Rick Cantu
Austin American-Statesman
Austin, TX, United States
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Recent articles by Rick:
Former Texas coach Cliff Gustafson remembered as baseball icon, family man, music lover
The legendary and beloved Gustafson coached 1,845 career games at Texas, winning two national titles. He died Jan. 2 in Austin at the age of 91. → Read More
Former Texas coach Cliff Gustafson remembered as baseball icon, family man, music lover
The legendary and beloved Gustafson coached 1,845 career games at Texas, winning two national titles. He died Jan. 2 in Austin at the age of 91. → Read More
LBJ continues to feed college football teams with three more signees
LBJ high school had three football players sign to play in college at a school assembly on Wednesday. → Read More
Big-play DeSoto defeats Vandegrift for state championship with some Texas flair
DeSoto beat Vandegrift to claim the Class 6A DII state championship at AT&T Stadium. → Read More
Replay: Wimberley falls to Carthage in showdown for Class 4A Division II title
Wimberley and Carthage were both 15-0 heading into the state championship game. Wimberley won titles in 2006 and 2011. → Read More
Steve Van Meter resigns after three seasons coaching Weiss football
Van Meter, 65, leaves the sport with a career record of 204-115-1 after 23 years as a head coach. → Read More
LASA hires Del Valle offensive coordinator Derrick Lewis as new football coach
After two years at Del Valle, Derrick Lewis said he's eager to take on a LASA high school football team that has minimal experience. → Read More
Georgetown wins 5A state high school baseball title behind pitcher Jacob Hadden
Eagles win first state title in history with 2-1 victory over Friendswood. → Read More
LBJ's Fenner, Manor's Nwabuko and Bowie's Moreno earn top prep sports awards
The American-Statesman honored the top high school athletes from Central Texas at gala ceremony. → Read More
Georgetown baseball leaving no doubt as playoff journey continues
With win, the Georgetown Eagles would advance to the UIL Class 5A state tournament at Round Rock's Dell Diamond. → Read More
Late Bishop homer lifts Badgers to victory over Blanco in Class 3A playoff
The season came to an end for Blanco High, beaten by Bishop 7-6 in the final game of the playoff series. → Read More
High school baseball: Kaeden Kent slugs and pitches Lake Travis forward; Lago Vista honored
Lago Vista team surging in playoffs with series win over Yoakum. → Read More
After scary spill, Lake Travis senior Jack Mann settles for silver in state pole vault
Vandegrift's Kevin Sanchez and Cristion Davis both earn gold for Vipers. → Read More
Giddings junior Carlie Weiser wins discus, shot put golds at state track meet
Giddings junior Carlie Weiser won the same events at the 2021 meet, totaling four golds for her high school career. → Read More
High school baseball update: Brentwood's Jack Spring honored; Lake Travis finishes strong
Spring won his 10th game of the season during a 6-1 victory over TMI. For the season Spring has 84 strikeouts in 55 innings and an ERA of 0.38. → Read More
Michael Dell added to ownership team of Professional Bull Riders' Austin Gamblers
The Austin Gamblers bull riding team has joined forces with Michael Dell as a new member of the ownership group. → Read More
High school baseball update: Top ranked Lake Travis red hot; Leander's Dylan Capers honored
Leander's Dylan Capers wins player of the week, going 5-for-7 in two games, which included a home run and four RBIs. → Read More
High school baseball update: Anderson's Evan David honored; San Marcos sweeps rival Hays
San Marcos went 2-1 last week, sweeping a pair of games against Hays, both by 2-1 scores, before losing 5-1 to Cibolo Steele in a non-district game. → Read More
Faces off the Field: Zeke Sifuentez, junior right winger, Hendrickson High School soccer
The Hendrickson High School winger waves at his mom before every high school match. → Read More
Championship rugby headed to Austin's Q2 Stadium this summer
The event will be the first non-soccer sporting match at the home of Austin FC. → Read More