Our Rhythm Energy Athlete of the Week is Ridge Point High School softball standout Kate Pierson.

Florida began its national title defense with the second-largest victory margin in NCAA Tournament history, pounding Prairie View A&M 114-55.

Chase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed High Point an 83-82 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Dontae Horne scored 25 points and Cory Wells had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Prairie View A&M earned its first NCAA Tournament victory, 67-55 over Lehigh in the First Four.

Chaston Ditta threw two second-half touchdown passes, and East Carolina overcame an inadvertent whistle that negated a long touchdown in a 23-17 victory over Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl.

The AFC’s two top teams are home underdogs in Week 15.

Cameron Peters leads Prairie View A&M to victory over Jackson State, securing their first Southwestern Athletic Conference championship since 2009.

No. 9 Notre Dame extended its winning streak to eight with a decisive 37-15 win over No. 23 Pittsburgh.

Taylor Moton is staying in Carolina.

This playoff run has felt different for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.

The Dallas Stars emerged from a seven-game series against Colorado, and the Edmonton Oilers rallied from down 2-0 to eliminate Los Angeles and move on in the NHL playoffs.

The Colorado Avalanche made a big splash on the eve of the NHL trade deadline by getting center Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders.

Texans hiring assistant defensive line coach, former fifth-round draft pick

Prairie View A&M football will part ways with Head Coach Leonard McDowell after three seasons with the program.

CONGRATULATIONS, KENNEDI ROGERS!! She has helped lead the Ridge Point Panthers to an undefeated 14-0 record in district play, and another strong season at 36-11.

The puck went into the corner, to the left of Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, with 14 seconds left in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Mere minutes after their unreal 73-14 Class 5A-Division I state semifinal win Friday evening against Corpus Christi Flour Bluff, Paetow players hardly broke a smile.

As the 2024 college football season approaches, two Houston hometown HBCU teams are preparing for a thrilling home opener coming up this weekend.

Birmingham-Southern is still swinging.

Birmingham-Southern is down to one last swing.

Birmingham-Southern is going down swinging.

A slew of big NHL names will be heading back onto NHL playoff ice on Tuesday night with 1-0 series leads.

Class of 2026 Cypress Springs athlete Paris Melvin Jr., had an impressive sophomore year helping the Panthers to a 8-3 season ... one of the best seasons in recent years.

Blake Hinson scored 24 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting from 3-point range as Pittsburgh won in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time since 1979, beating No. 7 Duke 80-76 on Saturday night.

The way Tyreek Hill and A.

The St. Pius X Panthers took down Bishop Dunne last week to go to 3-2 on the season.

Coach Greg Cranfill looks back and forward on this week’s Coaches’ Corner and breaks down his offense as the Panthers find their legs as they move the chains.

The AFC came into the season with the lion’s share of the top quarterbacks and Super Bowl contenders led by passers like Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Joe Burrow.

Cypress Springs third-year head coach Oji Fagan has been “chopping” his way through the Houston high school football wilderness to lead his Panthers to a 3-0 record entering district play.

Lauryn Bailey enters year five of leading Ridge Point and holds a 138-32 overall record in that span. Bailey brings back six starters off last year’s team, led by Lauren Battle and Kennedi Rogers.

Quarterback C.

The Carolina Panthers have given rookie quarterback Bryce Young the first-team reps in practice this week, a move that coach Frank Reich said is the next step in his progression.

The Vegas Golden Knights were flying high after Game 1 in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final.

With the sound of the final buzzer echoing across the pitch, tears began to fill the eyes of numerous Ridge Point’s players. Fort Bend Ridge Point (23-0-5) faced the Flower Mound Marcus (24-1-1) on Saturday afternoon, and it was a true game of possession.

Quarterbacks are back on top in the NFL draft.

Quarterbacks are back on top in the NFL draft.

Hey guys, it’s Ari Alexander with the Houston Texans, who are back in the building with players able to come and work out at the facility with the new coaching staff.

We’ve reached the final week of the soccer season and two wins are all that separate Ridge Point from a 6A state championship.

