Two of the best high school girl’s basketball teams in the state of Texas squared off on Thursday in the semifinals of the UIL (University Interscholastic League) State Tournament.
Frisco-Liberty defeated San Antonio Wagner 62-51, advancing to the 5A State Championship. But that victory was postponed due to something that you don’t — and should not — see every day. The game was delayed by hail.
We know what you’re probably thinking. Why in the world would Texas have its high school state basketball tournament outdoors? That just makes no sense. And to that, we can only say that you’re right. It wouldn’t make any sense. This game was held in the Alamodome, the former home of the San Antonio Spurs. And as you likely assumed, the Alamodome does have a roof.
That roof, though, was no match for the hail that fell upon it on Thursday night.
🚨Breaking🚨
The San Antonio Wagner-Frisco Liberty 5A state semifinals game at the 2023 UIL Girls Basketball State Tournament has been stopped with 5:35 left in Q4 due to hail coming through the roof of the Alamodome down onto the court
Liberty leads 46-35 #txhshoops #UILState pic.twitter.com/sYgA9fjAy2
— Andrew McCulloch (@ByAndyMcCulloch) March 3, 2023
Nick Alvarado of txhsgbb.com even tweeted out a photo of some of the hail that made its way to the Alamodome floor.
Hail on the floor of the Alamodome. pic.twitter.com/3Mb1BkCCXG
— Nick Alvarado (blue checkmark) (@Nick_TXHSGBB) March 3, 2023
Expect the unexpected. That’s a good rule of thumb with weather. It’s especially true in Texas, a state for radical shifts in the weather.
Welcome to Texas. If you don't like the weather stick around a few minutes. It'll change.
— Texas Humor (@TexasHumor) May 10, 2017
But even taking that into consideration, this caught people off guard.
Not on the weather bingo card today. jl https://t.co/S9gAyBTkCC
— Fox 4 Weather KC (@fox4wx) March 3, 2023
It's hailing in the Alamodome. It's officially the strangest weather day in Texas. https://t.co/zw8RERftql
— Jacob Martella (@ViewFromTheBox) March 3, 2023
— SBLive Sports (@SBLiveSports) March 3, 2023
Weather delay at the Alamodome during #UILState. Yes we are in a dome. A useless dome. @Gosset41 @Tabchoops @NWSSanAntonio @210Preps @ladytbirdgbb pic.twitter.com/0eqB5kyG8i
— Mr. Bowtie's Texas High School Sports Machine (@MrBowtie1982) March 3, 2023
I'd never thought I'd type this but, we just had a brief rain/hail delay here at the Wagner-Liberty UIL Class 5A girls basketball semifinal game at the Alamodome.
Pebble-sized hail and rain came through the roof while volunteers tried to dry the court off. pic.twitter.com/ldMQEfeQRo
— Annie Rice (@annierice_photo) March 3, 2023
Uh…this is a first for me. Covering a semifinal game at the UIL State Girls Bball championship tournament and game had to be stopped with 5:35 left b/w Wagner & Liberty b/c hail came through the roof at the Alamodome ☔️😳 pic.twitter.com/zO5VoLTea8
— Sam Owens 🌶️ (@SamOwensphoto) March 3, 2023
[Andrew McCulloch, Nick Alvarado] Photo Credit: Mr. Bowtie’s Texas High School Sports Machine
