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05/08/2008
Rowlett junior will be busy at state track and field meet 
 MIKE STONE / Special to DMN Marquise Goodwin practices his triple jump at Rowlett High School Tuesday. Marquise Goodwin will be a busy young man Saturday, perhaps the busiest of all the athletes at the UIL state track and field meet. Goodwin, a junior at Rowlett, has qualified in five events – the UIL maximum.
Video: Goodwin's triple jump
 Blog: High schools
 More track and field
05/09/2008
Ursuline's Crain signs with Oklahoma
Ursuline senior Natalie Crain, a three-time TAPPS 6A state champion in the 400 meters, has signed a national letter of intent to run track at Oklahoma
Baseball: Highland Park 4, Texarkana Texas 3
Texarkana Texas High had the big inning, but Highland Park had more big moments in a 4-3 area-round playoff victory Thursday.
Baseball playoff pairings, results
Baseball playoff pairings, results
Softball playoff pairings, results
Softball playoff pairings, results
Softball: Escape act by junior lifts Mesquite Poteet
Mesquite Poteet junior pitcher Bradie Baker's moment of truth came in the fifth inning when McKinney North's Kathy Shelton reached on a one-out single to right Thursday.
Softball: Houston St. Agnes 2, Bishop Lynch 1 (12)
St. Agnes scored on a fielder's choice in the top of the 12th to win a 6A semifinal. Christina Gamboa and Lindsey Smith had two hits apiece for Bishop Lynch (23-15).
Baseball roundup: Carroll rallies to win
Southlake Carroll erased a seven-run deficit to defeat Arlington Martin, 9-8, in eight innings in Game 1 of a Class 5A Region I best-of-3 area-round series Thursday.
Softball roundup: Garland posts win in opener
Sam Houston State signee Tomi Garrison was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and pitched a complete game to lead Garland to a 5-1 win over Plano West in Game 1 of a best-of-3 Class 5A Region II quarterfinal series Thursday at McKinney High School.
TAPPS baseball roundup
Landon Anderson was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs, and Stephen Phillips was 2-for-4 with two triples and three RBIs as Grapevine Faith Christian's baseball team beat Waco Reicher, 13-5, on Thursday in a TAPPS 4A state semifinal in Waco.
05/08/2008
Krum runner qualifies for two state events
As his feet pound against the track, Coleby Borchardt turns into a tactician. It's the mental aspect of running that has allowed Borchardt to qualify in two events for his first UIL state track and field meet Saturday in Austin.
Plano West boys lead by five in UIL state golf
While other teams headed toward the parking lot, Plano West celebrated its first-round lead in the Class 5A boys division of the UIL State Golf Championships by returning to the driving range.
05/07/2008
Lancaster relays the key, but door's open to individuals
 ERICH SCHLEGEL / DMN Ashley Starks (right) and her Lancaster teammates are shooting for a seventh straight title in the 4x100 relay. Lancaster girls track coach Bev Humphrey would like to set the record straight. Relays may be front and center for her team, but not at the expense of an individual's growth. "Every girl on my team runs only two relays and an open event," Humphrey said. As Lancaster goes for its eighth consecutive team title, balance may prove to be significant.
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Q&A with Pinkston distance runner Pinya Issa
At age 10, Pinkston senior Pinya Issa fled the war-torn country of Sudan with his family and settled in Dallas. When Issa was a seventh-grader, his middle school teacher, Pinkston coach Don James, introduced him to track. Issa went on to become the Dallas ISD's first four-time district cross country champion and won four consecutive district titles in the 1,600 meters in track. He qualified for the 4A state meet by winning the 1,600 and 3,200 titles at the Region II meet.
Study Hall: Twin tussle
Midlothian juniors Eric and Vince Frawley are identical twins, so they're hard to tell apart. But during track practice the last two years, it was usually pretty easy.
Seniors lead Plano West boys, girls golf teams back to state
For Rick Hardison, the UIL State Golf Championships today and Friday in Austin are sure to be filled with emotion.
