Senior prepares for post high school baseball career
Hutch Cheyne, Co-Sports Editor
April 30, 2013
Filed under Sports, Sports Feature
With plans to attend Weatherford College on a scholarship in the fall, senior Dewey Dovel shows a great passion for the game of baseball. “I’ve been playing since I was six,” Dovel said. “It started with T- ball, then up to coach pitch, then finally kid pitch” Transferring from a 5A... Read more »
Freshman verbally commits to UT Austin
Logan Huff , Staff Writer
April 12, 2013
Filed under Sports
At the beginning of February, freshmen Drew Jones has made a verbal agreement with the University of Texas at Austin. “We’ve always known he would be good enough for a division one school, but it surprised us that he would be recruited as early as this,” senior Matt Jones said. Colleges refrain... Read more »
News Brief- Boys golf named district champions
Madeline Peña, Online Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2013
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Named district champions on Tuesday, April 9, the boys golf team will advance to regionals Monday and Tuesday, April 15-16. The team took the top three individual titles with freshman Drew Jones placing 1st, senior Eric Gage 2nd and senior Dylan Rottner 3rd. In addition to the top three individual... Read more »
Muehlstein verbally commits to Texas Christian University
Macen Stripling , Staff Writer
April 3, 2013
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Growing up, junior Grayson Muehlstein pictured himself playing college football as an Aggie. After a youth weekend at Texas Christian University (TCU), Muehlstein received a phone call that changed his future. “My recruiting coordinator, Dan Sharp, sent me an e-mail saying ‘give me a call; it’s... Read more »
6 things to know 6 hours before the first pitch against Bridgeport
Macky Dailey, Co-Sports Editor
March 26, 2013
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“Win or lose, we will leave it all on the field giving 100 percent until the last out and have each others' backs no matter what takes place.” – Senior Erik Elder, varsity “We sit down on the bus and ponder how each of us, as individual feathers, combine to make one soaring eagle that... Read more »
Broken dreams: two teams battle through injury-riddled seasons
Hutch Cheyne, Co-Sports Editor
March 8, 2013
Filed under Sports, Sports Feature
After a strong first round of district competition, the girls’ basketball team was setting their sights set on the playoffs. Then, while attempting a layup, junior Murphy Graham came down in a funny position tearing her ACL, then partially tearing her meniscus. All of a sudden, her playoff dreams turned... Read more »
District soccer kicks off tomorrow
Hutch Cheyne, Co- Sports Editor
February 7, 2013
Filed under Sports
When Sean Akchin was named as the new boys’ head soccer coach, players expected great results. “I thought it would be completely different,” senior Luis Santillan said, “but I still knew it was going to be a great season because I trusted the experience of the coach and his knowledge of the... Read more »
Softball prepares for upcoming season
Macky Dailey, Co- Sports Editor
January 29, 2013
Filed under Sports, Sports News, Top Stories
The cool crisp air, the smell of fresh cut grass, and dew on the ground; it’s softball season and the girls are ready to play ball. Last season the softball team had to start from scratch when six seniors and a coach left the team the previous year. In addition, the team had to adjust to two new... Read more »
20 questions with athletic trainer Sheree Colson
Noehlia Ortiz, Staff Writer
January 18, 2013
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
1. Where did you move from? I was at Texas Women’s University. 2.Why did you move to Decatur? I’ve known Brett Braziel, Tammy, and Fernando Escobar at Fit N Wise for quite a while and we chatted and talked about an opportunity to work here. 3.What made you interested in becoming a trainer? Sports... Read more »
Students participate in county hockey league
Macky Dailey, Co- Sports Editor
December 21, 2012
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
A deep breath in, they exhale, pick up their hockey sticks, and they’re ready to roll. Hockey may not gain the same publicity that other sports in the county have, but the players are just as serious about it. “I would describe hockey as aggressive because you have to be aggressive to win,”... Read more »