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See all the latest sports news below. For news about local high school sports, see our monthly SportzBuzz column by Todd Freed. For news about elementary and middle school athletes, see our monthly SportzBuzz Jr. column by Angie Frederickson.

Trafton Academy golf team

School history made

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | September 25, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Amy Gillespie, Caden Vazquez, Noah Reby, Asher Wilson, Jack Van Valen, Eli Davis, Carter Comstock, Owen Walters, Ben Chapin, Rush Sheaffer, Chase Mould, Landon Massey, Harrison Westbrook
Keilyn Kohtz, Myers Gilbert, Nora Yelton, Livi McCulloch, Emily Mann

We’ve got spirit

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | September 24, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Keilyn Kohtz, Myers Gilbert, Nora Yelton, Livi McCulloch, Emily Mann
Brian Orakpo

NFL player comes home

By Angie Frederickson | September 24, 2024
Buzz About Town
People in this article:
Brian Orakpo
Tom Foster, Billie Jean King,

A reunion with Billie Jean King

By Angie Frederickson | September 19, 2024
Buzz About Town
People in this article:
Tom Foster, Billie Jean King, Lori McNeil, Robin Schirrmeister, Bobby Riggs
2024 Maccabi

Welcoming Maccabi athletes

By Angie Frederickson | September 18, 2024
Buzz About Town
People in this article:
Tori Zimmerman, Teryn Fitzgerald, Maya Zarfati, Reut Mizrahi, Guy Mizrahi, Shira Mizrahi
Junior Shooting Stars

On the big field

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | September 18, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Ellie Hsia, Quinnlan Walsh, Kinley Canonico
Junior Olympics, Water Polo

Water polo Junior Olympians

By Angie Frederickson | September 17, 2024
Buzz About Town
People in this article:
Claire Browning, Hayden Caltagirone, Angie Rodriguez, Lauren Gonzalez, Gretchen Soika, Rayce Bagley
Lucas Dolibois, Pat McAfee, Shane Gillis

ESPN College GameDay hero

By Angie Frederickson | September 16, 2024
Buzz About Town
People in this article:
Lucas Dolibois, Pat McAfee, Shane Gillis
Heidi Horton

The Highest Heights

Basketball – and Disney movie – stardom
By Andria Dilling | August 26, 2024
Features
People in this article:
Heidi Horton, Heather Quella, Rita Brohman, Larry Brohman, Patrick Horton, Jonathan Horton, Holly Horton
Warren Barhorst, Ronnie Glenn, Jackie Sherrill, Dave Coolidge

A Nod to the Squad

An Homage to Texas A&M’s 12th Man Kickoff Team
By Cathy Gordon | August 26, 2024
Features
People in this article:
Warren Barhorst, Jackie Sherrill, E. King Gill, Dana X. Bible, Lisa Highsmith, Spencer Barhorst, Dennis Mudd, Tim Brown, Dave Coolidge, Bucky Richardson, Gardner Parker, Mike Leach, R.C. Slocum, Ronnie Glenn
Parker Smith

Field of Dreams

Local baseball players drafted by MLB teams
By Todd Freed | August 26, 2024
Features
People in this article:
Josh Blum, Marvin Blum, Doran Yustein, Tanner Witt, Lori Witt, Jackson Appel, Jeremy York, John Yurkow, Eric Appel, Parker Smith, Sandy Smith, José Cruz Jr.
Jake Ghiselin

SportzBuzz - September 2024

By Todd Freed | August 26, 2024
SportzBuzz
People in this article:
Rich McGuire, Donte Lewis, Roy Jenkins, Ben Sweeney, Johann Cardenas, Raymond Vara, Javaughn Waldron, Jake Ghiselin, Jack Reid, Trace Langin, Obinna Umeh, John Carr, Cooper Davis, Damarcus Batiste, Blake Coogan, Michael Taylor II, James Moynahan, Steve Leisz, Brandon Thomas, Alex Lozada, Logan Bartee, Garon Sampson, Tate Organ, Karson Gordon, Tyler Bloomgren, Brody Bartee, Tyler Cesarski, Brooks Edwards, Christian Houston, Mike Lindsey, Dramodd Odoms, Danny Stein, Enrico Moore-Espinoza, Chance Bloodsaw, Erik Peters, Cole Mansour
Post Oak Little League 12U All Stars

