Playing and competing in a sport with an injury can seem like a big obstacle on the way to success, but athletes still try to compete and improve even with their problems. Senior Maddie Moore plays tennis and suffers from a shoulder injury from two years ago but receives encouragement and help from her teammates to keep going.

It’s a tied match. One more hit, one more chance to win. He lifts his arm, the tennis racket clenched into his hand as the ball makes its way toward him. He makes contact with the ball, and it flies back over the net just out of reach of his opponents outstretched racket.

Teams are like families. They count on each other, hang out together, and and come together as a team. They may not always get along, but in the end, they always have each other’s backs. The Paholek sisters have taken this concept to the next level in that the girls are both teammates and sisters.

Needles, injections, monitoring. The life of some student athletes revolves around these things as they struggle to maintain normally while dealing with the highs and lows, but most athletes learn to adjust. Students dealing with diabetes on a daily basis must take extra precautions when they are athletes. Senior cheerleader Kendall DeWitt understands the severity […]

On May 13 and 14, freshman Jacy Smith competed in the state tennis tournament at Texas A&M. After rain delay on May 13, and rounds being pushed into May 14, Jacy placed third overall. Following her year’s accomplishments, Jacy and her coach anticipate her goals for next year. With support from her parents and coaches, Jacy will set the bar higher for the following seasons.

The spring tennis season continued this weekend with the Tiger Classic. Freshman Jacy Smith earned first place in the A girl’s single division. Seniors Dillon Murphy and Michal Basa finished third in the boy’s doubles division. Sophomore Lexie Rieger placed fourth in the B girl’s singles division.

Freshman Jacy Smith won the Viking Classic II tournament, which is her third consecutive tournament win. Michal Basa and Dillon Murphy won 2nd place in the boys doubles, while Keith Urso & Rachel Paholek and Lexie Rieger brought home third place medals in mixed doubles and girls singles. Other Vikings who placed include: Andre Montague […]

The Viking tennis opened their spring season with freshman Jacy Smith winning the A girls singles draw at the CSHS invitational. Other Vikings who placed were Tanner Toomer and Emily Henderson who won the Mixed Doubles B Draw. Lexie Rieger finished 8th in the B Girls singles event, Andre Montague finished 9th in the B […]

Everyone has hobbies; something they like to do every once in a while or daily. Every once in a while, someone finds a hobby or activity which fits them perfectly and they fall in love with it from the start. Freshman Jacy Smith found tennis years ago and has been playing ever since.
“Since [Jacy] was about two years old she would drag a racket around the room and play with a balloon,” Jacy’s mother, Jaime Smith, said. “She played in her first competitive tournament was when she was about six.”

The tennis team qualified for the Area round of the Team playoffs by virtue of a win over the Rudder Rangers. This is the Vikings first trip to the playoffs since 2007. The area round of matches will be played in BCS the weekend of October 24-25 at schools in the BCS area. Bryan will […]

The Varsity tennis team defeated Livingston in the first district match of the season 17-2. The Vikings finished doubles 6-1 and went 11-1 in singles. Senior Tanner Toomer and freshman Jacy Smith also earned a win in mixed doubles.

The Vikings came from behind against Brenham to capture an exciting 10-9 victory on Friday at the Viking courts. Led by freshman Amina Butt, the Vikings defeated the Cubs for their second victory of the season. Amina won her match in a third set tie breaker by the score of 10-5 giving the Vikings the […]

He’s got a big passion, a big smile, and a big heart. And he’s made a big difference to kids he’s never even met.

The Viking tennis team went 3-1 in the Consol Tournament this weekend. Bryan defeated College Station HS, Copperas Cove and Rudder. The only loss came at the hands of Woodlands JV. The team returns to the courts Tuesday against Conroe HS. The Crosstown Showdown will take place at Consol on Friday afternoon.

Senior Jacob Preston and junior Christine Ehresman qualified for the Region tournament by placing 2nd mixed doubles during the District tournament last week. They defeated Belton in a playback match.

To some, tennis is just a hobby or a sport, played just to exercise. But that’s not the case for one particular senior mixed-doubles tennis player.

As players continue to volley back and forth at a rapid pace, there’s not a lot of down time during a tennis match. Competitors must stay on their toes in a sport where reaction and anticipation mean everything.

Tennis also provides an opportunity for students to have a release from the average school day by allowing them to step onto the court and channel their energy elsewhere.