Top takeaways from womenโs Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games
A Supreme Court case being argued this week amid March Madness could erode the difference between elite college athletes and professional sports stars. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)San Antonio is home to the NCAA Womenโs Tournament, and three Texas schools were represented in the Sweet 16. Hereโs a look at how they did on the second weekend in San Antonio:TEXAS A&MThe Aggies and Gary Blair were the earliest to lose, bowing out in the Sweet 16 to Arizona. 1 seed UConn before DiDi Richards hurt her leg. #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/amSH91IEQV โ SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 30, 2021TEXASThe Longhorns pulled two huge upsets in the second round and Sweet 16, beating 3-seed UCLA and 2-seed Maryland on their way to the Elite 8.
Four DFW area stars help lead Alabama to a National Title
Of the nine DFW area athletes who participated in the game Monday night, four can call themselves National Champions after a 52-24 Alabama win. Owens earned an All-State selection by the Texas Associated Press and chose Alabama over Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M. Freshman, RB - Jase McClellan, AledoMcClellan has shown his ability more than once on Alabama's offense and special teams. McClellan helped lead Aledo to a State Title in the 2019-2020 season with a 45-42 win over Fort Bend Marshall. Sanders earned special teams player of the week from the Alabama coaching staff for his play against Tennessee and Arkansas.
Coaches Corner: Sue Berg, SBS Volleyball
Sue Berg has always won wherever she has been. In high school at Clear Lake she won two state championships, then at Texas was a part of the 1988 National Championship and at Second Baptist School has led its volleyball program to four state titles. "Volleyball has been huge," Berg said. "'Volleyball is a game that I loved playing growing up and loved it in college. Winning a national championship, I thought that was the pinnacle but realized later in life that there was more to life than just playing volleyball."