Past Articles (HIDDEN BLOG)
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Stars Open with Impressive Home Win
October 6, 2017
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Wow!
The only word to describe the Texas Stars’ season opening game against the Chicago Wolves at the HEB Center at Cedar Park.
Wow! Six different Stars players found the back of the net.
Wow! The Stars defense gave up five goals and nearly blew a three-goal advantage with less…
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Stars Sharp in last Pre-season Contest
September 30, 2017
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Hockey is here! Well, almost.
The Texas Stars played their last pre-season game of the year on Saturday evening against the San Antonio Rampage. Neither teams were strong last season, but if this game is an indicator, the Stars could be looking at a very good year. The Texas beat…
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Texas State Volleyball Smashes Troy
September 24, 2017
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The Texas State Women’s Volleyball team, coming off a disappointing performance against South Alabama on Friday, executed near-flawlessly against the Trojans of Troy on Sunday at Strahan Coliseum.
The Bobcats dominated the match from the initial whistle, taking the first set 25-14. The momentum continued into the second set with…
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Stony Point Trounces Leander
September 22, 2017
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Leander quarterback William Loofe may miss his first class tomorrow. He might miss the entire day. The Stony Point defense ran rough shod over Leander and Loofe bore the brunt.
Leander entered the game the definite underdog, but they held their own. For the first six minutes. After which they…
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Dallas Stars start Training Camp in Cedar Park
September 17, 2017
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Hockey is back! Almost.
The Dallas Stars, NHL partner of the AHL’s Texas Stars, kicked off their 2017 / 2018 training camp at the HEB Center. The training camp included four days of practices and a Green vs. White intra-squad scrimmage. A total of 62 players, 37 forwards, 20 defensemen…
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Texas State Football turns the Corner?
September 16, 2017
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Coaches with grudgingly admit it… there is such a thing as a good loss. Texas State head football coach Everett Withers would certainly agree.
The Bobcats were coming off a devastating 37 – 3 lost to Colorado the previous Saturday. And the prognosticators anticipated a lopsided loss this Saturday’s against…
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Reckless Kelly Celebrity Softball Jam benefits Hurricane Recovery
September 10, 2017
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Reckless Kelly’s Celebrity Softball Jam returned to the Dell Diamond for its ninth annual charitable benefit. Proceeds from the event will aid in Hurricane Harvey cleanup efforts. Over previously years, the Jam had collected greater than $350,000 benefiting area youth leagues, including $150,000 towards the renovation of Mabson Field in…
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Georgetown over Hayes in Nail Bitter
September 7, 2017
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The Georgetown Eagles overcame the Hayes Rebels in a nail-biting, come from behind victory on Thursday evening. Final score was Hayes 28, Georgetown 35.
First quarter play was sluggish. Georgetown scored first on a 71-yard TD pass from Cooper Bell to Caden Leggett, but failed on the point after attempt.…
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Express Close Season with Masterful Pitching
September 4, 2017
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The Round Rock Express (66-72) said goodbye to disappointing year with a 6-1 victory over the Oklahoma City Dodgers (72-69) on Labor Day. Express starting pitcher Adrian Sampson (1-0, 0.90) was brilliant in the win, pitching just three balls in five innings and allowing just one run.
The Express seemed…
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Driving and Weather Prefect at COTA Pirelli World Competition
September 3, 2017
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The Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) returned to the Circuit of the Americas for it second year this weekend. The scheduling of this years event was changed to accommodate the cooler weather and to compliment the upcoming World Endurance Championship and Formula 1 Grand Prix events.
PWC consists of seven driver…
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Waco Midway upsets Cedar Park at Home
September 1, 2017
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The hometown Cedar Park fans were shocked. Not only did their team lose on their home
turf, they also lost the season opener in which they were favored.
Neither Cedar Park nor the Waco Midway looked settled in the first half. Midway fumbled the ball on their first possession, which…
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Westwood Clobbers Lehman 63-13 in Season Opening
August 31, 2017
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The Westwood Warrior kicked off the 2017 High School football season with an lopsided 63-13 victory over the Lehman Lobos.
