Past Articles (HIDDEN BLOG)

  1. D-Fenders Blow-Past Spurs

    2017-01-29 22:10:00 UTC
    The LA D-Fenders out-scored the Austin Spurs by 32 points in the first half and never looked back.  The Spurs trailed for the rest of the game, not coming any closer than 24 points to the D-Fenders.  Hollis Thompson led the Spurs with 20 points and 8 rebounds.  Daniel Nwaelele…

  2. Texas out-shoots Bakersfield but still fall

    2017-01-29 20:32:00 UTC
    The Texas Stars came out with guns a blazing, out shooting the Bakersfield Condors nearly three-to-one.  Unfortunately a full house of 6300 fans was disappointed as the Stars were out-scored two-to-one.  Scott Allen of the Condors started the scoring at 13:01 in the first period, and teammate Jere Sallinen added…

  3. Condors stop Stars in shoot-out

    2017-01-28 20:11:00 UTC
    The Texas Stars wasted no time in their match-up with the Bakersfield Condors.  Stars’ Captain Travis Morin scored this 15th goal of the season in the first 72 seconds of the game.  The fast start was not necessarily a good omen as the Condors followed suite a few minutes later.…

  4. Fantastic Team victory! Spurs over Suns

    2017-01-27 19:42:00 UTC
    One of the hidden benefits of the Austin Spurs is that many San Antonio Spurs players make the short drive to Austin on a regular basis and play.  Austin is the official Developmental League team for San Antonio.  This helps the younger players by providing more playing time and less…

  5. Spurs fall hard in overtime to Warriors

    2017-01-10 00:57:00 UTC
    Coach Ken McDonald is a composed, supportive professional while on the court.  In four years covering the team, his voice has never been heard off the court. Unfortunately, Coach McDonald’s frustrations were exposed and the f-bomb was loudly dropped during the second quarter of the Austin Spurs match-up against the…

  6. Cleveland Monsters squeak by Texas Stars in overtime shoot out

    2017-01-08 20:22:00 UTC
    Saturday nights match-up between the Texas Stars and the Cleveland Monsters had an entirely tone from the previous night.  In Friday’s game both teams tallied a total of six goals.  Saturday’s game was much tighter contest, allowing only a total of two goals in regulation play.  All of the Stars…

  7. Stars snap slump, tap Monsters for win

    2017-01-07 20:08:00 UTC
    The Texas Stars played the Cleveland Monster before a crowd of 5000 fans at the HEB Center on Friday.  The Stars started the scoring on a goal at 3:04 in the first period by Remi Elie.  The  Monsters evened the score, and then took a lead into the locker room…

  8. Gulls ruin Stars New Years Eve

    2017-01-01 00:52:00 UTC
    Quantity does not always produce quality, and the Texas Stars proved that on a very dysfunctional New Years Eve.  The Stars needed 38 shots on goal to put one puck in the net, while San Diego Gulls needed only 23 attempts to score three times.  Such was close of 2016…

  9. Spurs overcome weak second quarter, outlast Energy

    2016-12-31 22:48:00 UTC
    The Iowa Energy is the worst team in the NBA-D League.  Normally when a two-win team comes to the HEB Center you assume an easy night for the Spurs.  There is never a sure thing.  The Spurs came out strong in the first period, closing with a 32 to 24…

  10. Texas Stars shutout by San Diego Gulls

    2016-12-30 00:45:00 UTC
    The Texas Stars disappointed greater than 6500 fans on Thursday as they fell to the San Diego Gull.  Official credit is given to San Diego Gulls rookie goalkeeper Kevin Boyle who stopped a perfect 26 shots on goal, leading to a 4-0 win.  However, the Gulls did not win this…

  11. Legends top Spurs, capitalize on inconsistent Play

    2016-12-29 22:39:00 UTC
    Basketball is a very cruel mistress.  You must be attentive for four entire quarters or she will turn on you.  The Austin Spurs failed to give complete attention and lost a game they could have won.  Playing a much stronger Texas Legend team on Wednesday, the Spurs came out strong…

  12. Spurs look sharp, bite Vipers

    2016-12-24 16:41:00 UTC
    The Austin Spurs had a very short wish list on the eve of Christmas Eve… they wanted to win. The 6-and-10 Spurs faced the impressive 11-and-6 Rio Grande Valley Vipers, without the help of San Antonio Spurs assignees Dejounte Murray and Bryn Forbes.  And it worked, even without the special…

  13. Austin Spurs play catch-up, fall to Westchester Knicks

    2016-12-19 20:27:00 UTC
    The Austin Spurs are still waiting for the team chemistry to kick-in.  In the meanwhile, the Team has dropped seven of its last eight games.  The latest lost was against the Westchester Knicks.  Ironically, the game featured the return of former Spurs player, Keith Wright, who recorded a double-double against…

