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🏆 As we near the end of the 2025-26 school year, @HoustonChron is honoring the best of Houston high school athletics! We have launched voting for our inaugural Athlete of the Year, Coach of the Year and Community All-Star awards.
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Two long-debated changes in Texas high school sports gained momentum Wednesday. The UIL moved girls flag football one step closer to sanctioning, directing staff to develop an implementation plan. It also approved a 35-second shot clock pilot program. houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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🚨 In the very beginning stages of the Houston Chronicle’s annual FAB 50, ranking the top high school football players in the Greater Houston area entering the 2026 season.
👀 Who should be on the list? #txhsfb
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📰 Today’s @HoustonChron sports section features the champs, @tomball_bsball, and how the Cougars’ 3-year run fits into the context of Texas high school baseball history.
✅ Full story: houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
@TomballISD @THS__athletics @TISDTHS @handal_dave #UILState #txhsbaseball
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⚾️ NEW: From winter workouts to Dell Diamond, how Tomball won its third state baseball title: “It’s a grind. It’s nonstop baseball. I maybe got one day off every month. I don’t know. This whole team worked incredibly hard for this win. We’ve been waiting for this all year.” @tomball_bsball @TomballISD @THS__athletics @TISDTHS @handal_dave @NolanRush24 @cj_sampson7 @CatcherHopkins #UILState #txhsbaseball houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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Tomball is bringing another state championship home. Behind a dominant performance from MVP C.J. Sampson and four RBIs from Nolan Rush, the Cougars defeated Memorial 9-1 to win the UIL Class 6A Division II state title at Dell Diamond — their second state championship in three years. 🔗bit.ly/4eslWjK
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⚾️ NEW: Led by standout performances from C.J. Sampson and Nolan Rush, two players with deep connections to Dell Diamond, Tomball claimed its third baseball state championship with a victory over Memorial: “It’s huge because Tomball is like a throwback town. They love their high school sports, and they raise their kids well, and they want their kids to be coached hard, and they want to win championships.” @TomballISD @tomball_bsball @THS__athletics @TISDTHS @cj_sampson7 @handal_dave #UILState #txhsbaseball houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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⚾️ LIVE UPDATES: Tomball vs. Memorial in the UIL Class 6A Division II baseball state championship pregame reading available now #UILState #txhsbaseball @tomball_bsball @TomballISD @THS__athletics @TISDTHS @MustangHardball @MHShouston @MHSMustangsBC @sbisdathletics houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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Tomball vs. Memorial game time pushed back due to inclement weather issues at UIL state baseball championships. houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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Whether you live on Houston’s Eastside and or you grew up near Katy in west Houston, you can decide on the top coaches and athletes in the region. Vote in the Houston Chronicle’s Athlete of the Year program.
houstonchronicle.com/project…
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⚾️ NEW: In a game that included nearly 3 hours of weather delays, Lake Creek stayed in the fight. But the Lions came up just short against Aledo in a battle for the Class 5A Division I state championship: “For a long season, starting back in January and making it to the last day of season, it really flew by because they were just … it was a fun group to be around.” @LakeCreekBall @LakeCreekHS @coachlaplante @MontgomeryISD #UILState #txhsbaseball houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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⚾️ Didn't include this in my story, but Lake Creek has a chance to become just the 11th school in UIL history to win both softball and baseball state championships in the same year. Only two Houston-area schools have accomplished that since the inaugural softball season in 1993: Barbers Hill (2021) and Kingwood (2025). #UILState
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⚾️ LIVE UPDATES: Lake Creek vs. Aledo in the UIL Class 5A Division I baseball state championship pregame reading available now @LakeCreekBall @LakeCreekHS @coachlaplante @MontgomeryISD #UILState #txhsbaseball houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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📰 Today’s @HoustonChron sports section features my in-depth stories on @tomball_bsball and @MustangHardball, which will square off for the Class 6A Division II state championship on Saturday.
⚾️ Tomball: houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
⚾️ Memorial: houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
#UILState #txhsbaseball @MHShouston @MHSMustangsBC @sbisdathletics @SBISD @THS__athletics @TISDTHS @TomballISD @CoachHaack09
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Memorial chasing a baseball state title with head football coach leading the way houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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Tomball's pursuit of baseball state championship has been an 'everyday commitment' houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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🏆 Who should be the @HoustonChron high school sports Boys Athlete of the Year?
✅ Vote for one of our 12 finalists here: houstonchronicle.com/project…
🗳️ Show your support!
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🏆 Who should be the @HoustonChron high school sports Girls Athlete of the Year?
✅ Vote for one of our 12 finalists here: houstonchronicle.com/project…
🗳️ Show your support!
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Lake Creek overcame early struggles to reach state baseball title game thanks to senior leadership houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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