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By Dennis Silva II, Sports Editor
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5/29/21
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Will Handlin badly wanted the Mayde Creek head baseball coaching job. To say it was destiny might have been a slight exaggeration, but only slight. It was, if nothing else, perfect casting, and the former Rams football and baseball standout was ready to come home.
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By Dennis Silva II, Sports Editor
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5/27/21
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Tompkins’ baseball team added another chapter to a storybook season Saturday afternoon with a 5-0 Game 3 regional quarterfinal win over Cy-Fair at Tomball Memorial High.
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By Dennis Silva II, Sports Editor
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5/22/21
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The impressive quality of depth Katy High has in its lineup was showcased in the Tigers’ 10-0 Game 2 area playoff win over Cy Ridge in five innings on Friday at Katy High. It was the 7-8-9 hitters that got Katy off to a fast start as junior Parker Kidwell and sophomore Graham Laxton drilled RBI doubles.
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By Dennis Silva II, Sports Editor
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5/14/21
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During the fall, Cinco Ranch’s baseball team could not practice baseball. The Cougars’ field was being renovated, so weekly offseason workouts consisted of two days in the weight room, another day of arm care, a day of speed/agility work, and Thursdays spent hitting fungoes on the turf football practice field.
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By Dennis Silva II, Sports Editor
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5/12/21
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Jack Little’s steal of home plate with two outs in the third inning of Game 2 of Tompkins’ bi-district playoff series against Elkins not only represented a thrilling play, but also substantial growth for the Falcons. Yes, it only gifted Tompkins a three-run lead at the time, and, yes, there was still a lot of baseball left to be played.
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By Dennis Silva II, Sports Editor
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5/8/21
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Trailing by two runs into the seventh inning, Taylor’s baseball players stayed true to what coach Nick Jones told them after the first inning when Seven Lakes plated those two early runs.
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By Dennis Silva II, Sports Editor
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4/24/21
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As if their rivalry required any more juice, Katy and Tompkins met Tuesday, March 30, in a battle of two teams ranked in the top six of Class 6A in the state by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association.
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By Dennis Silva II, Sports Editor
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3/31/21
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Tompkins junior center fielder Jace LaViolette doesn’t know what to think. He sees the Falcons with a 17-1-1 overall record, including a 3-0 start in District 19-6A play, ranked No. 3 in Class 6A in the state and No. 18 in the nation, and he’s still uncertain just how good the team is.
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By Dennis Silva II, Sports Editor
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3/19/21
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Katy High’s baseball team is hungry—desperate, even—to make up for lost time.
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By Dennis Silva II, Sports Editor
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3/16/21
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When he was coaching Katy High’s sophomore baseball team three years ago, Will Handlin saw something special in then-freshman pitcher Caleb Matthews.
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By Dennis Silva II, Sports Editor
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12/28/20
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Every now and then, when he’s struggling with his swing or simply has an inquiry about the game of baseball, Katy High senior Jack Johnson will call or text a legend.
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By Dennis Silva II | Sports Editor
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11/2/20
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