Eric Moreno

Growing up in a small town in Bayou LaFourche, Louisiana, fitness expert, motivational speaker, and author Vinnie Tortorich could never have predicted the path that his life would take and he certainly could not have expected football to have been the catalyst to take him there.
“Let me tell you, I have an amazing life now,” Tortorich said. “None of what I have achieved would have been possible without football.”
Tortorich took a rather unconventional road to the game of football. Growing up,...

The regular season came to a close for the East Central Lady Hornets April 18 at home against the Steele Lady Knights with an 11-4 victory that propelled them into the playoffs.
After falling behind early, East Central stormed back to beat their district rivals, achieving one of the team’s main goals coming into this year.
“It feels really good to get back to the playoffs,” said East Central Head Coach Shelly Hayes. “The girls were really determined. I knew they had it in them, because I’d se...

If you’ve ever watched a sporting event—any kind of sporting event—you’ve probably experienced moments when you knew you could have made a better decision than the coach. Soon you’ll have your big chance. The Fan Controlled Football League (FCFL), which is expected to launch in December, places fans front and center.
“My dream has always been to own the Dallas Cowboys, but this idea was born out of that passion of being a Monday-morning quarterback,” said Sohrob Farudi, one of the founders of...

It can be argued that the great Nolan Ryan has left an indelible mark on the State of Texas. As a player, he forged a Hall of Fame career and helped elevate both the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers with his play, his toughness, and his dignity. Since leaving the game as a player, he has continued to enrich the game of baseball in his home state.
Ryan has done this in part as the owner and founder of the Round Rock Express. Founded in 2000, the team originally was a member of the Double-A Tex...

In 1971, the San Diego Rockets packed up and moved 1,500 miles east to the city of Houston to bring professional basketball to Space City for the first time. In the 40-plus years since the move, the Rockets have delighted Red Nation by making four trips to the NBA Finals and taking home the Larry O’Brien Trophy in 1994 and 1995.
In 2003, the team bade farewell to their longtime home, the Houston Summit, to move into their state-of-the-art downtown facility, the Toyota Center. Since that time,...

The recent tough fortune that has hung over the East Central Lady Hornets like a dark cloud continued April 9 at home against the Canyon Cougars. The prolific East Central offense went cold and was stifled, while the visitors from New Braunfels steadily piled up the runs and ultimately came out on top by a final score of 7-2. The loss marked the third in a row for East Central.
Freshman starting pitcher Holly Ayala went the distance for the Lady Hornets, going seven innings. While she pitched...

It’s always been hard to keep up with Ray Austin. Since he began his football journey as a kid growing up in Hawaii, Austin has been on the move, both literally and figuratively. He got his start in the game that would shape his life in 1987 at the insistence of his mother, who wanted to see her son do more with his physical gifts.
“I really did start to play because my Mom made me,” he explained. “I was an introverted kid, I was into more creative things. I had big hands though. Growing up i...

Few things in sports — especially baseball — are more exciting than come-from-behind wins. The high drama, followed by that ultimate payoff of a win that looked to be impossibly out of reach, overwhelms fans with a crescendo of emotions that can rarely be duplicated anywhere outside of the world of sports.
The loyal fans of East Central were treated to just such an event as they bore witness to a roller coaster ride of a game on April 2 at Bartleson Field. After unthinkably giving up a massiv...

With her Lady Hornets coming off of just their second loss of the season last week, East Central Head Softball Coach Shelley Hayes had a feeling that her team would be in a foul mood when they took the field against Steele.
Her premonition proved correct as the home team slugged it out in a tough March 26 district matchup at home. When the dust settled, the Lady Hornets had prevailed by a final score of 6-3 at the halfway point of the season, with a district title still firmly within sight.
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If you have listened to any UTSA basketball or football game in the last decade, then you know the soothing tones of Andy Everett. He has been part of the fabric of Roadrunners athletics since he stepped in as the play-by-play man for the basketball team in time for the 2007-08 season. He has also been there on the radio for the football team since day one.
Having called some of the biggest moments in the school’s history, Everett has fulfilled professional and personal goals. While a student...

The Alliance of American Football launched in time for the 2019 season and with them came the birth of the San Antonio Commanders. The Alamo City was awarded one of the fledgling league’s eight franchises for the inaugural season, and set up shop in the venerable Alamodome.
In their first season, the Commanders have proven to be a hit with the home fans. San Antonio has led the league in attendance, averaging over 28,000 per game. While the new league attempts to find its footing in its first...

It's never easy growing up in the shadow of someone successful. No matter what avenue of life, if someone close to you, a family member for example, has found success in a field. Now, imagine that is a field in which you are also interested in achieving. You will more than likely carry what could be a burden of comparison for your entire career. Some might wilt under the weight of that shadow whereas others thrive.
You can't count Jakhari Gore in the former side of that ledger. In South Flori...

He came to Ames as a three-star recruit and a multi-sport star from Ankeny High School where he was a three-year starter at quarterback. By the time he left Iowa State, he was All-American at lineb...

Spring is here. Yes, that means the weather is getting warmer and you can spend more and more time outdoors, but that’s the same everywhere. Here San Antonio, we’ve got something extra special. A little event, that we like to keep to ourselves and our millions of close friends. It's over 100 years old, spans nearly three weeks, and shuts down huge swaths of the city with a party that's soaked in beer, margaritas, tacos, and confetti -- a little thing we call Fiesta.
And that’s not all: spring...

The thunderous bats of the East Central Lady Hornet softball team were once again on full display in their March 12 district tilt against the visiting Smithson Valley Lady Rangers.
Powered by a balanced attack that saw contributions from virtually everyone in the lineup, the home team downed the visitors by a final score of 9-1.
Despite the dreary weather, the Hornets turned up the heat on their opponents and showed that they are a force to be reckoned with this season.
With the win, East Cen...