Sharyland:

*The boys golf team took home the Region IV Championship last Tuesday, beating out San Antonio Johnson. The team was led by third-place finisher Juan Rodriguez. Peter Fox came in fifth and Jose Pena finished eighth. The state championships will be held April 30-May 1.

*Standout volleyball player Laura Eberly signed on Wednesday to play volleyball for Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. Eberly helped the Lady Rattlers win District 30-5A this past Fall and was named the district’s “outstanding blocker”.

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Time Warner Cable will provide live television coverage of the UIL boys and girls state soccer championships this week from Birkelbach Field in Georgetown, while FOXSportsSouthwest.com and FOXSportsHouston.com will offer live webcasts.

The tournament semifinals and finals will be televised on Time Warner Cable’s Texas Channel and will be streamed on FoxSportsSouthwest.com and FoxSportsHouston.com.

Read more: Sharyland Boys Soccer Semifinal Game Webcast Today

Following back-to-back wins this weekend at the regional semi-finals Friday and the regional finals Saturday, the Sharyland Rattlers are headed to state for the first time in school history.

In Friday’s regional semi-final versus San Antonio Northside Jay, both teams were scoreless at the end of regulation play. In the first overtime Sharyland scored first, but Jay came back to tie things up. The decision came down to a tense, back-and-forth shootout, which Sharyland won 3-2.

The victory advanced the Rattlers to Saturday’s regional finals where the Rattlers defeated Brownsville Lopez 2-1. The win was a history maker for the Rattlers who have never before made the top four at state.. Both tournaments were held this past weekend at the Brownsville Sports Park.

Read more: Sharyland Boys Soccer Makes State Final Four

The field is narrowing down more and more as the postseason tournament for boys and girls soccer continues. Down to 16 teams each for the boys and girls 5A and 4A tournament, three Big Six schools have managed to remain in the hunt for a regional championship and perhaps more.

First, the Sharyland Lady Rattlers officially became the program’s most decorated team after they took down Edinburg North, 4-2, on Monday night. Though they have reached this point in the postseason before in 2005, they did not do it as district champions.

“I told the girls tonight that they had become the most successful team that Sharyland has ever had,” said Head Coach JJ Lopez, following the team’s win.

That unofficial title of being the most decorated team ever didn’t come easy for Shary as North put up a fight. Benefitting from two successful penalty kicks, the Lady Cougars went into the half tied at 2-2.

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