Chris Thomasson

Corpus Christi

Sports Director at KIII-TV (Corpus Christi, TX)

Sports Director @Kiii3Sports. Formerly KSWO. Katy🐅/Texas🤘🏻grad. Husband and daddy. Movie nerd. #FormerTwitterLegacy

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4A-I Baseball State Championship updates: Calallen facing Pleasant Grove

3 weeks ago | kiiitv.com | Chris Thomasson

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coastal Bend is looking for its second baseball state title in as many days as #1 Calallen is set to take on #5 Texarkana Pleasant Grove at Noon at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Chris Thomasson and Brandon Schaff are on hand and will have updates below and highlights tonight on 3NEWS. Click here for the box score. 4A-I BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP#1 Calallen#5 Pleasant GroveThe Wildcats are looking for their fourth state title...
3A-I Baseball State Championship: London vs. Liberty-Eylau updates

3 weeks ago | kiiitv.com | Chris Thomasson

ROUND ROCK, Texas — The #5 London Pirates are taking on the #1 Texarkana Liberty-Eylau Leopards in the 3A-I State Championship Game at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Chris Thomasson and Brandon Schaff are on hand for the big game. Check below for updates and tune in to 3NEWS tonight after the NBA Finals for highlights and reaction! Texarkana Liberty-Eylau ties London 1-1 in the first on a RBI groundout by Collin Evans.
London seniors looking to bookend careers with state title

3 weeks ago | kiiitv.com | Chris Thomasson

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The London Pirates are one of two local teams headed to Dell Diamond this week, both looking to bring home state championships. The Pirates were out on the diamond Monday as they get ready to take on top-ranked Texarkana Liberty-Eylau. That's the same Leopards program that defeated Calallen last season for the Class 4A title before dropping down to 3A Division I.
Calallen vs. Andrews: Softball State Championship Updates

4 weeks ago | kiiitv.com | Chris Thomasson

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas โ The Calallen Lady 'Cats Softball team is looking to make Coastal Bend history Friday afternoon. Calallen could be come the first local softball or baseball team to win three straight state titles when they take on the Andrews Mustangs at 1 PM. 3NEWS' Brandon Schaff is at UT's McCombs Field and both he and Chris Thomasson will be providing updates throughout the game. Check below for the latest score and tune in to 3NEWS tonight for highlights and reaction.
Calallen Softball gets send off to state from fans

4 weeks ago | kiiitv.com | Chris Thomasson

The Calallen Lady 'Cats headed up to Austin Thursday morning as they got their send off to their third consecutive state championship game. Plenty of 'Cats fans lined up for support as Calallen looks to become the first Coastal Bend softball or baseball team to ever win three straight state titles. The Lady 'Cats say that longtime community support helps fuel them and should again in Austin come tomorrow. "The community's great," Calallen senior pitcher Bianca Gonzales said.
Calallen Softball faces Andrews this week with "three-peat" on the line

1 month ago | kiiitv.com | Chris Thomasson

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Calallen Lady 'Cats playing for a softball state championship is nothing new, but what would be new for the Coastal Bend is a "three-peat." Calallen is looking to become the first local softball or baseball team to win three consecutive state titles. The Lady 'Cats have some serious momentum after rallying in the series to beat fellow powerhouse Liberty, the team they knocked off for the last two titles.
Riviera Kaufer hires IWA's Jay Aleman and next AD/Football Coach

1 month ago | kiiitv.com | Chris Thomasson

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Riviera Kaufer has a new Head Football Coach and Athletic Director in Jay Aleman, who comes over from Incarnate Word Academy. Aleman has been with IWA Athletics the last seven years, coaching softball and then football. Aleman started up the new six-man football program two years ago and then had his team play an 11-man game this past season as well. His Angels' softball team is also in the TAPPS state tournament later this week.
Orange Grove Softball takes advantage of second chance to make deep playoff run

1 month ago | kiiitv.com | Chris Thomasson

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Orange Grove Lady Bulldogs' softball team was getting ready for the offseason about a month ago, but now they've found themselves in the 3A-I Region Semifinal thanks to a twist of fate. Orange Grove was in fifth place in the district standings and on the outside looking in of the playoff picture. Then, district foe London was forced to forfeit four wins for having an ineligible player, bumping the Bulldogs into the fourth and final spot.
IWA Softball Headed Back to TAPPS State Tournament

1 month ago | kiiitv.com | Chris Thomasson

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The ultimate payoff for the high school baseball and softball playoffs might still be about a month away for the UIL teams, but for the Incarnate Word Academy Lady Angels, they're looking to bring home some gold later this week. IWA was out on the practice field Monday as they get ready to make their second TAPPS State Semifinal appearance in the last three seasons.
Former Islander Derrick Murphy to be inducted into Illinois Hall of Fame

2 months ago | kiiitv.com | Chris Thomasson

Former Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball player Derrick Murphy was one of the pioneers in the early stages of the program and now set to be recognized for the early part of his career. 3News also talked with Murphy about those early Islanders teams with the program starting back up in 1999 under Head Coach Ronnie Arrow.

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