3A SOFTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
#3
Hughes Springs 3
#2
Santa Gertrudis 8 (FINAL)
Lady Lions win the first state title in program history!! Highlights and reaction coming up on
@Kiii3Sports
after the NBA Finals.
2A-I FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:
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Post 7
#1
Refugio 28 (FINAL)
Refugio wins its fifth state title as QB Austin Ochoa scores all four touchdowns.
Highlights and reaction from Arlington coming up on
@Kiii3News
at 10 PM!
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#txhsfb
5A BASEBALL REGION FINAL GAME 2
Veterans Memorial 6
#3
Kerrville Tivy 1 (Final)
The Eagles are headed to the State Tournament for the first time in school history with a sweep of Kerrville Tivy.
Check out the Blitz "Play of the Week" nominees for Week 11 in the thread below and vote in the poll in the final tweet.
Nominee
#1
: Alice's RJ Salas with the incredible 100+ yard INT touchdown!
The winner will be shown this Friday in the 10 PM show!
Junior pitcher Lizette Del Angel was NAILS for Calallen in the semis, allowing just one hit to the fourth-ranked team in the state in The Colony. She also got some nice defense from the other Lady Cats including catcher Aly Wiggins. Reaction coming up at 6 PM!
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3A SOFTBALL STATE SEMIFINAL
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Brock 0,
#2
Santa Gertrudis Academy 5 (FINAL)
Saidi Castillo throws a PERFECT GAME to send the Lady Lions back to the 3A Championship Thursday at 6 PM against
#3
Hughes Springs! Highlights on
@Kiii3Sports
at 10 PM
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Here are your Blitz "Play of the Week" choices from last week's games! Vote in the poll in the final tweet of the thread.
Nominee
#1
: Beeville's Seth Gomez rolls out and finds Gabriel Carranco with the great grab
The winning play will be featured again on the Blitz.
Calallen still had a lot to smile about after reaching the first state championship game in school history, despite falling to Angleton today 8-1. Highlights from Austin and a postgame wrap from Travis Green (
@ItsTravisGreen
) coming up at 10 PM.
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.
@IslandersBSB
’s Aaron Hernandez (
@AaronH_17
) has just been drafted by the Angels, 93rd overall in the 3rd round. Hear from Hernandez tonight at 6 PM!
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2A-I FOOTBALL STATE SEMIFINAL:
#1
Refugio 29
#4
San Augustine 21 (FINAL)
Refugio is headed BACK to the state title game! Bobcats will take on Post Wednesday night at 7 PM at AT&T Stadium.
Highlights coming up on
@Kiii3News
.
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#Kiii3Sports
#txhsfb
Former John Paul II Centurion Jose Trevino is making his MLB debut tonight after getting called up from Double-A Frisco.
Trevino is in the game replacing Carlos Perez who left injured. Trevino is still seeking his first hit.
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FRIDAY NIGHT SPORTS BLITZ GAMES:
George West @ Orange Grove
Calallen @ San Benito
Carroll @ Gregory-Portland
King @ Beeville
SA Highlands @ Miller
Tuloso-Midway @ Kingsville
Odem @ West Oso
Refugio @ Tidehaven
Falfurrias @ Banquete
Agua Dulce @ Riviera
*Games subject to change
Travis Green (
@ItsTravisGreen
) was out early at Alice's practice this morning. Here are the sights and sounds from Coyote country. Hear from Coach Kyle Atwood (
@Kyle__Atwood
) and company tonight at 6 PM as Alice comes off a region semis appearance.
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KIII’s Joe Gazin, after more than 50 years as a leader in broadcasting, has announced today that effective May 28th, 2021, he will be retiring from the Channel 3 newsroom.
Congratulations to Alice's RJ Salas for bringing home Blitz Play of the Year honors with 70% of the vote!
Salas' 100+ yard pick 6 helped save the Coyotes' season & sent Alice to the playoffs.
Salas becomes the second Coyote to win the award, joining Marco Alviar in '05.
The Championship round of our
#BlitzPlayOfTheYear
Tournament!
Who should be our champ for the best play of the year in the Coastal Bend!??
#1
RJ Salas - 100+ yard INT or
#6
Oscar Ozuna - TD Run.
Cast your vote 👇 you have 24 hours until the poll is closed!
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: Refugio wins fifth state title by knocking off Post
*The top-ranked Refugio Bobcats scored 28 unanswered points to knock off
#6
Post 28-7 and claim the program's fifth state title.
HIGHLIGHTS & REACTION:
Congrats to the San Diego Vaqueros for winning the Blitz “Play of the Year!” Sergio Guerra and Ryan Ochoa will have their names engraved on the “golden pigskin.”
YOU the fans were the deciding vote, breaking a three-way tie.
STORY:
2A-I FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:
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Post 7
#1
Refugio 28 (4th)
Refugio scores on 4th and Goal to possibly seal this one. Ochoa with his 4th rushing TD.
Bobcats are 6:55 away from their fifth state title.
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#txhsfb
The Blitz Band of the Week is returning for 2021!
For Week 1 it’s the “Battle of the Wildcats” between Gregory-Portland and Calallen.
Which Wildcats should be the Band of the Week?
Calallen's Kat Flores came up clutch not one, but TWICE against The Colony. Here are highlights of her go-ahead RBI single in the 3rd & big two-run triple in the 7th to seal the game. Hear from Flores & the 'Cats after their 5A State Semifinal win coming up at 6 PM!
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Can confirm Sinton head football coach and athletic director Tom Allen has resigned and is going into an early retirement to focus on his health.
@Matt_Stepp817
was the first to report.
Allen was diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy in 2016, a disease similar to Parkinson's.
San Diego's Sergio Guerra was an all-state defensive back. Here he shows off the great hands at receiver with a catch falling backwards at the Blitz camera!
Vote for Guerra and the Vaqueros for Blitz "Play of the Year" here:
5A-DI FOOTBALL QUARTERFINALS:
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SA WAGNER 74
VETERANS MEMORIAL 14 (FINAL)
A great playoff run for the Eagles comes to an end. The 7th Ranked Thunderbirds put on an offensive show at Buc Stadium.