{"id":428647,"date":"2026-09-07T09:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/428647\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T09:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:52:17","slug":"scholar-athlete-of-the-week-genesis-medrano-holy-cross-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/428647\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholar Athlete of the Week: Genesis Medrano, Holy Cross High School"},"content":{"rendered":"

KSAT 12 Sports and CHRISTUS Children\u2019s shine a spotlight on a local senior student athlete. <\/p>\n

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Meet KSAT 12\u2019s newest Scholar Athlete of the Week: Genesis Medrano from Holy Cross High School.<\/p>\n

Genesis is a shortstop and pitcher on the varsity softball team and is an athletic trainer. She was named First-Team All-District three years in a row and was named First-Team All-State her junior season.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s a member of the National Honor Society, the Student Council, Eucharistic Ministry, Music Ministry, Campus Ministry, Women\u2019s Ministry, the Texas Thespian Scholar Troupe and is a Moreau Scholar. She also volunteers with food bank drives.<\/p>\n

Genesis maintains a 4.0 grade point average and is ranked fifth in her class. Genesis plans to play collegiate softball at St. Edward\u2019s University in Austin, where she will major in kinesiology. <\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 by KSAT – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

About the AuthorsDaniel Villanueva headshot\"\"Daniel Villanueva<\/a><\/p>\n

Daniel P. Villanueva has been with KSAT 12 since 2003 and is the producer of the station’s sports streaming show KSAT Sports Now. Villanueva is a graduate of St. Mary’s University and is a TAPB and two-time Lone Star Emmy Award winner for sports and news. He is also a Gold Telly Award winner and a Texas Broadcast News Awards recipient.<\/p>\n

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