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Four of the 12 finalists for top awards at the Best of Preps banquet on June 11 belong to Baylor.
Best of Preps picks show why a youthful Baylor athletics program is tops and may stay on top.
Three Baylor Research instructors are presenting at Nation of Makers Conference June 14-16.
Director of Walkabout Tim Williams has made pictures from the 2019 Senior Trip available.
Congratulations to the 183 graduates of the Baylor School class of 2019, who celebrated their accomplishment at commencement exercises on May 31.
Check out the work of Baylor's talented artists and writers. Click here to view new issue of Periaktoi
Scenic Roots, a new program of local public radio affiliate WUTC (88.1), will feature a podcast on Baylor's organic garden on Friday, May 31.
The valedictorian, salutatorium, and award-winners were announced at Baylor's eighth grade commencement exercises on Wednesday, May 29.
Baylor junior Anika Iqbal has been selected for a 2019 Achievement Award in Writing, given by the National Council of Teachers of English.
The Spring Fling is over and once again Baylor stands out as the best overall athletic program in the state and one of the best in the nation.
Baylor celebrated the accomplishments of this year's student body at the 2019 Awards Day ceremony on Monday, May 20.
The final 2018-19 issue of The Baylor Notes is now published.
The Baylor Spirit Store will be operating on a limited schedule in June.
Lauren Hill earns first place prize for her study of Belinostat treatment for breast cancer.
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![McBrayer is State Singles Runner-Up]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558711217/baylorschoolorg/x3lutixiitzkn0hmtpvv/tn19statemcbrayer.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558711217/baylorschoolorg/x3lutixiitzkn0hmtpvv/tn19statemcbrayer.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558711217/baylorschoolorg/x3lutixiitzkn0hmtpvv/tn19statemcbrayer.jpg","width":700}])
Baylor senior Landie McBrayer fell just short of a state tennis singles championship Friday, falling to Maggie Cannata of Ensworth in three sets 6-1, 2-6, 6-1.
![Taverne and Smith Repeat as State Doubles Champs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558719700/baylorschoolorg/ufeau88gr6ocfsqm2wnm/bten19statedoubleschamps.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558719700/baylorschoolorg/ufeau88gr6ocfsqm2wnm/bten19statedoubleschamps.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558719700/baylorschoolorg/ufeau88gr6ocfsqm2wnm/bten19statedoubleschamps.jpg","width":700}])
Baylor senior Benji Taverne and junior Hunter Smith successfully defended their 2018 state doubles championship Friday, defeating McCallie's team of John Knight and Charlie Park 6-3, 6-1, and becoming the first back-to-back Baylor doubles champion in 44 years.
![Taverne/Smith to Play for State Doubles Title, McBrayer Advances to Singles Finals]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558711239/baylorschoolorg/qjfhj58strgdtrz35pfq/tavernesmith.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558711239/baylorschoolorg/qjfhj58strgdtrz35pfq/tavernesmith.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558711239/baylorschoolorg/qjfhj58strgdtrz35pfq/tavernesmith.jpg","width":700}])
Benji Taverne and Hunter Smith will be playing to defend their 2018 state doubles title in the TSSAA boys' tennis tournament Friday while Landie McBrayer has advanced to the championship match in girls' singles.
![Berzon Leads Baylor to Fifth Straight Title]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558709598/baylorschoolorg/fsy1dhiaysbnabv9hunb/sb19statechamps.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558709598/baylorschoolorg/fsy1dhiaysbnabv9hunb/sb19statechamps.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1558709598/baylorschoolorg/fsy1dhiaysbnabv9hunb/sb19statechamps.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1558709598/baylorschoolorg/fsy1dhiaysbnabv9hunb/sb19statechamps.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558709598/baylorschoolorg/fsy1dhiaysbnabv9hunb/sb19statechamps.jpg","width":1242}])
Freshman Syd Berzon was the winning pitcher and provided the game-winning RBIs to lead the Baylor softball team to a 2-1 win over GPS and a fifth straight state championship Thursday.
