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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.

Wave rolls to Oklahoma City

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | August 22, 2025
People in this article:
Alexis Freshwater, Emily Garland, Grace Hirvensalo, Abigail Castillo, Stella Boyd, Ava Castillo, Lorelei Walker, Ellis Gorski, Aviana Chang, Lauren Martin, Julissa Sanchez, Alfonso Sanchez, Marcus Martin, Marco Hirvensalo, Jorge Castillo III, Mia Scott
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, 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
SBMSA varsity tackle Buckeyes

Overtime victory at Tully Stadium

By Angie Frederickson | January 31, 2020
People in this article:
Matt Lenhart, Lance O’Pry, William Carl, Anthony Voinis, Shane Finn, Carson Moerer, Beckett Lenhart, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Robbie Robertson, Johnathan Joseph Jr., Walker O’Pry, Conrad Bennett, Cash Porter, Philip Bandy, George Gring, Gavin Storey, Roman Gambino, Miles Comarda, Jack Fowler, Pate Lee, Evan Jones, JP Bennett, Michael Robertson, James Robertson, Brian Fowler, Joseph Mata
Memorial Middle School seventh-grade Yellow volleyball team

Yellow-team winners

By Angie Frederickson | January 30, 2020
People in this article:
Jessica Hutchital, Lillian Gregory, Parker Barnett, Camille Amoroso, Mariana Flores, Lucy Roche, Ellie Stalnaker, Morgan Swearer, Ellie La, Charlotte Martin, Kate Zenner, Georgia Ashley, Janie Frederickson, Kate Malta, Hallie Hodge
Eleanor Brendel, Claire Brendel, Audrey Brendel, Tim Brendel

Champion sisters

By Angie Frederickson | January 30, 2020
People in this article:
Eleanor Brendel, Claire Brendel, Audrey Brendel, Tim Brendel, Kerry Brendel
Southwest Football League’s (SFL) Texas Longhorns

Victory in the SFL

By Angie Frederickson | January 29, 2020
People in this article:
Kannon Wright, Ken Tanaka, Nathan Hubbard, Ray Wright, Josiah McHale, Taylor Royston, Kyle Schoener, Caesar Grant, Charlie Swallen
Pin Oak Middle School lacrosse

Lacrosse with a mission

By Angie Frederickson | January 28, 2020
Jacob Lewis, Zaihao Zhang, Sam Patsch

Soccer players give back

By Angie Frederickson | January 27, 2020
People in this article:
Jacob Lewis, Zaihao Zhang, Sam Patsch
8U Memorial Knights

Shining knights

By Angie Frederickson | December 31, 2019
People in this article:
David Andrew, Dana Gompers, Kazim Rahman, Alex Shafii, Evan Sondersted, Kai Sondersted, Wesley Andrew, Dylan Gompers, Andrew McRae, Jack Yarrow, Matthew Stavros, Guillermo Dominquez, Henry Davis, Luke Cochran
St. Francis Episcopal School Wolves

Last-second win

By Angie Frederickson | December 30, 2019
People in this article:
Hayes Ball, Brian Barletta, Rob Britton, Henry Chamblee, Morrow Evans, Noah Francis, Nico Gomez, Nico Hankamer, Charlie Holmes, Adam Kenningham, Parker Kubitza, Matthew McGreevy, Ford Montgomery, Bradley O'Donnell, Walter Osowski, Sam Robishaw, Miles Roeder, Joshua Shipley, Nick Shipley, Shepherd Simons, Carter Sinex, Owen Stout, Cullen Walton, Max Wang, Jeb Zaleski, Ben Beauvias, Jack Hartman, Will McLemore, Max Roeder, Max Skubisz, Ethan Zuklic, Charles McMillian, Jeffery Garner Jr., Steve Johnson, John Paul DeLaRosa
Helena Arnold, Tiara Gordon

Concentration on the court

By Angie Frederickson | December 26, 2019
People in this article:
Helena Arnold, Tiara Gordon, Ellie Veeningen, Audrey Finch, Kate Mueller, Eden Droog, Virginia Fairfield, Ava Farris, Kara Thomas, Mikayla Villafuerte
SBMSA JV Raiders

Winners at Tully Stadium

By Angie Frederickson | December 24, 2019
People in this article:
Tommy Connally, Jason Rogers, Taylor Johnson, Justin Reichenau, Keith Malloy, Gabe Silberman, Tanner Ball, Graham Walker, Joel Torres, Caden Graham, Michael Perez, Emmanuel Polanco, Landry Reichenau, Gage Rogers, Lance Malloy, Eli Dominguez, Conner Johnson, Will Connally, Matthew Tatro
JV Presbyterian School Panthers

Making history

By Angie Frederickson | December 23, 2019
People in this article:
Sydney Parks, Maureen Ebaugh, Warner Stahlbaum, Brett Selldin, Claire Murray, Bella Woodcox
Southwest Football League’s Aggies

Aggies for the win

By Angie Frederickson | December 19, 2019
People in this article:
Robert Crawford, Tripp McCarty, Evan Crawford, Coen Ogier, Ford McCauley, Tim McCauley, Mario Cerros Jr., Dax Butler, Sloan Rippstein, Cameron McNulty, Andy Garcia, Toby Fly, David Ramirez, Jayden Chargois, Preston Gorski, Brody Hetzler
8U Drillers

Drillers take the field

By Angie Frederickson | December 1, 2019
People in this article:
David Stephens, Jason Schultz, Brian Merchant, Chris Simmons, Luke Schultz, Henry Flynn, Colton Parks, Carter Smith, Austin Stephens, Jude Brymer, Colin Merchant, Andrew Stoehr, Thomas Simmons, William Hewitt
Spring Branch-Memorial Sports Association’s JV flag Cowboys

Hard-working cowboys

By Angie Frederickson | December 1, 2019
People in this article:
Subhi Khudairi, Josh Nix, Mike Pita, Doug Bell, Peyton Powers, Coleson Nix, Eli Nations, Ben Nations, William Pita, Collier Petit, Luke Thompson, Ean Coulter, Colt Bell, John Andrew Stubbs, Mason Powers, Lane Thompson, Mason Khudairi
Pershing Middle School cheerleaders

Pershing pride

By Angie Frederickson | December 1, 2019
People in this article:
Lily Badgwell, Emily Vaughan, Haeden Thomas, Layla Jackson, Madeline Spielman, Alaeja Rodriguez
St. Vincent de Paul football team

Fighting for the win

By Angie Frederickson | December 1, 2019
People in this article:
Ivory Young