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Mesquite's MADD Cheer earns silver in world competition
Mesquite’s MADD Cheer team earned a silver medal in the Allstar World Championship on April 21. Founded in 2015 by Jasmine Masters, MADD Cheer began as a recreational cheer program for Mesquite girls. Over time, it has grown into an All-Star cheer program, serving over 100 athletes annually. Attention...
Resilient Plano West posts another Game 3 shutout, returns to regional quarterfinals
COPPELL—High school softball's stakes don't get much higher than Game 3 of a playoff series, and that pressure is yet to faze Plano West. Saturday marked the Lady Wolves' third elimination game through just two rounds of the postseason. Their mettle was tested in bi-district play against Allen, overcoming their most lopsided defeat of the season and responding with an 8-0 shutout win in Game 3.
10th Annual East Trinity Masonic Lodge Scholarship Golf Classic Returns to Buffalo Creek Golf Club
Rockwall, Texas May 3, 2024 – The East Trinity Masonic Lodge is proud to announce the return of the highly anticipated 10th Annual East Trinity Masonic Lodge Scholarship Golf Classic, set to take place at the picturesque Buffalo Creek Golf Club on Friday, May 10, 2024. The Scholarship Golf...
Slow and Steady: Walnut Grove methodically puts away West Mesquite in Game 1
The opener of the Class 5A area round best-of-3 series between Walnut Grove and West Mesquite was a little like a boxing match on Thursday. The Wildcats spent the first few rounds, or innings, chopping the Wranglers down with a series of jabs, as they scored in each of their first five at-bats.
In full swing: Local golfers, tennis standouts entrenched in postseason play
The UIL state golf tournament began earlier this week with the top boys players in Texas hitting the links down south, while several tennis standouts are ramping up for the penultimate round of the postseason next week with the playing of the regional tournaments. For all tennis qualifiers from Allen...
They did it! See how Glen Oaks, Parkview Baptist their school's first outdoor track titles
“A First Time for Everything,” is an award-winning coming-of-age memoir that has nothing to do with high school track. But the title is fitting for two Baton Rouge schools — Glen Oaks and Parkview Baptist. Both came of age while winning their first outdoor track titles at the LHSAA outdoor track & field state meet on Friday night.
Star Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: West Mesquite's Sariya Calhoun
When softball was still a high school sport in its infancy, West Mesquite hit the ground running, winning the district championship in 1996, and the following year, it advanced to the regional semifinals. But from 1998-2022, the Wranglers made just one playoff appearance, and that came back in 2001.
Winner take all: Wakeland tops Poteet in one-game playoff
PLANO—When Wakeland pushed across a two-out run in the top of the first inning, it did not appear to be a big story line. After all, both the Wolverines and Poteet had plenty of big bats in the lineup, and it figured to the be the first of many runners crossing the plate.
Corvo Martial Arts to offer Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes in Plano
Corvo Martial Arts is set to open May 14 in Plano. (Courtesy Corvo Martial Arts) Corvo Martial Arts is set to hold a grand opening on May 18 in downtown Plano. Jiu Jitsu classes for all ages will be offered at this studio as well as Muay Thai and yoga classes for adults.
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