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Making the Band
Collin County, Texas
Entering high school as a freshman can be a scary experience. Entering a strange building full of new faces can make a freshman very nervous. The same can be said for trying out for the high school band. Freshman musicians whose previous musical footwork was limited to finding their chairs at their middle school concert band performance, suddenly find themselves having to play AND march at the same time.
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Serve It Up
Collin County, Texas
Last season was truly memorable for a number of Collin County volleyball teams. A pair of private school teams – Trinity Christian and Canyon Creek Christian – brought home TAPPS state trophies. Plano West led the public-school charge advancing all the way to the Class 5A state semifinals but Allen, McKinney Boyd, Frisco Centennial, Lovejoy, Plano and Frisco Wakeland also qualified for the postseason and enter the 2008 season with... More
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Zero Week Fireworks
Collin County, Texas
In the spirit of its namesake, this year’s Tom Landry Classic will showcase four of the area’s best teams kicking off the 2008 Texas high school football season. Class 5A’s Plano West Wolves will face off against the Highland Park Scots in the first game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus at SMU, followed by a Class 4A showdown between Highland Park and Red Oak.
Entering its... More
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Most Valuable Eagles
Collin County, Texas
Allen High School reigned supreme in both boys and girls District 9-5A soccer in 2008. Both teams won district titles and advanced to regional finals. And both teams placed players in prominent positions on this year’s District 9-5A teams. Allen seniors Anthony Gerhart and Kelsey Perlman were elected Most Valuable Players. Gerhart’s teammates, Colin O’Donnell and John Kaschak, were voted the district’s Offensive Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of... More
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Foster, Swagerty Tapped For All-State
Collin County, Texas
Collin County private-school baseball and softball teams were well represented by 16 players earning in TAPPS postseason honors.
Trinity Christian’s James Foster and Prestonwood Christian’s Jordan Swagerty were named to all-state first teams in the larger TAPPS classifications. Legacy Christian had a trio of players – Logan Allison, Mason Leavitt and Casey Mauch – voted to the Class 2A first team.
Prestonwood Christian’s Amanda Burke was selected first-team... More
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Celina, Wakeland Take Honors
Collin County, Texas
Celina and Frisco Wakeland continued their duel for District 9-3A baseball and softball prominence into the postseason. Wakeland’s Jordan Baker and Celina’s Joey Cronin earned the district’s baseball and softball Most Valuable Player honors, respectively. Baker was 8-2 for the Wolverines with a 1.63 ERA. Cronin batted .519 with 41 RBIs and seven home runs.
Celina’s Troy McCartney was named Defensive Player of the Year and Wakeland’s Ryan Johnson... More
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Bulldogs Take Big Bite
Collin County, Texas
McKinney North’s sweep of the District 9-4A baseball and softball titles were reflected in the school’s dominance of postseason awards.
North catcher Trey Sorrells was voted co-Most Valuable Player along with McKinney pitcher Zach Lee. North shortstop Kathy Shelton claimed softball MVP honors.
North’s Nico Taylor was named Offensive Player of the Year and teammate Brandon Hollbaugh shared Defensive Player of the Year honors with McKinney’s Caleb Spengler.... More
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Wolves & Wildcats Honored
Collin County, Texas
Plano Independent School District players and coaches ruled 9-5A all-district baseball and softball honors, Plano earning 11 out of 14 individual awards.
Plano West’s Kale Kiser and Plano’s Brittany Griffiths were named Most Valuable Players after helping their teams to the playoffs.
West players Jason Coats and Christina Roosmalen swept Offensive Player of the Year awards.
West third baseman Donald Plant and Allen shortstop Alex Yarbrough shared Defensive... More
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Collin County Kicks
Collin County, Texas
Collin County private schools were well represented on 2008 TAPPS All-District soccer teams.
John Paul II senior Erik Garciamendez was voted Offensive Most Valuable Player of District 1-I. Junior teammate John Kandane was named the district’s Newcomer of the Year. John Paul II junior Matt Florance was elected to the first team.
Trinity Christian Academy seniors Bear Murchison and Branden Carreker were named to the first team.
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Most Valuable Lions
Collin County, Texas
Most Valuable Players London Woodberry and Amanda Frisbie led a long list of players from McKinney schools and Frisco schools claiming the 14-4A and 15-4A All-District teams.
Nine players from state champion McKinney Boyd were voted to 14-4A individual awards and first team girls honors. Emily Reid was elected offensive player of the year. Freshman Kelly Monogue was named Newcomer of the Year. McKinney High players London Woodberry and... More
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Gold Medals
Collin County, Texas
Swimmers may appear to be solitary athletes, churning through the water as individuals competing against the clock and their own personal best. But there’s something about high school swim teams that helps propel teammates to gold medal performances. Maybe that’s why this year’s All-Collin County Swimmers of the Year love to talk about the roles their teammates played in their race to the top of the medal stand.
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Plano Skates to State
Collin County, Texas
Plano’s bid to send their state championship hopes into overtime was knocked off course by Jesuit. A last-second shot by Plano’s Jason Bell gave the Wildcats hope of tying the Texas Amateur Hockey Association (TAHA) finals match at 2 until Jesuit goalie Robbie Nichols deflected the puck away.
The Wildcats had a tough time against Nichols, who came up with several spectacular saves.
Plano was forced to rally when... More
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Nothing Spare About It
Collin County, Texas
Even though high school sports weave a strong thread in the fabric of Texas culture, there is a challenge to engage more students in athletic activities. Bowling is one sport helping to bring them into the competitive realm of secondary education. And teams from Plano are leading that drive to engage students in Collin County, enticing them to compete in a very social environment.
“I think that’s what attracts them... More
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Bound For State
Collin County, Texas
Plano’s girls swim team avenged an earlier loss to Southlake Carroll in winning their 19th straight 5A Region III championship. The Plano boys team finished second, behind Flower Mound. Plano coach Phillip Wiggins was named 5A Region III Coach of the Year and Plano senior Steven Nelms was voted the region’s Boy Athlete of the Year.
Plano senior Genny Konicke paced the girls with a time of 23.81 in... More
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Hold on State
Collin County, Texas
Trinity Christian Academy wrestlers won two TAPPS state wrestling titles to help the Trojans finish third. TCA wrestlers Jeff Scovell won gold in the 140-pound division and Keith Prater won the 189-pound class. Teammates Hampton Roese (119), Paul Winker (152) and James Voelker (215) finished second in their respective weights.
Defending state champion Emily Martin of Frisco Centennial led a large contingent of Collin County wrestlers headed for the University... More
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