Sports

D’Spain wins April fishing tourney

France D’Spain caught the big bass of the Uvalde Bass Club’s two-day April fishing tournament. D’Spain hooked a 6.96-pounder on April 14. That bass helped D’Spain to win first-place honors for the second day of the UBC event. D’Spain’s three fish totaled 12.93 pounds. Matt Meyers won runner-up honors. He caught three fish that weighed 8.47 pounds total. JB Meyers […]

Lobos end 2024 softball season at Floresville



The Uvalde Lobos ended their 2024 softball season with a lopsided 15-1 road loss to the Floresville Jaguars on April 16. Floresville plated eight runs in the second inning to take a huge, early lead over the Lobos. The Uvalde girls rallied to score their lone run of the game in the third inning. But the Jaguars scored seven times […]

Uvalde High School unveils renovated weight room



Uvalde High School unveiled its newly renovated and re-equipped weight room on April 15. Dallas businessman and entrepreneur Fin Ewing, Joe Martin, executive director of the Texas High School Coaches Association and Coaches Education Foundation, other foundation members, Uvalde CISD school board members, district administrators, UHS coaches and athletes, and members of the general public were present for the ceremony. […]

Coyotes, Lobos vie in Region IV track competition

Four Uvalde High School athletes were scheduled to compete in the Class 4A Region IV track and field meet on April 19-20. Results from the action at Kingsville will be reported in a future edition of the Leader-News. Analeigha Najera and Mialanie Garza represented the Lobos, while Jack Collins and Devere Willis represented the Uvalde Coyotes. They were among the […]

Coyotes play final home baseball game



The Uvalde Coyotes will play their final home baseball game of the 2024 regular season on Tuesday, April 23 when they host the Carrizo Springs Wildcats. Play at Marvin Kolinek Field will get underway at 7 p.m. Coach Sart Perez’s Coyotes will celebrate Parents’ Night with special ceremonies honoring baseball parents before the start of the contest. Late last month […]

UHS will host District 29-4A tennis tournament next week

Play in the two-day District 29-4A tennis tournament will begin at the Terri Rambie Tennis Complex one week from tomorrow. District 29-4A high schools Carrizo Springs, Devine, Floresville, Pearsall, Pleasanton, Somerset, and Uvalde will compete in boys’ and girls’ singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Play will start at 9 a.m. on both days of the district tournament. Coach Nolan Prichard’s […]

Coyotes taking on district leaders at Floresville



Three games remain on Uvalde High School’s 2024 baseball schedule. Tuesday, the Coyotes will be on the road to play the district-leading Floresville Tigers. The varsity game is slated for a 7 p.m. starting time and will be preceded by a 4:30 p.m. junior varsity ball game. Last month, the Tigers trounced the Coyotes, 16-1, in district competition at Marvin […]

UHS sports awards event set for May 6

The 2023-24 Uvalde High School Sports Awards Ceremony is scheduled for May 6. Activities in UHS’s John Harrell Auditorium will get underway at 6 p.m. Highlighting the event will be the presentation of major sports awards, including the Lobo Award Orville Etheridge Award, and the Fighting Heart Award, to name a few. The event is sponsored by the Uvalde Athletic […]

Vaughan prepares for regional golf tournament



Uvalde High School senior Ava Vaughan will be at Victoria on April 17 and 18 to compete in the Class 4A Region IV golf tournament. The two-day event will be staged at The Club at Colony Creek Golf Course. “I am proud to be able to represent Uvalde High School at Victoria this week,” said Vaughan. “I hope to play […]

Lobos take on district champions at Floresville



Tuesday at Floresville, the Uvalde Lobos will complete their 2024 regular-season softball schedule when they face the Floresville Jaguars in a District 29-4A rematch. The varsity game will begin at 7 p.m. and will be preceded by a 5 p.m. junior varsity contest. On March 22, the Jaguars defeated the Lobos, 13-5, in a game played at the Uvalde High […]


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