The UIL’s ruling Thursday wasn’t so favorable for the Laredo schools. Nixon, Cigarroa and Johnson were denied their appeals to the UIL’s realignment and must remain in 4A. They were attempting to remain in District 29-5A, which houses the other Laredo schools.
In either case, the UIL said no. And now Laredo is saying yes to more travel.
Wade Baker, 30, is Sports Editor of The Monitor. He graduated from Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C. in 2000 with a degree in Mass Communications and moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 2002 for a sports reporter opening at The Monitor. Baker was promoted to his current position in August of 2007 after serving as assistant sports editor for two years. 
