5 storylines to watch in the high school volleyball season, which starts today
Editor's note: This was originally published Aug. 2.UIL volleyball teams can start playing matches today. The first big tournament of the season, the Adidas John Turner Classic in Pearland, will...
View ArticleWho will win state titles in volleyball in 2018? Here are bold predictions as...
Editor's note: This story was originally published Aug. 5.UIL volleyball teams can start playing matches Monday. Here are some predictions to get you ready for the season.CLASS 6AClass 6A Region I...
View ArticleConditioning, chemistry and Texas heat: What coaches want from players to...
Football season is back.UIL Class 6A and 5A teams that didn’t hold spring practice, along with each lower classification and all incoming freshmen, can start practice Monday, while the start for 6A and...
View ArticleVolleyball is back! Here are 5 intriguing Week 1 matches you need to know about
With many enticing story lines waiting to play out, the 2018 high school volleyball season kicks off this week. Here are five intriguing Week 1 matches:Hebron at Plano West6:30 p.m. TuesdayThanks to...
View ArticleFormer Cowboys RB Aveion Cason resigns as football coach at TAPPS Division II...
Former Cowboys running back Aveion Cason said in an email Monday that he resigned as the football coach at Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill, which won the TAPPS Division II state championship last...
View ArticleHighly successful volleyball coach leaves Plano West, will help open Ninja...
One of the best volleyball teams in the Dallas area lost its head coach three days before the season started Monday. Brittany Rodriguez said Tuesday that she resigned as Plano West's coach on Friday...
View ArticleWhy Lincoln, Carter and Sunset have a little boost as they start fall practice
On Monday, Carter, Lincoln and Sunset were among the teams that started fall practice. All three took the field with a little boost.The three -- all selected because they were DISD schools that had...
View ArticlePotential area volleyball Player of the Year candidates? Look no further than...
The season is just beginning and the finish line a distant three months away, but let us consider some potential candidates for the area's Player of the Year award:Paige Flickinger: The junior at...
View ArticleCheck out key position battles taking place on Dallas area's top Class 4A...
Football practice started Monday for UIL teams that didn't have spring practice. Several of the top Class 4A teams in the Dallas area have key position battles going on as they look to determine their...
View ArticleKeep an eye on these quarterback competitions -- and others -- before the...
With every local team either already practicing or gearing up for the start of preseason football next Monday, many schools will be looking for a new starter under center.Among the various quarterback...
View ArticleWatch for Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill and Bishop Dunne to play on national...
Watch out for two Dallas-area private schools playing on national television this season.Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill and Bishop Dunne will each have a game broadcast as part of the 2018 GEICO ESPN...
View ArticleNCAA makes changes to high school basketball recruiting, some players could...
On Tuesday, the NCAA made its first steps in reaction to an FBI probe that identified corruption in basketball, and it has huge implications for high school players. Basketball student athletes can now...
View ArticleDo you love dark horses? Here are 10 D-FW football teams that could surprise...
The first games of the 2018 high school football season are three weeks away. Those who have made predictions expect defending state champions Allen and Highland Park to contend for another...
View ArticleWhat taking down No. 1 Hebron — the defending 3-time champ — means for Plano...
Because of Plano West's level of returning talent, word of Tuesday night's 3-1 victory over Hebron could not really be classified a "bombshell.'' Yet anytime a three-time defending Class 6A state...
View ArticleSocial media's influence on high school football players — a 'train wreck' or...
SportsDayHS surveyed head football coaches around the Dallas area on numerous topics and posed this question: How does social media have an influence on players?The coaches, who work in different...
View Article5 volleyball tournaments to watch: Area events luring in more powerhouse...
Larger numbers of teams with more coming from outside the area and in a few instances outside the state mark the beginning of the local volleyball tournament season over the next three weekends.This...
View ArticleState of the top 100: With season upon us, most of recruiting excitement is...
We've made it. By Monday, every high school football team in the state will be practicing. With that comes a whole new set of storylines. Before we go onto those, it's useful to take one more look at...
View ArticleHigh school volleyball and club teams have managed to coexist, but will...
The Hebron gymnasium sounded with an even rhythm.There were footsteps of nearly 50 players sprinting during varsity and JV volleyball tryouts, heavy breathing after each suicide and the boom of coach...
View ArticleHall of Famer Mike Singletary almost gave up coaching — then, two phones rang...
ADDISON -- On March 28, Mike Singletary, one of the greatest names in NFL and Baylor history, a Super Bowl champ and former boss of the San Francisco 49ers, was named head coach at little ol' Trinity...
View ArticleSweat equity? This summer, UIL and Texas coaches emphasize keeping players...
CELINA -- On a humid Wednesday morning, a Celina football coach yelled at his player. But it wasn't for slacking off during a drill or making a mistake during walkthroughs."I didn't see you in that ice...
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