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‘Chili Bowl’ loses steam as tradition is set to end

Reported by: Don Harris
Email: DonHarris@woaitv.com
Last Update: 11/04 6:46 am
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Fox Tech vs. Lanier (Ellie Holmes of Fox Tech High School)
Fox Tech vs. Lanier (Ellie Holmes of Fox Tech High School)
SAN ANTONIO – The city’s oldest football tradition is coming to an end. San Antonio ISD officials confirmed to News 4 WOAI sports director Don Harris on Tuesday afternoon that Saturday will be the 67th and final “Chili Bowl.”

SAISD has recommended to the school board that Fox Tech become a health careers and law magnet school.

The football program will disband at the end of this season, ending the 67-year rivalry with Lanier and a great San Antonio ritual.
Fox Tech vs. Lanier (Ellie Holmes of Fox Tech High School)
Fox Tech vs. Lanier (Ellie Holmes of Fox Tech High School)
News 4 WOAI Sports has also learned that the new health careers and law magnet school will begin with freshmen next year, while the sophomores, juniors, and seniors will remain a normal high school.

It will then add sophomores the following year, and so on. It will be health careers and a magnet school in four years.

The final football season will be 2009. All other sports will continue for at least two years, and the SAISD board is expected to approve this on Nov. 16.



Don Harris
Don Harris is the Emmy award-winning weekday Sports Anchor and Sports Director for News 4 WOAI.
David Chancellor
David Chancellor is the award-winning sports anchor for News 4 WOAI. Chancellor was awarded the 2008 Associated Press Best Sportscast and Best Sports Story.
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Humberto “Humbie” Cervera is a reporter/producer for News 4 WOAI.
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