Jamarius Burton made a go-ahead jumper with 10 seconds left and Pitt edged Mississippi State 60-59 in a back-and-forth First Four game that featured 21 lead changes — most in the NCAA Tournament in five years.

Wooga Poplar made a career-best six 3-pointers for 18 points, and 16th-ranked Miami captured the No. 1 seed for the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with a 78-76 win over No. 25 Pittsburgh on Saturday night.

The final week of the regular season is here, the calendar rounding toward March Madness.

No. 5

The Klein Oak Girls’ Soccer Program returns a den full of talent, from a team that finished second in the district, and went 15-5-3 overall, in 2022. With another year of experience, can they bring home the District Championship’s Golden Ball?

The 2022 season was an exciting one that saw St. Pius X advance to the Regional Finals for the first time in four years.

It was a rebuilding year for St. Pius X volleyball as the Panthers battled through tough competition all year.

Trazon Connley threw a career-high five touchdown passes on eight completions and Prairie View A&M beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 55-24.

Pittsburgh has gotten off to as fast a start as a defense can at Virginia.

Ding… Ding… It’s Round 3.

HOUSTON – There was a considerable shift in this week’s VYPE Houston Class 5A Top 10 rankings.

THE KLEIN OAK GIRLS TRACK TEAM HAD A SPECIAL YEAR IN 2021, FINISHING FIFTH OVERALL AT THE UIL STATE MEET.

Tazon Conley threw for a touchdown and ran for two scores and Prairie View A&M never never trailed as it beat Alabama St. 25-15.

SUGAR LAND—For a little more than 33 minutes of Saturday’s rivalry clash against Hightower, Ridge Point kept having flashbacks to the worst of its play that had plagued the early part of its season.

The Panthers have asserted themselves as a perennial Region III threat in Class 6A under coach Rick LaFavers, who enters his third season at the helm. LaFavers’ goal for 2022: AT&T Stadium, site of the State Championships. He feels his Panthers are ready to take that next step.

How about this for a coincidence?

Pitt and West Virginia renew one of college football's oldest rivalries this week when “The Backyard Brawl” returns.

IT CAN BE ARGUED THAT RIDGE POINT IS THE CREAM OF THE CLASS 6A CROP WHEN IT COMES TO GREATER HOUSTON VOLLEYBALL THESE DAYS.

The 2022 Texas high school football season is a week away from kicking off and it is time to get the fans ready for the Panthers of St. Pius X.

Ridge Point has become one of the power programs in Houston. Over the past four seasons, the Panthers advanced to the UIL State Tournament in three of those (2021, 2019, 2018).

The Carolina Panthers now have two of the top three overall picks from the 2018 draft class on their roster, and both happen to be quarterbacks.

The 2022 season has been a consistent upward trend for Ridge Point junior first baseman Travis Vlasek.

HOUSTON—Ridge Point baseball coach Clint Welch is not one for pep talks.

KATY—Ridge Point wanted Tompkins.

Ilya Samsonov made 29 saves as the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 6-1 in Game 3 to take a lead in their first-round playoff series.

ON THE LINKS FOR THE KLEIN OAK BOYS GOLF TEAM.

LAST YEAR, KLEIN OAK WAS JUST ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN AT THE PLAYOFFS AS THEY WATCHED DISTRICT-MATES KLEIN CAIN AND KLEIN HIGH TAKE A PAIR OF BERTHS.

DEER PARK—Ridge Point girls soccer coach Evelyn Torres did not mince words after her team’s 2-0 overtime win over Stratford in the Region III-6A final Saturday at Abshier Stadium.

Katy Paetow won its first state championship in 2021, lost its head coach, B.J. Gotte, to Pearland High School, and may still be better in 2022 because of one big transfer.

To get her team where she wanted it, Evelyn Torres did something she’s never done in eight seasons as head coach of Ridge Point girls soccer.

To get her team where she wanted it, Evelyn Torres did something she’s never done in eight seasons as head coach of Ridge Point girls soccer.

