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IWA’s Walsh swings for academic fences

Len Hayward Catch up with all the scores from the Corpus Christi Caller Times Mira’s Baseball and Softball Tourna- USA TODAY NETWORK - TEXAS ments on Page 3B and caller.com.

Robert Walsh has options on the ta- ble as his senior year enters its final few Off the field, Walsh already has a full months at IWA. Walsh is a key part of academic scholarship offer from the the Incarnate Word Academy baseball University of Texas that is worth nearly team as a leader and a first baseman and $50,000. Walsh said it was a surprise designated hitter, hitting .333 in 2017. when two officials from Texas came to But the options Walsh has to continue his home to present him with the check. his academic career are something that But he has not yet accepted it be- makes his coach smile. cause beginning March 16, he will hear On the field, Walsh is a tireless work- about his applications to Harvard, Mas- er who has played into his role on the Incarnate Word Academy's Robert Walsh warms up between innings during a Angels varsity squad during his career. See IWA, Page 3B game at Veterans Memorial High School on Thursday. COURTNEY SACCO/CALLER-TIMES

Bid thieves can shatter hopes at NCAA time Conference tourney upsets create chaos

Scott Gleeson and Shelby Mast USA TODAY Sports

Bubble teams’ worst nightmare comes in the form of those loathing, inevitable bid thieves. We’re talking about the teams that have no legitimate shot of reaching the NCAA tournament as an at-large bid, but have the giant-slaying capa- bility to win their conference tourna- ment, thus leaving one less bid for those scrapping for a slot in the field of 68. They usually have momentum or core players with takeover abilities. This year’s installment of potential heart-breakers include:

Stanford (16-13, 10-6)

The Cardinal have won five of sev- en and finished third in the Pac-12 standings (going 10-6) — ahead of all bubble teams except USC. Reid Travis (19.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg) can cause hedaches in the Pac-12 tournament.

Colorado (16-13, 8-9)

The Buffaloes own wins over Arizo- West Oso's Creighton Avery shoots over a Beeville defender in a regional quarterfinal Tuesday.CASEY JACKSON/CALLER-TIMES na and Arizona State and swept bub- ble team UCLA.

Oklahoma State (17-13, 7-10)

The Cowboys fell off the bubble about a week ago but have proven they can beat the best of the Big 12. LIGHTING UP Oklahoma State has wins over Kan- sas, West Virginia and Texas Tech. It might take a strand of wins over two of those three to capture the Big 12 tour- nament crown, but it’s undeniably a SCOREBOARDS possibility. Wisconsin (14-17, 7-11) West Oso using ball movement to put up big numbers The Badgers finished near the bot- tom of the pack in the Big Ten, but has Quinton Martinez win over Beeville. “We have two coming REGIONAL TOURNAMENT looked impressive as of late — with an Corpus Christi Caller Times back from last year that were solid — TEAMS eye-raising upset of Purdue a few USA TODAY NETWORK - TEXAS Daniel Roberson and Creighton Avery — weeks ago and a close loss to Michi- Class 4A but everyone else has stepped in, filled gan State this week. Ethan Happ (17.9 Few things are as certain in South their roles and we are playing pretty West Oso — Making its 12th ppg, 8.2 rpg) was a preseason All- Texas high school athletics as West Oso good.” regional tournament appear- basketball. Jackson smiled and joked that hav- ance in 15 years. See NCAA, Page 4B When the Bears (30-7) hit the floor at ing players such as Roberson and Avery Class 3A 6 p.m. Friday for a regional semifinal “make me look like a good coach” but against Boerne (33-4), they will be play- also admitted the team is playing high- Santa Gertrudis Academy ing in the Region IV tournament for the caliber basketball through three playoff — The Lions will be playing at 12th time in 15 years. games. the regional tournament for It is not a lock that West Oso will play The Bears finished the regular season the first time after upsetting in Kingsville every year, but it is pretty No. 15 in the Texas Association of Bas- Odem in the regional quarter- close. ketball Coaches Top 25 and have not lost finals. The Bears have expectations wheth- a game since Dec. 29. Class 2A er they have strong returning players or In three playoff games West Oso has not, but Richard Jackson’s team had scored 103, 99 and 97 points and Port Aransas — The tradi- Creighton Avery and Daniel Roberson eclipsed the 80-point plateau in each of tion-rich Marlins have battled returning to help break in three new its final two regular season games. back to reach the regional starters this season. “I think ball movement and just tournament after Hurricane “This is a new group with new roles trusting in our teammates and wanting Harvey made landfall six and things like that,” Jackson said after months ago. Tuesday’s 97-38 regional quarterfinal See WEST OSO, Page 4B

Stanford forward Reid Travis, left, dribbles against Oregon on Feb. 3. JOHN HEFTI/USA TODAY SPORTS CALLER.COM ❚ FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2018 ❚ 3B

