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Justin Eckhardt warms up at Reckling Park before Texas’ season-opening contest against Rice Feb. 15, 2020, in Houston. Eckhardt and the Santa Barbara Foresters won a second straight NBC World Series over the summer. COLE McNANNA  

#6 From TJ to MVP

4 years ago By Cole McNanna
After appearing in only one game in 2020 and six in the early portion of the 2021 spring season, Sealy High alum and Texas redshirt freshman Justin Eckhardt saw his summer opportunity in California as both a redemption tour and a coming-out party.
Sealy High School coaches Caroline Owen and Danielle Eschenburg received their plaques at the July 12 banquet in Arlington for being named the Texas Girls Coaches Association’s basketball middle school coach of the year and cross country sub-varsity coach of the year, respectively. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO  

#5 Eschenburg, Owen honored

4 years ago By Cole McNanna
The Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) announced award winners for the 2020-2021 school year and two Sealy High School coaches were among the honorees. Danielle Eschenburg was named the cross country sub-varsity coach of the year and Caroline Owen was tabbed as the basketball middle school coach of the year.
Sealy junior Jasmyne Joiner readies for tipoff against Columbus during last weekend’s tournament Dec. 3. CONTRIBUTED BY TRENTON WHITING/COLORADO COUNTY CITIZEN  

Lady Tigers battle in tournament

4 years ago By Cole McNanna
The Sealy Lady Tiger basketball squad dropped its lone non-district game last week then won two of six tournament games over the weekend in Ganado. Sweeny took the nondistrict contest by a 62-34 final score before Sealy won tournament games over Odem (56-41) and Lehman (45-33) and lost tilts against La Grange (42-32), Columbus (54-39), Hallettsville (23-20) and Weimar (31-30).

11 earn academic all-state honors

4 years ago By Cole McNanna
Eleven Sealy Tiger football players closed their high school careers with academic all-state distinction as awarded by the Texas High School Coaches Association and Army National Guard. The lists were broken up into first-team, second-team and honorable mentions for student-athletes who maintained an overall GPA of 92 or above in courses from grades 9-11 and courses completed in grade 12.
Sealy senior Connor Krenek delivers a stiff arm to Bellville’s Landon Lischka during the district contest between the Tigers and Brahmas at the Pasture of Pain Oct. 15. Krenek was named the District 12 Utility Player of the Year when all-district awards were released. PHOTOS BY COLE McNANNA  

UTILITY PLAYER OF THE YEAR

4 years ago By Cole McNanna
After Bellville fell in the regional semifinal to West Orange-Stark last Friday as the last-standing team from District 12-4A-D2, the all-district results were released. Sealy senior Connor Krenek was named the district’s Utility Player of the Year, 23 Tigers landed on all-district teams and 31 earned academic all-district distinction.
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