Plaza of Influence
The Plaza of Influence at the Northside Sports Gym recognizes those who have gone Beyond the Game to make a positive difference in the lives of NISD students. This commitment to make a difference exemplifies the mission of Northside ISD.
Consider recognizing someone who has left a lasting impression on you because they went Beyond the Game. This person could be anyone who touched the lives of Northside students in an impactful way.
Your tax-deductible donation to the Northside Education Foundation (NEF) will fund a paver with your influential person's name to be installed in the Northside Plaza of Influence. Your name along with the reason why this Person of Influence went Beyond the Game will be placed in an area of prominence for all to view. In addition to the honorary paver, your donation supports NEF’s Grants Program benefiting staff and student enrichment.
The Northside Sports Gym and the Plaza of Influence were formally dedicated on November 30, 2016.
The Northside Sports Gym is located at the Farris Athletic Complex at 8400 N. Loop 1604 W.
For more information about the Plaza of Influence, call the NISD Athletics Office at (210) 397-7509.

Recognitions and Scholarships
2024-2025 Standings & Playoff Qualifiers | ||
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SPORT | DISTRICT WINNERS & POST SEASON PLAY | FINAL PLAYOFF ROUND |
Team Tennis | O’CONNOR 28-6A TEAM TENNIS DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
Bi-District O’Connor, Health Careers, Marshall, Brennan, Jay, Clark Area: Jay, Clark
| O’CONNOR 28-6A TEAM TENNIS DISTRICT CHAMPIONS |
Water Polo | TAFT BOYS 29-6A DISTRICT CHAMPIONS BRANDEIS GIRLS 27-6A CO DISTRICT CHAMPIONS BRENNAN GIRLS 29-6A CO DISTRICT CHAMPIONS HARLAN GIRLS 29-6A CO DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
Bi-District Girls: Stevens, Taft, Clark, Brennan, Harlan, Holmes, Brandeis Bi-District Boys: Jay, Harlan, Brandeis, Health Careers, Brennan, Taft, Stevens, O’Connor, Clark Regional Quarterfinals Girls: Clark, O’Connor, Brandeis, Harlan, Brennan, Taft Regional Quarterfinals Boys: O’Connor, Health Careers, Brandeis, Brennan, Harlan | BRENNAN GIRLS REGIONAL FINALIST
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Cross Country
| Holmes Boys 28-6A District Champions Taft Girls 28-6A District Champions
Regional Boys: Holmes, Brennan, Taft, Sotomayor, Clark Regional Girls: Taft, Brennan, Marshall, O’Connor, Brandeis, Clark State Qualifiers: Brennan, Brandeis, Clark, Taft Brennan Coach Strickland - Coach of the Year THSCA
| STATE RESULTS Brennan: Zachary Miller - 9th Overall Kailyn Brunson - 37th Overall Brandeis: Ada Mathias - 62nd Overall Clark: Aiden Adams - 72nd Overall Taft: Adelyn Miller - 95Gith Overall |
Football | Brennan 28-6A District Champions Bi-District: Jay, Harlan, Taft, Brennan, Sotomayor, Clark Area: Sotomayor, Brennan, Harlan Regional: Harlan Quarterfinals: Harlan
| HARLAN REGIONAL 6A CHAMPIONS |
Volleyball | O’Connor & Harlan 28-6A District Champions
Bi-District: Jay, Brandeis, Harlan, O’Connor, Clark, Brennan, Warren Area: Clark, Harlan Regional Semifinals: Harlan
| HARLAN AREA CHAMPIONS |
Basketball
| Sotomayor 28-6A Girls District Champions Girls Bi-District: Sotomayor, Brennan, Brandeis, Clark, Warren, O’Connor, Jay Area:Brennan, Harlan, Sotomayor, Jay, Clark Regional Semi Finals: Brennan, Harlan Regional Finals: Brennan
