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7 Aug 2025
This has been a labor of love for me this summer. For anyone who enjoys Houston high school football history, stats, etc., I think you’ll appreciate this project. Excited for everyone to check it out! #txhsfb
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🚨 Just in time for #txhsfb season ... the 🏈 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 🏈 is now posted. It's your one-stop guide to the some of the greatest players and performances of all-time. #txhsfb houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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🚨 NEW: 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. The legislative council also approved a 35-second shot clock pilot program for basketball tournaments and showcases beginning in 2026-27. 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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✅ Another year of high school sports coverage for @HoustonChron in the books, and 2025-26 was a great one. Lucky to call this a job!
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Back in 2013, Nolan Rush (@NolanRush24) was 3 years old as he celebrated the first @tomball_bsball state championship with his dad. Tonight, they won one together. Great moment captured by the one and only @JFoch.
⚾️ Full story from the victory: 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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#UILState team championships won by Houston-area schools finishes at 18 for the 2025-26 athletics year. That’s up from 14 in 2024-25.
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Now that we’re officially done, here’s the Houston-area high school teams that reached UIL state championship games and/or won team state titles in 2024-25.
🏈 @RandleFootball 🏆
🏈 @ColumbusHS1894 🏆
🏐 @FULSHEARVB
🏐 @StratfordVball
🏐 @grandoaksvb 🏆
🤽 @FosterSwim
🤽 @BwoodAquatics 🏆
🤽♂️ @Creek_Aquatics 🏆
🎾 @sltenniscoach
🏀 @WeLoveWheatley
🏀 @btwbasketball
🏀 @ColumbusHS1894
🏀 @LadyCaneHoops
🏀 @sc_ladyhoops 🏆
🏀 @KatyJordanHoops
🏀 @BellaireBball
🏀 @BuffsBasketball
⚽️ @KCainBoysSoccer 🏆
⚽️ @ElsikSoccer
⚽️ @StratfordGSoc
👟 @SharkTrackSCHS 🏆
👟 @FBMarshallTrack 🏆
👟 @ICPioneersTF 🏆
👟 @lamar_track 🏆
🥎 @bh_softball
🥎 @SpringsSoftball
🥎 @LakeCreek_SB 🏆
🥎 @KingwoodSB 🏆
⚾️ @KWoodBaseball 🏆
⚾️ @tomball_bsball
⚾️ @KPARKBaseball1
⚾️ @AHS_6aBaseball
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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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Tomball claims its third baseball state championship (2013, 2024, 2026).
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⚾️ Tomball vs. Memorial ⚾️
✅ Here we go! Final event of the 2025-26 UIL athletics calendar.
🧵 Follow along for updates! #UILState
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Final: Tomball 9, Memorial 1. #UILState
The Cougars are state champions for the second time in three years. houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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Bottom 6: Tomball 9, Memorial 1. #UILState
Cougars tack on another with an RBI single from Nolan Rush. That's his fourth RBI of the game.
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End 6: Tomball 9, Memorial 1. #UILState
Tomball is three outs away from the state title. houstonchronicle.com/sports/…
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