Perhaps the only thing better than winning a national spelling bee is to win it in two languages. Kirsten Santos, a sixth-grade student at International Leadership of Katy, a charter school, will soon have the chance to achieve that goal.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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5/25/22
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“It’s been crazy,” Davis said. “It really was just doing a lot of research, trying to figure out what the best fit was and at the end of the day, that was Mississippi State, I was really happy with everything there.”
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/24/22
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Tompkins fell in two games to Ridge Point as the Falcons season came to an end in the regional quarterfinal round.
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/23/22
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The Katy Independent School District is hosting a virtual job fair Monday as it is hiring dedicated special education teachers, school speech-language pathologists (SLP), licensed specialists in school psychology (LSSP), diagnosticians and deaf education teachers.
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Contributed Report
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5/22/22
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“I remember watching last year, seeing how devastated they were,” Hull said. “I knew and they knew that’s not how their season should have ended, and I didn’t want to feel that way this year. I’m just glad I was able to help my team."
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/21/22
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“They have such a strong lineup and have a lot of people committed to good schools and we knew that,” Harrison said. “I just knew coming in, if I can keep them off balance, use my changeup and my curve to not let them get comfortable then it would be huge. If they still hit it then they hit it, but that’s the most I can do.”
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/18/22
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Katy school trustees want to give district teachers and staff a pay raise. How much of a raise remains to be seen.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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5/18/22
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“The last game I threw I started and I only threw two thirds of an inning,” Wolf said. “I knew I couldn’t do much worse that that, so I just tried to go out there and do what I knew I could do, and that’s what I did tonight.”
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/14/22
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“We’ve just been practicing hard and continuing to get better,” Koger said. “We know we have to get better every day and improve if we want to achieve our goals. We have to go as hard as we can.”
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/14/22
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“Everyone is backing each other up,” Reichardt said. Everyone is working for each other and its awesome to see. Pitchers are working for our hitters, hitters are doing the same for our pitchers and it allows everyone to be relaxed out there and not be as tight.”
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/13/22
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Insurance executive William “Dusty” Thiele became Katy’s 17th mayor Friday in a swearing-in ceremony at City Hall.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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5/13/22
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“As the game went on I just got more confident and trusted myself more,” Esparza said. “I did that and it led to more outs and that was the biggest difference for me.
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/12/22
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Mayor-Elect Dusty Thiele tells a story about a golf ball to illustrate the importance of seeing things from different perspectives.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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5/12/22
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Mayor Bill Hastings joked Monday that he would chunk the mayor’s gavel at, instead of handing it over to, Mayor-Elect Dusty Thiele Friday at City Hall.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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5/12/22
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Seven Lakes fell in three games to Ridge Point in the bi-district round of the playoffs, as the Spartans won game one but were unable to find enough offense to win games two or three.
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/9/22
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Taylor overcame a game one loss to George Ranch in its bi-district series to beat the Longhorns two games to one, behind very strong pitching and good offense from the Mustangs.
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/9/22
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Katy swept Fort Bend Travis in two games in its bi-district series behind dominant pitching performances, as the Tigers didn’t allow a run over the course of the two games.
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/9/22
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Tompkins swept past Elkins in the bi-district round of the playoffs behind two strong wins. As the Falcons continue a dominant season by advancing to the area round.
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/9/22
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"They’re still growing but they are very talented and the young ones watch and listen to the older players and the coaches," Haack said. "So they’ve been able to pick things up pretty quick.”
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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5/8/22
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Victor Perez defeated incumbent Duke Keller and three other challengers to win the position 1 spot on the Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees, while incumbent Lance Redmon defeated two challengers to retain the position 2 spot Saturday.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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5/7/22
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