Baseball notebook: Prestonwood Christian back in a familiar spot
After losing four college baseball signees from last season's team, which was the TAPPS 5A state runner-up, Prestonwood Christian coach Mike Maack thought "it was going to be somewhat of a rebuilding year offensively."
Softball notebook: Celina offense keeps rolling
Celina has scored 13 runs in each of its last three games: first against Waxahachie, which shared the District 15-4A title, and then twice in the playoffs against Kennedale.
Spring football notebook: It's a three-way battle for QB job at Plano East
Riko Smalls left big shoes to fill at quarterback for Plano East. Three players are trying to fill them.
Hockaday is hungry for a lacrosse championship
Finding motivation shouldn't be a problem for Hockaday at the Texas Girls High School Lacrosse League state tournament, which begins Saturday in Houston.
05/06/2008
Softball playoff pairings
Softball playoff pairings
Baseball playoff pairings
Baseball playoff pairings
05/07/2008
D-FW pipeline: Jonathan Jackson
The senior won the triple jump at the Penn Relays with a school-record leap of 54-3 ¾ .
D-FW pipeline: D'Andra Carter
The junior won the discus at the Oklahoma Invitational with a throw of 189 feet, 5 inches, breaking the school record for the third time this season.
Away from the game: Hockaday's Adriane McCray
McCray is president of the Voices In Harmony gospel choir at Hockaday. She coordinates practices, prints out sheet music, selects attire and arranges transportation for performances.
State track and field: Girls 1,600 meters preview
State track and field: Girls 200 meters preview
State track and field: Girls 400 meters preview
State track and field: Girls 100 meters preview
State track and field: Girls 800 meters preview
State track and field: Girls 100 hurdles preview
State track and field: Girls 300 hurdles preview
State track and field: Girls 3,200 meters preview
State track and field: Girls 4x100 relay preview
State track and field: Girls 4x200 relay preview
State track and field: Girls 4x400 relay preview
State track and field: Girls discus preview
State track and field: Girls high jump preview
State track and field: Girls long jump preview
State track and field: Girls pole vault preview
State track and field: Girls shot put preview
State track and field: Girls triple jump preview
State track and field: Boys 100 meters preview
State track and field: Boys 110 hurdles preview
State track and field: Boys 1,600 meters preview
State track and field: Boys 200 meters preview
State track and field: Boys 300 hurdles preview
State track and field: Boys 3,200 meters preview
State track and field: Boys 400 meters preview
State track and field: Boys 4x100 relay preview
State track and field: Boys 4x200 relay preview
State track and field: Boys 4x400 relay preview
State track and field: Boys 800 meters preview
State track and field: Boys discus preview
State track and field: Boys high jump preview
State track and field: Boys long jump preview
State track and field: Boys pole vault preview
State track and field: Boys shot put preview
State track and field: Boys triple jump preview
Track and field: Skyline sprinter aims for 200 gold
Skyline sprinter Candace Jackson isn't a stranger to the UIL state meet. She competed on all three of Skyline's relay teams last year as a sophomore.
Track and field: Prosper junior soccer star making a sprint to state meet
You need to be a sprinter to keep up with Prosper junior Kim Castleberry's schedule.
Track and field: Full-time decision put McKinney North's Ganter on track for future
McKinney North senior Stephanie Ganter's decision to become a full-time runner is paying off as she prepares to make her state track and field debut in the Class 4A 1,600 and 3,200 meters.
Track and field: Plano East's Allen quickly gets up to speed in the high jump
Plano East junior Toddrick Allen admits he got serious about the high jump only a year ago.
Track and field: Richardson junior makes successful shift in middle distance
It wasn't easy convincing Richardson's Cetarracca Rockwell that she was better suited to compete in the 800 meters than the 400.
Track and field: Close second drove Highland Park senior to return
After missing almost the entire season with a mild sports hernia, Highland Park senior Patrick Todd returned in time for another shot at a state title in the 800 meters.
