Rick Cantu

2 weeks ago | statesman.com | Rick Cantu

Faces off the field gives a deep look into the thoughts and lives of high school student-athletes in the Austin are. Today we feature Cedar Park softball player Ellie Massey, a freshman pitcher who has designs on being an engineer after college. All about Ellie: Freshman keeps it real with music, energy drinksTell something about you that most people don't know. Something most people don’t know about me is I love math and I hope to become an engineer one day. What has been your favorite vacation?

3 weeks ago | statesman.com | Rick Cantu

Faces off the field gives a deep look into the thoughts and lives of high school student-athletes in the Austin area. Today we feature Lake Travis golfer Kaleigh Babineaux, a senior who plans to continue her golf career at Nebraska. All about Kaleigh: Captain Marvel fan puts it all on filmWhat has been your favorite vacation? My favorite vacation has been when I went to the British Virgin Islands with my family. We rented a boat and my uncle sailed us around the islands for 10 days.

3 weeks ago | statesman.com | Rick Cantu

UIL: Three Weiss-bound football players denied eligibility for moving for academic reasonsThree football players who had hoped to play at Weiss High this fall were denied eligibility because they moved for athletic purposes, the University Interscholastic League's state executive committee ruled on Monday. Two players who part of LBJ's 2024 team, including star receiver Louis Hickman, Jr., likely will return to the Jaguars for the 2025 season, Weiss head football coach Vernon Hughes said.

3 weeks ago | statesman.com | Rick Cantu

Lifelong friends, the LBJ relay team of Ali Scott, Tre'Awn Young-Henderson, Antoine "Sticks" Baker and Ladainian Green knows something about rounding the corners. Such was the case Saturday on the final day of the Texas Relays. On a partly cloudy afternoon with nary a drop of rain at Myers Stadium, the Jaguars discovered gold in the 800-meter Division I relay race. The result did not surprise Baker, who said the team's brotherhood stems from playing sports together for more than a decade.

3 weeks ago | statesman.com | Rick Cantu

Faces off the field gives a deep look into the thoughts and lives of high school student-athletes in the Austin area. Today we feature Liberty Hill junior catcher Carson Sharp, who will enroll at Louisiana Tech after he graduates to play baseball. All about Carson: From college ball boy to college playerTell something about yourself that most people don't know. I really enjoy being active. I am not the type of person that enjoys days off and not doing anything.