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When school years begin, TAPPS schools chase the Henderson Cup.
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When school years begin, TAPPS schools chase the Henderson Cup. The title for most extracurricular success is on the line when they battle in athletics and fine arts. Check out the top producers from the 2018-2019 academic year.
We start with 6A's Tomball Concordia Lutheran, which scored 56 athletic points, 46 fine art points and 102 total points to earn its third Henderson Cup since the 2010-2011 school year. It hung on for this year's title because Argyle Liberty Christian School produced the same amount of athletic points in its 99-point year. Rounding out the classification's top three was Dallas Bishop Lynch, which recorded 76 of its 85 points in athletics.
In 5A, San Antonio Christian School grabbed its second straight Henderson Cup by scoring 98 of its 102 total points in sports competition. It was followed by Regents School of Austin and Tyler Grace Community School, which tied for second with 72 points. Regents set up that mark with its 48-point athletic year and Grace did the same with its 40-point fine art campaign.
Geneva School of Boerne won its ninth Henderson Cup since the 2009-2010 academic year by leading all TAPPS schools with 112 total points. Its 4A success included 68 athletic points and 44 fine art points. The Woodlands Christian Academy followed with 79 of its 84 points in athletics, and Arlington Grace Preparatory Academywrapped up the classification's top three with 46 of its 73 points from the same category.
In 3A, Dallas The Covenant School used a 71-point athletic surge to set up 82 total points and its fifth Henderson Cup since the 2006-2007 campaign. Lake Country Christian School finished second with 47 of its 65 points coming in sports and Round Rock Christian Academy rounded out the top three with 40 of its 52 points coming in fine arts.
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Jose Altuve asked manager Joe Espada to move him out of the leadoff spot and into the second hole for the Houston Astros.
The reason? He wanted more time to get ready to hit in the bottom of the first inning after coming into the dugout from left field.
Altuve is playing left for the first time in his career after spending his first 14 major league seasons at second base.
“I just need like 10 more seconds,” he said.
The 34-year-old Altuve made the transition to the outfield this season after the trade of Kyle Tucker and the departure of Alex Bregman shook up Houston’s lineup.
Jeremy Peña was in the top spot Monday night against Detroit. Altuve had two hits, including a two-run homer, and three RBIs to help the Astros to an 8-5 win. It was the first time since 2023 he batted anywhere besides leadoff.
“I enjoy playing baseball,” Altuve said. “I love playing, especially with these guys. I like being in the lineup. In the end it doesn’t really matter if I play second or left, if I lead off or not. I just want to be in the lineup and help this team to win.”
Altuve didn’t suggest that Peña take his leadoff spot.
“I just told Joe that maybe he can hit me second some games at some point and he did it today,” Altuve said. “I just need like that little extra time to come from left field, and he decided to put Jeremy (there).”
Peña is hitting .265 with three homers and 11 RBIs. He batted first in Sunday’s 7-3 win over Kansas City — with Altuve getting a day off — and had two hits and three RBIs. He added two more hits and scored twice Monday.
Along with giving him a little extra time to get ready to bat, Altuve thinks the athletic Peña batting leadoff could give a boost to a lineup that has struggled at times this season.
“Jeremy is one of those guys that has been playing really good for our team,” Altuve said. “He’s taking really good at-bats. He’s very explosive and dynamic on the bases, so when he gets on base a lot of things can happen. Maybe I can bunt him over so Yordan (Alvarez) can drive him in.”
Altuve is a nine-time All-Star. The 2017 AL MVP is hitting .282 with four homers and 12 RBIs this season.
Espada said he and Altuve often share different ideas about the team and they had been talking about this possibility for a while before the manager made the move.
“He’s always looking for ways to get everyone involved and he’s playing left field, comes in, maybe give him a little bit more time to get ready between at-bats, just a lot of things that went into this decision," Espada said. "He’s been around, he knows himself better than anyone else here, so hopefully this could create some opportunities for everyone here and we can score some runs.”