Texas Private and Parochial HS Basketball Gymnasiums Visited - 58 (123 All)

Alpha Omega Academy, Huntsville (1/26/18)

Antonian College Preparatory, San Antonio (10/25/18) - VB
Bay Area Christian School, League City (11/20/18)

Baytown Christian Academy, Baytown (2/11/23)
Bishop Lynch High School (Leyden Arts and Athletics Complex), Dallas (11/29/18)

Brazos Christian School, Bryan (2/26/22)

Calvary Baptist School (First Baptist Church), Conroe (2/1/22)
Concordia Lutheran High School, Tomball (1/4/19)
Covenant Christian School, Conroe (11/6/18)

Cypress Christian School, Houston (12/3/18)

Cypress Christian School, Cypress (2/19/26 - Boys - Houston Robert M. Beren Academy 37, Spring Founders Christian School 35)

Cypress Covenant Academy (Sun Auto Sports Complex), Cypress (11/29/22)

Episcopal High School, Bellaire (2/17/18)

Faith West Academy, Katy (11/28/22)
Family Christian Academy (Lawrence J. Mealey Gymnasium), Houston (11/27/18)

First Baptist Academy, Dallas (12/28/24)
Fort Bend Christian Academy, Sugar Land (11/5/18)

Fort Worth Christian, North Richland Hills (9/27/18) - VB
Founders Christian School, Spring (11/14/22)

Frassati Catholic High School, Spring (11/1/18)

Grace Christian Academy, Houston (11/8/21)
Houston Adventist Academy, Cypress (11/27/23 - Boys - Adventist Academy 89, Houston The Briarwood School 44)

Houston Christian High School, Houston (12/2/17)
Houston Lutheran High North, Houston (1/11/19)
Incarnate Word Academy, Houston (12/10/18)

Lake Country Christian School, Fort Worth (12/28/18)
Legacy Christian Academy (Delmar M. Dabney Center), Beaumont (1/20/24 - Boys - Galveston O'Connell 67, Beaumont Legacy Christian Academy 62) 

Legacy Prep Christian Academy, Magnolia (8/24/21) - VB*

Lifestyle Christian School, Conroe (1/30/25 - Boys - Conroe Lifestyle Christian 74, Houston Second Baptist University Model-Cypress 12)

Live Oak Classical School, Waco (2/3/24 - Girls - Bryan Brazos Christian 54, Waco Live Oak Classical 28)
Lutheran High School of Dallas, Dallas (2/18/23 - Boys - Yavneh Academy of Dallas over Richardson North Dallas Adventist Academy)
Lutheran South Academy, Houston (2/10/18)
Northland Christian School, Houston (8/8/19) - VB*
Notre Dame High School, Wichita Falls (11/7/17)

O'Connell College Preparatory (Barbara Kleinecke Gymnasium), Galveston (8/10/19) -VB*

Providence Classical School, Spring (8/16/22) - VB*

Regents School of Austin, Austin (11/5/22) - VB (Auxiliary Gymnasium)

Robert M. Beren Academy (Mucasey-Bootin Gymnasium), Houston (2/13/25 - Beren Academy 63, Conroe Lifestyle Christian 50 - Boys)
Rosehill Christian School, Tomball (2/8/19)

St. Agnes Academy, Houston (8/6/19) - VB

St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Austin (2/9/18)

St. John's XXIII College Preparatory, Katy (1/15/22)
St. Joseph Catholic School, Bryan (2/19/22)
St. Pius X High School, Houston (1/5/18)
St. Thomas High School, Houston (11/15/18)

Sacred Heart Catholic School, Hallettsville (1/30/26) - Girls - Hallettsville Sacred Heart 35, Bulverde Bracken Christian School 25

Saint Thomas' Episcopal School, Houston (2/4/22)
School of the Woods, Houston (1/25/24 - Boys - School of the Woods 64, Port Arthur Lighthouse Homeschool 21)

Second Baptist School, Houston (11/13/18)
Second Baptist School - Memorial Campus, Houston (1/29/24 - Girls/Boys - Alvin Living Stones Christian)

The Covenant Preparatory School, Kingwood (10/28/22) - VB

The John Cooper School, The Woodlands (11/12/19)
The Kinkaid School (Melcher Gymnasium), Houston (12/4/18)

The Village School, Houston (11/24/18)
The Woodlands Christian Academy, The Woodlands (10/30/18)
Trinity Christian Academy, Willow Park (2/13/18)

Westbury Christian School, Houston (2/2/18)

Yavneh Academy of Dallas, Dallas (1/22/22)

* Have since seen basketball there!

