Travis Recek

Austin

Sports Anchor and Reporter at Spectrum News Austin

Sports Anchor and Reporter at Spectrum News 1 (San Antonio, Texas)

Sports Anchor and Reporter at Spectrum News Texas

Sports Anchor/Reporter - Spectrum News Texas. 3X Emmy Award Winning Storyteller

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Texas Next Cooper Rummel

3 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Travis Recek

AUSTIN, Texas — Growing up in a family of athletes, it was only natural that Cooper Rummel would be drawn to sports and baseball became his sport. “I’ve grown up in a competitive atmosphere and it’s always been an intense desire of mine to be the best at whatever I do,” says Rummel. “Given that I play baseball I’ve always felt the need to put in the work to become the best.”It took a little while for baseball to catch on with Rummel. He didn’t love the sport when he first started playing.
Texas Next: Evan Farrow dominates on the mound for Vandegrift

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Travis Recek

AUSTIN, Texas — With a father and older brother that played baseball, it wasn’t surprising that Evan Farrow picked up a baseball at an early age. “I looked up to my big brother. Whatever he did, I thought that was super cool,” says Farrow. “I kind of got into it like that.”Farrow says he was always a tall kid but also skinny. When he started filling out, his game improved. “I’m throwing pretty hard. I’m putting up good numbers,” says Farrow.
Texas Next: Evan Farrow dominates on the mound for Vandegrift

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Travis Recek

AUSTIN, Texas — With a father and older brother that played baseball, it wasn’t surprising that Evan Farrow picked up a baseball at an early age. “I looked up to my big brother. Whatever he did, I thought that was super cool,” says Farrow. “I kind of got into it like that.”Farrow says he was always a tall kid but also skinny. When he started filling out, his game improved. “I’m throwing pretty hard. I’m putting up good numbers,” says Farrow.
Nolan Cernosek continues to pitch while fighting cancer

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Travis Recek

TEXAS — There is one distinct moment that forever changed Nolan Cernosek’s life. “I was rounding third on a base hit and then my femur just happened,” Nolan recalls of that moment during a summer league baseball game in 2023. “I thought I got hit by the ball because I felt a sharp pain in my right leg, but I fell on the ground and tried to get up. I couldn’t get up.
Army veteran Ja’Patrick Blackmon leads Huston-Tillotson's basketball team

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Travis Recek

AUSTIN, Texas — Ja’Patrick Blackmon remembers making the basketball team for the first time in the third grade. His love for the sport grew from there. Blackmon continued to play in high school at Wilcox Central in Camden, Ala. He had hoped to play in college, but he had a backup plan if that didn’t work out.
Legend Henderson’s basketball success follows his health setback

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Travis Recek

AUSTIN, Texas — Tiana Henderson can remember the moment her son first become fascinated by the game of basketball. “When he went to Chuck E. Cheese, he was on the machine and when he gets in the car and he says, ‘mom, can I do this for long?’” recalls Tiana. “I was like ‘you want to play it again?’ He was like, ‘yeah, for a long time.’ I was like, ‘OK, you can do basketball for long.’”Her son, Legend Henderson, was hooked on basketball after that. He also loved football at an early age, too.
A heart condition nearly halts Aiden Disu's career

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Travis Recek

AUSTIN, Texas — Last year, Aiden Disu made the move to transfer to St. Michael’s Prep for his junior year. As soon as he showed up on campus and joined the basketball team, he felt right at home. “It was night and day from my old school,” Disu said. “The energy in the gym was insane, everyone was talking and having fun but were working.
Round Rock standout making a name for himself with Notre Dame football

Jan 20, 2025 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Travis Recek

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Several storylines as Texas prepares to take on Clemson

Dec 20, 2024 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Travis Recek

Advocates for people with disabilities to call on Texas Legislature for expanded servicesA bill to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour for at-home care providers has been proposed ahead of the 2025 legislative session.
Reliving the 2011 UT-A&M game

Nov 23, 2024 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Travis Recek

TEXAS — As Texas and Texas A&M got ready to face off in 2011, they knew the game was different. Every time the Longhorns and Aggies meet on the football field, it means more, but that year was different. A&M was about to leave for the SEC and the rivalry was going to be put on hold.