Join our VYPE Live crew for this Texas High School Football match-up on Friday, November 13:
7PM - Todd James
Keep reading...
Show less
With state champions crowned, it's time for DFW high school baseball fans to get to voting on their favorite athlete that has performed this season. VYPE has scoured the stats of some of the area's finest baseball athletes to compile this list of athletes from Dallas-Fort Worth area schools. Be sure to get your vote in!
Voting ends at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 30th, 2022.
Please note that the use of voting software or bots will result in a deletion of votes and a potential DQ from the contest. PLEASE try to keep this fair and fun for all involved!
All athlete polls and their content are only associated and created by VYPE Media and its staff. The content is not created or voted on by any corporate sponsor or marketing partner. Please contact VYPE Media directly if you have any questions, comments, or concerns around our Fan Polls.
Read More...
Read Less
aj depaolo
baseball
baseball player of the year
baseball poty
bear herak
ben matthews
ben sanchez
blaise clark
brandon karb
brendan vasquez
brock domen
brooks sartain
colleyville covenant
cort macdonald
country day
dallas christian
dallas fort worth high school sports
derrick mitchell
dfw high school sports
dfw polls
drew vuduris
fan poll
fort worth christian
fort worth southwest christian
frisco legacy christian
gaines estridge
jack carmichael
jack marmichael
jack mezey
jackson burns
john paul ii
josh pinter
kaden paladin
kaleb gilreath
kendall mcdowell
louis bussard
mason kennedy
matthew boughton
nolan catholic
oakridge
pantego
parish episcopal
philip smith
player of the year
poll
polling
prestonwood
reid messick
ryan rodriguez
southwest christian
spc sports
tanner wiggins
tapps sports
texas fan poll
texas poll
texas poll dfw
texas polls dfw
texas private schools
trenton shaw
trey craig
trey rowe
tripp gailer
walker shaw
zach cleveland
zeke kemp
texas polls
Rileigh Toner, Stratford
Photo by Justin Hartojo
Rileigh Toner recently won the VYPE Houston Public School Girls Soccer Player of the Year Fall Poll! VYPE caught up with Toner for the 411 on the star from Stratford.
VYPE: How long have you been playing soccer and how did you get your start?
TONER: I’ve been playing soccer for about 14 years. I was with my parents at my older brother’s club soccer game as a toddler not even 2. We were watching the game and I found a soccer ball, I started running around behind it. This was before my memory, but I know this because there are pictures of me at a game as a bald little baby with a soccer ball as tall as my legs being dribbled. That continued with me just playing around when I could then at the age of 4 I started with the club I stayed at until graduation. I have been playing for Albion Hurricanes for the past 14 years of my life, and I have truly loved and enjoyed every minute of it.
VYPE: Who’s your favorite athlete and why?
TONER: My favorite athlete is Lionel Messi. When I started understanding the game of soccer, I would start to watch a lot of soccer matches on TV and try to focus on players in my position. My favorite team back then was Barça when Messi was with the club, and I remember just watching everything he did and it was outstanding. Messi is such a skillful hardworking player every time he would step onto the field, and watching all his movements, skills, and goals always amazed me. And as everyone knows, Messi is amazing at taking free kicks. I remember I always wanted to be able to take free kicks like him and convert them in games. My Junior year I was able to make that a reality when I scored my on first free kick goal and it went on a pretty decent couple years of converting them.
VYPE: What’s your pre-game meal? Routine?
TONER: My pregame meals to start every game day off is avocado toast with a sunny side up egg on top (Bravacado toast, shout out to Snooze). This meal always filled me up and gave me a lot of energy throughout the day. Another is I always get an orange celsius to drink right before warmups, and of course everyone has to have playlists. I have a few depending if it’s a club game riding in the car or one we would blast on the bus on the way to high school games.
VYPE: Off the field, what is your favorite thing to do?