  14. Admirals outlast Stars in Tight Contest

    2016-12-18 16:20:00 UTC
    The Texas Stars and Milwaukee Admirals battle a tense back-and-forth match Friday night at the HEB Cedar Park Center.  The Admirals took an early lead in the first period, and added to in the second for a 2-0 lead.  The Stars responded with three unanswered goals, including a short-handed score…

  15. Stars’ rookie goalkeeper has stellar first start

    2016-12-11 22:34:00 UTC
    In stark contrast to the scoring bonanza the previous night, defenses for both the Texas Stars and Rockford IceHogs reigned supreme.  Texas Stars rookie goaltender Landon Bow started his first career game in the AHL.  Bow recorded 37 saves on 38 shots during three regulation and one overtime periods.  Rockford…

  16. Texas Stars trounce Rockford IceHogs 8-4

    2016-12-10 21:55:00 UTC
    In the most productive night of the season, the Texas Stars found the back of the net eight times, as they skated over the Rockford IceHogs, 8-4.  Player of the game Brendan Ranford scored twice, and was supported by individual contributions by Mike McMurtry, Remi Elie, Justin Dowling, Gemel Smith,…

  17. Salt Lake City tops Austin Spurs, despite help from San Antonio

    2016-12-03 01:22:00 UTC
    After falling to the Greensboro Swarm the previous night, the Austin Spur armed themselves with assignees from San Antonio to battle the Salt Lake City Stars.  The back-and-forth contest featured 10 lead changes and was tied nine times.  But Salt Lake City pulled ahead mid-way through the fourth quarter and…

  18. Late comeback falls short… Austin Spurs fall to Greensboro

    2016-12-03 01:07:00 UTC
    The Austin Spurs started strong against the Greensboro Swarm, taking a 28-25 lead into the start of the second quarter.  But Greensboro dominated the middle quarters and led by 17 points at the end of three.  Austin came back strong in the fourth quarter, out scoring Greensboro 30-19.  But the…

  19. Texas State Mens Basketball stuff McNeese State, kinks aside

    2016-11-30 01:27:00 UTC
    In a contest reminiscent of intramural league play, the Texas State Men’s Basketball Team (3-3) beat McNeese State (2-4) 80-to-68.  Temperamental fourth year coach Danny Kaspar had no one else but himself to blame for the team’s play, but consistently found fault elsewhere.  Despite all the negative feedback from Coach…

  20. Rebuild continues, second team starts, Texas State football falls to Troy

    2016-11-27 01:32:00 UTC
    Coach Everett Withers continued the rebuilding process by starting underclassman against the Troy Trojans.  Withers knew what the team facing against the Trojans (9-2, 6-1 Sun Belt), but felt it was more important to give the second tier roster early exposure to next fall.  Texas State entered the game at…

  21. Civil War Re-enactment at Liendo Plantation Hempstead, Texas

    2016-11-22 01:06:00 UTC
    One of the best Civil War re-enactments in Texas occurs at the Liendo Plantation in Hempstead.  The plantation, built in 1853, was originally a Spanish land grant of 67,000 acres and one of Texas’ earliest cotton plantations.  During the Civil War the plantation hosted a Confederate recruiting station and was…

  22. Spurs win at buzzer in overtime

    2016-11-20 01:19:00 UTC
    Trailing for most of the game, the Erie Bayhawks mounted a fourth quarter surge and out-scored the Austin Spurs 30-to-18 to forced overtime.  The overtime period was a tense back-and-forth nail bitter and ended as Austin’s Bryn Forbes drained a three-pointer at the buzzer.  The most intense action occurred in…

  23. Spurs notch second win of season over Reno Bighorns

    2016-11-18 17:46:00 UTC
    The Austin Spurs earned their second victory of the year in a 106-to-97 run over the Reno Bighorns.  Pato Garino continued his strong start for the Spurs, claiming 24 points and going 4-for-4 from outside the line. Also off to a good start for the year was New Orleans assignee…

  24. Austin Spur shut down Reno Bighorns

    2016-11-16 00:53:00 UTC
    The Austin Spurs took their frustration out on the Reno Bighorns, after a rough home opener against the Oklahoma City Blue.   2500 fans turned out for this rare 11am start time game.  Cory Jefferson led the team with 20 points, and Cheick Diallo (16p, 10r) and Dejounte Murray (14p, 10r)…

  25. Oklahoma City bring Blue to Austin Spurs home opener

    2016-11-14 01:05:00 UTC
    A new Austin Spurs team stepped on to the court at the HEB Cedar Park Center to open the 2016 / 2017 season.  Unfortunately, the newness showed in missed passes and out-of-sync execution.   Only Jarell Eddie and Demetri McCamey returned from last year’s team, and Eddie spent most of the…
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