Westwood started the scoring on the first play from scrimmage with a 87-yard touchdown run by Jaikem Murphy, and followed with a two-point conversion. Westwood scored again on a 55-yard…
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Strong Pitching puts Express over Sky Sox
August 30, 2017
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Pitching has been the cause of much disappointment this season for the Round Rock Express. But a strong outing by Adrian Sampson, and solid relief by Dario Alvarez and Tyler Wagner, put the Express over the Colorado Spring Sky Sox 2 – 1.
Sampson, in his first start for the…
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Blackburn puts Express past Storm Chasers
August 22, 2017
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Baseball the way baseball was to be played. That was the Round Rock Express on Tuesday
night… strong pitching and strategic hitting… as they topped Omaha Storm Chasers 2 – 1.
Express pitcher Clayton Blackburn allowed just one run on four hits in six innings to earn the win. Willie…
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Express Delivers Coach Woods 500th Career Victory
August 4, 2017
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Round Rock Express manager Jason Wood achieved his 500th career coaching victory on Thursday night as the Express topped the Albuquerque Isotopes 6 - 1. Express pitcher Tyler Wagner led the effort, holding Albuquerque to one run on two hits in 6.1 innings of work.
The Express took the lead…
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Express over El Paso in Dramatic Fashion
July 31, 2017
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The Round Rock Express lost a 5-1 lead but pulled out a dramatic two-out rally in the 11th inning to secure a 7-6 win over El Paso.
A. J. Jimenez started the scoring for the Express in the 4th inning with a homer run to left center field. Pete Kozma…
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Luis Marte marks return to the Express
July 18, 2017
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You have to love the eagerness and enthusiasm of the new players, especially the ones that have just moved up in the organization. No better player to represent those words is Luis Marte.
Luis started the season playing AAA baseball with the Express, but was dropped down to AA ball…
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Toluca over Santos Laguna in Penalty Kicks
July 13, 2017
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Liga MX returned to the Dell Diamond for the third year. The baseball park quickly transformed into a soccer pitch during the four day All Star break. Play this year was between the Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. (Toluca) and Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (Santos Laguna).…
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Round Rock over Colorado Spring before All Star Break
July 9, 2017
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The Round Rock Express (41-49) powered their way to an 8-4 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (55-34) on Sunday night at Dell Diamond in the lead-up to the PCL All Star break.
Round Rock put up four runs in the bottom of the third inning. Drew Stubbs began…
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Late Rally Falls Short
July 5, 2017
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Express catcher A.J. Jimenez went 3-4 with two RBIs and a triple short of the cycle, but the Express fell short in a late inning rally. The Memphis Redbirds (53-32) won 6-4 over the Round Rock Express (39-47) on Wednesday night at Dell Diamond.
Ryan Rua started the Express scoring…
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Ledbetter Impresses, leads Express over Iowa
June 22, 2017
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A solid first start by just-promoted pitcher David Ledbetter, combined with two home runs by Will Middlebrooks, pushed the Round Rock Express (35-38) over the Iowa Cubs (31-42) by a final score of 4-1.
Ledbetter pitched five and one-third innings, allowing five hits, one earned run and two base on…
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Round Rock drops lead late to Memphis
June 19, 2017
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Memphis started the scoring with in two runs in the third inning. The Express bounced back with home runs in the fourth by Ronald Guzman (6) and in the fifth by A. J. Jimenez (2) to tie the game. Round Rock took the lead in the sixth inning on a…
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StreetCowboys Tear It Up at ROT Rally
June 9, 2017
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The Republic of Texas (ROT) Rally is a rite of annual passage, and with it brings the StreetCowboys. The StreetCowboys is led by Chris “Tice” Theis, who was accompanied by Jeff Normand and Bill Ramsell. Together they offered a one-of-a-kind professional motorcycle stunt riding experience.
Theis is currently the Director…
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New Orleans stop Round Rock Sweep
June 4, 2017
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The New Orleans Baby Cakes (19-36) avoided a series sweep with a 7-1 win over the Round Rock Express (27-30) on Sunday afternoon. Express starting pitcher Anthony Bass suffered the loss, allowing five runs, on five hits in innings of work.
Round Rock was held to just three hits on…
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Jackalopes come from behind vs. Baby Cakes
June 1, 2017
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The Round Rock Jackalopes (25-29) completed a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over the New Orleans Baby Cakes (18-34) on Thursday evening at the Dell Diamond. Jackanapes was a “what could have been” team name that Round Rock was playing under for a charity auction. Alas, Baby Cakes is the real name…
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