Brennan 28-6A Boys District Champions Boys Bi District: Brennan, Harlan, Sotomayor, O’Connor, Jay Area:Brennan, Harlan, Sotomayor, Jay Regional Semi Finals: Brennan, Harlan Regional Finals: Brennan, Harlan State SemiFinals: Brennan, Harlan
| Brennan Girls Regional Champions Brennan Boys Regional Champions Harlan Boys Regional Champions
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Swimming/Diving
| O’Connor Boys 29-6A District Champions Health Careers Girls 29-6A District Champions Regional Qualifiers: Jay, Brandeis, Clark, Marshall, Brennan, Harlan, Health Careers, Holmes, O’Connor, Sotomayor, Stevens, Taft, Warren
| O’Connor Boys 29-6A District Champions Health Careers Girls 29-6A District ChampionsBrandeis: Lilly Glasgow, 100 breaststroke - 14th*Patrick Maldonado, 500 freestyle - 12th*Girls 200 Medley Relay - 11th*, 400 Free Relay - 7th*Clark: Iliya Ehterami, 1-m diving - 14th*Harlan: Rhema Rose, 1-m diving - 16th*Sotomayor: JB Lloyd, 1-m diving - 7th* |
Soccer | Taft Girls 28-6A District Champions Warren Boys 28-6A District Champions Bi-District Girls :Taft, Warren, Sotomayor Brandeis, O’Connor, Jay Area Girls: O’Connor, Taft, Jay
Bi-District Boys: Warren, Brennan, O’Connor, Harlan Area Boys: Jay | Taft Girls District Champions Warren Boys District Champions |
Softball | O’Connor District Champions
Bi-District: O’Connor, Harlan, Brennan, Taft, Brandeis Area: O’Connor, Taft, Harlan Regional Semi-Finals: Taft | Taft Area Champions |
Baseball | O’Connor 28-6A District Champions Bi-District: O’Connor, Brandeis, Harlan, Sotomayor, Clark, Warren Area: Brandeis, Clark | Brandeis Bi-District Champions Clark Bi-District Champions |
Golf | O’Connor Girls District Champions Individual Winner: Harlan: Avery Hazelrigg O’Connor Boys District Champions Individual Winner O’Connor: Mateo Tamez
Girls Regionals: O’Connor, Health Careers, Harlan, Holmes Boys Regionals: O’Connor, Brennan, Taft | O’Connor Girls District Champions O’Connor Boys District Champions |
Ind. Tennis | District Champions: Boys Singles: Harlan, Adrian Mansilla Boys Doubles: Brennan, Carter Tyler & Aiden Castillo Mixed Doubles: O’Connor, Anslee Gunter & Jaden Tilbury Girls Singles: Holmes, Laxmisupriya Vemuri Girls Doubles: O’Connor, Emma Cerwin & Cassandra Pendon
Regionals: Harlan, Brennan, O’Connor, Holmes,
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Track | Brennan Boys 28-6A District Champions Brennan Girls 28-6A District Champions
Area: Jay, Brandeis, Clark, Brennan, Clark, Harlan, Holmes, Health Careers, Marshall, O’Connor, Stevens, Sotomayor, Taft, Warren Regional: Brennan, Sotomayor, Stevens, Harlan, Warren, Clark, Brandeis, O’Connor, Taft, Marshall, Jay, Health Careers
| Brennan Boys 28-6A Area Co- Champions Brennan Girls 28-6A Area Champions Harlan: Tate Taylor Athlete of the Meet for 6A Boys, - 100m Dash, 1st place *National Record*, 9.92; - 200m Dash, 1st place *State Record*, 20.14 Harlan - Boys' 4x100m Relay, 6th place G'Ivori Graham, Anthony Durojaiye, Aiden Aleman and Tate Taylor Harlan: Noah Folks, Triple Jump, 9th place
Brennan: Caila Lyons- 800m Run, 3rd place - 400m Dash, 9th place Zachary Miller - 3200m Run, 5th place - 1600m Run, 7th place
Sotomayor: Michael Inweh, High Jump, 8th place
Taft: Daniela Shelfo, 800m Run, 9th place
