Coppell player Jack Burns (8) jumps to meet up with the ball while Fort Bend Clements player Gabe Costa (6) reacts nearby during their 5A UIL State Championship Soccer Tournament at Birkelbach Field on April 19, 2014 in Georgetown, Texas. (Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor)
Wylie East player Victoria Smith (10) tries to keep the ball from Friendswood player Kori Schimming (23) during their 4A UIL State semifinal Soccer Tournament at Birkelbach Field on April 18, 2014 in Georgetown, Texas.
Plano West players celebrate after a goal by Abby Grace Cooper (5) against the San Antonio Reagan Rattlers during their 5A UIL State semifinal Soccer Tournament at Birkelbach Field on April 17, 2014 in Georgetown, Texas. (Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor)
Forney’s Krista Williams hits the ball during their game against Montgomery at the UIL class 4A softball state semifinal University of Texas’ Red and Charline McCombs Field on June 1, 2012 in Austin, Texas. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor
Montgomery’s head coach Michelle Rochinski reacts as Montgomery’s Ashley Webb slides into third base while Forney’s Taylor Penn tries to tag her out during the UIL class 4A softball state semifinal University of Texas’ Red and Charline McCombs Field on June 1, 2012 in Austin, Texas. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor
Forney’s Laura Mabary crashes into the fence as she attempted to catch the ball during their UIL class 4A softball state semifinal game against Montgomery at University of Texas’ Red and Charline McCombs Field on June 1, 2012 in Austin, Texas. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor
Forney’s Allison Brown pitches the ball during the UIL class 4A softball state semifinal game against Montgomery at the University of Texas’ Red and Charline McCombs Field on June 1, 2012 in Austin, Texas. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor
Forney’s Brooke McCarroll leads the line as they congratulate Montgomery for their win during the UIL class 4A softball state semifinal game at the University of Texas’ Red and Charline McCombs Field on June 1, 2012 in Austin, Texas. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor
Forney’s Halie Tanner comforts Krista Williams after their loss to Montgomery during their UIL class 4A softball state semifinal University of Texas’ Red and Charline McCombs Field on June 1, 2012 in Austin, Texas. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor
Frisco Wakeland’s Asley Vega (15) battles Waco Midway’s Anna Dorsett (13) for the ball on Thursday, April 14, 2011 during the 2011 UIL Soccer State 4A Semifinals game at the Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex in Georgetown, TX. ( Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor)
Frisco Wakeland’s Madison Brown (16) battles Waco Midway’s Megan Murphy (9) for the ball on Thursday, April 14, 2011 during the 2011 UIL Soccer State 4A Semifinals game at the Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex in Georgetown, TX. ( Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor)
(from left to right) Woodlands player Adriana Rovira (25) tries to kick the ball away from McKinney Boyd player Kelly Monogue (5) at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex in the Class 5A Region II semifinal in Round Rock, Texas on Saturday, April 9, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
McKinney Boyd players Elizabeth Murphy (27) (left) with Melissa Neely (9) (right) celebrate their win against Woodlands by leading the rest of the team in tearing up a practice shirt that contain last years semifinal score where they lost to Woodlands. McKinney Boyd will advance after their win against Woodlands at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex in the Class 5A Region II semifinal in Round Rock, Texas on Saturday, April 9, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
(From left to right) McKinney Boyd player Amanda Elertson (19) tries to kick the ball into the goal past Woodlands player Natalie Kintigh (18) and goalie Lauren Watson (00) at the Class 5A Region II semifinal game at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex in Austin, Texas on Saturday, April 9, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
McKinney Boyd’s Amanda Elertson (19) battles San Antonio Johnson’s Courtney Kukes (17) for the ball on Friday, April 15, 2011 during the 2011 UIL Soccer State 5A Semifinals game at the Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex in Georgetown, TX. ( Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor)
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Frisco Wakeland’s Jennifer Perry (17) keeps the ball from Vista Ridge’s Brooke Dunnigan (4) on Saturday, April 16, 2011 during the 2011 UIL Soccer State 4A Semifinals game at the Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex in Georgetown, TX.
Yuji Soda of Richardson Pearce returns a ball during his mix doubles game against Frisco Wakeland during the UIL 4A tennis finals at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
Andrew Korinek of Mansfield serves a ball to his opponent Tanner Brown of New Braunfels during the UIL 5A tennis finals at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
(From left to right) Dallas Highland Park Alin Piranian gets pepped up by her teammate Sarah Cannon during their doubles game against their own teammates Melanie Marlin and Kristen Adams during the UIL 4A tennis finals at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
(From left to right)Dallas Highland Park Alin Piranian returns the ball during her doubles game against her own teammates Melanie Marlin and Kristen Adams during the UIL 4A tennis finals at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
Dallas Highland Park Melanie Marlin returns a ball during her doubles game against her own teammates Alin Piranian and Sarah Cannon during the UIL 4A tennis finals at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
(From left to right) After winning the UIL 4A tennis finals Dallas Highland Park Alin Piranian walks off the court while Sarah Cannon shakes hands with Melanie Marlin also from Dallas Highland Park at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
Lovejoy Sophomore Mallorie Puckett attempts a spike against Wimberley’s Lea Watson and Seleste Mills during the Wimberley versus Lucas Lovejoy volleyball game at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, Texas on Saturday, November 20, 2010. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
Lovejoy player Natalie Puckett spikes a ball past Wimberley players Shauna Miller and Erin Mitchell during the Wimberley versus Lucas Lovejoy volleyball game at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, Texas on Saturday, November 20, 2010. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
Lovejoy girls volleyball team celebrates after they beat Wimberley during the state volleyball game at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, Texas on Saturday, November 20, 2010. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
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Taylor Smith with the trophy hugs Riley Livingston after their win against the Brenham Cubettes at the State Championship game at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, Texas on Saturday, November 20, 2010.
