Corpus Christi Calallen and Alice approved to change to District 30-5A for 2016-2018 by UIL Executive Committee

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016

The Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) Executive Committee unanimously approved Corpus Christi Calallen and Alice’s petitions to change from District 29-5A to District 30-5A on Thursday, February 18, 2016 in Austin, Texas, reducing the number of high schools in District 29-5A to six for now subject to Medina Valley (Castroville) High School’s petition to be allowed to change from District 26-5A to District 29-5A, announced Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach Eric Villasenor.

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The Texas UIL Executive Committee denied Medina Valley High School’s petition to be transferred from District 26-5A to District 29-5A on Thursday, February 18, 2016 in Austin, Texas, announced C. C. Winn High School Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach Eric Villasenor.  UIL’s decision leaves District 29-5A with six schools for 2016-2018 including C. C. Winn, Floresville, Uvalde, San Antonio Harlandale, San Antonio McCollum, and San Antonio Southside.  

Coach Villasenor stated that District 29-5A is meeting on Monday, February 22, 2016 at San Antonio Harlandale High School to redraw the 2016-2017 athletic schedules.  With the release of Calallen and Alice from District 29-5A, the six remaining schools will now have to find two non-district football games for 2016 which may be difficult to do so late in the scheduling period as most schools have already filled their schedules.