Dreams became reality for the San Marcos Homeschool girls basketball team as the Panthers captured the National Christian Homeschool Basketball National Championship by beating six different teams from across the country.
Weather plays a role in spring sports as do holidays and school breaks. With a shortened week for Good Friday and Easter weekend, last week’s contests at the Wimberley Sports Complex were adjusted to Monday and Thursday. When a cold front moved in late Wednesday, Thursday’s games were moved over to Monday. Both variables, holiday observance and weather, played a part in circumstances.
Wimberley High School track participated in their district track meet at Geronimo Navarro High School on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 4 and 5, last week.
Wimberley High School golfer Jaxon Donaldson smiled big and leaned back in his seat: “I’m excited because we’re going down to Victoria as a team. We have a real chance to get out of regionals and get to the state tournament as a group, and that’s a new experience for me. I’m really happy about it.”
Wimberley High School’s Lady Texan soccer has been successful. Playoffs are now expected as are seeding in the top couple of spots from one of the toughest 4A districts in the state.
Wimberley’s Texan softball (1-2 district) closed out the first half of their district season last week. The first half has been difficult as the ladies won the opening district contest versus Canyon Lake in dramatic fashion then falling in the subsequent games to both Bandera and Fredericksburg. They would get an opportunity to draw their record even against Davenport in Garden Ridge last Tuesday.
Wimberley High School’s Texan baseball entered the spring with high hopes for a good run in district and a dream for a championship. Now, both seem like a distant memory.
Texan tennis has enjoyed success. They are the reigning state champions in team tennis from this past fall with the Texan’s district producing either the state champion or runner up since as far back as 2015. Last year’s spring state championship in boys doubles was a battle between two Wimberley teams for the second year in a row and the mixed doubles team made it to the final four at the state tournament. Success breeds within the program.
Texan Stadium hosted the Wimberley Texan Relays with nine schools competing at both junior varsity and varsity levels, including a couple of district foes for the Texans as both Canyon Lake and Fredericksburg High Schools brought their teams to town. Field events started early in the afternoon followed by the 3200 meter run.
Wimberley High School softball (4-9 overall, 1-0 district) continued their district schedule last week heading to Bandera High School on Tuesday, March 21.
The Wimberley High School Texan (11-8-1 overall, 5-5-1 district) and Lady Texan (17-32 overall, 8-3-1 district) soccer teams advanced through district into the UIL playoffs after one of the toughest seasons for both teams in quite a while. The ladies finished third behind Boerne and Davenport High Schools with the guys finishing in fourth, a position secured in the last week of district play.
Texan baseball (108-1 overall, 2-1 district) entered play last week, set to complete the first round of district games against Canyon Lake and Boerne High Schools.
Coach Robert Klick’s Texan softball team has faced adversity as they made ready for district play.
Spring Break for Wimberley High School students brings opportunities for family visits, road trips, late season snow skiing or other get-outof- town days before the final stretch toward the end of the school year. But for many, their commitments to extra-curricular activities keep them in town.
The first few weeks of track season can be difficult for schools like Wimberley. For the most part, coaches from the athletic director to the newest junior high hire share the belief that students in the athletic program should be involved in as many sports as they desire. It also means that seasons overlap and some get a later start getting into “track shape,” getting work on their explosive starts and speed.
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Wimberley, TX 78676
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