Track and field: Woodrow Wilson's Furlough shows he can run quite a bit faster
Woodrow Wilson senior Kelvin Furlough has been too good for his own good in the 400 meters.
Track and field: Garland relay quartet wants to finish with a bang
For Jacques Caldwell, Alex Williams and Jarrett Ben, running relay races has been a way of life.
Track and field: Mesquite Poteet senior finally makes jump to state meet
Senior Courtnie Allen remembered watching her older sister Jordan competing in the hurdles and thinking how cool it would be to do the same.
Track and field: Persistence the key for Rockwall pole vaulters
One's a football player. The other's a cheerleader. Yet Rockwall's Grant Gunderson and Shelby Kennard both have the fearlessness and tenacity to succeed in the pole vault.
Track and field: Waxahachie sophomore sacrifices to help team at state
When it comes to the hurdles, Sam Gagliano is a quick learner.
Track and field: Cedar Hill junior thrower has had up-and-down season
Tyler Washington has been a little bit of a puzzle for Cedar Hill boys track and field coach Sandra Mitchell.
Track and field: Young Kimball hurdler feels no pressure in first state meet
Kimball's Lauren Blackburn thought about her 100-meter hurdles time at the 4A Region II track and field meet, then thought about how far she had come in a year.
Track and field: Colleyville Heritage distance runner's inexperience hardly hinders
To track followers, Colleyville Heritage freshman Alyssa Nielson became a blip on the distance running radar when she placed 24th in the 6,000 meters at a national meet near San Diego in mid-February.
Track and field: Lewisville senior hurdler likes to keep competition clearly in his sights
It won't be surprising if Lewisville's Brandon Tucker beats everyone in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles at the 5A state meet. It will be surprising, however, if he beats everyone to the first hurdle.
Track and field: Mansfield junior pole vaulter motivated to go higher
Mansfield junior Shade Weygandt has won the last two 5A pole vault titles and set the state meet record last year with a vault of 13 feet, 7 inches.
05/06/2008
Highland Park sweeps boys, girls golf titles
 ERICH SCHLEGEL / DMN Highland Park's Cody Gribble tees off. Gribble was the boys individual champion with a 36-hole score of 4-under-par 140. Highland Park swept the boys and girls team titles at the UIL Class 4A state golf championships Tuesday at Jimmy Clay Golf Course. The girls rallied from a two-stroke deficit at the start of the day to end Montgomery's streak of seven straight 4A titles, 641-650. The boys built on Monday's 16-shot lead and won by 19 over Austin Lake Travis and McKinney Boyd.
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UIL state golf tournament results
UIL state golf tournament results
Plano West duo takes boys' doubles tennis title
Plano West seniors Chris Bell and Sergio Antognelli lived by three words throughout the UIL state tennis tournament: "Do work, son!"
UIL state tennis tournament results
UIL state tennis tournament results
05/05/2008
Highland Park girls team just off lead at state tournament
 ERICH SCHLEGEL / DMN Highland Park's Cody Gribble finished the boys Class 4A tournament with a leading 70. Highland Park has a chance to do something no girls golf team has been able to do the last seven years – finish ahead of Montgomery in the Class 4A UIL State Golf Championships. Highland Park trails tournament leader Montgomery by only two strokes going into the final round today (7:30 a.m.) at the par-72 Jimmy Clay Course.
Blog: High schools
05/06/2008
South Oak Cliff star asks out of LSU
South Oak Cliff senior center J'mison Morgan on Monday confirmed that he has asked for his release from LSU. Morgan said he submitted the release papers to LSU on Sunday and is considering attending UCLA in the fall.
05/03/2008
Southlake Carroll, Plano West battling for All-Sports Award
Southlake Carroll and Plano West are going down to the wire for the Class 5A championship of SportsDay's annual high school All-Sports Awards.
05/06/2008
Monday's high school state golf tournament results
05/05/2008
Highland Park girls tennis team leads perfect day
Monday's first-round victory for the Highland Park girls doubles team of Kellye McDade and Kally Alkire in the UIL Class 4A state tennis tournament was special for several reasons.
