Stony Point HS football team quarantined for two weeks after positive COVID test

Stony Point High School's principal has announced that a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 and that there were close enough contacts that it was necessary to quarantine the entire football team for two weeks. As a result, scheduled games will not be taking place.

Alvin High School football coach resigns, under investigation for allegedly making racial comments

Alvin High School’s football coach resigned Thursday while under investigation by the district. Tim Teykl allegedly had a pattern of making racially insensitive comments towards some of the minority players. 

Travis County seeing a spike in COVID-19 from after-school activities

Austin Public Health says they are not seeing a spike in cases from classroom settings but they are seeing new infections related to after-school activities.

Lockhart teams up with Bastrop to make autistic football player's dream come true

Senior defensive lineman Desmond Pulliam was born with Autism and his dream was to make his first-ever touchdown. At Thursday night’s scrimmage, Desmond achieved that goal.

First day of football practice for area high school teams

Area high schools, including Liberty Hill, have kicked off their first day of football practice after COVID-19 delayed 5A and 6A season openers to late September.

Student sports leads to clusters of COVID-19 cases at area schools

Austin health officials say several COVID-19 clusters have been linked to sports programs, and in particular, strength and conditioning.

High School Football is back, changes made to prevent COVID-19

While the game itself hasn’t changed, there are many changes around the action in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

St. David’s CareNow Urgent Care offering $20 sports physicals through Aug. 31

Requirements may vary as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic but sports physical examinations are usually required for participation in school sports to make sure students are healthy and ready for any activity.

UIL delays football, volleyball season for Class 5A & 6A high schools

Texas will play high school football this fall with some changes that will delay the season for large schools and limit fan attendance.

High schools push ahead for fall football amid pandemic

High schools across the country are trying to figure out how and when students will return to classrooms this fall.