TONER: Off the field I love my dogs! So if I can do something fun with them I do. We got a new pup at the start of the high school season, he went with us to Austin for the Georgetown tournament, we did pretty well, he became a superstition (so he could come) even made it to many of my games (he may or may not have snuck into a game or few). Other than that I really enjoy spending time with my friends and hanging out with them. With High school soccer 5 days a week, having club soccer 3 days a week, in addition to game days. So when i’m not busy with soccer or the pups I try catch up with friends and spend as much time with them as much as I possibly could.
VYPE: Favorite subject in school?
TONER: My favorite subject in school is algebra, math, stats.
VYPE: What is the one memory from the game you'll never forget playing soccer?
TONER: A memory from club soccer that I’ll never forget is making it to nationals last summer, which was held in Florida, and getting 2nd place. It was very hard going home after the final game, after battling it out with a very good team taking them to overtime and then losing in PK’s. But at the end of the day, we were all proud that we made it all the way to the final and played are hearts out. But the absolute far and away best memory of all time that I’ll never forget was this high school season. Being a senior and team captain - I really wanted to have fun and go out on a high note! Making it all the way to the regional finals with this amazing team was the BEST. From the beginning of the season, this team instantly became close and we were like one big family. We would just enjoy every second with each other, I honestly don’t remember one time when we were not laughing and getting along. Whether it was team dinners, practices, and games, every minute was so much fun! What made this year on varsity so much fun and reason we were success was we brought up 5 freshman to the team, and being a freshman on varsity can be intimidating. As soon as Coach Walters decided they would be moved up we were all so excited to have them on the team. We made sure to make them feel like they were a part of this team and that they knew they could talk to us about anything about soccer school or life whenever they wanted without being scared or feeling like no one wanted to talk to them. I especially wanted to make them feel welcomed because I remember my freshman year on varsity, we had 28 players and 14 of them were seniors, I kind of felt excluded from everything and I was always scared to talk to the older kids and I truly did not enjoy that feeling. So when I found out I was going to be captain and that new freshman were coming in, I made sure that when those freshman were getting moved up, I wanted nothing more than to make them feel welcome and at home. Our team couldn’t have done it any better without this amazing group of girls we had this year on varsity, especially the youngsters. I will never forget the bond this team and I had, and all of the history we made together our first district championship in 6A, going into PKs in the regional final. None of this would have happened without the whole team coming together, and those young players were a major part of that. I also would love to thank this team for making me a better player and for helping me achieve the awards I have received my last year here, I could have never been done without them. I love this team so much, there was a great bond with all of us and made many friends I will have for life. They were amazing and I would say I’ll miss them but I won’t, because I plan on coming to watch them every chance I get - I went from a teammate to now being their biggest fan and I will support and help them in any way I can as I move on to my next phase I will enjoy watching them go to even greater achievements and recognition.
Read More...
Read Less
SECOND BAPTIST SCHOOL SENT BOTH THEIR MEN’S TEAM AND SEVERAL WOMEN’S INDIVIDUALS TO THE TAPPS 5A STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET IN NOVEMBER.
The men’s team finished 13th overall with 363 points and three finishers in the Top 75. The men were led by junior CJ Hobbs who took eighth place overall. Hobbs posted a time of 17:36.9. He was the top finisher in the TAPPS 5A race from Houston.
Hobbs was named to the TAPPS All-State Cross Country team.
“Definitely my goal going into the season was to place in the top 10 in the state,” Hobbs said. “It’s great for the resume to finish all-state for TAPPS, especially in 5A.”
Junior William Chapman placed 50th overall with a time of 19:43.4, senior Schuyler Clark came in 80th crossing at 20:46.1, sophomore John Going took 120th overall (22:21.7), junior Carson Bohannon placed 128th (22:35.4) and senior Stanford Tarkington took 145th (23:25.3).
The women were led by senior Grace Lunsford, who finished 71st overall with a time of 15:15.9. Sophomore Angelique Hlavinka-Maclin took 110th overall with a time of 16:29.8 and senior Elaine Sims posted a time of 21:38.9.
Read More...
Read Less
TRENDING
GAMES
Join the #VYPETEAM
Get up to date news from all over the country!
FROM THE WEB