SCOREBOARD

MLB COLLEGE Purse: $10 million Jeong Eun Lee 69 -3 Coach fired Yardage: 7,345; Par 71 (35-36) So Yeon Ryu 69 -3 All Times CST BASKETBALL First Round Mirim Lee 69 -3 Spring Training Charley Hull 70 -2 Men’s Scores Louis Oosthuizen 32-32- 64 -7 AMERICAN LEAGUE Sei Young Kim 70 -2 Thursday Chris Paisley 31-34- 65 -6 Nicole Broch Larsen 70 -2 Xander Schauffele 31-34- 65 -6 W L Pct. EAST 70 -2 for rejecting Kansas City 5 0 1.000 Shubhankar Sharma 32-33- 65 -6 Caroline Masson 70 -2 St. Peter’s 60, Monmouth (NJ) 58 Rafa Cabrera Bello 33-33- 66 -5 New York 6 1 0.857 SOUTH Moriya Jutanugarn 70 -2 32-34- 66 -5 70 -2 Houston 6 2 0.750 Radford 59, Longwood 53 33-34- 67 -4 Boston 6 2 0.750 a-Atthaya Thitikul 70 -2 Winthrop 72, Gardner-Webb 68 Pat Perez 33-35- 68 -3 70 -2 Detroit 5 2 0.714 Wisconsin 59, Maryland 54 Sergio Garcia 34-34- 68 -3 player over Cleveland 5 2 0.714 Ha Na Jang 70 -2 MIDWEST Tony Finau 31-37- 68 -3 Hyejin Choi 71 -1 Los Angeles 4 3 0.571 Brian Harman 33-35- 68 -3 Chicago 4 3 0.571 Penn State 65, Northwestern 57 Carlota Ciganda 71 -1 Michigan 77, Iowa 71, OT Rickie Fowler 34-34- 68 -3 Candie Kung 71 -1 Tampa Bay 4 4 0.500 Russell Henley 36-33- 69 -2 Minnesota 3 3 0.500 Minjee Lee 71 -1 Women’s Scores Dustin Johnson 34-35- 69 -2 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 71 -1 Colo. pot law Texas 2 3 0.400 Alex Noren 34-35- 69 -2 Thursday Lizette Salas 71 -1 Oakland 2 4 0.333 Bubba Watson 38-31- 69 -2 71 -1 Seattle 2 5 0.286 EAST Phil Mickelson 32-37- 69 -2 71 -1 Baltimore 2 5 0.286 Delaware St. 60, Morgan St. 56 Patton Kizzire 35-34- 69 -2 Jenny Shin 71 -1 A.J. Perez and Tom Schad Toronto 2 5 0.286 Manhattan 55, Iona 39 Marc Leishman 33-36- 69 -2 Jin Young Ko 72 E Monmouth (NJ) 61, Canisius 58 Brendan Steele 32-37- 69 -2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Brittany Altomare 72 E USA TODAY Niagara 60, St. Peter’s 48 Daniel Berger 35-34- 69 -2 Sandra Gal 72 E W L Pct. Virginia Tech 85, Syracuse 70 Thomas Pieters 36-33- 69 -2 Mi Hyang Lee 72 E Milwaukee 6 1 0.857 SOUTH Jhonattan Vegas 35-35- 70 -1 Hyo Joo Kim 72 E Miami 5 1 0.833 Bethune-Cookman 62, Florida A&M 42 Kevin Kisner 34-36- 70 -1 73 +1 Texas Wesleyan baseball coach and former major- Chicago 4 1 0.800 Charlotte 51, Old Dominion 43 David Lipsky 34-36- 70 -1 73 +1 league pitcher Mike Jeffcoat was fired Thursday after St. Louis 3 3 0.500 ETSU 78, Wofford 64 Charley Hoffman 35-35- 70 -1 73 +1 San Diego 3 3 0.500 Patrick Cantlay 34-36- 70 -1 Angel Yin 73 +1 telling a Colorado recruit in an email that he would FAU 62, Marshall 55 Adam Bland 34-36- 70 -1 New York 3 4 0.429 Georgia St. 85, Troy 78 Jacqui Concolino 73 +1 Arizona 3 5 0.375 Jordan Spieth 36-34- 70 -1 73 +1 “not take a chance on student-athletes” from Colora- Howard 87, Coppin St. 69 35-35- 70 -1 Colorado 2 4 0.333 Jacksonville St. 69, Morehead St. 56 Tiffany Chan 74 +2 do and alluding to the fact that marijuana is legal in Adam Hadwin 34-36- 70 -1 Katherine Kirk 74 +2 Washington 2 4 0.333 Kentucky 71, Alabama 64 Abraham Ancer 37-34- 71 E San Francisco 2 4 0.333 Mercer 75, W. Carolina 44 74 +2 the state. Matthew Fitzpatrick 35-36- 71 E 74 +2 Los Angeles 2 5 0.286 NC State 77, North Carolina 64 Charl Schwartzel 36-35- 71 E Texas Wesleyan president Frederick G. Slabach Atlanta 2 5 0.286 Samford 59, Furman 58 Ross