Clara Sandoval

1 week ago | lmtonline.com | Clara Sandoval

After Alexander’s Cristina Garcia crossed the finish line in the 100-meter hurdles at Mike A. Myers Stadium in the Class 6A State Track and Field Championships, she took a moment to look at the scoreboard. Garcia knew running against the top nine hurdlers in the state would push her to a level she had never reached before in her high school career. After what felt like an eternity, Garcia’s name finally flashed on the scoreboard, showing she had placed sixth overall.

2 weeks ago | lmtonline.com | Clara Sandoval

Awesome — all paragraphs are now approved ✅!As promised, here’s your full, compiled, AP Style-corrected and grammar-polished story:Article continues below this adFinal Story:Injuries are part of sports, but sometimes they can derail a season. This season, four Laredo athletes saw their senior years cut short after tearing their ACLs. In a four-part series, we will take a closer look at their high school careers and the day their world came crashing down as they lost their entire senior seasons.

4 weeks ago | lmtonline.com | Clara Sandoval

Alexander is heading to the postseason after outlasting northside rival United 19-17 in the District 30-6A season finale at the Student Activity Complex. For the third consecutive year, Alexander is in the playoffs under head coach Alex Colin. "This is the third year in a row to be heading to the playoffs, and we have been there seven or eight times at Alexander since I have been there,” Colin said. “We are due to break through. This district is the toughest in the region.

4 weeks ago | lmtonline.com | Clara Sandoval

Former boxer Jimmy Sandoval left a lasting legacy with a career that began in his youth. Sandoval died in August and is remembered as a fighter in and out of the boxing ring. At home, he fought for his family and friends; in the courtroom as a lawyer, he fought for his clients. Sandoval began boxing as a junior at Martin High School in 1960 at the Laredo Boys & Girls Club. He was a multi-sport athlete who played basketball, football and was on the dive team.

1 month ago | lmtonline.com | Clara Sandoval

I am blessed to write for the Laredo Morning Times, and for the past 18 glorious years I have been fortunate to cover major sporting events at the collegiate and professional levels. I’m not going to lie — I have a checklist of major sporting events I would like to cover, and one of them was the NCAA Division I Men’s Final Four. Early in my journalistic career, I covered the Women’s Final Four in 2011 when it came to San Antonio, and then again in 2023 when it unfolded in Dallas.