On the line was a share of the district title, where United's offense met up with U. South's defense. It was a game filled with plenty of action, and it was competitive to the end.
United South looked to take a 1-0 series lead in their area round opener, but the weather had other ideas, putting a halt to their game in the 4th inning.
After the Laredo teams dominated the fall, it's no surprise to see their names littered in the all district team, with the Longhorns Jerry Gonzalez bringing home the top spot.
For the first time ever, both the boys and girls Border Olympic tournaments will be played on the same weekend as United South (girls) and Nixon (boys) look to defend their titles.
It was a big day for the St. Augustine golf teams as the boys not only win the team title, but sweep the top four spots, while Susan De La Parra wins the girls title.
It was a big year for Mathew Duron and he's rewarded for his work with the district's MVP award, while eight other Tigers are named to the all district 1st team.
If the coaches across the state are right, it will be a banner year for the girls basketball teams in district 29-6A, as they predict a sweep of all four playoff spots.
Untied had their chances in their match up with Weslaco, but missed opportunities in the 1st half, and turnovers in the 2nd half put a stop to the Longhorns season, falling 30-14 to the Panthers.
Nixon used their typical up pace style to pull away from Corpus Ray at the end of the 1st half and never looked back as the Mustangs beat the Texans by 20.
Alexander went into the half down 21-13, but score 27 unanswered points for a big comeback as they top McAllen Memorial 40-28 in the opening round of the playoffs.
It was a regionally ranked showdown that lived up to the hype Saturday night as Martin and Veterans Memorial went to the wire, but it's the Tigers that come up short, falling 35-33.
United South fought an uphill battle for most of Saturday's matchup with PSJA North and in the end, the Panthers come up on the wrong end of a 25-17 final in the Valley.