District 16 champs

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | August 26, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Robert Pugh, Mason Maggi, Driscoe Bertillion, Terry Boffone, Grayson Graffagnini, Finn Beddingfield, Johnny Leonard, Burke Wise, Hayes Toomey, Tony Pugh, Lee Hochner, Will Lewis, Calhoun McNair, James Davis, Carter Ayers, Mike Maggi
Asher Smith, Thomas Bruner, Noah Selbst, Clement Chen

That’s a wrap

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | August 26, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Asher Smith, Thomas Bruner, Noah Selbst, Clement Chen, Natalie Cheng. Peyton Cantrell, Austin Byun, Kasen Burris-Richardson, Reva Sinha, Teresa Cheng, Tori Livingstone, Jason Deng, Rachel Serna, Hannah Turner, Carver Hix, Catherine Renshaw, Katelynn Clay
2028 Supreme Lacrosse team

LAX goals

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | August 26, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Christian Wade, Andrew Silverman, Malcolm Hedgepeth, Jonathan Kolp, Beau Stafford, Aaron Lin, Will Daniel, AJ Aguilar, Patrick Toups, Clarence Griffin, Jonathan Lorch, Kevin Finn, Ben Ring, Bennett Woosley, Brandon Less, Asher Golden, Oliver Wellins, Evan Zager, Case Lindsay, Hudson Peakes, Caelen Reed, Dash Willinger, Peyton Perdew, RJ Brown
12U Hurricanes

Hurricanes hit Florida

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | August 26, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Ben Hampton, William Hawthorne, West Ellis, Aidan Amaro, Wesley Hawthorne, Hayden Higgins, Jerel Johnson, Al Benjamin, Walker Howard, Colton Halgren, Marshall Antosh, Ben Brice, Xander Benjamin, Gabe Amaro, Hudson Lieber
WUSA’s 10U Wave

State champs

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | August 22, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Garth Beinart, Brad Kirklin, JB McAllister, Steve Roberts, Nick Nicodemus, Savannah Beinart, Nina Jalbrzykowski, Kipling Roberts, Natalia Cotton, Hays McAllister, Connelly Martin-Harvey, Emma Hughes, Annabeth Kirklin, Natalia Baltodano, Sloane Nicodemus, Shiloh Landrum, Carson Frels
12U Memorial Falcons

Memorial Falcons at Cooperstown

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | August 21, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Nolan Davis, Owen Miller, Ford Steward, Porter Taylor, Lowe Miller, Porter Hutcheson, Harrison Cooper, Steve Maas, Stevie Maas, Hudson Handel, Parker Dodson, Jack Cofer, Payne Cureton
Josephine Lombardi, Sabrina Blinderman, Ella Totz, and Emmy Brounes

SportzBuzz - August 2024

By Todd Freed | July 27, 2024
SportzBuzz
People in this article:
Priscilla Riser, Mia Valenzuela, Elyse Nesser, Caroline Croker, Kyra Nguyen, Julia Sullo, Sophia Deutschen, Josephine Lombardi, Ella Totz, Sabrina Blinderman, David Lombardi, Michelle Li, Ally Lin, Brian Mandell, Emmy Brounes, Jack Zolas, Yosef Elyashkevich, Meghan Kao, Lola Ballew, Christopher Langford, Egor Morozov
Bull Shark Baseball 13U and 14U teams

