ST. THOMAS

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball tightened the screws early to speed past St. Thomas in a nonconference game.

Take a look back at this past Fridays game (and our Countdown to kickoff) of St. Pius X vs St. Thomas

This week’s KPRC 2 and UTMB Health Athlete of the Week is St. Thomas wide receiver Cameron Price. Price leads all of Texas in receiving yards with 1,059 after a 14-catch, 198-yard performance vs. Antonian Prep.

We are officially in Week 4 of the Texas high school football season and in the private school world and there has been a bit of a shift up top of the rankings.

We are officially in Week 3 of the Texas high school football season and in the private school world not too much has changed when it comes to the rankings.

The 2021 TAPPS baseball playoffs are in full swing with opening-round games happening earlier this week.

Starting with the big boys, watch out for St. Thomas who have some upper-end talent. In Division II, Second Baptist School, Emery/Weiner, and Fort Bend Christian Academy should be in the conversation. AdFor Second Baptist School, Bryce Calloway comes over from the football field and is a solid arm and stick. FBCA's Jordan Kelly (Princeton) and Craig Kelly (St. Thomas) play shortstop and catcher, respectively, locking up the middle of the defense. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE 2021 VYPE BASEBALL/SOFTBALL MAGAZINEAdCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE 2021 VYPE BASEBALL/SOFTBALL PHOTOSCLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL DIGITAL MAGAZINE

HOUSTON - The Ninth Annual Touchdown Club of Houston Hildebrand Foundation Private School Awards are set to take place at the Omni Hotel in the Galleria on Wednesday night. For family and friends that cannot attend this year's event due to restrictions, VYPE has partnered with the Touchdown Club of Houston to broadcast the evening LIVE on VYPE.com and the TD Club of Houston Facebook page. "We are proud to partner with the Touchdown Club of Houston on their 9th Annual Private School Football Awards, as they recognize the incredible accomplishments of Private School football players across this great city," VYPE Media CEO Shane Hildreth said. Finalists for the TD Club of Houston's Coach of the Year, Specialist, Ironman, Lineman, Defensive and Offensive Players of the Year will be honored with the winners being announced at the end of the night. VYPE will carry the entire two-hour event LIVE on multiple platforms for easy viewing.

St. Ambrose, St. Anselm, Corpus Christi and St. Elizabeth will close for Sunday Masses, and the future of the buildings is yet to be determined. St. Thomas the Apostle will remain in its current structure, and there are no anticipated changes to Holy Angels or St. Thomas schools, officials said.

HOUSTON – Ex-St. Thomas star pitcher Josh Wolf got drafted in the second round in 2019 by the New York Mets. “I woke up to a couple of missed calls,” laughs Wolf. Those missed calls came from New York Mets management, telling the right-handed pitcher he’d been traded to the Cleveland Indians for superstar shortstop Francisco Lindor and veteran pitcher Carlos Carrasco. Wolf was rated as one of the Mets’ top prospects and was part of a four-player return for the two Indians stars. MLB.com currently ranks Wolf as the #12 prospect in the Indians system and scouts like his projectability.

Concordia Lutheran is looking for a bounce-back season in 2020-21, while getting into the district title conversation with the likes of Beaumont Kelly, St. Thomas, the Village School and St. Johns XXIII. The Crusaders have the senior leadership to right the ship.

The Houston Press spoke with coronavirus response leaders at Rice, UH and St. Thomas about what measures have led to their schools’ relative success in limiting the spread of COVID-19. Rice, UH and St. Thomas all require students, staff and faculty to wear face masks at all times on campus other than when eating or drinking. FacebookTwitterAt St. Thomas, on-campus students and athletes were tested at the beginning of the semester, and are required to get tested once a month. In lieu of mandatory testing, St. Thomas students who come on campus are required to answer a COVID-19 symptom screener questionnaire and have their temperatures taken each day at one of five locations across campus. “We might well do the same again if things get dramatically worse in Houston over the next couple of months.”

