By Sean Wolfson Sugar Land baseball icon Ray Hammond, 41, passed away early Sunday morning surrounded by family. Ray was very instrumental in the development of baseball players in this area at the youth level. He helped numerous players receive scholarships to play high school baseball. Ray was a family man of quality character and [...]
The Sugar Land Skeeters have announced that they have signed major league veteran outfielder and designated hitter Jason Botts and recent Houston Astros prospect and outfielder Drew Locke. “The Skeeters are excited to have two more great bats to add to our team,” said Gary Gaetti, Manager of the Sugar Land Skeeters. “Botts and Locke [...]
Fort Bend Clements (Texas 5A) football standout, Alec Davison, formally committed to attend Columbia University this fall as a student-athlete. Columbia, located in the heart of New York City, is a member of the prestigious Ivy League. ESPN College Recruiting ranks Davison as one of the top inside linebackers in the nation (#31). An outstanding [...]
Foster High School is home to the Regional Champions for Academic Decathlon. The team won the Region crown after competing January 20-21 in Porter. The team advances to the State Academic Decathlon Tournament, February 24-25 in San Antonio. In addition to the team title, Foster won the Super Quiz Combined and was 2nd in Super [...]
By Karen Daniels Congratulations to the Stafford High School Football Team for winning this year’s Sportsmanship award for the 2011 football season. The Stafford Spartans were one of five finalists named in the Class 3A/Private Schools division. The awards were decided by the football referees who, after each game, fill out a postcard grading the [...]
By Betsy Dolan With the Sugar Land Skeeters inaugural season just three months away items are being checked off their “to do” list at a rapid pace. One of the most important tasks facing the team is hiring 250 part-time employees who will work in the stadium during the 70 home games. The team will [...]
USA Swimming released the 2012 Club Excellence results, and FCST has been named a USA Swimming GOLD MEDAL Club! This is the first time FCST has achieved this honor, and FCST is the only Texas team to make the Top 20 this year. The Club Excellence Program identifies the top 18 & under clubs based [...]
Congratulations to the 12 swimmers who competed at the Austin Grand Prix meet on January 12th-15th. Senior swimmers saw huge success in the pool after coming home from an intense week of training at the Olympic Training Center over the holiday break. Senior, Daniel Graviss achieved his first Olympic Trials time with a 7th place [...]
The Touchdown Club of Houston awarded George Ranch High School a Special Achievement Award during its annual Sportsmanship Luncheon, Wednesday at the J.W. Mariott. Terry High School was third out of 14 finalists for the 4A Sportsmanship Award, Lamar Consolidated High School was also nominated. “I am extremely proud of these teams,” said Lamar CISD [...]
USA Swimming released the 2012 Club Excellence results, and FCST has been named a USA Swimming GOLD MEDAL Club! This is the first time FCST has achieved this honor, and FCST is the only Texas team to make the Top 20 this year. The Club Excellence Program identifies the top 18 & under clubs based [...]