Fisher 36-35- 71 E Cincinnati 2 5 0.286 South Alabama 81, Georgia Southern 74 Kyle Stanley 38-33- 71 E said that Jeffcoat “was terminated for his remarks as Pittsburgh 1 4 0.200 UALR 71, Louisiana-Monroe 47 Francesco Molinari 37-34- 71 E BETTING LINE well as the NAIA violations under his watch.” Philadelphia 1 6 0.143 MIDWEST Justin Rose 35-36- 71 E Pregame.com Line Thursday’s Games Iowa 55, Northwestern 45 Jorge Campillo 37-35- 72 +1 “This university and its athletic program does not Atlanta (ss) 5, Detroit 2 Rutgers 62, Purdue 60 Patrick Reed 37-35- 72 +1 NBA discriminate on the basis of the public policy of any Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 2 SIU-Edwardsville 76, Austin Peay 43 Chez Reavie 34-38- 72 +1 Friday Justin Thomas 37-35- 72 +1 Favorite Line O/U Underdog state,” Slabach said. “We look at the individual stu- Houston 10, Boston 5 SOUTHWEST 1 1 Tommy Fleetwood 34-38- 72 +1 2 2 Minnesota 3, St. Louis 3 Detroit 2 ⁄ (213 ⁄ ) ORLANDO Louisiana Tech 70, Rice 62 Webb Simpson 38-34- 72 +1 PHILADELPHIA 3 216 Charlotte dent. We care about those students.” N.Y. Yankees 6, Philadelphia 4 Texas A&M 82, Arkansas 52 1 Branden Grace 37-35- 72 +1 Golden State 12 ⁄2 (227) ATLANTA Pittsburgh 4, Toronto 1 UAB 69, North Texas 51 1 Jeffcoat, who had been the head coach at the NAIA Jason Dufner 35-37- 72 +1 Dallas 1 ⁄2 (213) CHICAGO Washington 6, Atlanta (ss) 2 FAR WEST Joost Luiten 35-37- 72 +1 MEMPHIS OFF OFF Denver school since 2002, told a recruit named Gavin in an Miami 3, N.Y. Mets 2 California 71, Washington 68 37-35- 72 +1 Toronto 3 (216) WASHINGTON Cincinnati 8, Chicago White Sox 7 Colorado 66, Utah 56 Yuta Ikeda 35-38- 73 +2 MILWAUKEE OFF OFF Indiana email last month that Texas Wesleyan was not Cleveland 8, L.A. Dodgers 7 Pacific 85, Portland 60 Kevin Chappell 36-37- 73 +2 PHOENIX OFF (OFF) Oklahoma City recruiting players from Colorado because they have Colorado 2, Chicago Cubs 2 Pepperdine 74, Santa Clara 63 Bernd Wiesberger 37-36- 73 +2 UTAH 6 210 Minnesota 1 1 L.A. Angels 11, San Francisco 4 HaoTong Li 37-36- 73 +2 LA CLIPPERS 9 ⁄2 (226 ⁄2) New York “had trouble passing our drug test.” San Diego 9, Texas (ss) 9 Dylan Frittelli 35-38- 73 +2 Texas (ss) 9, Oakland 4 Dean Burmester 35-38- 73 +2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL “You can thank your liberal politicians,” Jeffcoat Kansas City 4, Seattle 3 AUTO RACING Paul Casey 35-38- 73 +2 Friday Favorite Line Underdog added. Milwaukee 6, Arizona 1 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Points Paul Dunne 35-38- 73 +2 Peter Uihlein 37-37- 74 +3 Buffalo 7 BOWLING GRN Slabach said Thursday that he is attempting to Friday’s Games Leaders TOLEDO 5 E. Michigan Gary Woodland 39-35- 74 +3 1 Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 12:05 1. Joey Logano, 89 AKRON 1 ⁄2 Kent St reach out to the recruit. Matt Kuchar 37-37- 74 +3 1 p.m. 2. Ryan Blaney, 83 Columbia 2 ⁄2 DARTMOUTH Boston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m. 3. Denny Hamlin, 77 Brandon Stone 36-39- 75 +4 “If that young man is watching today, I want him to Yusaku Miyazato 41-36- 77 +6 HARVARD 10 Cornell Miami vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 4. Kevin Harvick, 75 Brett Rumford 40-38- 78 +7 Princeton 2 BROWN know the contents of that email absolutely do not ex- p.m. 