Bryce Brauneisen

And it all started right here in East Texas. CBS19 headed over to the source -- APEC Training in Tyler -- to find out the real secret on how they've developed so many star athletes in this region and how they continue to do so.

They'll have a rematch from last year in the regional semifinals, with a chance to make the state tournament for the first time ever.

They'll make their way to San Antonio for the fourth straight year, hoping for their first title since 2012.

It's their third overall winter soccer championship, and first since the 2017-18 season.

The Steers were selected as the No. 9 see in the NAIA tournament, marking a historic moment for the program.

The star senior forward put together a purely dominant performance when the lights were the brightest to lead the Huntington Devilettes to a runner up finish at the tournament. Anderson guided the Devilettes to its first trip to the UIL State tournament in school history.

He took a Wheaton team that made the tournament via an at-large bid and sent them on a Cinderella run for the ages. He averaged roughly 45 points per game on the tournament run, but his best game of all came in the Elite Eight. He put up a grand total of 62 points -- a career high -- as well as hitting the game-winning three pointer from the corner with under 15 seconds to play. When the dust settled, the Thunder were headed to the Final Four.

Long story short, Celsur was well prepared to hit the collegiate level, and she's fit right in with her Pioneer squad.

The sophomore athlete took the Tommy Atkins Relays by storm with a record-setting performance in the 100 meters.

"It would mean a lot because it's something that I've been working for all year. Also, me and my teammates are really close and I'm also really hoping that our team makes it to state," Robertson said. "That's another goal that I've had, to get that team win. It would really be great if I could get that too."