Sports

The Houston Astros secured their fourth AL West division title in the last five years last Thursday and are scheduled to host the Chicago White Sox this Thursday to open the playoffs in the American League Divisional Series at Minute Maid Park.

This week in Brazos sports, the Cougarette volleyball team fell one spot in the Texas Girls Coaches Association’s state poll after it split last week’s action, cross country ran its antepenultimate regular-season meet and football returns after an open week.

Carruthers requested the ball S Offensive Coordinator Chris first if the visiting Tigers won the coin flip and that’s exactly what happened last Friday in Bay City. Sealy scored on its first possession to steal momentum and eventually built a three-possession lead in the first quarter and a half en route to a 38-14 win in its non-district finale.

The Sealy Lady Tiger volleyball squad opened play within District 24-4A last week with a win over Royal and a loss to Bellville. Sealy was scheduled for two road trips this week to Wharton on Tuesday and Navasota on Friday.

The Faith Academy Knight football team got back to its winning ways last Friday night at SAB Stadium against Brazosport Christian, 60-12. Head Coach Trey Carter’s crew controlled the game from the opening kickoff.

The Sealy Tiger fall tennis squad opened district play with an emphatic, 19-0 sweep of Navasota last Tuesday on the road. All of Sealy’s representatives won their matches to start the district slate on solid footing.