5. Clint Bowyer, 74 Gavin Kyle Green 37-41- 78 +7 Pennsylvania 1 YALE Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, 6. Austin Dillon, 70 MIAMI OHIO 4 Ohio press the values of this university, and we would love Wade Ormsby 41-38- 79 +8 1 Fla., 12:05 p.m. 7. Martin Truex Jr., 69 Texas-Arlington 3 ⁄2 TEXAS STATE Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 8. Kurt Busch, 68 Ball St 4 N. ILLINOIS to have Gavin here as a student,” Slabach said. HSBC Women’s Champions Par Scores 1 12:05 p.m. 9. Paul Menard, 66 DAVIDSON 2 ⁄2 Rhode Island On Wednesday, the school acknowledged the Toronto vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 10. Aric Almirola, 66 Thursday OKLAHOMA 10 Iowa St 12:05 p.m. 11. Kyle Busch, 61 At Sentosa Golf Club (Tanjong Course) Michigan St OFF Wisconsin email, which had spread quickly on social media, and Washington vs. N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lu- 12. Brad Keselowski, 58 Singapore Drake PK Bradley said that Jeffcoat was under investigation for a “per- cie, Fla., 12:10 p.m. 13. Kyle Larson, 54 Indiana St 1 Illinois St Purse: $1.5 million 1 Cleveland St 1 ⁄2 Youngstown St sonnel matter.” Slabach said on Thursday that Jeff- Cincinnati vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, 14. Darrell Wallace Jr., 52 Yardage: 6,718; Par: 72 Ariz., 2:05 p.m. 15. Michael McDowell, 52 Green Bay 4 Detroit First Round coat was under investigation by the NAIA as well. L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox at Glen- 16. Ryan Newman, 49 Loyola Marymount 2 Portland dale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. 17. Alex Bowman, 46 a-amateur Santa Clara OFF Pepperdine Texas Wesleyan athletic director Steve Trachier Seattle vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 2:05 p.m. 18. Chris Buescher, 45 Jennifer Song 65 -7 National Hockey League told reporters the school was alerted to “some infrac- Texas vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 2:05 19. Chase Elliott, 44 Eun-Hee Ji 67 -5 Friday p.m. 20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 43 Michelle Wie 67 -5 Favorite Line Underdog Line tions occurring within the program” about a week Arizona vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:10 Brooke M. Henderson 68 -4 NY ISLANDERS -140 Montreal +130 p.m. 68 -4 FLORIDA -210 Buffalo +190 ago. Trachier said the infractions were reported to Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., Danielle Kang 68 -4 CAROLINA -125 New Jersey +115 the NAIA and conference officials. 2:10 p.m. GOLF In Gee Chun 68 -4 WINNIPEG -210 Detroit +190 Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., World Golf Championships-Mexico Jessica Korda 68 -4 CALGARY OFF NY Rangers OFF “Because it’s an ongoing investigation, I can’t 2:10 p.m. Championship Par Scores Madelene Sagstrom 68 -4 COLORADO OFF Minnesota OFF Chella Choi 68 -4 LAS VEGAS -260 Ottawa +230 share many of the details with you,” Trachier said. “I N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Houston at West Palm Thursday Su Oh 68 -4 Beach, Fla., 5:05 p.m. VANCOUVER OFF Nashville OFF can share with you that the allegations have to do At Club de Golf Chapultepec Sung Hyun Park 68 -4 ANAHEIM OFF Columbus OFF Mexico City Marina Alex 69 -3 with student eligibility and eligibility issues.”

