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FORE! TWCA wins first-ever state golf title

Matt Malatesta
May 05, 2021

When you hit into the group ahead of you, you yell, "FORE!"

Well, The Woodlands Christian Academy did just that as the Warriors won state for the first time in school history in May.


Remember, the Warriors moved up from Class 4A to Class 5A entering the school year and they don't have a senior in their Top 5.

But coach Jonathan McNeese has seen this program building for the past four years.

"When I started coaching four years ago, my sophomores were seventh-graders," McNeese said. "The way they were developing and growing, you could just see it. Then we had a few kids move in and it's all come together."

  


Last year, COVID struck and the Warriors weren't able to strike at their first title. They took full advantage of their opportunity at Cottonwood Creek in Waco.

"Last year, our motto was 'Get Better Together," he said. "It carried over to this season. If we are competing and pushing each other in practice every day, we all get incrementally better. When you all get better, the team gets better."

The formula worked.

Jack Usner (68, 71) won the TAPPS 5A individual title by three shots and Aaron Pounds (68, 77) finished tied for third. Ethan Bridges, Jake Maggert, and Sam McClure rounded out the Top 5.

"Everyone battled through some tough conditions on the course and it was mentally draining for everyone," McNeese said. "But they persevered and got the title."

To get that first state title is taxing. It's surreal and it took TWCA a minute to realize what they had done.

"It took a while until it sunk in for the guys," he said. "It was something we were expected to do. Now, to actually do it, it wasn't until we were on the bus and having dinner last night that it clicked. And to think these guys have a few more opportunities at it is special."

Now, TWCA is the hunted instead of the hunters. That change in mentality fuels the Warriors as they are looking for more.

"Look, these guys have goals beyond TWCA," he said. "But what I like is that these guys don't settle. The (state) expectation is still there and they are interested in building a legacy… something they can look back on that they started 10 or 15 years from now. They relish the challenge and will fight and battle it out every day."

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UIL 6A DI Playoffs Round 3 Highlights | Katy Tigers vs Clear Springs Chargers Softball

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12 May, 2025

The Clear Springs Chargers hosted the Katy Tigers in a winner take all one game series in the UIL 6A DI Softball playoffs.

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FRONT AND CENTER: The 5 Biggest Headlines from this past week of UIL Softball/Baseball Playoffs

Matthew Ogle
12 May, 2025

Some of the stars of 2024-25 Lake Creek Softball

Bradley C. Collier (VYPE)

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ANCHOR DOWN: Paetow three-star DL Daryl Campbell commits to Vanderbilt

Jackson DiPasquale
12 May, 2025

After dropping his Top 5 a little under a month ago, 2026 three-star defensive lineman Daryl Campbell made his commitment this past Friday.

Campbell committed to Vanderbilt over North Carolina, Houston, Texas Tech, and SMU among others.

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