Sports

The Sealy Tigers used two rushing touchdowns from senior Ethan Hart, a fake punt touchdown from senior Connor Krenek and multiple defensive stops in the red zone to claim their fourth Bi-District Championship in five years with a 21-19 win over the Silsbee Tigers Friday night at W. W. Thorne Stadium in Aldine.

Sealy advances to face China Spring in the Area Championship which will be played at Waco ISD Stadium next Friday, Nov. 19, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.

Last week in Brazos sports, Esmeralda Garcia recorded the best finish at the UIL State cross country meet in school history, the Cougarette volleyball squad secured their second playoff win and the Brazos football team wrapped up its season.

The Sealy Tigers closed the regular season with a 43-0 win over the La Marque Cougars to secure the No. 2 seed from District 12-4A-D2 behind strong performances from members of the Class of 2022.

The Sealy Tiger cross country teams both finished 16th in their respective races at the Class 4A State Championship meet Saturday morning in Round Rock. It was the first time since 1991 that any team represented Sealy at state and it was the first time since 1990 that both teams qualified for the last meet of the year.

The Sealy Lady Tiger volleyball squad found the end of the road in the Area Championship against Huffman Hargrave last Thursday in Magnolia by way of a sweep (25-14, 25-22, 25-21). Sealy finished with a 24-20 overall record.

A pair of Sealy Brazilian Jiu Jitsu students competed in the Houston Fall Championships presented by Battleground Saturday, Nov. 6, and came away with three silver medals.

With a 7-0 loss in Game 6 of the World Series last Tuesday, the Houston Astros fell to the Atlanta Braves four games to two and dropped their second consecutive championship appearance. Eventual World Series MVP Jorge Soler launched a three-run home run to get the visiting Braves started in the third inning and shortstop Dansby Swanson added a tworun jack in the fifth to push the margin to its final resting place.

The Sealy Tiger cross country teams both finished 16th in their respective races at the Class 4A State Championship meet Saturday morning in Round Rock. It was the first time since 1991 that any team represented Sealy at state and it was the first time since 1990 that both teams qualified for the last meet of the year.

Bellville senior Lawson Meiers also represented Austin County at the state meet as an individual qualifier for the Brahmas and finished 61st overall.