The private school world has been thrown for a loop with the COVID pandemic. Even more than the public school sector. The Southwest Preparatory Conference will not have a state-wide title as the North Division decided against playing. TAPPS and SPC-South have had to juggle schedules from playing each other to other public schools. St. Pius X4.

There are so many great athletes in the private school realm in Houston. VYPE highlights five athletes or teams from across the private school ranks in this edition of Private School Playmakers Powered by Texas Citizens Bank. Gustafson finished 16 of 23 for 255 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. This content is brought to you by Texas Citizens BankTexas Citizens Bank is a Houston community bank dedicated to concierge banking for owner-managed businesses. Learn how Texas Citizens Bank can help you grow your business at TexasCitizensBank.com.

KPRC Friday Football Frenzy Plays of the Week are back. Here are the Week 1 Plays of the Week:Bronze Medal: Klein Forest RB Ahmonte Watkins refuses to go down on his way to the end zone. Silver Medal: St. Thomas QB Maddox Kopp (UH Commit) goes deep for Cameron Bonner, hitting an 85 yard TDGold Medal: North Shore CB Denver Harris takes the tip drill interception to the house. Congratulations to all of our Week 1 medalists!

Welcome to the 2020 football season. There was not a summer camp circuit for players to go showcase their talents at. But VYPE has still done what we have always done when it comes to previewing Texas high school football here in Houston. With that said here is the 2020 All-VYPE Private School Team! CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER THE 2020 VYPE HOUSTON FOOTBALL PREVIEW MAGAZINECLICK HERE TO ORDER PHOTOS...Preseason Offensive Player of the Year:Maddox Kopp,St. ThomasPreseason Defensive Player of the Year: Travis Manning, Rosehill ChristianFirst TeamQuarterbackLuke Harrison, Lutheran SouthJ.D.

HOUSTON - The Elite 11 changed everything for Maddox Kopp. On Wednesday, Kopp narrowed his list to a Top 5 - Houston, Tulane, Wyoming, Colorado and Ole Miss. When asked what he's examining the most in his ultimate decision, Kopp said it all comes down to fit. (recruitment still open) @STHFootball pic.twitter.com/FMwbpWfLIn Maddox Kopp (@maddox_kopp) August 5, 2020Having a Division I prospect in the Kopp household is nothing new. Miller (2018 Houston Christian graduate) is currently at Northwestern and Anderson (2019 St. Thomas graduate) is at Lamar University, both of whom play basketball.

It was the "Rail Shot Competition" to close out the first day of Elite 11 Finals. In the end, it was the St. Thomas quarterback who nailed the final throw to win the challenge, get the Golden Gun Jersey and propel his name up the Elite 11 rankings. But it felt pretty good," Kopp told VYPE on Monday night. He was awesome tonight. The quarterbacks are set to hit the field again tonight at 6 p.m. for Day 2 of the Elite 11, with the camp wrapping up on Wednesday.

Every year, the Elite 11 is the premiere quarterback competition in the country. After looking at quarterbacks around the country, the Top 20 signal-callers are invited to a three-day event which determines who the Elite 11 quarterback is. The State of Texas is sending seven quarterbacks to the competition in Nashville, with three coming from Houston. Shadow Creek's Kyron Drones, St. Thomas' Maddox Kopp and North Shore's Dematrius Davis were selected for the annual competition. Recently, Drones and Kopp joined VYPE Managing Editor Joshua Koch for an in-depth interview to talk Elite 11, representing Texas on a national level and how they are continuing to get ready for the 2020 season.

Every year, the Elite 11 is the premiere quarterback competition in the country. After looking at quarterbacks around the country, the Top 20 signal-callers are invited to a three-day event which determines who the Elite 11 quarterback is. The State of Texas is sending seven quarterbacks to the competition in Nashville, with three coming from Houston. Shadow Creek's Kyron Drones, St. Thomas' Maddox Kopp and North Shore's Dematrius Davis were selected for the annual competition. Recently, Drones and Kopp joined VYPE Managing Editor Joshua Koch for an in-depth interview to talk Elite 11, representing Texas on a national level and how they are continuing to get ready for the 2020 season.

