Rick Cantu
Austin American-Statesman
Austin, TX, United States
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Faces off the Field: Kaedin Bankhead, senior pitcher, Weiss
Our regular Face off the Field focuses on Kaedin Bankhead, a pitcher at Weiss High. He came back this year after tearing his UCL last season. → Read More
Faces off the field: Taylor Haywood, junior pitcher, Hyde Park
A transfer from Class 6A Bowie, Hyde Park pitcher Taylor Haywood has found a new role at the private school. → Read More
San Marcos falls to Brennan, misses bid to state basketball tournament
San Antonio Brennan used a 24-8 scoring advantage in the second quarter to pace its way to victory. San Marcos never climbed within single digits. → Read More
Faces off the field: Bianca Hutter, freshman diver, Westlake
Bianca Hutter, a diver from Westlake, aspires to dive in college and compete in the Olympics. But for now, she's relishing her UIL state bronze medal. → Read More
Faces off the field: Savannah Cockerill, senior outfielder, Vista Ridge
Savannah Cockerill is wrapping up her final season of softball. The Vista Ridge outfielder wants to go out relishing the memories with her teammates. → Read More
Faces off the field: Emma Holmes, senior first baseman, Pflugerville
Pflugerville first baseman Emma Holmes has been swinging a bat since she was a 4-year old T-ball player, wanting to play ball like her brothers. → Read More
Upon further review: With two regional teams, basketball pride runs deep in Pflugerville
They are friends and rivals. Hendrickson and Pflugerville are only four miles apart, but they both share strong pedigrees in girls basketball. → Read More
101-0! Bowie wrestler Olivia Moreno caps her prep career with a third state championship
Bowie senior Olivia Moreno has won a state wrestling gold medal for the third straight year. Her record in that span is 101-0. → Read More
Faces off the Field: Hannah O'Leary, senior swimmer, Round Rock
Before she heads to Texas A&M to continue her swimming career, Round Rock senior Hannah O'Leary can savor a gold medal at the high school state meet. → Read More
King Kelly! Georgetown junior Jeremy Kelly rules the pool at UIL state swimming meet
It was a great swimming meet for state for the Georgetown boys and the Cedar Park girls → Read More
Westwood senior Sonny Wang looks for 'showdown' Saturday with gold in mind
This is the third straight year Sonny Wang of Westwood has a shot for two golds at the UIL state swimming meet. He has earned four total medals so far. → Read More
A quick study! Akins senior Deonne Topete aims to become school pioneer at state wrestling
She came from Mexico to Austin as a seventh grader. Didn't know English. But she has played for the Akins football team and is now at state wrestling. → Read More
Faces off the Field: William Fagerberg, junior midfielder, Westlake
Westlake soccer player William Fagerberg has a wide range of interests and loves, from soccer to cars to Beethoven and Leonardo da Vinci. → Read More
Signs of the times: Where Central Texas athletes have signed to play in college
This is the high school national signing day list. → Read More
Albert Almanza, Texas basketball star and two-time Olympian, dies at 86
Former Texas basketball player Albert Almanza died Friday. He was a member of the UT Hall of Honor and was the first Longhorn to play in two Olympics. → 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
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