Sports

Sunday, Feb. 27, Brazos High School students competed in the Texas Association of Community Schools’ State Academy Challenge Scholarship contest at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton and a trio of Cougars earned first place.

Brazos junior pitcher Taylor Brzozowski’s comeback from Chiari Malformation – a cerebellum issue that required surgery – culminated in her verbal commitment to play softball for Concordia College in February.

The Sealy Lady Tigers fell in a 53-50 nailbiter to the Worthing Colts in the bi-district round of the playoffs in their first postseason trip since the 2017-2018 season last Tuesday at Morton Ranch High School.

The Sealy Tiger baseball team opened the regular season earlier this week when it hosted the Columbia Roughnecks Monday night at Aubrey “Mutt” Stuessel Stadium. Sealy closed the scrimmage season last Friday in Fulshear against the Jordan Knights where the final preps were made.

The Sealy Tiger soccer teams traveled to Hempstead last Friday night to open the second round of play within District 20-4A and earned a sweep of the host Bobcats. The Tigers tied 1-1 in regulation but won 3-2 in a penalty kick shootout and the Lady Tigers won 3-0.

In the final games of the season, the Faith Academy Lady Knight basketball squad fought through two rounds of the Texas Association of Independent Athletic Organizations’ (TAIAO) State Tournament and finished on a high note. By the end of it, Faith Academy fell to Temple Christian 54-24 and Tribe Homeschool 27-21.

Sealy senior Karsen Anderson fires a fadeaway, baseline jumper during the Tigers’ home finale against Wharton Feb. 11. The Sealy Tiger basketball team found the end of the road last Tuesday night in Brookshire where the Falcons earned a 66-43 win to eliminate Sealy from playoff contention. Anderson, as well as classmates Logan Eschenburg, Myki Harris and Connor Krenek, closed their Tiger basketball careers. COLE McNANNA

Sam Houston senior Clayton Fritsch not only claimed the Western Athletic Conference pole vault championship last weekend in New Mexico but he also set the conference’s all-time indoor record and the meet record with a final clearance of 18’ 9.5” (5.73m).

The Sealy Tiger tennis squad hosted a quad match with East Bernard, Rice and Columbus last Wednesday at Sealy Junior High. The Tigers have three regular-season matches remaining before the district championship.