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL RESULTS, SCHEDULES IWA FOR MORE SCORES GO TO CALLER.COM Allen, 8:15 p.m. Central 0, St. Agnes 0; King 4, San Angelo p.m., Veterans Memorial HS MIRA’S SPORTS AND MORE Tuloso-Midway HS Central 4 LOSER’S BRACKET 2018 SOUTH TEXAS BASEBALL CLASSIC Edinburg Vela vs. John Paul II, 9 a.m.; Hidalgo Pool D Quarterfinals Continued from Page 1B Pool 1 — Carroll, Uvalde, PSJA, Northside, vs. West Oso, 11:15 a.m.; Bishop vs. Rockport- Moody HS Game 10: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2 Kingsville Fulton, 1:30 p.m.; Tuloso-Midway vs. Mission Alice 6, Austin Westlake 1; Uvalde 2, Moody p.m., Ray HS Pool 2 — King, El Paso Hanks, Del Rio, Hous- Veterans, 3:45 p.m.; Rockport-Fulton vs. Sin- 1; Austin Westlake 3, Moody 0; Alice 6, Game 11: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, sachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins, ton Memorial, Gregory-Portland ton, 6 p.m.; Tuloso-Midwy vs. Sinton, 8:15 Uvalde 6; Uvalde 13, Austin Westlake 7; 3:30 p.m., Ray HS Pool 3 — Veterans Memorial, Elgin, Harlin- p.m. Moody 12, Alice 5 Game 12: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 5 Rice and Washington University in St. Louis. gen, IWA, SA Brennan Veterans Memorial HS Pool E p.m., Ray HS “He’s the kind of kid you wish you had nine of or 15 Pool 4 — Moody, Beeville, McAllen, Houston Del Rio vs. G-P, 9 a.m.; PSJA vs. Kingsville, Miller HS SATURDAY’S GAMES Chavez, Laredo Cigarroa 11:15 a.m.; IWA vs. SA Brennan, 1:30 p.m.; Santa Gertrudis Academy 13, Miller 1; Flour CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKETS of,” said IWA coach Reynaldo “Gator” Garcia. “He Pool 5 — Ray, Flour Bluff, Los Fresnos, Riviera, Harlingen vs. SA Brennan, 3:45 p.m.; Uvalde Bluff 8, SA Antonian 1; SG Academy 3, SA An- WINNER’S BRACKET knows his role and he knows his talent level and he’s Mission vs. PSJA, 6 p.m.; Veterans Memorial vs. IWA, tonian 0; Flour Bluff 15, Miller 0; SG Academy Fifth-place semifinal Pool 6 — Calallen, John Paul II, Edinburg Ve- 8:15 p.m. 1, Flour Bluff 0; SA Antonian 11, Miller 0 Game 15: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, just a wonderful kid.” la, Robstown, Houston Kempner Moody HS Pool F 10:30 a.m., Cabaniss Walsh has ambitions of studying biology and Pool 7 — Tuloso-Midway, Mission Veterans McAllen vs. Beeville, 9 a.m.; Hou. Chavez vs. Carroll HS Fifth-place Memorial, Sinton, Rockport-Fulton, Bishop Lar. Cigarroa, 11:15 a.m.; Beeville vs. Lar. Ci- Beeville 7, Bishop 0; Carroll 9, Mathis 0; Bee- Game 17: Game 15 winner vs. Game 12 los- mathematics to one day do medical genetic research. Pool 8 — Hebbronville, Hidalgo, Miller, Or- garroa, 1:30 p.m.; Moody vs. Hou. Chavez, ville 0, Carroll 0; Bishop 14, Mathis 3; Beeville er, Noon, Cabaniss ange Grove, Refugio, West Oso 3:45 p.m.; EP Hanks vs. Del Rio, 6 p.m.; Miller 11, Mathis 0; Carroll 3, Bishop 0 Semifinal He knows his baseball career will end sometime in THURSDAY’S GAMES vs. Refugio, 8:15 p.m. FRIDAY’S GAMES Game 13: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 win- May and baseball has been a release for him during Steve Chapman Field, Calallen Carroll HS CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET ner, 9 a.m., Cabaniss Robstown 4, John Paul II 2; Calallen 5, John Elgin vs. Harlingen, 9 a.m.; Riviera vs. Mission, Game 1: Tuloso-Midway vs. Carroll, 9 a.m., Third-place Game his time at IWA from the rigors of his studies. Paul II 1; Edinburg Vela 8, Robstown 0; Edin- 11:15 a.m.; Ray