Eric Moreno

The 2025 season marked the 40th anniversary of the Texas State Bobcats baseball program. In 1985, the then Southwest Texas State University launched their nascent baseball program; the Bobcats began to take off as a program as members of the ...

Let’s flip the script on aging.
That’s the theme behind this year’s Older Americans Month (OAM), observed every year in May. Created to honor older adults, OAM also aims to raise awareness around elder abuse and neglect.
The San Antonio Area Foundation advocates for older adults through its Successful Aging and Living in San Antonio (SALSA) program, which is observing OAM through promotion of volunteerism.
SALSA seeks to transform the way people understand getting older, starting with reframi...

SAN ANTONIO - Growing up in San Antonio, artist Citlali Diaz knew from an early age that they had a passion and a talent for art.
Their graphic design talent led to being selected this year as the creative mind behind the San Antonio Area Foundation’s 2025 Fiesta medal. For Diaz, it was a dream project that was virtually a lifetime in the making.
“For the San Antonio Area Foundation’s medal, I wanted to create something that describes the culture and background of San Antonio and Fiesta,” Dia...

Photo by Eric Moreno, Stadium Journey
As the WNBA closes in on its 30th anniversary, fan interest in the groundbreaking league has never been higher. Whether it’s attributed to a host of exciting new talents like Caitlan Clark or Angel Reese, or just the evolving tastes of sports fans, no one can doubt its popularity right now.
Victory Live, a ticketing technology company, recently analyzed the sales figures for WNBA tickets on the secondary market. Their findings confirmed the optics of the ...

Photos by Eric Moreno, Stadium Journey
Stadium Info FANFARE Score: 4.43
Toyota Center1510 Polk StHouston, TX 77002
Houston Rockets website
Toyota Center website
Year Opened: 2003
Capacity: 18,055
Houston Rockets - Toyota Center
In 1971, the then San Diego Rockets relocated to Houston, giving the Lone Star State its first NBA franchise. Over the ensuing decade, stars would emerge that would help bring legitimacy to Space City’s squad, including Hall of Famers Elvin Hayes and Moses Malone, who ...

Coach Carlton McKinney addresses the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs between plays at a 2019 football scrimmage against Randolph. He announced his retirement as athletic director March 7 and said he plans to “take it easy” for a little while and support his wife, Brandi, a teacher; they live in San Antonio. Ultimately, he hopes to return to coaching at some point, but not necessarily in a school program. WC...

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Photos by Eric Moreno, Stadium Journey
Stadium Info FANFARE Score: 4.14
American Airlines Center2500 Victory AveDallas, TX 75219
Dallas Stars website
American Airlines Center website
Year Opened: 2001
Capacity: 18,532
Dallas Stars – American Airlines Center
In 1993 the NHL saw a seismic shift in the landscape, when the Minnesota North Stars packed up and moved south to Dallas. The newly rechristened Dallas Stars became the first – and, to date, the only – NHL franchise in the Lone Star State....

Photo courtesy of Sam Houston State Athletics
News broke on Monday, April 7th that the Sam Houston State Bearkats will play their entire home slate of football games during the 2025-26 season away from the venerable Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. The squad, which is coming off a stellar 10-3 campaign in their second season in Conference USA, will instead play all of their home games in Houston’s Shell Energy Stadium.
Thanks to Sam Houston’s move from the FCS level to the FBS for the 202...

Photo courtesy of Sam Houston State Athletics
News broke on Monday, April 7th that the Sam Houston State Bearkats will play their entire home slate of football games during the 2025-26 season away from the venerable Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. The squad, which is coming off a stellar 10-3 campaign in their second season in Conference USA, will instead play all of their home games in Houston’s Shell Energy Stadium.
Thanks to Sam Houston’s move from the FCS level to the FBS for the 202...

Founded in 1967 as the then Dallas Chaparrals in the now defunct American Basketball Association (ABA), the San Antonio Spurs have become one of the most storied franchises in the NBA. Becoming one of the best organizations in all profess...

The area’s best high school basketball stars converged on the Northside Gymnasium in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday, March 23, for the Second Annual SA Sports All-Star Basketball Games. The four games featured 126 players from 60 area high schools.
Two evening contests featured the best of the best from the 6A schools. The East Central Hornets were represented in the girls’ and boys’ events by three of their stars in seniors A’Nya Williams, A’Maya Holton, and Zahir Williams. All three represen...

Recreation Center
1 University Way
San Antonio, TX 78224
Texas A&M-San Antonio Jaguars website
Recreation Center website
Year Opened: 2024
Capacity: 900
TAMUSA Jaguars New Rec Center
In 2009 the Texas A&M University System opened its newest stand-alone institution, Texas A&M University-San Antonio (TAMUSA) on the far southwest side of the Alamo City. In the ensuing decade and a half, the school has gone from holding classes...

Photos by Eric Moreno, Stadium Journey
Stadium Info FANFARE Score: 2.57
Bulldog StadiumUniversity DriveSeguin, TX 78155
Texas Lutheran Bulldogs website
Memorial Gymnasium website
Year Opened: 1976
Capacity: 2,200
Texas Lutheran Bulldogs – Memorial Gymnasium
Founded in 1891 as the Evangelical Lutheran College, the present-day Texas Lutheran University (TLU) is a private institution of higher learning based in the south Texas town of Seguin. Nestled on the banks of the Guadalupe River, the scho...

Photos by Eric Moreno, Stadium Journey
Stadium Info FANFARE Score: 3.14
William H. Bell Center1 S Campus DriveSan Antonio, TX 78212
Trinity Tigers websiteWilliam H. Bell Center website
Year Opened: 1992 Capacity: 1,800
Trinity Tigers – William H. Bell Center
Trinity University was originally founded in 1869 as a private liberal arts school, ultimately merging with the University of San Antonio in the 1940s. The beautiful 125-acre campus was designated a National Historic District, and is one ...

SAN ANTONIO - A key component of the San Antonio Area Foundation’s 60th anniversary public engagement campaign was the Share Your Story (SYS) series.
These brief video testimonial segments, published on the Area Foundation’s YouTube channel as well as on its other social media platforms, provided a diverse cadre of voices from people with experience and knowledge working with the organization.
Essentially, the campaign was an open invitation to the community to quite literally share their per...