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HOUSTON (AP) — When Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez stepped up to the plate in the first inning Tuesday night, he had three extra special guests cheering for him. Fresh after arriving from Cuba, his father, Agustín Eduardo Álvarez Salazar, tearyeyed mother Mailyn Cadogan Reyes and brother Yonder Alvarez Cadogan each proudly wore a No 44 Alvarez jersey as they gazed wide-eyed at the field, watching the Houston star play professionally for the first time.

GLEN ROSE — It will only be a matter of time before the Glen Rose boys and girls golf teams start to see the fruits of their labors. “We lost our best player on the boys and girls side from last year, but one of our goals is to beat our team scores on both the boys and girls,” Glen Rose golf coach Owen Clifton said.

GLEN ROSE — There is only some much a team can do in fall camp before testing it out in a real game, and the Glen Rose Tigers will see how they stack up right out of the gate when they host Class 3A No. 6 Grandview at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tiger Stadium.

GLEN ROSE — To characterize the first two weeks of the Glen Rose Lady Tigers’ volleyball season as a roller coaster ride may be a fair assessment. In their first 18 matches of the season, the Lady Tigers (11-7), sport a six-match losing streak followed by a six-match losing streak.

GLEN ROSE — The Glen Rose tennis team will open the 2022 fall season with neighboring Granbury High School on Friday at 4 p.m. at the Tiger Tennis Courts.

Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams isn’t a typical transfer. Rather than adapting to a new coach and an entirely new system, Williams followed Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma to USC.

GLEN ROSE — Former Glen Rose left-hander Michael Watson was named the National Christian College Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year and First-Team All-American after his sophomore season at Southwestern Assemblies of God University.

GLEN ROSE — Nearly one year to the day after blowing out her right knee in the second game of the 2021 volleyball season against Sanger at Boyd High School, Addison Worthen returned to the same court for her first game back after a year of physical and mental challenges that taught her a lot about herself.

GLEN ROSE — Glen Rose football coach Cliff Watkins was quick to liken the 2022 Tiger offensive line to that of the 2018 front that went 11-2 and four rounds deep into the playoffs. The line that year had two Div.

GLEN ROSE – The Glen Rose Lady Tigers started off the season as one of the hottest teams in the state by winning their first six matches. The Lady Tigers, who were ranked second in the state earlier this week, cooled off, however, and after Tuesday’s 16-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-22, 12-15 loss to China Spring in their home opener at Tiger Arena, they have now dropped three straight matches.