![Baylor Baseball Retains State Crown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558704270/baylorschoolorg/wgkmgj5ajbznqmn6wwch/base19statechamps.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558704270/baylorschoolorg/wgkmgj5ajbznqmn6wwch/base19statechamps.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1558704270/baylorschoolorg/wgkmgj5ajbznqmn6wwch/base19statechamps.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1558704270/baylorschoolorg/wgkmgj5ajbznqmn6wwch/base19statechamps.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1558704270/baylorschoolorg/wgkmgj5ajbznqmn6wwch/base19statechamps.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1558704270/baylorschoolorg/wgkmgj5ajbznqmn6wwch/base19statechamps.jpg","width":2200}])
The Baylor baseball team jumped out to a 4-0 lead and held on for a 4-2 win over Christian Brothers Thursday, earning the team's second consecutive state championship.
![Holcombe is Pole Vault Champ, Baylor Boys Sixth at State Meet]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558633624/baylorschoolorg/n3pt76nuzzxz41kohcdf/holcombe1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558633624/baylorschoolorg/n3pt76nuzzxz41kohcdf/holcombe1.jpg","width":386}])
Baylor senior Jack Holcombe cleared 13' 6" to take the state pole vault championship and help the Baylor boys' track and field team to a sixth place finish at the TSSAA D-IIAA state meet Wednesday.
![Packer Repeats as 200 M Champ, Second in 100 as Baylor Finished Fourth at State Track]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558623912/baylorschoolorg/g3aq2lixn9oihj66s5nv/track19statepacker.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558623912/baylorschoolorg/g3aq2lixn9oihj66s5nv/track19statepacker.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1558623912/baylorschoolorg/g3aq2lixn9oihj66s5nv/track19statepacker.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1558623912/baylorschoolorg/g3aq2lixn9oihj66s5nv/track19statepacker.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1558623912/baylorschoolorg/g3aq2lixn9oihj66s5nv/track19statepacker.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1558623912/baylorschoolorg/g3aq2lixn9oihj66s5nv/track19statepacker.jpg","width":2200}])
Baylor junior Makayla Packer repeated as 200 meter champion, was second in the 100 meter dash, and anchored the second place 4 X 100 relay team to lead the Baylor girls' track and field team to a fourth place team finish at the TSSAA D-IIAA state championships Wednesday.
![Top of the Order Sends Baylor to Championship Game]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1557151360/baylorschoolorg/bir6sfkhrtroglbem4fr/SpringFling2019.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1557151360/baylorschoolorg/bir6sfkhrtroglbem4fr/SpringFling2019.jpg","width":482}])
The top five batters in the Raiders' lineup went 11-for-17 and knocked in all three runs as Baylor shut out Christian Brothers 3-0 in the semifinal round of the state baseball tournament Wednesday. Baylor will play for the title Thursday.
![Piskos Walk-Off Double Sends Baylor to Title Game]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558615601/baylorschoolorg/nbszm604jo5owykbrrrw/sb19stategpsmcknight.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558615601/baylorschoolorg/nbszm604jo5owykbrrrw/sb19stategpsmcknight.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558615601/baylorschoolorg/nbszm604jo5owykbrrrw/sb19stategpsmcknight.jpg","width":700}])
Baylor will play for a fifth consecutive softball state championship Thursday, after Sophie Piskos' walk-off, two-out double in the bottom of the seventh gave the Raiders a 4-3 win over GPS in the semifinal round Wednesday.
![Resilient Raiders Win Ninth Straight Title]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558614337/baylorschoolorg/brv13rqw3ckx0n7z2fhr/gten19statechamps.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558614337/baylorschoolorg/brv13rqw3ckx0n7z2fhr/gten19statechamps.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1558614337/baylorschoolorg/brv13rqw3ckx0n7z2fhr/gten19statechamps.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1558614337/baylorschoolorg/brv13rqw3ckx0n7z2fhr/gten19statechamps.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1558614337/baylorschoolorg/brv13rqw3ckx0n7z2fhr/gten19statechamps.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1558614337/baylorschoolorg/brv13rqw3ckx0n7z2fhr/gten19statechamps.jpg","width":2200}])
The Baylor girls' tennis team won its ninth straight state championship Wednesday, rallying for four singles match wins after losing the doubles point.