By Mike Tenney What will 2019 hold for sports teams and athletes in West University and Bellaire? That’s the question that we will unravel in Essentials Magazine every month, with both predictable outcomes and a few satisfying surprises. In West U, the biggest surprises for youth athletes involve who they'll play for and who their new teammates will be. All the teams in … [Read more...] about 2019 in youth sports: Having a (crystal) ball, pondering the possibilities
Bellaire Sports
End-of-season rundown on fall sports standouts
From Mike Tenney’s Bellaire-West U sports desk... For the first time in school history Bellaire HS had two girls and one boy qualify for the 6A state cross country meet last month in Round Rock. Junior Komet Jimata on the boys side and sophomore Cate Urbina and freshman Anh Ho for the girls were the Cardinals’ representatives. Jimata ran an excellent race at state, placing … [Read more...] about End-of-season rundown on fall sports standouts
Mike Tenney's Friday Night report: Episcopal's juggernaut rolls over St. John's
By Mike Tenney Episcopal took another step toward an undefeated season Friday night, upending archrival St. John’s 52-10 at Skip Lee Field to highlight another evening of local football. Episcopal 52, St. John’s 10 For the first time this year, the Knights, who are now 8-0 this autumn, were actually tied 7-7 with an opponent, but from there, they scored the next 21 points to … [Read more...] about Mike Tenney's Friday Night report: Episcopal's juggernaut rolls over St. John's
Mike Tenney's Friday Night report: Owen Holt sizzles in Lamar win
By Mike Tenney With the full-time start of conference schedules in the private schools just about here and Lamar and Bellaire closing out their non-district schedules, it was another big Friday night football spectacle for teams across Southwest Houston. Lamar 31, Alief Elsik 6 With quarterback Owen Holt throwing two beautiful touchdown passes and the defense keeping Elsik out … [Read more...] about Mike Tenney's Friday Night report: Owen Holt sizzles in Lamar win
Mike Tenney's wrap-up: High hopes but tough openers for some local HS football squads
By Mike Tenney On the first night of high school football across Southeast Texas, Mother Nature appeared to be the big winner with many games delayed or canceled due to heavy rain and lightning. But in the end, most teams got their games in, and several teams were able to kick things off on a very high note. St. Thomas 27, Kinkaid 20 The Eagles tallied three touchdowns in the … [Read more...] about Mike Tenney's wrap-up: High hopes but tough openers for some local HS football squads