Eric Moreno

Johnson faced a tough challenge from Brandeis on Saturday at Comalander Stadium, but the Jaguars ultimately held off a late charge to beat the Broncos 45-28 in their District 27-6A opener.
It was a seesaw battle, but early on it appeared the Jaguars were firmly in control. Johnson received the opening kickoff and methodically marched down the field, driving 76 yards for a touchdown on a 23-yard pass from junior quarterback Elvis Estrada to freshman wideout Braelyn Allen. Estrada finished with...

COMFORT — Comfort put their undefeated streak on the line on Friday against Llano at Bobcat Stadium. While it was a game effort, the Bobcats (4-1) were unable to get on track offensively and were ultimately upended by the Yellowjackets (4-1) by a final score of 40-0.
The teams each stalled out on their first few offensive series, with the defenses proving stout for both. Comfort would force the first turnover of the game on an interception by senior linebacker Jovani Zapata.
The stingy Llano ...

East Central sophomore Khalil Thomas (79) works to block a Greyhound as junior relief quarterback Isaiah Gonzalez (9) attempts to make a play Sept. 19 at home. The Hornets played a tough game and ultimately fell, 13-49, on Homecoming night. TERRI REAL/Contributor

The East Central faithful filled nearly every seat in Hornet Stadium for the home team’s matchup against the visiting Boerne Greyhounds ...

It is truly a new era in the Alamo City, for both the city and the San Antonio Spurs. With a new generational talent in Victor Wembanyama fully entrenched as the new face of the historic franchise, the team recently announced an innovation to make the energy and excitement at the Frost Bank Center even greater.
In time for the impending 2025-26 season, the team recently held open tryouts for a brand new fan section, dubbed the Spurs Supporter Section. The goal is to gather a collection of the...

What looked like a potential game of the week turned into a statement win for Harlan on Saturday, as its ground game led the way to a 31-14 victory over Brennan at Dub Farris Stadium.
Harlan (3-0, 1-0) leaned on its running attack and defense to control the time of possession and tempo for much of the game against Brennan (3-1, 1-1), picking up a key victory in the chase for the District 28-6A title.
Harlan senior quarterback Aldric Trotter led the way for a Hawks offense that put up 293 tota...

Sotomayor put on an impressive offensive display Friday, as it ran away from district rival O’Connor winning its first game of the season 45-16.
It did so with a returning starting running back in Cameron Grady.
Grady finished with 232 yards on 20 carries and three touchdowns on the ground and two receiving in the blowout win.
After the Panthers (1-3, 1-1 District 28-6A) got on the board first with their opening drive, the Wildcats (1-3, 1-1 District 28-6A) needed only one play, a 75-yard sca...

East Central traveled to the Dub Farris Athletic Complex on the far north side of San Antonio for a non-district tilt against the Cougars of Tom C. Clark High School on Friday, Sept. 12. In a contest that proved to be an absolute thriller, the Hornets ultimately suffered defeat by a final score of 26-23. The loss dropped East Central to 1-2 on the season.
For most of the game, the defenses proved to be winning the battles on both sides of the field. In a tough, physical contest, injuries bega...

It was a packed house at Hornet Stadium on Friday, Sept. 5, as the home team East Central Hornets took on the visiting Theodore Roosevelt Rough Riders. Fans filled the stadium for EC’s annual Gold Out game, which was also Senior Night.
The home team put on an offensive show for the fans, pulling away in the second half by a final score of 43-13. The win evened the Hornets’ record this season to 1-1 after last week’s heartbreaker against the Harlan Hawks.
After stalling on their opening drive,...

Photos by Eric Moreno, Stadium Journey
Stadium Info FANFARE Score: 3.86
Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium1616 S. Raul Longoria RdEdinburg, TX 78542
Year Opened: 2017
Capacity: 12,000
UTRGV Vaqueros – Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium
Spoiler alert – big things are happening in the Rio Grande Valley. First, a little history: in 2015 the University of Texas-Pan American merged with the University of Texas at Brownsville to form a new university that would service the whole of the Rio Grande Valley....

The East Central Hornets started off the 2025-26 season in a battle against not only one of the top teams in the San Antonio area, but also against nature itself. EC opened up on Saturday, August 30 against the Harlan Hawks, a team that went 12-2 last season and reached the state quarterfinals and ultimately won the con...

SAN ANTONIO - Jonathan Hardy’s personal story is proof that every philanthropist paves a unique path in making a commitment to giving back.
Hardy, 73, is a retired social worker from Columbus, Ohio, who has called the Alamo City home for more than 30 years. From an early age, he had always felt a calling to serve his fellow man in some way – which is what ultimately led to his decorated career in social work.
The inspiration for his calling came from a powerful source close to home: his mothe...

Stadium Info FANFARE Score: 3.43
Constellation Field1 Stadium DriveSugar Land, TX 77498
Year Opened: 2012
Capacity: 7,500
Sugar Land Space Cowboys – Constellation Field
In 2008 the city of Sugar Land, Texas (which was founded to be a company town for the Imperial Sugar Company in the early 1900s) approved of a plan to build a new ballpark in the hopes of luring a minor league franchise to the city. After several years of negotiations, the route to bring an independent league squad was born, i...

Stadium Info FANFARE Score: 3.29

Toyota Field5106 David Edwards DrSan Antonio, TX 78233

Year Opened: 2013

Capacity: 8,000

San Antonio FC – Toyota Field

In 2016 the United Soccer League (USL) awarded its newest franchise to the Alamo City, and San Antonio FC was born. For the entirety of their existence the club – which is owned by Spurs Sports & Entertainment – has called Toyota Field home.

The facility was constructed to be a soccer-specific stadium, opened in 2013 as home of the now defunct...

SAN ANTONIO - Aug. 17 marks National Nonprofit Day – a great opportunity to focus on the tremendous impact that the nonprofit sector has on our region’s socioeconomic status.
The San Antonio Area Foundation, along with key community partners, issued a study released earlier this year that showed that nonprofits across our region collectively amounted to a $15 billion engine in 2023, employing nearly 90,000 workers.
The 2024 State of the Nonprofit Sector Impact Report was a partnership between...

The largest sports and entertainment venue in Corpus Christi, Texas, American Bank Center, will soon have a new name. On Monday, June 23, the venue’s management company, the Oak View Group, announced that Corpus Christi-based law firm Hilliard Law had won the new naming rights.

“Oak View Group is moving to the next phase of the naming rights process and has selected Hilliard Law to enter into exclusive negotiations to formalize an agreement for the American Bank Center,” said DeAnna Richarte,...