Christian's Aidan Dortch was in third with a total of 210 -- three shots back of Tucker and tied with Austin Anderson's Trenton Mieri.
Tyler All Saints Episcopal junior-to-be Sidney Robertson also won by three strokes for the girls crown.
She shot 227 over the three rounds to best Helotes' Gaia Esparza and Diane Guercio of Frisco.
Esparza, who attends school at Lutheran High School of San Antonio, lost to Robertson at the 2022 TAPPS 4A girls golf tournament by five strokes.
LACROSSE
USA Lacrosse Magazine announced on Tuesday that it had named Dallas Jesuit attacker McAllister Hobbs as their South Boys' Player of the Year after guiding the Rangers to a No. 1 ranking in the region and their second straight THSLL state title.
Hobbs was featured in a profile at the following link: https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/high-school/boys/mcallister-hobbs-obsessed-with-putting-in-the-work-and-improving
Dallas Jesuit (14-2) and Episcopal School of Dallas (20-4) were ranked first and fourth, respectively, in the South Top 10 for boys, but neither could crack the national Top 25.
For the girls, Dallas The Hockaday School was 20-1 on the season and the Daisies finished third in the website's rankings of top teams in the South.
FIELD HOCKEY
Max Field Hockey released on Thursday its Top 100 Players to Watch for the Class of 2025 (freshman to be sophomores).
Three Texans made the list, including Houston St. John's School M/F Eliza Perrin and a pair of Falcons from Houston The Kinkaid School, midfielder Caroline Raynes and goalkeeper Merritt Skubisz.
Two weeks ago, the website announced its Class of 2024 rankings and Kinkaid goalkeeper Aby Deverka was listed as one of the Top 10 in her class.
In the top 50 was Houston St. John's School M/F Kristina Johnson, while teammates D/M Hailey King and GK Libby Smith were in the second 50.
The Watch List had Mavericks midfielders Kaithlyn Chang and Alexandra Madrid.
SOCCER
McKinney Christian Academy senior Kate Nordhaus shared on Twitter on Wednesday, June 22 that she had received her second offer of the recruiting process. The centerback, outside back and forward was offered by Howard Payne University in addition to an offer the week before from the University of the Ozarks. The Stampede lost in the second round of the playoffs, 1-0, to Regents School of Austin.
BASEBALL
Fort Worth Christian senior IF/P/C Ryan Johnston announced via Twitter on Tuesday, June 21 his commitment to attend school at and play baseball for Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant. Johnston was a member of a 19-10-1 district champion that was a state semifinalist this year.
Last Friday, June 17, the Midland Reporter-Telegram released its fourth annual Postseason Baseball All-Star Team and there were plenty of representatives from the three Midland area private and parochial high schools.
They were as follows:
First Team
Two-Way - Cort Miller, Sr., Midland Classical
OF - Reagan Layh, Jr., Midland Classical
Second Team
Two-Way - Paul McMillian, Sr., Midland Classical
IF - Eric Barnes, Sr., Midland Christian
IF - Barrett Branch, Sr. Midland Trinity
OF - Levi Bayley, Fr., Midland Classical
Honorable Mention
IF - Josh Patterson, Sr., Midland Classical
IF - Nathan Swallow, So., Midland Classical
IF - A.J. Velarde, So., Midland Christian
IF - Parke Swallow, Jr., Midland Classical
IF - Andrew Varner, Sr., Trinity (SS/P)
OF - Owen Jeffcoat, Sr., Trinity
UT - Hagan Renfro, Sr., Trinity (3B/SS/P)
UT - Grayson Skiles, Jr., Midland Classical
RECRUITING
Sugar Land Fort Bend Christian Academy junior offensive tackle Bennett Warren announced on Twitter last Wednesday night that he had received his third offer to play college football.
He received an official offer from Grambling State University to go with his previous offers, which he shared on June 18 and June 21, respectively, from Rice University and the University of Houston.
Dallas Jesuit tight end and quarterback Matty Wagner reported on Twitter today that he had received an offer from FCS Division I Stetson College, which is located in Deland, Florida.
The Hatters were 4-7 a year ago and competes in the Pioneer Football League, which is the lone football-only conference in Division I-AA (FCS) that does not offer athletic scholarships, but rather those that are need-based or academic.
Fort Worth Nolan Catholic quarterback Cole Matsuda reported on Twitter on Wednesday that he has received an offer to play football with one of the NCAA Division III's powerhouses, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.
UMHB ran the table in 2021, going 15-0 to capture the NCAA Division III championship with a 57-24 win over North Central College in Canton, Ohio. Former Viking tight end Connor Mullins was a sophomore this last year on the Crusaders roster.
Houston Strake Jesuit tight end Chico Holt Thursday afternoon announced on Twitter that he had committed to Northwestern. He thanked everybody that had made the opportunity possible.
The Woodlands John Cooper School defensive end Joe Bisso shared on Twitter Thursday evening that he has received an offer to play football from the University of Rochester. The Yellowjackets went 3-7 last year in the NCAA Division III Liberty League.
TACA Storm sophomore-to-be Jermaine O'Neal, Jr. posted on Twitter Wednesday that he has been offered by Arizona State for men's basketball. It is his second NCAA Division I to go with the one he received last November from Vanderbilt.
MISCELLANEOUS
Two-time former San Antonio Antonian state championship volleyballer Feliz Ramirez, who also played collegiately for St. Francis Brooklyn College, is hosting a summer acting workshop from 6-8 p.m. on June 29 at Edgewood ISD Fine Arts Academy. For more information, go to http://Imfeliz.com
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