Yesterday, I wrote about the one way the UIL could get at finding balance in brackets, seeding the playoffs to avoid blockbuster first- and second-round matchups. But that’s probably not ever going to happen, at least not in the near … Continue reading
DeSoto vs. Coppell highlights first night of high school football playoffs
Playoff time. It arrived amazingly fast, as usual. And it starts tonight with some pretty good games. One that I’m looking forward to is DeSoto vs. Coppell at AT&T Stadium, which will start after the Plano West vs. Keller game … Continue reading
Duncanville football coach Jeff Dicus resigns
Duncanville ISD athletic director Cathy Self-Morgan said Wednesday that football coach Jeff Dicus resigned after seven seasons at Duncanville. “He just said he’s going to step aside. He’s not sure if he’s going to retire or just resign from this job,” … Continue reading
Open gym opens recruiters’ eyes as Kimball signs five boys basketball players to Division I programs
At the start of the school year, new Kimball coach Nick Smith drove one point again and again. “When you see schools in here – they might be coming to look at somebody else – go as hard as … Continue reading
Darkhorse candidates in high school football playoffs include Arlington Martin, Mansfield, Rockwall-Heath and Lovejoy
Here are four teams that aren’t considered favorites to win state football titles, at least not by most people, but could make deep playoff runs: 6A Division I Arlington Martin Martin (8-2) has won eight straight games since a nail-biter … Continue reading
Six baseball players from Flower Mound state champion sign with colleges
The Flower Mound baseball team, which in June won the Class 5A state championship, had another proud moment Wednesday as six players signed. Shortstop Casey Jacobsen and first baseman Sean Wymer, who were all-district selections last year, signed with BYU … Continue reading
Teams that dominated their districts might need to turn up intensity in the playoffs
For Wednesday’s paper (and online), I’m writing about teams that have dominated their districts and now must gather focus for playoff tests. Here are some undefeated district champs with the average score of their district games, plus the first-round opponent. … Continue reading
Allen 3rd, Skyline 15th, Southlake Carroll 19th, Manvel 20th in this week’s composite national football rankings
Allen is at No. 3, Skyline is 15th, Southlake Carroll is 19th and Manvel is 20th in this week’s composite national football rankings put together by MaxPreps. The rankings are a combination of four polls: MaxPreps Xcellent 25 writers’ rankings, … Continue reading
Girls basketball season preview: Seven teams to watch
For our girls basketball preview, we didn’t have space to run longer descriptions of the teams to watch. So here’s more: Teams to watch Skyline Coach: Cassandra McCurdy 2013-14 record: 32-7, 5A Regional II finalist The Lady Raiders have a … Continue reading
North Central Texas College to feature softball Olympians in November charity game to raise scholarship funds in honor of players who died in bus crash
Jennie Finch, Danielle Lawrie and Lauren Lapin will take the field at North Central Texas College’s Darwin Field as guest coaches during the Nov. 15 softball alumni games on Nov. 15. The three, along with former Flower Mound and Texas … Continue reading
Adding Denton Guyer makes six Dallas-area teams on Corbett Smith’s Associated Press ballot
All those people who’ve sent me notes, or directed tweets in my direction, reminding me that rankings don’t mean anything in the end … this week’s for you. The playoffs start on Thursday, and only thing that matters from here … Continue reading
Inflatable Mania 2014: The final four is set, Lions, Hawks, Warriors and Colts, game on!
This year’s final four really gives some unique regional flare to the Inflatable Mania bracket, touching on almost every corner of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The Northern Region, represented by Birdville, is our only geographic counterpart which might be a … Continue reading
SportsDay’s Preseason All-Area Girls Basketball Team
SportsDay’s Preseason All-Area Girls Basketiball Team Natalie Chou Plano West Jr., 6-1, G/F Chou averaged 17.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks last season to help Plano West advance to the state semifinals. Chou, the District 10-5A Offensive Player of … Continue reading
State-wide Class 5A first-round football playoff pairings
CLASS 5A DIVISION I REGION I BI-DISTRICT District 1 No. 1 vs. District 2 No. 2, TBD Canyon Randall (9-1) vs. Abilene Cooper (4-6) TBD WF Rider (6-4) vs. Grapevine (3-7) 7:00 Thursday at Justin Northwest FW Arlington Heights … Continue reading
State-wide Class 6A first-round football playoff pairings
CLASS 6A DIVISION I REGION I BI-DISTRICT EP Franklin (9-1) vs. Amarillo Tascosa (8-2) 7:30 Thursday at Midland’s Grande Comm. Stadium Odessa Permian (7-3) vs. Arlington Sam Houston (7-3) 7:00 Friday at Odessa’s Ratliff Stadium Keller (5-5) vs. Plano … Continue reading