Others - 18
Alamo City All-Stars Sportsplex, Universal City (10/25-26/18) - T-CAL State Volleyball
Bay City High School, Bay City (2/24/24 - Conroe Covenant Christian girls and Galveston O'Connell boys both over Hallettsville Sacred Heart)

Centerville High School, Centerville (2/18/23 - Houston Grace Christian Academy boys and Hallettsville Sacred Heart girls both over Dallas First Baptist Academy)

Coldspring-Oakhurst High School, Coldspring (8/5/19) - VB vs. Bryan St. Joseph

College Station High School, College Station (2/22/20) - TAPPS 6A Basketball Regional
Columbus High School (Marley Giddens Center), Columbus (11/9/24) - VB between Spring Providence Classical School and San Antonio Keystone School
Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville (11/9/24) - VB between Shiner St. Paul Catholic and Bryan St. Joseph Catholic

Ferrell Center, Waco (1995-2001) - TAPPS State Basketball Tournament

Hardin-Jefferson High School (Hawk Gymnasium), Sour Lake (1/11/25) - Galveston O'Connell 65, Hardin-Jefferson 58

Kenedy High School, Kenedy (12/21/24) - Girls Basketball (Edinburg Harvest Christian Academy 63, Shiner St. Paul 33; Shiner St. Paul 46, Pettus 31; Edinburg Harvest Christian Academy 65, Karnes City 26)

Midway High School, Waco (11/8/18) - TAPPS Volleyball
Robinson High School, Robinson (2/22/23) - TAPPS Basketball

Southwestern University, Georgetown (2/24/1994) - TAPPS State Basketball Tournament

Tyler Junior College, Wagstaff Gymnasium, Tyler (12/27/18 and 12/28/24) - Tournament Basketball
University High School, Waco (11/8/18) - TAPPS Volleyball

Waltrip High School, Houston (12/21/23) - Houston ISD Jaycees Basketball Tournament - Houston Jack Yates 91, Houston St. Pius X 68 / Houston Westbury Christian 61, Houston Heights 56 - Boys

West High School (11/8/18) - TAPPS Volleyball
Wharton High School, Wharton (11/9/24) - VB between Victoria St. Joseph and Sugar Land Fort Bend Baptist Christian Academy

Old Days - 3
Awty International School, Houston

Broadway Baptist School, Houston
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston

Other UIL High Schools (or Facilities) - 39
Aldine High School, Houston (2/5/25- Spring 59, Aldine 42 - Boys)

Anderson-Shiro High School, Anderson (3/3/20 - Leggett 84, Dime Box 67 - Boys)

Bryan High School, Bryan (3/6/20 - Grapeland 83, Tenaha 67 and Shelbyville 74, Crawford 61)
Caney Creek High School, Conroe (12/3/24 - The Woodlands 36, Caney Creek 27 - Boys)
Cleveland High School, Cleveland (2/20/25 - Houston Washington 76, Lufkin Hudson 55 - Boys)

College Park High School, The Woodlands (2/4/25 - The Woodlands College Park 62, Cleveland 45 - Boys)
Conroe High School, Conroe (2/17/25 - Hitchcock 75, Crockett 49 - Boys)

Crockett High School (Andrew J. Hopkins Activity Center), Crockett (12/29/23 - Tyler Chapel Hill 51, Venus 48 - OT - Boys)
Crosby High School, Crosby (1/17/24 - Barbers Hill 46, Crosby 43 - Girls)

Cypress Falls High School, Houston (2/10/25 - Fort Bend Crawford 49, Navasota 45 - Girls)

Dekaney High School, Houston (2/12/25 - Spring Westfield 58, Spring Dekaney 49 - Boys)

Grand Oaks High School, Spring (11/8/19) - Conroe ISD

Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood (2/27/20 - Houston Yates 102, Hardin-Jefferson 55)

Klein Cain High School, Spring (11/11/24 - Fort Bend Elkins 47, Klein Cain 29 - Boys)
Klein Collins High School, Spring (12/19/23 - Klein Collins 76, Klein Forest 43 - Girls)

Klein High School, Spring (12/22/23 - Klein 62, Spring Woods 45 - Girls)
Klein Oak High School, Spring (12/2/24 - Klein Forest 54, Klein Oak 51 - Boys)

Leggett High School, Leggett (12/11/23 - Wells 70, Leggett 51 - Boys)

Liberty High School, Liberty (1/28/25 - Liberty 72, Shepherd 40 - Boys)
Magnolia West High School, Magnolia (1/2/24 - Magnolia West 54, Montgomery 42 - Girls)

McMullen County High School, Tilden (12/30/16)

North Zulch High School, North Zulch (1/31/20 - Snook 57, North Zulch 33 - Boys)