vs. Riviera, 1:30 p.m.; North- Cabaniss Game 19: Game 13 loser vs. Game 9 loser, 2 Garcia said Walsh is frequently asked to do speak- burg Vela 5, FB Kempner 2; Hidalgo vs. Refu- side vs. Kingsville, 3:45 p.m.; Los Fresnos vs. Game 2: Veterans Memorial vs. Uvalde, 10:30 p.m., Cabaniss gio, late; Calallen vs. FB Kempner, late Mission, 6 p.m.; Carroll vs. Northside, 8:15 a.m., Cabaniss Championship Game ing engagements and he said Walsh sometimes has Cabaniss Baseball Field p.m. Game 3: Edinburg North vs. Flour Bluff, 9 Game 20: Game 13 winner vs. Game 9 win- to leave practice early or arrive late because of his ac- Orange Grove 10, Miller 2; King 11, Del Rio 1; King HS a.m., Carroll HS ner, 3:30 p.m., Cabaniss Mission 6, Ray 4; Carroll vs. PSJA, late; King King vs. EP Hanks, 11:15 a.m.; Hebbronville vs. Game 4: Alice vs. Harlingen South, 10:30 LOSER’S BRACKET ademic pursuits. Walsh said part of the reason he vs. G-P, late; Veterans Memorial vs. SA Bren- Miller, 1:30 p.m.; West Oso vs. Refugio, 3:45 a.m., Carroll HS Guarantee Game nan, late p.m.; Orange Grove vs. Hebbronville, 6 p.m.; Game 5: SG Academy vs. St. Agnes, Noon, Ca- Game 16: Game 10 loser vs. Game 11 loser, earned the scholarship to Texas, which he said was Tuloso-Midway HS King vs. Hou. Memorial, 8:15 p.m. baniss 10:30 a.m., Carroll HS given to fewer than 40 students across the state, was Tuloso-Midway 6, Rockport-Fulton 2; Sinton SATURDAY’S GAMES Game 6: Beeville vs. Port Lavaca Calhoun, Semifinal 9, Mission Veterans 2; Hebbronville 3, Hidal- Whatburger Field Noon, Carroll HS Game 14: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 what he described in an essay about the sacrifices his go 2; Bishop 8, Sinton 5; Rockport-Fulton vs. Championship semifinals, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. WINNER’S BRACKET winner, 9 a.m., Carroll HS parents have made to send him to IWA. He has at- Mission Veterans, late; Tuloso-Midway vs. Championship game, 7 p.m. Quarterfinals Consolation Bishop, late Cabaniss Baseball Field Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 2 Game 18: Game 14 winner vs. Game 12 tended the school since he was 4 years old. Veterans Memorial HS 17 vs. 18, 9 a.m.; 15 vs. 16, 11:30 a.m.; 13 vs. 14, p.m., Cabaniss winner, Noon, Carroll HS Walsh is one of four seniors on this year’s IWA ros- Veterans Memorial 4, Harlingen 4; Harlingen 2 p.m.; 11 vs. 12, 4:30 p.m.; 5 vs. 6, 7 p.m. Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, TOURNAMENT BRACKET 9, IWA 0; Elgin vs. Brennan, late; Elgin vs. (Consolation) 3:30 p.m., Cabaniss WINNER’S BRACKET ter that has a handful of freshmen and sophomores IWA, late; Hanks vs. Houston Memorial, late Steve Chapman Field, Calallen Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 5 Semifinal Moody HS 29 vs. 30, 9 a.m.; 31 vs. 32, 11:30 a.m.; 19 vs. p.m., Cabaniss Game 13: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 win- who could see significant playing time this season. West Oso 6, Hebbronville 6; McAllen 10, Lare- 20, 2 p.m.; 9 vs. 10, 4:30 p.m.; 7 vs. 8, 7 p.m. LOSER’S BRACKET ner, 9 a.m., Veterans Memorial HS Garcia said Walsh’s leadership and that of the other do Cigarroa 0; McAllen 9, Hou. Chavez 4; Tuloso-Midway HS Quarterfinals Fifth-place semifinal Beeville 6, Moody 1; Beeville vs. Caesar Cha- 33 vs. 34, 9 a.m.; 25 vs. 26, 11:30 a.m.; 21 vs. Game 10: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2 Game 15: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, three seniors can make a difference for the