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SportzBuzz Jr.

SportzBuzz Jr. is a monthly column by Angie Frederickson about elementary and middle school athletes. For news on high school sports, see SportzBuzz by Todd Freed. See all sports-related stories here.

Nadia Jett

Defending the field

By Angie Frederickson | November 24, 2020
People in this article:
Nadia Jett, Jess McClain, Elizabeth Ajumobi, Eva Humble, Libby Liuzzi, Ella Ou, Mary Papandreou, Caroline Raynes, Gayle Robertson, Caroline Swanson, Vaishali Thakkar
Duck Billed Platypuses

Softball over Zoom

By Angie Frederickson | June 29, 2020
People in this article:
Jake Sabat, Danny Hughes, Claire Bonura, Maddie Sabat, Kaylee Chung, Faith Puzon, Eve Puzon, Caroline Van Buren, CC Jorgensen, Ashna Bhagia, Eloise Carey, Mia Pliskin, Charlotte Dillon, Vivian Foreman, Philippa McCord, Lily Hughes, Emma Hughes, Ana Choi
Alex Moore, Ellen Moore

Front-yard volleyball

By Angie Frederickson | June 26, 2020
People in this article:
Alex Moore, Ellen Moore
Pershing Middle School eighth-grade boys’ basketball team

Pershing champs

By Angie Frederickson | June 25, 2020
People in this article:
Pierre Kemp, Justin Howard, Robert Jones, Collin Irving, Blaze Covington, Noah Barcot, Michael Olaly, Eddie Breaux, Kamorian Cole, Dayvyon Gipson, JT Baber, Zach Gosda, Joseph O’Garro, Jack Lamkin
Max Van Dyke

Players on parade

By Angie Frederickson | June 25, 2020
People in this article:
Brett Agee, Gus Economides, Jackie Meeks, Aleshia Renshaw, Harper Agee, Ford Bennett, Cullen Bonine, Kyle Economides, Case Johnson, Joshua Meeks, Catherine Renshaw, Pierce Russell, Gavin Sharpe, Max Van Dyke, Miles Walker, Collin Wu
Hannah Holmsten, Kenny Simpson

Wall ball

By Angie Frederickson | June 24, 2020
People in this article:
Hannah Holmsten, Kenny Simpson, John Isner
Elliot Loper, Caroline Loper

Softball sisters

By Angie Frederickson | May 31, 2020
People in this article:
Elliot Loper, Caroline Loper, David Burgan, Juan Garcia
Macyn Tannery, Morgan Tannery

Keep up their stick skills

By Angie Frederickson | May 30, 2020
People in this article:
Macyn Tannery, Morgan Tannery
10U National League Pacers

Outpacing the competition

By Angie Frederickson | May 29, 2020
People in this article:
Miles Zurek, Mike Rigo, Connor Dillard, Jack Lasseigne, Connor Massey, Lane Walker, Isaiah Ober, David Midani, Cooper Purdy, Danny Nichol, Joshua Walker, Atticus Rigo
David Wu, Mason Wu, Maxwell Wu

Homeschool baseball

By Angie Frederickson | May 28, 2020
People in this article:
David Wu, Mason Wu, Maxwell Wu
Spring Branch-Memorial Sports Association (SBMSA) Nets

Nothing but Nets

By Angie Frederickson | May 27, 2020
People in this article:
James Klingberg, Ryan Wu, Jeff Fields, Mack Fields, Anderson Strait, Evan Zhang, Parker Johnson, Taylor Johnson, Ian Zhang, Rylan Reichenau, Luke Fields, Avi Dubey
SBMSA’s sixth-grade Rockets

A perfect season

By Angie Frederickson | May 27, 2020
People in this article:
Jud Martin, Brandi Heinz, Miller Martin, Halen Heinz, Jay Jones, Jack Weisblatt, Ford Raley, Gage, Schissler, Jack Henry Carl, Sami Shafaei, Landon Gray, Kaden Gulledge, Drew Gonzalez
Nykko McMillan, Nathaniel Grant, Luke Revis, Shannon Robbins

Fastest in the nation

By Angie Frederickson | April 29, 2020
People in this article:
Nykko McMillan, Nathaniel Grant, Luke Revis, Shannon Robbins
Spring Branch-Memorial Sports Association sophomore Pelicans

Champs at the coliseum

By Angie Frederickson | April 28, 2020
People in this article:
Brian Ubell, Scott Miracle, Matthew Miracle, Andrew Ubell, Gavin Linley, Collin Merchant, Nico Smith, Moises Cohen, Colin Ottis, Landry Reichenau, Collin Barber, Thompson Aston
SBMSA sophomore Navy Warriors

Platinum-bracket contenders

By Angie Frederickson | April 27, 2020
People in this article:
Seth Isgur, Aaron Wolf, Wyatt Hammer, John Tomich, Iker Manueco, Noah Isgur, Riggs Hammer, Blake Wolf, George Spiliotis, Evan England, Stuart Schwieder, Andrew Xu
Benjamin Lepow

Basketball, social distance-style

By Angie Frederickson | April 24, 2020
People in this article:
Benjamin Lepow
Brandon Sorkin, Drew Sorkin, Jordan Sorkin

Holding out hope

By Angie Frederickson | April 23, 2020
People in this article:
Brandon Sorkin, Drew Sorkin, Jordan Sorkin
The Bellaire Little League National League Nationals team

