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Ball High’s Jimmarl Littleton, left, runs against Pearland Dawson’ on Oct. 14 at The Rig in Pearland.

Former Ball RB named to college hall of fame
GALVESTON — Former Ball High running back Charles Alexander was named to the 2012 College Football Hall of Fame.
May 16, 2012

Former Tors playing big for Bearkats
GALVESTON — Five Ball High grads have helped the Sam Houston State Bearkats to the NCAA Division I National Championship Game.
January 05, 2012

Manvel blanks winless Ball High
ALVIN — The longest losing streak in Galveston high school football history continued Friday night.
October 29, 2011

Letter to the Sports Editor for October 27
Letters to the Sports Editor published in The Daily News:
October 27, 2011

Dawson shuts out Ball High
PEARLAND — Friday’s game wasn’t pretty for Ball High as the Tors struggled against state-ranked Pearland Dawson.
October 15, 2011

Eagles a big test for Tors
GALVESTON — Picking up its first win of the season today will be anything but an easy task for Ball High.
October 14, 2011

Isle native holds back Foster just one time
HOUSTON — Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton tackled Texans running back Arian Foster short of a first down and headed for the sideline.
October 03, 2011

Mistakes terrorize Tors
GALVESTON — Ball High fans got a glimpse of the Tors offensive potential Friday but also saw just how damaging mistakes can be.
September 17, 2011

Tors target 1st ‘W’ against Mustangs
GALVESTON — It hasn’t been perfect. It hasn’t been easy. It hasn’t been up to the expectations of many.
September 16, 2011

Tors can’t keep up with Jaguars
GALVESTON — Ball High fought tough Friday but couldn't keep up with Beaumont Central.
September 10, 2011

Ball High looking for 1st win in home opener
GALVESTON — Ball High squares off against winless Beaumont Central today in the Tors' first home game of the 2011 season.
September 09, 2011

New coach brings new hope to Tors
GALVESTON — After a 2009 5A playoff berth and a winless campaign last year, there's almost no predicting how the Tors will respond in 2011.
August 21, 2011

Lauve, Valastro reunite on island sideline
GALVESTON — When Ball High head coach Tony Valastro accepted the position to lead the Tors, he knew who he wanted to lead the offense.
August 19, 2011

Give logo debate a rest and move on
Guest columnist Manuel Moreno Jr. has had enough of the Ball High School logo crisis and thinks it's time to move forward.
August 09, 2011

Upon Further Review: Ball High's new logo
Readers sound of on this week's Upon Further Review topic — the new Tuffy-less Ball High logo.
July 31, 2011

Valastro coming back home to coach in Galveston
GALVESTON — Football coach Tony Valastro is returning to his birthplace to serve as the Galveston Independent School District’s athletic director.
April 27, 2011

Island school board to discuss hiring Valastro
GALVESTON — The school district board of trustees will decide whether to hire Galveston-born coach Tony Valastro as its new athletic director/football coach.
April 26, 2011

Valastro recommended for Ball High coach job
GALVESTON — Island native Tony Valastro is expected to be the superintendent’s recommendation for the next football coach and athletic director at Ball High.
April 22, 2011

Tors can’t hold on to 2nd half lead
A roundup of Friday night high school football action around the county.
October 30, 2010

Senior spotlight is on Morgan Bacon
Get to know Morgan Bacon, a starting offensive lineman for Ball High, in a question-and-answer interview.
October 22, 2010

No games this week