team as vez, late; Moody vs. Lar. Cigarroa, late 22, 2 p.m. p.m., Carroll HS 10:30 a.m., Veterans Memorial HS the season progresses. Carroll HS Veterans Memorial HS Game 11: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 3:30 Fifth place Carroll 11, Kingsville 0; PSJA vs. Northside, 27 vs. 28, 9 a.m.; 23 vs. 24, 11:30 a.m. p.m., Carroll HS Game 17: Game 15 winner vs. Game 12 los- “The four have really managed to really put their late; G-P 11, Hanks 10; Uvalde 12, Kingsville 0; MIRA’S/CCISD BAYFRONT BASH Game 12: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 5 er brains together and take turns leading,” Garcia said. Ray vs. Los Fresnos, late; Uvalde vs. Northside, THURSDAY’S GAMES p.m., Carroll HS Third-place game late Pool A TOURNAMENT BRACKET Game 19: Game 13 loser vs. Game 9 loser, 2 Walsh said he wanted to keep the scholarship qui- King HS Cabaniss Softball Field Game 1: St. Pius vs. Mathis, 9 a.m., Veterans p.m., Veterans Memorial HS Flour Bluff 10, Riviera 0; Los Fresnos 5, Riviera Port Lavaca 10, Ray 0; Tuloso-Midway 4, Hou. Memorial HS LOSER’S BRACKET et because he didn’t want “to say I was like rubbing it 1; Orange Grove 6, Refugio 4; Del Rio vs. Hou. St. Pius 0; Port Lavaca Calhoun 2, St. Pius 2; Game 2: Hou. Chavez vs. Moody, 10:30 a.m., Semifinal in their faces in it or anything.” He said he told a few Memorial, late; Miller vs. West Oso, late; Flour Tuloso-Midway 5, Ray 1; Tuloso-Midway 1, Veterans Memorial HS Game 14: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 Bluff vs. Mission, late. Port Lavaca Calhoun 0; St. Pius 7, Ray 2 Game 3: King vs. Miller, 9 a.m., Ray HS winner, 9 a.m., Ray HS people and all have been excited. FRIDAY’S GAMES Pool B Game 4: Austin Westlake vs. Odem, 10:30 Guarantee Game He said his top two schools are MIT and Rice but Steve Chapman Field, Calallen Veterans Memorial HS a.m., Ray HS Game 16: Game 10 loser vs. Game 11 loser, Mission Veterans vs. Bishop, 9 a.m.; FB Harlingen South 11, Hou. Chavez 0; Veterans Game 5: SA Antonian vs. San Angelo Central, 10:30 a.m., Ray HS no matter his final choice he is thankful for the op- Kempner vs. Robstown, 11:15 a.m.; Calallen Memorial 12, Odem 0; Harlingen South 8, Noon, Veterans Memorial HS Consolation portunities he’s been presented to allow him to pur- vs. Edinbrg Vela, 1:30 p.m.; Orange Grove vs. Odem 0; Veterans Memorial 2, Hou. Chavez Game 6: Bishop vs. Ray, Noon, Ray HS Game 18: Game 14 winner vs. Game 12 Hidalgo, 3:45 p.m.; John Paul II vs. FB Kempn- 0; Veterans Memorial 5, Harlingen South 0; WINNER’S BRACKET winner, Noon, Ray HS sue an academic career at a top research institution. er, 6 p.m.; Calallen vs. Robstown, 8:15 p.m. Hou. Chavez 2, Odem 1 Quarterfinals Cabaniss Baseball Field Pool C Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 2 “It really makes me happy to show how I’ve done Flour Bluff vs. Los Fresno, 9 a.m.; Carroll vs. King HS p.m., Veterans Memorial HS with what I’ve been given both from my parents and Uvalde, 11:15 a.m.; Veterans Memorial vs. El- Edinburg North 12, King 3; St. Agnes 10, King Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, gin, 1:30 p.m.; Hou. Memorial vs. G-P, 3:45 5; Edinburg North 5, St. Agnes 2; Edinburg 3:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial HS from God,” Walsh said. “I want to make an impact and p.m.; Ray vs. Flour Bluff, 6 p.m.; Moody vs. Mc- North 4, San Angelo Central 1; San Angelo Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 5 hopefully I’ll make a bigger impact in the future.”

HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS, SCHEDULES

BASKETBALL Marlin 59, Vanderbilt Industrial 42 Waco Robinson HS RBI; M. Ybanez 1-3, R; M. Gonzalez 1-2, RBI. Calallen at Ray, 6 p.m., Cabaniss Soccer Tournament BOYS Mount Vernon 46, Brock 37 Cedar Hill-Trinity Christian vs. Tyler Grace CALALLEN 5, JOHN PAUL II 1 King vs. Veterans Memorial, 6 p.m. San Diego, Calallen, George West at Seguin REGION IV-4A TOURNAMENT Class 5A Semifinals Community, 1 p.m. W — H. Nevilles. L — Castaneda. Gregory-Portland at Miller, 6 p.m., Buc Stadi- Tournament Steinke Physical Education Center, Mansfield Timberview (39-2) vs. Kerrville Tivy IWA vs. Houston Second Baptist, 4 p.m. Highlights — JP II, Mota 2-2, R; Sanchez 2-2. um FRIDAY Kingsville (33-6), late BASEBALL Calallen, Z. Almendarez 2-3, RBI; B. Maldona- Moody at Flour Bluff, 6 p.m. DISTRICT 31-4A FRIDAY'S SEMIFINALS Amarillo (38-2) vs. Temple (31-5), late THURSDAY'S RESULTS do 1-3, R, 2 RBI; H. Nevilles 6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 Alice at Tuloso-Midway, 6 p.m. Kingsville at Rockport-Fulton, 7 p.m. Boerne vs. West Oso, 6 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 2 MIRA’S SPORTS AND MORE BB, 8 K. DISTRICT 30-4A Ingleside at Sinton, 7 p.m. Brazosport vs. Somerset, 8 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals 2018 SOUTH TEXAS BASEBALL CLASSIC HARLINGEN 9, IWA 0 Yoakum at Rockport-Fulton, 7 p.m. Orange Grove at West Oso, 7 p.m. SATURDAY'S FINAL 8:30 a.m. — Martin's Mill (38-1) vs. Mason ROBSTOWN 4, JOHN PAUL II 2 L — Richard Recio. GIRLS Aransas Pass at Robstown, 7 p.m. Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. (33-8) W — Carlos Salazar(1-0). L — R.Mota. Sv — Highlights — IWA, Gregg Cervantes 1-3, Rob- STANDINGS NON-DISTRICT REGION IV-3A TOURNAMENT 10 a.m. — LaRue LaPoynor (33-2) vs. Claude Jacob Garcia(1). bie Walsh 1-3, Sean Rodriguez 1-2 DISTRICT 30-5A London at Mathis, 5 p.m. Seguin High School (26-9) Highlights — JP II, S. Works, 2-4; J. Oliveira, MISSION TOURNAMENT TUESDAY'S RESULTS SATURDAY FRIDAY'S SEMIFINALS Class 4A Semifinals 1-3, R; Robstown, Garcia, 1-3, 2 RBI; Jessie BROWNSVILLE VETERANS MEMORIAL 11, CALALLEN 9, MILLER 0 NON-DISTRICT Marion vs. Santa Rosa, 6 p.m. 1:30 p.m. — Wheatley (31-3) vs. Argyle Gonzalez, 1-3, 2 SB, R; Pete Salinas, 2 BB, 2 R; ALICE 4 Goals — Calallen, Dana Curtis 5, Emily Kenedy at Three Rivers, 2 p.m. Santa Gertrudis Academy vs. SA Cole, 8 p.m. (32-7) Joe Rob Velasquez, 2-3, SB, RBI; Victor More- L — Sai Campos. McClendon 2, Cloe Morales 2. TENNIS SATURDAY'S FINAL 2:30 p.m. — Denver City (30-6) vs. San Anto- no, 1-3, R. Highlights — Alice, Jacob Guzman 2-3, R, Assists — Calallen, Dana Curtis 1. THURSDAY Semifinal winners, 1 p.m. nio Veteran's Memorial (32-9) EDINBURG VELA 8, ROBSTOWN 0 RBI, 2B. Saves — Calallen, Jaci Finch 1; Miller, Brenda London vs. Aransas Pass REGION IV-2A TOURNAMENT Class 6A Semifinals W — Marc Esquivel. L — Nick Salazar. EDINBURG 4, ALICE 3 Barrientos 8. FRIDAY-SATURDAY New Braunfels CAnyon HS 7 p.m. — Cypress Creek (34-4) vs. Plano Highlights — EV, Esquivel, 6-inning no-hitter, L — Jacob Guzman. FRIDAY Carroll, King, Moody at Kingsville Spring Tour- FRIDAY'S SEMIFINALS (33-6) 5 K, 5 BB; A. Galvan, 3-3, 2 RBI, 3 R; M. De La Highlights — Alice, J. Guzman 1-3, R; RJ Gar- DISTRICT 30-5A nament Mumford vs. SA Stacey, 6 p.m. 8:30 p.m. — Converse Judson (33-4) vs. Gar- Cruz, 1-2, 2 R; E. Martinez, 2 RBI; Ramsey cia R, RBI; Mateo Saenz 2-2, RBI. Calallen at Ray, 8 p.m., Cabaniss Soccer Miller, Veterans Memorial at San Marcos Thorndale vs. Port Aransas, 8 p.m. land Sachse (30-7) Amado, 1-3, RBI, R. SOCCER King vs. Veterans Memorial, 8 p.m. Tournament SATURDAY'S FINAL SATURDAY, MARCH 3 Record — Robstown, 4-1. BOYS Gregory-Portland vs. Miller, 8 p.m. TRACK & FIELD Semifinal winners, 2 p.m. 8:30 a.m. — Conference A Final, Dod City HEBRONVILLE 6, WEST OSO 6 STANDINGS Moody at Flour Bluff, 8 p.m. FRIDAY-SATURDAY GIRLS (37-1) vs. Nazarethy (35-3) Highlights — Hebbronville, Z. Trevino 2-4, R, DISTRICT 30-5A Alice at Tuloso-Midway, 8 p.m. King (girls), Ray (boys), Carroll, Miller, Veter- UIL STATE TOURNAMENT 10 a.m. — Conference 3A Final, Marlin (32-8) RBI; J. Gonzalez 1-3, R, RBI; A. Alaniz 2-4; E. TUESDAY'S RESULTS DISTRICT 30-4A ans Memorial at Border Olympics, Laredo Alamodome, San Antonio vs. Mount Vernon (27-9) Salinas 2-3, 2 R; J. Almaraz 1-2, R, RBI. WO, D. CALALLEN 6, MILLER 0 Yoakum at Rockport-Fulton, 5 p.m. King (boys) at Floresville THURSDAY 1:30 p.m. — Conference 2A Final Baker 1-3, 2 R; B. Sanchez 2-5, R, 3 RBI; J. Ruiz Goals — Calallen, Cesar Garcia 2; Julian Ni- Beeville at London, 5 p.m. Ray (girls) at Calallen meet Class 1A Semifinals 3 p.m. — Conference 5A Final 1-4, R, 2 RBI. gou 2; Grayson Leal 1; Patrick Mochen 1. SOFTBALL Dodd City 73, Slocum 44 7 p.m. — Conference 4A Final HEBBRONVILLE 3, HIDALGO 2 Saves — Miller, Christian Cortez 6. FRIDAY-SATURDAY Nazareth 64, Hermleigh 39 8:30 p.m. — Conference 6A Final W — B. Ramirez. L — D. Maldonado. FRIDAY NON-DISTRICT Class 3A Semifinals TAPPS 5A Highlights — Hebbronville, N. Soliz 1-2, R< DISTRICT 30-5A Taft, Pettus, Skidmore-Tynan at Port Aransas