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UIL Baseball State Tournament
By Stephanie Ramirez, Communications Officer | Tuesday, June 07, 2011 3:35 PM
The 2011 UIL Baseball State Tournament will take place Wednesday, June 8 through Saturday, June 11 at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on the University of Texas at Austin campus and Dell Diamond in Round Rock. The State Tournament bracket can be found on the UIL website at http://www.uiltexas.org/baseball/state/brackets.
There are no advance ticket sales for the Baseball State Tournament. Tickets can be purchased at the venues starting one hour prior to the start of the first game of each session. All seats are general admission and prices are Students: $5 per session, Adults: $10 per session, Coaches All-Tournament: $20, and All-Tournament: $30. Parking is $5 at each venue.
Good luck to all our participants!
Softball Continues to Heat Up as UIL Sport
By Stephanie Ramirez, Communications Officer | Thursday, June 02, 2011 3:06 PM
The Celina Bobcats celebrate as shortstop Shelby Carter runs home after hitting a game-winning homerun at the bottom of the 11th inning. The Bobcats beat the Huntington Devilettes 4-3 in the semifinal game at the UIL State Softball Tournament. Carter's homerun was the first of the 2011 State Tournament.
Photo by Jeanne Acton
In the UIL’s 101-year history, an activity that’s been around for less than 20 years is relatively young. For an event that has only been around since the 1993 season, softball has had several noteworthy changes throughout its history, including which conferences have participated at the state championship level, significant increases in participation numbers, and most recently, an additional three feet in distance from the pitcher’s mound to home plate.
When Softball began as a UIL event in 1993, the only conference to participate in the UIL State Softball Tournament was 5A, where Pasadena Dobie High School beat Tomball High School 1-0 in the state championship game. By 1995, conference 2A-5A schools were participating at the state level. Conference 1A was added to the State Softball Tournament in 2001.
The rationale for conferences being added to the State Tournament at different times is connected to participation numbers. At its inception, there were only 188 schools and just over 3,800 students participating in softball. Almost 20 years later, the number of schools participating has increased by almost 500 percent with more than 1,000 schools. The number of student participants has increased by almost 750 percent with more than 31,000 students now participating.
Ninth Qualifier at State Track Meet Marked a Success
By Sheila Henderson, Assistant Athletic Director | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:36 PM
Michael Patterson from Palo Duro HS in Amarillo jumps at the 2011 State Track and Field Meet. Patterson was a ninth qualifier this year and earned a bronze medal in the long jump.
Photo by Jeanne Acton
In the 100-year history of the State Track and Field Meet, UIL has allowed no more than eight qualifiers from each conference to participate in each event. Traditionally, the State Meet advanced the top two finishers from each of the regional qualifying meets.
Beginning with the 2011 State Track and Field Meet, the UIL staff added a ninth qualifier — a rule change approved by the Legislative Council at the 2009 October meeting.
The ninth qualifier, also known as the “wildcard,” is defined as the individual and/or relay team with the best overall time, mark or height from all regional meets per classification that did not finish first or second.
The implementation process went off without a hitch this year. All qualifiers, including the ninth, were posted on the UIL website within 72 hours of receiving all regional meet results. This posting gave everyone across the state final information regarding who qualified to the State Track and Field Meet in all events.
2011 TSSEC: Largest Music Contest in UIL History
By Jeanne Acton, Journalism Director | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 12:54 PM
Members of the PSJA Memorial High School ensemble play for their judge at the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest. TSSEC was held over Memorial Day weekend.
Photo by Jeanne Acton
During the Memorial Day weekend, more than 20,000 high school music students from across the state descended on Central Texas for the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest, making it the largest music contest ever hosted by UIL.
UIL Music Director Richard Floyd said he was pleasantly surprised by the increased participation.
“It was the largest event in our history,” Floyd said. “I thought our number might be down because of budget constraints. This suggests that our superintendents and schools believe the contest is truly a beneficial, educational experience for their students.”
The contest was held at three sites: the University of Texas at Austin, Connally High School and Hendrickson High School, both in Pflugerville Independent School District.
Video from the 2011 Academic State Meet
By Jeanne Acton | Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:32 AM
Video and interviews from the 2011 Academic State Meet.
2011 ILPC Documentary Film Winners
By | Wednesday, May 25, 2011 1:30 PM
First Place: Lisa Ashby, Katy HS - One-Act Play
Second Place: Connor Carroll, Bowie HS - Band
Third Place: Camille Schroeder, Mychell Robinson, Dripping Springs HS - Swimming
ILPC Documentary Contest
By Stephanie Ramirez, Communications Officer | Friday, May 20, 2011 9:50 AM
Submissions for the new ILPC Documentary Film Contest were due Friday, May 13, and judges will begin initial screenings on Monday, May 23.
For the contest, students chose any UIL contest and documented the story of the students involved, showcasing the full story of the contest. This was a long-term project for many students and is new ILPC contest this year. Each school was allowed to submit up to three documentaries.
Good luck to all our participants and thanks for participating in this new contest!
Mark Cousins Promoted to Athletic Director
By Julianne Coyne | Tuesday, May 17, 2011 2:07 PM
Mark talks with UIL staff at the 2010 Track and Field State Meet.
Dr. Mark Cousins started his career with the UIL in 1994 as an intern while he was pursuing his master’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin. From there, he’s held a variety of positions at the League: He’s been an administrative assistant, the assistant to the athletic director, an assistant athletic director and policy director.
Recently, he got one more position to add to that list: athletic director.
UIL Golf And Track And Field Results
By Stephanie Ramirez, Communications Officer | Friday, May 13, 2011 4:10 PM
The UIL Golf State Tournament wrapped up with the final rounds for Conference 3A and 5A. Full results from both days of the tournament are posted. For boys’ results, go to http://www.uiltexas.org/golf/state/boys-results. For girls’ results, go to http://www.uiltexas.org/golf/state/girls-results.
The UIL State Track & Field Meet finished the weekend. Results are posted to the UIL website as events happen in real time at http://www2.uil.utexas.edu/tournament-results/track-field/index.htm. There will also be various event updates on Twitter, so be sure to follow the UIL @UILTexas.
Track and Field Participation Continues to Grow
By Chris Schmidt, Communications Officer | Friday, May 13, 2011 2:21 PM
Blair Severson of Holland High School clears the pole vault bar at the 2011 UIL State Track Meet on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Severson won the 1A championship with a best vault of 15 feet, 6 inches.
Photo by Jeanne Acton
The UIL Track and Field State Meet has completed 100 years of competition and begins its second century of crowning champions this May. As the oldest sanctioned UIL athletic event, track and field has risen from its humble beginnings into one of the largest sports in Texas.
Ninety student-athletes from 11 schools attended the inaugural track and field state meet in 1911. Competitors participated in 14 events at Clark Field on the University of Texas at Austin campus. By comparison, the 2010 UIL Track and Field State Meet hosted more than 500 schools and 1,800 student-athletes competing in 34 total events for boys and girls.
“The passion the whole state has for the sport is amazing,” said Sheila Henderson, UIL Assistant Athletic Director.