TROJANS TAKE SAN DIEGO THIS FALL

RALPH DINTINO, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

TVS Athletics has a very exciting announcement about our 2023 fall season. Both our Varsity girls’ volleyball and Varsity football teams will be traveling to San Diego, California over Labor Day weekend!

Our girls’ volleyball team will compete in a series of matches against some of the top private schools in the San Diego area. On Thursday, August 31, they will take on La Jolla Country Day at 5:30 p.m. The following day will be a double-header: they will play at Francis Parker School at 10 a.m. and then at The Bishop’s School at 4:30 that afternoon. All three of their opponents made deep runs in the San Diego Section playoffs last year.

Our football team has been invited to participate in the 10th-annual US Marine Corps Honor Bowl. The Honor Bowl is a California-based high school football showcase event that has been played every year since 2013. It annually features matchups of top teams from Southern California against other top programs from across the country. In the event’s 10 years, there have been teams invited from northern California, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Utah, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada, and Hawaii. We are incredibly lucky that the Trojans will be the first Texas team to participate in the Honor Bowl!

Our opponents will be University City High School from San Diego, the defending San Diego Section Champions and a California state semifinalist last season. Our game will be on Saturday, September 2 at Cathedral Catholic High School, with kickoff at noon Pacific time.

What makes the Honor Bowl a truly special experience is much more than just the high-level football games. The event is put on by The Honor Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds, education, and awareness for military veterans who are suffering after-effects of their service to our country. You can read and learn more about the history and tradition of The Honor Group and the Honor Bowl at www. thehonorgroup.org.

The Honor Group is fond of saying that the experience of participating in the Honor Bowl is “more than just a game.” We are embracing that attitude about our trip. Players from both teams will partake in multiple extracurricular activities, including guided tours of three college campuses: University of San Diego, UC San Diego, and San Diego State University.

We feel very fortunate that our teams are able to take part in this amazing opportunity. Stay tuned for further details as the trip approaches and more details are finalized.

Thank you very much for your continued support of Trojan Athletics!