New Caney High School, New Caney (12/18/23 - Conroe Grand Oaks 47, New Caney 19 - Girls)

New Waverly High School, New Waverly (12/17/24 - New Waverly 64, Giddings State School 26)

Oak Ridge High School, Conroe (1/31/24 - Conroe Oak Ridge 41, The Woodlands College Park 35 - Girls)

Onalaska High School, Onalaska (1/17/25 - Onalaska 79, New Waverly 49 - Boys)
Pasadena Memorial High School, Pasadena (1/3/24 - Pasadena Memorial 56, Deer Park 47 - Boys)
Porter High School, Porter (12/19/23 - Tomball 55, Porter 42 - Boys)

Splendora High School, Splendora (1/24/25 - Dayton 71, Splendora 58 - Boys)

Spring High School, Spring (2/24/20 - Katy Paetow 51, Willis 48)
Tarkington High School, Cleveland (12/12/23 - Splendora 43, Tarkington 36 - Boys)

Taylor High School, Katy (1/19/24 - Katy Tompkins 71, Katy Taylor 49 - Girls)
The Woodlands High School, The Woodlands (1/15/25 - Conroe Grand Oaks 64, The Woodlands 54 - Boys)

Tomball Memorial High School, Tomball (12/31/22 - Klein Collins 65, Tomball Memorial 54 - Boys)
Waller High School, Waller (2/16/23 - Cypress Ranch 69, Conroe Grand Oaks 60 - Girls)
West Fork High School, Kingwood (11/19/24 - College Station 65, New Caney West Fork 31 - Girls)
Westfield High School, Houston (2/8/25 - Spring Westfield 64, Spring 40 - Boys)

Wheeler Field House, Sugar Land (12/17/81)

Willis High School, Willis (2/20/23 - Mumford 72, Hull-Daisetta 35 - Boys)

Non-Texas High Schools (or Facilities) - 5
Father Ryan High School, Nashville, TN (1/28/20)

Heritage Hall School, Oklahoma City, OK (2/23/19)
Lipscomb Academy, Nashville, TN (1/13/20)
Ravenwood High School, Brentwood, TN (11/19/19)
The Webb School, Belt Buckle, TN (1/14/20)

That's My Girl, Part 14!

That's My Girl, Part 13!

2024 Texas-Based Books Want to Acquire

"The Spirit of the Game: American Protestants, Big-Time Sports, and the Contest for National Identity" by Paul Putz (recommended from Faith & Sports Institute)

"The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles" by Aimee Boorman (Lone Star Literary Life, April 2025)

"Tough Streets, Rough Skies, and Sunday Sidelines" by Larry Wansley with Carlton Stowers (Lone Star Literary Life, March 2025)

"Tough Times Never Last: The Coach Fran Story" by Rebecca Franchione (Lone Star Literary Life, August 2024)

"Bubba Ephriam: Black Texas Basketball Trailblazer" by Garner Roberts (Lone Star Literary Life, July 2024)

"Texas Legend: Jim Hall and his Chaparrals - "There's always a better way." The Official Biography" by George Levy (Lone Star Literary Life, July 2024) 

"Juneteenth Rodeo (M.k. Brown Range Life, 25)" by Sarah Bird (Lone Star Literary Life, June  2024)

"Playing from the Rough: A Personal Journey through America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses" by Jimmie James (Lone Star Literary Life, June 2024)

"A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back" by Aaron Fischman (Lone Star Literary Life, May 2024)

"Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms" by Shaunie Henderson (Lone Star Literary Life, May 2024)

"Betting on Horses: Racing as an Economic Development Tool in Frontier West Texas, 1886-1896" by Preston Lewis (Lone Star Literary Life, March 2024) 

"Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field" by Deion Sanders with Don Yeager (Lone Star Literary Life, March 2024)

"Long Live the Matadors: The Fearless History of Texas Tech's Masked Rider" by Stacy Stockard Caliva (Lone Star Literary Life, January 2024)

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"3...2...1...We're On The Air:  An Inside Look at Sports Television, Journalism, and Gender Equity" by Robert Steinfield (Lone Star Literary Life, October 2024) - Acquired 12/30/2025

"The Barber, The Astronaut, and The Golf Ball" by Barbara Radnofsky and Ed Supkis (Lone Star Literary Life, September 2024) - Acquired 12/30/2025

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"Wards of the League: The Untold Story of the First NFL Team in Dallas" by Mike Cobern (Lone Star Literary Life, September 2024) - Acquired 12/30/2025 - Finished 2/2/2026

Lavaca County - Sulphur Park (1/29/26)

Fayette County - Flatonia (1/29/26)

Fayette County - Flatonia City Hospital and Opera House (1/29/26)