Opening day to remember

By Angie Frederickson | April 22, 2020
People in this article:
Peter Berry, Dominic D’Ambra, Colton Rich, Zachary Chen, Nickolas Moga, Charlie Dabney, Luke Pridgen, Maxwell Wu, Matthew Yip, Harrison Blashki, Ashton Ray, Asher Wilson, Evan Zager, Rubaine Singh
Memorial Middle School eighth-grade volleyball team

Jumping for joy

By Angie Frederickson | March 27, 2020
People in this article:
Emma Dunwoody, Abby Anderson, Chloe Popkin, Payton Long, Sonia Rio, Sophie Corbeil, Meryl Schwertner, Deveny Gilmore, Brooke Maddox, Addy Lanning, Erin Wagoner
Memorial Middle School seventh-grade boys A team

Undefeated champs

By Angie Frederickson | March 26, 2020
People in this article:
Will Van Wie, Michael Pratt, Cooper Kemp, Caden Bush, Parker Johnson, Joaquin Andrews, Tommy Vandor, Mason Riddle, Visili Fikaris, Andrew Baay
Duchesne Academy eighth-grade girls’ soccer team

Defending the title

By Angie Frederickson | March 25, 2020
People in this article:
Madeleine Agee, Samantha Yeboah, Beatriz Maruri, Colette Gorgue, Sophia Clark, Tessa Dabney, Tatum Dutton Lewis, Margaret Whelan, Evelyn Muskat, Brinkley West, Andrea Lessmann, Eva Barton, Molly Day, Riley Listengart, Ashley Gomila, Tiffany Sutton, Tiffani Echeverria, Julia Harfenist, Tessa Harfenist, Karoline Joe, Kiara Richard, Annabelle Strange, Olivia Mafrige
Emery/Weiner School’s middle school boys soccer team

Defensive power house

By Angie Frederickson | March 23, 2020
People in this article:
Ivan Ventura, Jonathon Shellist, Gur Machol, Matthew Curtis, Colin Frank, Eli Karpas, Jake Levy, Joshua Danziger, Jacob Silberlicht, Micah Levin, Cory Rubenstein, Brendan Domsalla, Alex Levy, Jeffrey Sorkin, Asher Golub, Ethan Wintz, Blake Cohen, Asher Bar-Yadin, Brady Dow, Bryan Curtis, Louis Fisher, Evan Melman, Zev Goetz
Mia Laviage

A great start

By Angie Frederickson | March 20, 2020
People in this article:
Mia Laviage
St. Anne Catholic School’s men’s varsity basketball team

Winning on the road

By Angie Frederickson | March 19, 2020
People in this article:
Nolan Hughes, David Neason, Luke Landmesser, Landon Donnelly, Crockett Ruffeno, Tripp Arnold, Nico Gleason, Jake Mendenhall
Houston Aces 12U-open baseball team

Aces on the ballfield

By Angie Frederickson | February 28, 2020
People in this article:
Steve Mahoney, Rob Buller, Jake Emery, Brayden Johansson, Zach Christie, Joe Meloy, Sterling Basarowich, Colin Josephson, Drew Emery, Sam Mahoney, Levi Lease, Timothy Lee, Landon Gray, Jackson Ambrose
The seventh/eighth-grade Dragons

Weekend winners

By Angie Frederickson | February 27, 2020
People in this article:
Stephanie Dilegge, Taylor Ricklefsen, Layla Walker, Sway Crawford, Audrey Connolly, Mikayla Santos, Nikki Polocheck, Helen Rieke, Madi Blissard, Alexis Edwards, Sofia Berg, Cameron Kroger, Catherine Gordon, Kelli Manning, AK Brazelton, Joan Stainton, David Delemos, Olivia Ballew, Avarie Cauthen, London Walker, Haley Alexander, Sassy Huff, Sonya Stelmak, Kate Puhala, Dana Anderson
6U Hornets

Sting the competition

By Angie Frederickson | February 26, 2020
People in this article:
Isabelle Fort, Jack Spencer, Eduardo Barrios, Griffin Murphy, Bhrett Hoercher, Seve Fort, Patrick Hoercher, Everett Bloomfield, Seth Dabbs, Ford Neuhaus, Clayton Khalil, Samuel Laprea
Priscilla Breitbeil, Eva Gei

Making waves

By Angie Frederickson | February 25, 2020
People in this article:
Priscilla Breitbeil, Eva Gei
St. Anne Catholic School junior varsity volleyball team

Volley girls

By Angie Frederickson | February 24, 2020
People in this article:
Alison Turner, Audrey Plop, Kellen McConn, Erin Baumeister, Isabella Starling, Sarah Bourgeois, Audrey Levine, Sarah Opperman, Olivia Cronin, Nora Orozco, Victoria Parker
Pin Oak Middle School’s eighth-grade girls basketball team

Fighting for the win

By Angie Frederickson | February 21, 2020
People in this article:
Maddie Vollrath, Ainsley Pinkerton, Tunie Mullen, Riley Tackett, Phyllis Fredericks, Julia Morstead, Sarah Spires, Ashley York, Elisa Adams, Arleth Milan, Mia Lopez, Dazmine Gay, Allie Maglaras, Penny Meehan