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Spring Woods Football!!
.@SpringWoodsHigh beat @PasadenaHigh 21-14. Veteran photog @Allen_Reid was there for all of the action tonight. @vypehouston @KPRC2 #txhsfb pic.twitter.com/T90fHcIrzJ
— Alex Radow (@alexradow) October 3, 2020
How about those TIgers! Spring Woods is off to a 2-0 start to the 2020 season. What a way to begin the season for Keith Cripps' squad. The two wins match the total number of wins for the program over the previous two seasons. Heading into this fall, Spring Woods had posted a 2-27 mark. The last two-win season for the Tigers came in 2016. This is the first time Spring Woods has started a year 2-0 since doing that in 2012 - also the last time they won three games in a single season. Cripps was also recently chosen as the Houston Texans Houston Methodist Coach of the Week!
Memorial Golf
The Lady Mustangs finished 2nd at the Lake Creek Fall Kickoff at April Sound CC. @EmorieEvans finished 3rd individually with a round of 86. Big thanks to @LakeCreekgolf1 for having us today. pic.twitter.com/usgSfXSpfZ
— Houston Memorial Girls Golf (@HouMHSGirlsGolf) October 5, 2020
The golfers are hitting the links ... and isn't the weather perfect for that right now. Memorial played in the Lake Creek Fall Kickoff this past week and took second place overall at the event. Emorie Evans shot an 86 to place third overall. Good to see the golfers back on the course.
Stratford Tennis
Varsity and JV both improve to 4-1 in district with a 19-0 win over Cy Creek! Way to play, Spartans! pic.twitter.com/GNAPTsi0xq
— Stratford Tennis (@TennisStratford) October 7, 2020
The Spartans just keep it rolling! A 19-0 victory over Cypress Creek pushed the group to 4-1 in district play this team tennis season. This team has the pieces to make a run for College Station this fall. Be on the lookout for the Spartans come playoff time.
Northbrook XC
Cross country representing! pic.twitter.com/4A8pbacfCD
— NorthbrookHighSchool (@northbrookhigh) October 4, 2020
At the Grand Oaks Grizzly Invitational, Northbrook was well represented by Ruby Tepozotlan and Ashley Espinoza. Finishing 33rd overall was Tepozotlan, who posted a time of 25:15, which was a 38-second improvement on her previous personal best. For Espinoza, she finished 37th overall with a time of 25:33.10, which was an improvement of a whopping 1 minute and 37 seconds. Both are impressive improvements!
Reco Griffin - Stratford
#GreenSwarm
— Jackson Allred (@jackson_allred5) September 21, 2019
Featured: @Reco_Griffin (No. 90) pic.twitter.com/FWZ3WkTnhR
Let's give a defensive player his due! Through two games, Reco Griffin ranks fifth among District 17-6A defensive players in tackles with 20. Twelve of those have been solo tackles. Watch for him as he climbs the stat sheet this season.
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Stratford ranked No. 16 in Texas entering Team Tennis season
HOUSTON - Crystal Fain described the 2019 season as one of their "best years" since she arrived.
The Spartans early in the year broke into the Top 25 in the state, finished second in district and made it to the second round of the playoffs, finishing with an 18-4 overall record.
Well, 2020 has started off well for the Spartans - which had 98 players come out for tryouts a few weeks ago.
In the Texas Tennis Coaches Association Preseason Rankings, Stratford checked in at No. 16 in the state. The highest ranking in program history since moving to Class 6A.
"We were absolutely thrilled and shocked!," Fain, who was the 2020 VYPE Awards winner for Public School Tennis Coach of the Year, said. "We were thinking we would be around the same spot this year, so to jump eight spots was incredibly exciting!"
The Spartans return a solid core group for the 2020 season. Some of the names include Anna Thielemann, who played the No. 1 line for the girls. But along with her, there are a lot of players Fain is excited see serve it up, including an incoming freshman.
"There are a lot of exciting pieces in this group!," Fain said. "I think again the quality of our team top to bottom is what stands out and puts us at the spot we are. In particular, I can't wait to watch how freshman, Anna Sanchez, competes this fall. As a freshman, she'll be in the starting lineup in both singles and doubles."
Of course, the district match to circle will be September 29 when Stratford travels over to No. 2 Memorial.
"It seems to get bigger every year as we keep inching our way closer," Fain said. "They clearly have a tennis dynasty there, so we are thrilled to be considered in the same book as them. It will be a fun match to watch for sure!"
As Fain looks towards the fall season, which has seen its dates shifted just slightly due to COVID-19, having the state championships pushed into mid-November, the seventh-year coach is ready for this group to go "Above and Beyond".
"We are looking to go above and beyond in the classroom and on the court this year," Fain, who was the Spring Branch ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year in 2019-2020, said. "As far as goals, we want to prove our ranking correct and move into the Top 15."