Photo Gallery: Coppell Cowboys Lacrosse vs. Plano West Wolves
Photos by Jodie Woodward
McCaskey takes gymnastic talents to Hamline University
Sammy Robben Sports Editor For as long as she can remember, Coppell High School senior Meghan McCaskey has been flipping, leaping and defying gravity in gymnastics, and now she will continue to do so at Hamline University next fall. “I saw it on TV when I was probably 2 or 3, and I said to myself ‘hey I want to try that,” McCaskey said. “My mom took me to a gym and I started classes. When I was 8, I started competing at team competitions, and I have moved up a level every year since then I went up a level to level 10, which is the highest you can get before Olympic level.” As…
Photo Gallery: Cowboys bat their way to victory
Photos by Brian Hwu The Coppell Cowboys varisty baseball team took on Keller Central on Friday winning by 7-0.
CLAX seniors ‘stick’ to sport in college
By John Loop Staff Writer Lacrosse. A high scoring game of catch and keep away. Mix it in with a couple of head-rocking hits, and you’ve got yourself a pretty fun and physical sport. For Coppell seniors Zane Zoda, Austin Watters and Logan McCullough, lacrosse has been their life since they were very young. “I have been playing lacrosse since I was in fifth grade,” McCullough said. “So that makes seven years.” Fortunately, their careers will continue for four more years, as all three boys have chosen to play NCAA lacrosse. Captain and midfielder Watters has decided to attend Queen’s College in Charlotte, North Carolina. Defenseman McCullough committed to Whittier College in Los Angeles. Defenseman…
Softball waves Seniors off as turbulent season ends
By Kristen Shepard Staff Writer Tensions were high as the Coppell Cowgirls softball team walked onto the field last Friday night. The outcome of this game against Keller Central determined whether the team would advance to playoffs, or if the season would end as the seventh inning came to a close. Taking a lead into the seventh inning, the Cowgirls season ended with a 7-4 defeat after the Lady Chargers hit four home runs in their final at-bat. The defeat ends Coppell’s season short of a playoff berth. “We really held on to [Central] throughout the game. It was the best I’ve seen our team play all year,” sophomore shortstop Lindsay Stivers said. “It was…
Photo Gallery: Coppell Cowboys slay the Dragons on Senior Night
Photos by Ivy Hess The varisty boys lacrosse team put up a great fight against Southlake lacrosse last night and came out with a win. The final score was 10-6.
Photo Gallery: Cowgirls lacrosse tallies a win against Allen
Photos by Ivy Hess The Coppell Cowgirls varisty lacrosse team took on the Allen Eagles on Monday. The Cowgirls came out with a win on their home field.
Vigilante justice leading to bad name for NHL in America
By Lance McCaskey Staff Writer Playoff hockey is known for being one of the most intense, physical, all out sporting events in the world. Hockey is a full contact sport. Tension is bound to build up, and emotions are bound to boil over. It is the leagues job to contain these emotions, and prevent its players from serious bodily harm. The National Hockey League’s correctional board is not doing its job. If you have ever watched a NHL playoff game, you know just how intense, and emotional the game can become. Old rivalries surface, “unfinished business” is attended to, and fights are definitely not out of the norm. Playoff games over the past few years…
Raines to “Jett” off to Pepperdine in the fall
Jett Raines talks with KCBY reporter, Mattie Daily, about his basketball career; past, present and future and his decision to attend Pepperdine in the fall.
Cowboy golf takes best swing in district tournament
By John Loop Staff Writer The ball just did not roll the Cowboys’ way. The Red and White varsity teams finished in fifth and eighth, respectively, in the 7-5A District Tournament at Fossil Creek golf course in Fort Worth. The Red team shot 322 as a team on the first day and improved their score by 16 points on the final day, shooting 306. These scores combined for a total of 628, placing them in the fifth slot in the standings. Fourth place finisher and Regional qualifier, junior Albert Lo, led the team, scoring 76 and 72 between the two-day event. Also included among the leaders was sophomore Eric VerDuin (79-78), who finished in a…