High school state tennis tournament results
05/04/2008
DeSoto senior ready for national Golden Gloves
 WILLIAM DESHAZER / DMN Errol Spence Jr. won in the Texas State Golden Gloves in March, three years after taking up boxing. Errol Spence Jr. remembers when he was 6 and his father would take him to a Pleasant Grove barbershop that charged $5 to watch pay-per-view boxing matches. Now Spence, 18, has the opportunity to fight for national recognition.
Blog: High schools
05/03/2008
Plano West, Rowlett are undefeated, but unfinished
 MIKE STONE / Special to DMN Jason Coats (24) and his Plano West teammates have had 30 consecutive reasons to celebrate this season. Unfortunately, 30 consecutive victories haven't earned Plano West anything more than a place in the Class 5A area round, writes columnist Matt Wixon. The same goes for Rowlett, which finished the regular season undefeated before surviving a mighty scare in its bi-district matchup with Plano East.
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05/04/2008
Tireless arm delivers Mesquite softball upset
fter throwing both games of a doubleheader Friday, Mesquite's only pitcher, Nikki Jordan, faced Plano, one of the best hitting teams in the area, for a third time Saturday. Mesquite pulled the biggest upset of the playoffs so far with an 8-2 victory over the No. 9 team in the state in Game 3 of the second round.
Rowlett baseball rallies to defeat Plano East
The area's No. 2-ranked Class 5A team, Rowlett, had to come from behind in two very different games to win its bi-district series over Plano East.
TAPPS state track results
TAPPS state track results
Bishop Lynch boys, Ursuline girls win 6A
The Bishop Lynch boys won six events to capture the TAPPS 6A state track meet, and Ursuline won the girls title Saturday.
SportsDay's softball player of the week: Christina Roosmalen
Christina Roosmalen, Plano West: She was 5-for-5 with a double, a home run and 5 RBIs as Plano West (28-6) swept Mesquite Horn in a two-game series.
05/02/2008
Plano East takes playoff opener over Rowlett, 3-1
 MIKE STONE / Special to DMN Plano East shortstop Jeff Emens hugs pitcher Mark Roberson after Plano East's win. Plano East had lost its last five games to limp into the playoffs with a sub-.500 record. Playing undefeated Rowlett was just the wakeup call Plano East needed after a 3-1 bi-district win Friday.
Blog: High schools
05/04/2008
Softball roundup: Plano West sets up date with Garland
Magean De La Torre went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs to help Plano West beat Mesquite Horn, 14-8, on Saturday. Plano West advanced to face defending state champion Garland in the 5A Region II quarterfinals.
05/05/2008
High school baseball playoff pairings
05/04/2008
SportsDay's baseball player of the week: Trey Evans
Trey Evans was 5-for-10 with four home runs and six RBIs to help Mesquite beat W.T. White, two games to one, in a Class 5A first-round playoff series. Evans hit two home runs in a 12-7 loss in Game 2 on Saturday, then he homered twice in a 10-6 win in Game 3 later in the day.
Baseball roundup: Big day for North Mesquite
Coach Tommy Sigler collected his 500th career victory as North Mesquite completed a sweep of its best-of-3 Class 5A bi-district series against Skyline with a 9-1 victory at Copeland Field in Mesquite on Saturday.
05/06/2008
High school softball playoff pairings
05/04/2008
Softball playoff pairings, results
Softball playoff pairings, results
Baseball and softball playoff pairings, results
Baseball and softball pairings
05/05/2008
High school baseball playoff pairings
High school softball playoff pairings
05/04/2008
Baseball playoff pairings, results
Baseball playoff pairings, results
05/02/2008
Mesquite, Plano split softball playoff doubleheader
After pulling a seventh-inning rally to beat Plano in Game 1, Mesquite threatened to do the same in the second half of Friday's doubleheader.