Our KPRC 2 and UTMB Health Athlete of the Week is Grace Janik!

According to multiple sources within the Pearland and Katy independent school districts, Paetow head football coach/campus athletic coordinator B.J. Gotte is set to be hired for the same positions at Pearland High.

KATY—Paetow’s most important addition to an already-loaded team this season came in-house. When it’s all said and done, if the 2021 regional finalist Panthers find themselves in the state tournament in March, the growth, maturity, and perseverance of senior forward Abou Camara might just be exactly what was needed.

KATY—Paetow’s most important addition to an already-loaded team this season came in-house. When it’s all said and done, if the 2021 regional finalist Panthers find themselves in the state tournament in March, the growth, maturity, and perseverance of senior forward Abou Camara might just be exactly what was needed.

KATY—Ridge Point girls soccer coach Evelyn Torres has a team with a lot to prove. So far, she likes what she sees, but she also knows the end game remains a long way.

KATY—A big night for Paetow football on Wednesday evening invoked joyous remembrances and reflection on what was a bigger season for the Panthers.

Payton Thorne’s 22-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Reed gave No. 11 Michigan State the lead with less than three minutes remaining and the Spartans overcame an 11-point deficit to beat No. 13 Pittsburgh 31-21 on Thursday night in the Peach Bowl.

Darren Grainger passed for 203 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 122 yards and a fourth score to lead Georgia State to a 51-20 victory over Ball State in the Camellia Bowl on Saturday.

HOUSTON - One of the many incredible stories from the UIL State Football Championships was Katy Paetow.

Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was taken to a hospital for a head injury after he was carted off the field in the third quarter of Denver’s 15-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

HOUSTON - On the second National Signing Day of the 2021-22 year, a pair of St. Pius X Panthers made it official with their respective colleges.

In the school's fifth year of existence, Katy Paetow is now readying for an appearance in Texas' 5A Division I state championship football game.

KATY—The offensive line was a big question mark for Paetow coming into this season. The Panthers graduated five of six starters from the 2020 campaign.

WACO - Parish Episcopal is once again on top.

HOUSTON—Paetow senior running back Jacob Brown gashed district rival Hightower’s defense for program records of 346 rushing yards and five touchdowns in the Panthers’ 35-12 Region III-5A Division I final win on Friday at Rice Stadium.

The Cedar Park Wolves were no match for Paetow as the Panthers ran rough-shot 65-14 in the Class 5A DI Regional Semis.

KATY—As potent and prolific as Ridge Point is offensively, perhaps the truly remarkable thing about these Panthers is they are just as impressive defensively.

Depth and a semblance of disrespect have fueled Ridge Point’s third trip to the state volleyball tournament in four years.

Kenny Pickett hit Lucas Krull for an 11-yard touchdown pass in overtime as No. 25 Pittsburgh held off North Carolina 30-23.

If you survive the likes of Class 6A DI Region II, you should be the favorite to win state.

With the Texas high school football playoffs revving up this weekend, here’s a look at what to expect and who to watch out for in Region III-Class 5A, Divisions I and II.

KATY—As talented as Ridge Point is, and the talent is indeed substantial, it was the Panthers’ heart and depth that stole the show in a 3-0 sweep of Tompkins in their Region III-6A quarterfinal Monday evening at the Merrell Center.

KATY—The hashtag on social media is “#DefyTheOdds.” It personifies Ridge Point volleyball.

Seven Lakes’ District 19-6A game against Mayde Creek on Friday night was not only consequential locally but held statewide ramifications as well.

KATY—Paetow assistant football coach Chris Maust liked what he saw when he looked into the eyes of the Panthers as they walked from the bus into the locker room before Thursday’s District 10-5A, Division I showdown against Hightower.

Jawon Pass ran for two touchdowns, including a 59-yarder, Lyndemian Brooks scored on an 83-yard run and Prairie View A&M beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 27-17.

MISSOURI CITY — Taylor Davis said he had hardly been tested through the season's first four games. The Ridge Point junior safety longed for a ball thrown his direction.