A trip to remember

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | July 27, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Wilmy Marrero, Jesse Holiday, Bryan Lopez, Luke Ladwig, Max Wu, Connor Welch, Rylan Lim, Ben Chapin, Liam Gutierrez, Jacob Tzeng, Tanner Rich, Nate Promubol, Eli Hudson, Brian Standish, Jonathan Massey, Adam Khubieh, Andrew Sederis, Colton Rich, Miles Royston, Will Dagley, Dean Morris, Taylor Anthony, Levi Moore, Diego Cervantes Jr., Nolan Rogers
Blue Anchor Baseball 9U Majors team

Perfect Game World Series

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | July 27, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Eli Musher, Henry Croley, Zain Thowfeek, Jack Jurgens, Sterling Davis-Salmon, Beckett Whitman, Charlie White, Asher Levy, Banks Dailey, Maddox Granderson, Preston Hickman, Oliver Chen, Ewan Walker, Rob Whitman, Alex Mintz, Elan Levy, Ted Walker, Zach Dailey
The Wahoos swim team

Wahoos wow

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | July 27, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Henry Genez, Bryce Oliphant, Kyle Brown, Abbilyn McEvoy, Ricky Conticello, Hana Riley, Diego Oliver, Charlie Amis, Luisa Becerra, Audry Bown, Lauren Conticello, Wade Hicks, Carter Phillips, Christopher Pelliccio, Henry Candler, Clayton Pelliccio, Bode Orsak, Pearson Danna, Callaway Sherrill, Kenneth Nguyen, Carter Ramey, JB Foy, Harry Hilliard, Rory Moore, Benjamin Antosh
Maddux El-Hakam

Swing for the fences

By Maddux El-Hakam | July 27, 2024
Buzz Kidz
People in this article:
Maddux El-Hakam
Emma Oatman, Stella de Jong, Claire Bui, McKenna Daniel

Sharks relay

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | July 27, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Emma Oatman, Stella de Jong, Claire Bui, McKenna Daniel
Sophia Bellard

Jumping at the opportunity

By Sophia Bellard | July 27, 2024
Buzz Kidz
People in this article:
Sophia Bellard
Spring Branch-Memorial Sports Association Slingers

Pony Gold Division Champs

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | July 27, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Tommy Connally, Will Connally, Luke Connally, Diego Renteria, Jack Jones, Patrick Forrester, Lucas Deskin, Christian Reyes, Zaden Ellingson, Garrett Brutosky, Landry Reichenau, Griffin Heinecke, Justin Reichenau, Hunter Jones
Lexington Liu, June Prasatik

Swim, Barracudas, swim

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | July 27, 2024
SportzBuzz Jr.
People in this article:
Lexington Liu, June Prasatik, Natalie Cheng, Peyton Cantrell, Austin Byun, Kasen Burris-Richardson, Reva Sinha, Teresa Cheng, Tori Livingstone, Jason Deng, Rachel Serna, Hannah Turner, Carver Hix, Catherine Renshaw, Katelynn Clay
Lola and Mila Prpa

Net Result

Elite volleyball sisters
By Cheryl Ursin | July 26, 2024
Features
People in this article:
Lola Prpa, Mila Prpa, Nicolette Daniel
Parker Smith

Home Turf: BHS Grad Drafted by the Houston Astros

By Lucy Walker | July 19, 2024
Buzzworthy
People in this article:
Lucy Walker, Parker Smith, Sandy Smith, José Cruz Jr., Jose Cruz, Tab Smith, Jack Ben-Shoshan, Tanner Fox, Katherine Kelley, Jacob Roubein, Reed Bourlon, Josh Blum, Jacob Dixon, Mark Richards, Grant Stringer, Aidan Via, Peter Corbett, Brett Bazarsky
Second Baptist Eagles

SportzBuzz - July 2024

By Todd Freed | June 27, 2024
SportzBuzz
People in this article:
Caitlyn Cain, Allie Williams, Gianna Lewis, Reagan Moriarty, Jordan Bey, Jack Soliman, Brielle Burns, Emily Zhang, Kenna Lee, Kendace Lee, Audrey Liu, Lily Veazey, Christian McCleary, Ethan Eschweiler, Wes Baker, Rayner Noble, Carson Bratcher, Ben Kalife