Honors

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.

 

Plaza of Influence sign

Recognitions and Scholarships

 

2024-2025 Standings & Playoff Qualifiers

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 

 

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

 

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 Champions

Brandeis:  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, 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 

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.
 

FAMILY LOGO 23

Leadership Summit 2022

Kevin Hamilton Gym Dedication

Additional Honors

BRANDEIS3.22 MB
BRENNAN3.38 MB
CLARK2.46 MB
HARLAN427.37 KB
HOLMES1.98 MB
JOHN JAY1.52 MB
MARSHALL1.24 MB
O'CONNOR1.61 MB
SOTOMAYOR559.33 KB
STEVENS995.11 KB
TAFT1.64 MB
WARREN1.2 MB
  • 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. 

Harlan Volleyball Team 2023