05/03/2008
Baseball playoff roundup
Senior left-hander Cody Fields scattered seven hits and struck out seven, leading Rockwall to a 6-3 win over Wylie in Game 1 of a Class 5A Region II bi-district series Friday night in Rockwall.
Softball playoff roundup
Sam Houston State signee Tomi Garrison pitched a perfect game and struck out 11 to help defending Class 5A state champion Garland beat North Mesquite, 12-0, in a one-game area-round playoff Friday.
05/02/2008
SPC track and field championships
Despite a grueling daily schedule, St. Mark's track standout Jacques Barjon wakes up each morning with no regrets.
SPC girls tennis results
SPC girls tennis results
Highland Park advances to state lacrosse tournament
Kevin Fritts scored three goals to lead Highland Park's boys lacrosse team to a 10-5 win over Episcopal School of Dallas on Friday night in the Division I North District championship game. Highland Park advanced to the state tournament with the win.
Greenhill freshman distance runner owns record in mile
 ERICH SCHLEGEL / DMN Greenhill's Chelsey Sveinsson (right) set a meet record with a time of 4:44.70 in the 1,600-meter run at this year's Texas Relays. On April 24, Greenhill distance runner Chelsey Sveinsson competed in the mile run at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. As she approached the final curve, she heard her mother's voice, "Run! Sprint!" Chelsey placed third but ran the fastest mile ever by a Texas high school girl (4:43.51), according to DyeStat.com, a track and field Web site.
Blog: High schools
05/01/2008
Roberson to lead Bryan Adams football
Former Skyline assistant coach Derick Roberson on Thursday confirmed he has been hired as the new football coach at Bryan Adams.
McAdams is named Sunset football coach
Longtime Dallas ISD coach Dennis McAdams has taken over as football coach at Sunset.
SPC track and field championships
SPC track and field championships
SPC tennis championships
SPC tennis championships
04/30/2008
All-Area Soccer
 BEN FREDMAN / Special to DMN Kelsey Blincow (left) and Sam Garza combined for 35 goals and 27 assists last season. SportsDay presents its All-Area Soccer teams, headed by Hebron's Kelsey Blincow, the girls Player of the Year, and Flower Mound Marcus' Sam Garza, the boys Player of the Year. Check out our coaches and newcomers of the year, as well as the first and second teams.
Video: Kelsey Blincow | Sam Garza
Blog: High schools
All-Area Boys Soccer
A new season brought a new role for Sam Garza. The results didn't change as Marcus repeated as Class 5A boys champion.
All-Area Girls Soccer
Hebron senior Kelsey Blincow was officially listed as a forward. But, it was just as easy to spot her in the back or in the middle. Right side. Left side. Or in the center. Blincow was everywhere.
All-Area Hockey Team
Greg Douglas can't get enough hockey. That was evident Feb. 10.
Baseball playoff preview
Baseball playoff preview
Golf State Tournament Preview
Golf State Tournament Preview
State Tennis Tournament Preview
State Tennis Tournament Preview
05/03/2008
Baseball playoff pairings, results
Baseball playoff pairings, results
04/30/2008
Track and Field Replay
Track and Field Replay
Spring football notebook: Bishop Lynch defenders a dynamic duo
Offense is usually the name of the game in TAPPS, but Bishop Lynch has a couple of good pieces in place on defense.
05/02/2008
Baseball, softball playoff pairings, results
Baseball, softball playoff pairings, results
05/01/2008
Softball pairings
05/03/2008
Softball playoff pairings, results
Softball playoff pairings, results
04/30/2008
Softball notebook: Date will wait for Hillcrest shortstop
Hillcrest shortstop Heather Sanchez said she doesn't have a plan in case there is a Game 3 against Red Oak. The game would be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, 5 ½ hours before her senior prom.
Baseball pairings
Study Hall: Wrapped up in foil
After the U.S. junior men's fencers competed last month at the world championships in Italy, a group of Italian security guards escorted the team back to its hotel. During the trip, one of the security guards asked, "How did you do?"
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