Warren: Syenna Lara, - 100m Hurdles, 8th place - 300m Hurdles, 9th place
Brandeis: Ben Tealer, - 800m Run, 7th place
Clark: Rachel Nwankwo, - Long Jump, 7th place - Triple Jump, 9th place
Jay: Syniece Davis, - 400m Dash, 7th place
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District Champions MS 2024-2025
Sport | Grade | B/G | School |
Football | 8 | Boys | Straus |
Volleyball | 8 | Girls | Garcia |
Basketball | 8 | Boys | Straus |
Basketball | 8 | Girls | Bernal |
Track | 8 | Boys | Bernal |
Track | 8 | Girls | Garcia |
Tennis | 7/8 | Team | Garcia |
Cross Country | 7/8 | Girls | Briscoe |
Cross Country | 7/8 | Boys | Garcia |
Soccer | 8 | Boys | |
Soccer | 8 | Girls |
MS 7th DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
Sport | Grade | B/G | School |
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Football | 7 | Boys | Folks |
Volleyball | 7 | Girls | Garcia |
Basketball | 7 | Boys | Briscoe |
Basketball | 7 | Girls | Brisoce |
Track | 7 | Boys | Bernal |
Track | 7 | Girls | Briscoe |
Soccer | 7 | Boys | |
Soccer | 7 | Girls |
Beyond the Game
BEYOND THE GAME is a Servant Leadership Initiative that challenges our Coaches and student athletes to be leaders on their campus and in all areas of their lives. The Athletic Department produces a multi-day Leadership Conference that brings in strong motivational speakers to encourage our athletes to push themselves Beyond the Game. This event has inspiring speakers geared for Teachers, Coaches, Parents, and Students. The 2023 Conference speakers included Stephen Mackey - 2 Words Author/Speaker, Marcellus Casey - KC Chiefs Team Chaplain, Jeff Traylor - UTSA Head Football Coach, NISD Superintendent - Dr. John Craft, NISD Counseling Team, Amanda Box- Box Communications, Dr. Blakely Low-Scott - Sports Psychologist, and NISD Assistant Superintendent Stan Laing.
Nominate an individual as a nominee for SA Sports: Beyond the Game.

Leadership Summit 2022
Kevin Hamilton Gym Dedication
Northside Athletic Spotlights
Northside ISD in the NEWS | |||||
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Additional Honors
- J. Patrick Burk - Clark HS
- Eldridge Burns, Jr. - Clark HS
- Eric G. Burns - Clark HS
- Wade Cleary - Clark HS
- Major Steven Gventer - Clark HS
- Monica Velasquez McIlwain - Clark HS
- Dr. Mark Moran - Clark HS
- J.D. Story - Clark HS
- James "Rad" Weaver - Clark HS
- Kevin Wolff - Clark HS
- Cliff Dugosh - Holmes HS
- Donna Eckert-Fields - Holmes HS
- Dr. Edward Carl Elder - Holmes HS
- Col. Lisa C Firmin - Holmes HS
- Darold Williamson - Holmes HS
- Anthony Beverley - Jay HS
- Captain Janae C. Florance - Jay HS
- Linda Goldfarb - Jay HS
- Danny Padron - Jay HS
- Tony Pelletier - Jay HS
- Lt. Col. Scott Thomas - Jay HS
- Heidi Bush - Mackey
- John Bordano - Marshall HS
- Dr. Fred Bryant - Marshall HS
- Priest Holmes - Marshall HS
- Monica C. Mendez - Marshall HS
- William Raba - Marshall HS
- Mandie Alice Tibball Svatek - Marshall HS
- Mike Hodges – O’Connor HS
- Captain Jordan Eddington - Stevens HS
- Lori Castro - Taft HS
- Michelle Fiedler Mikesh - Taft HS
- Giancarlo "John" Ortega - Taft HS
- Robert Reyes - Taft HS
- LTC Colette Topfer - Taft HS
- Daniel Flores - Warren HS
- Dr. Alicia Wooten – Warren HS
Want to know more about The NISD 6 COMMUNITY PILLARS Award Winners, visit this link.
