/tags/high-school-football High School Football en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 28 May 2025 10:03:00 GMT /sports/2025-05-28/austin-texas-girls-flag-football-nfl-houston-texans-dallas-cowboys The NFL's Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans each sponsored a girls' flag football league in the Austin-area this spring. Wed, 28 May 2025 10:03:00 GMT /sports/2025-05-28/austin-texas-girls-flag-football-nfl-houston-texans-dallas-cowboys Kailey Hunt /sports/2025-02-10/austin-tx-girls-flag-football-high-school-nfl-houston-texans The Houston Texans launched their girls' flag football program in the Houston area in 2023 to help "create equitable opportunities for young female athletes." They now plan to bring the program to two Austin-area school districts. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:57:33 GMT /sports/2025-02-10/austin-tx-girls-flag-football-high-school-nfl-houston-texans Kailey Hunt /education/2024-02-09/austin-area-schools-look-forward-to-nearby-opponents-being-more-competitive-after-uil-realignment The University Interscholastic League reevaluates which schools compete against each other in sports and other activities every two years. That process is underway for 2024-2026. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:20:50 GMT /education/2024-02-09/austin-area-schools-look-forward-to-nearby-opponents-being-more-competitive-after-uil-realignment Becky Fogel /sports/2022-06-27/supreme-court-backs-a-high-school-coachs-right-to-pray-on-the-50-yard-line The 6-to-3 decision is the latest example of the court's conservative supermajority requiring more accommodation for religion in public schools and less separation between church and state. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:49:32 GMT /sports/2022-06-27/supreme-court-backs-a-high-school-coachs-right-to-pray-on-the-50-yard-line Nina Totenberg /sports/2021-12-17/lbjs-football-team-a-constant-through-a-turbulent-fall-semester-falls-short-of-a-state-championship It was the Jaguars' first loss of the season. And even though it wasn’t the result they wanted, the team made history. Sat, 18 Dec 2021 01:22:29 GMT /sports/2021-12-17/lbjs-football-team-a-constant-through-a-turbulent-fall-semester-falls-short-of-a-state-championship Jimmy Maas /2020-09-04/high-school-football-beloved-fall-tradition-or-unnecessary-coronavirus-risk Athletic associations in more than 30 states allow high school football to be played during the coronavirus pandemic. Parents, boosters and fans say it's needed. But is playing safe? Fri, 04 Sep 2020 22:14:00 GMT /2020-09-04/high-school-football-beloved-fall-tradition-or-unnecessary-coronavirus-risk Tom Goldman /texas/2020-07-24/fall-sports-have-the-green-light-but-some-schools-weigh-whether-to-play From Texas Standard:As schools figure out their plans for the fall semester, one related question is what happens with sports. States like California,� Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:59:02 GMT /texas/2020-07-24/fall-sports-have-the-green-light-but-some-schools-weigh-whether-to-play Michael Marks /texas/2019-12-06/uil-realignment-spells-big-changes-for-small-schools From Texas Standard:Every two years, the University Interscholastic League � better known as the UIL � realigns the state’s public schools for� Fri, 06 Dec 2019 22:52:20 GMT /texas/2019-12-06/uil-realignment-spells-big-changes-for-small-schools Michael Marks /sports/2018-12-10/six-man-football-provides-way-out-of-the-texas-juvenile-justice-system Last week in Waco, two teams met to play for the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools� (TAPPS) six-man football division final. The paths� Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:51:13 GMT /sports/2018-12-10/six-man-football-provides-way-out-of-the-texas-juvenile-justice-system Jimmy Maas /texas/2018-10-10/parents-of-santa-fe-high-school-football-player-say-he-had-a-right-to-be-protected-from-concussions Texans display their obsession with football on Fridays during the fall with "Friday Night Lights" � the nickname for the high school games that take� Wed, 10 Oct 2018 18:20:55 GMT /texas/2018-10-10/parents-of-santa-fe-high-school-football-player-say-he-had-a-right-to-be-protected-from-concussions Jill Ament