The VYPE Awards were held in late May as the city's top teams, programs and athletes were crowned. Here are the Private School Swimming Awards. Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is Houston's leading provider of orthopedic services, from sports medicine to joint replacement. Houston Methodist offers comprehensive diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative services with a high standard of excellence for elite athletes, active adults and student athletes. Houston Methodist serves as the official health care provider for the Houston Texans, Houston Astros, Rice Athletics, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Houston Ballet, Houston Symphony and Houston Grand Opera.

Despite the 2020 track and field season being cut short, there were still some amazing performances. VYPE has scoured the standings on MileSplit.com and have gathered the best of the best in each field category. Go crazy track nation and vote for the 2020 VYPE Houston Boys Thrower of the Year in this fan poll. The poll will close on Thursday, June 11 at 7 P.M! VYPE Houston Boys Thrower of the Year Poll (Closes Thursday, June 11 at 7 p.m.)

We welcome you to the Countdown to the 2020 VYPE Awards presented by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. Here are the finalists for Private School Boys Cross Country Player of the Year! Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is Houston's leading provider of orthopedic services, from sports medicine to joint replacement. Houston Methodist offers comprehensive diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative services with a high standard of excellence for elite athletes, active adults and student athletes. Houston Methodist serves as the official health care provider for the Houston Texans, Houston Astros, Rice Athletics, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Houston Ballet, Houston Symphony and Houston Grand Opera.

It is awards season here at VYPE! We welcome you to the Countdown to the 2020 VYPE Awards presented by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. Over the next two weeks we will be unveiling the finalists for the player of the year awards. The Rice-signee had 55 catches for 1,052 yards and 14 touchdowns, a rushing touchdown and two kickoff return touchdowns. He was named the TD Club Offensive Player of the Year for Private Schools and will play at Trinity University.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeffrey Epsteins estate was sued on Wednesday by the U.S. Virgin Islands, which claimed that the late accused sex offender raped and trafficked in dozens of young women and girls on a private Caribbean island he owned. FILE PHOTO: Little St. James Island, one of the properties of financier Jeffrey Epstein, is seen in an aerial view near Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands July 21, 2019. It seeks a variety of damages from Epsteins estimated $577.7 million estate, including the forfeiture of his two private islands, Little St. James and Great St. James. According to the complaint, Epstein, with help from accomplices, trafficked, raped, sexually assaulted and held captive girls and young women at his properties in the Virgin Islands, where he had registered as a sex offender in 2010. As recently as July 2018, Epstein refused to let a Virgin Islands investigator and U.S. marshals enter Little St. James beyond its dock, which he called its front door, the complaint said.

Little St. James Island, one of the properties of financier Jeffrey Epstein, is seen in an aerial view near Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands July 21, 2019. FBI agents on Monday were searching the Virgin Islands residence of Jeffrey Epstein, an accused child sex trafficker, a bureau spokesman told NBC News. The search of Epstein's private island of Little St. James comes two days after the wealthy financier died from an apparent suicide while in jail in Manhattan. Sources have said Epstein hanged himself. And the search came on the same day that Attorney General William Barr said that any co-conspirators of Epstein "should not rest easy."

Yohanna Gonzalez-McFarlane, 38, of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, was arrested on August 7, and charged in a criminal complaint with one count of alien harboring for financial gain and one count of interstate transportation for prostitution. The arrest was announced by Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Justice Departments Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands. The defendant then housed the women at a residence on St. Thomas and required them to engage in commercial sex at the defendants nightclub to repay a smuggling debt. The case came to law enforcements attention when one of the women reported the conditions of her treatment to her family, who then called the Virgin Islands Police Department.

Bird strike forces jet to make emergency landing at JFK An American Airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday morning after a bird hit it's windshield 10 minutes after take-off from John F. Kennedy Airport en route St. Thomas. CBSN’s Vladimir Duthiers and Gigi Stone report.