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Outlaws Training Camp
"...huh kid?) I do have some good news for football fans feeling the harsh sting of the end of..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Sports Post by Ashley Moreno

Where There's a Heartbeat, There's Hope
Author Michael Brick and principal Anabel Garza on saving Reagan High School
"...Spoiler alert: In Michael Brick's new book, Saving the School, the main character survives. That character is Reagan High..."

Aug. 17, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Ryan Mallett Learning From the Best
The 'Chronicle' catches up with a former Texas high school star
"...In 2007, Texarkana (Texas high school) QB Ryan Mallett was the top HS player..."

Aug. 15, 2012 Sports Post by Mike Loyko

Yates Lions Dare to Dream Big
Houston high school wins respect in 2010 UIL Championship series
"...pre-SXSW traffic insanity on Red River, the UIL Boys High School Basketball Tournament, aka the State Championship series, is..."

March 12, 2010 Sports Post by Anne Harris

Spare Parts
This movie about undocumented teens building an attention-grabbing robot stands and delivers.
"...ring, or during a talent contest, or on a football field. Rather, a national underwater robotics competition provides the..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Touchback
It’s a Wonderful Life meets Twilight Zone in this film about a high school quarterback a second chance to score during the big game.
"...to join the on-field fray. Touchback comes with a high-concept pitch that probably proved irresistible: Small-town, high school quarterback..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Sporting Life
John Posey's Father, Son & Holy Ghost is football on the field on the stage.
"...He replied that rescheduling was no problem, as traditional football powerhouse Florida was playing that day, too -- and,..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

St. Michael's Passion
Whose truth prevails at Austin's Catholic high school?
"...Michael's Academy is, for the moment, Austin's only Catholic high school. But it's not your parents' Catholic school. The..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Truth Hurts
Rowdy Stovall's Mexican Sunrise was inspired by his real life, whether it be football injuries or run-ins with satanists
"..."I lived in Mexico for a year and taught school," Stovall says. "I surfed a lot when I lived..."

June 22, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

The Brady Bunch Movie
"...-- Peter's voice change, Marcia's nose flattened by a football just before a big date, Jan's reluctance to wear..."

Feb. 24, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

So Much for a Brick Wall
"...goal that he hooked wide left.For more on UT football, LSU football, and high school football ......"

Nov. 13, 2006 Sports Post by Robert Gabriel

'The NFL Beat': Brees, Tannehill, and More
The latest NFL news
"...may know that I played alongside Drew Brees in high school at Austin-Westlake. We were state champions and I..."

March 31, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'Friday Night Lights': AISD Teams Choke, 14-5A Flies
"...district, last weekend's opening round was the busiest Texas high school football playoff weekend ever. Unfortunately, Austin schools didn't..."

Nov. 23, 2006 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

Just Call Him "Coach"
Westlake senior Eli Kooris profiles the Westlake Chaparral football's legendary head coach, Ron Schroeder.
"...barons. At the center of it all is Westlake High, the area's only high school, with a student population..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Sports Feature by Eli Kooris

Doing Sports the Craig Way
Mike Butts profiles sports stats man and voice of the Texas Longhorns, broadcaster Craig Way, of KVET's Sports Day and Fox Sports Southwest's High School Extra Live.
"...the traditional after-meal living-room couch flop to broadcast a high school football game. From the roof of a pressbox...."

Nov. 19, 1999 Features Feature by Mike Butts

Serious GAME
For the Austin Outlaws, the game is the only thing
"...storm has delayed the start of the Austin Outlaws football game, and a hundred dedicated fans are huddled under..."

June 2, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Tackling Texas Truisms
Filmmaker Don Howard and the Texas Documentary Tour
"...but then he doesn't look too much like an ex-high school quarterback either, though he is. His documentary Letter..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Under the Stadium Lights
True-life high school football drama uses a worn-out playbook
"...Abilene, we've got faith, we've got family, we've got football – the Holy Trinity," pronounces high school football chaplain..."

June 4, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Home Field Advantage
Sure, Austin can become a sustainable center for TV production. Just ask the Friday Night Lights gridiron gang.
"...set a visit, the location is a former AISD school building that serves as the interiors of Dillon and..."

April 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks
More tributes to Doug Sahm
"...doing sound for Doug at Soap Creek was the high life. Whoa! What an incredibly seared memory. Oh god,..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Column

Coach's Corner
Everybody hates a winner.
"...Two stories about two extraordinarily successful high school football programs. One, the cover story by Michael..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Actual Innocence
Austinite wrongfully convicted for a decade-old school prank hopes to clear his name
"...19, 1998, just after classes let out at Austin High School, someone shot a school-employed hall monitor with a..."

July 29, 2011 News Feature by Caitlin Meredith

Pahokee
Austin filmmakers' portrait of rurban Florida both illuminates and obfuscates
"...In small towns all across America, high school football is king, and so it goes in..."

April 24, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Friday Night Lights
'Friday Night Lights' is the story of Odessa's Permian High School football dynasty in the 1980s. It's a good story, but did Hollywood pull off a film rendition of Odessa high school football?
"...Friday Night Lights is the story of Odessa's Permian High School football dynasty in the 1980s. It's a good..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Screens Review by Ed Baker

Who's Texas?
The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers
"...rafters in Big Bend -- basically, the conventional Texas Highways drill...."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

West Lake Hills Under Siege
Urbane Mud-Slinging
"...tent and dispersed campaign materials at the annual Westlake High School football scrimmage and Meet the Team barbecue. They..."

Sept. 18, 1998 News Feature by Wesley Oliver

Turfcats Player Profile of Robert Quiroga
An interview with a former Baylor Bear and current Turfcat
"...The Austin Turfcats of the newly formed Southern Indoor Football League get their inaugural season started this Saturday, April..."

April 17, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Smokin' Hot: A Texas High School Football Story
"...Smokin' Hot: A Texas High School Football Story..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Books Review by John Razook

Cram Session
Catching up on the first three seasons of Friday Night Lights
"...place to jump in: A lot of the series' high school-aged characters have graduated and been gradually cycled out..."

April 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye
The 'Friday Night Lights' depth chart
"...not resonate with folks who didn't grow up in football country. Why all the fuss about high school football?..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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