Support JV hockey this Sunday

By Jay Carroll Staff Writer The Coppell hockey teams have both started their season, the varsity played a game yesterday against Dallas Jesuit, and the Coppell Hockey JV team (4-5) plays the Plano Senior JV on Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Farmers Branch.  This game is a home game despite the drive to Farmers Branch, so be sure to go out and support the hockey team. Varsity’s next game is against Arlington on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Farmers Branch and after the game on Sunday JV’s next game would be against Lovejoy on Dec. 18 at 7 p.m.. For directions to the arena where the Cowboys play and more…

CHS Hockey freezes opponents in Summer League

From May 16 to August 1 of this past summer, the Varsity and JV Gold hockey teams participated in a summer hockey league in which they competed against other schools in the area…

Hockey kicks off season with summer league tournament

By Amanda Peck Staff Writer The varsity hockey team is scheduled to play their second game of the summer league on Thursday May 27 at 7:45 p.m at the Farmers Branch Dr Pepper Stars Center. The team is just beginning their summer league season, and with many talented new players, the team is expected to have a successful summer season. The team also has the same coaching staff as they did last year, which will be beneficial since they did so well last season with a final combined record of 35-13-6, a Varsity Metroplex Championship and a JV Metroplex Semi-Finalist. The team is excited to get their new season rolling. The schedule for the rest…

Coppell Hockey holds golf tournament fundraiser

By Amanda Peck Staff Writer  The Coppell hockey team’s annual golf tournament fundraiser is today at Riverchase Golf Club. The tickets for the fundraiser are $99 per player or $396 per foursome. The Event includes a round of golf, a box lunch, dinner, three free green fee passes to various courses, and other items. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishing teams. The goal of the fundraiser is to provide operating funds for the program through the Summer league season, camps, tryouts, and help maintain dues. They are also looking to raise funds for a Player Scholarship fund For more information on the event, visit the Coppell Hockey website.

Coppell places third in Texas Cup State Tournament

By Amanda Peck Staff Writer The Coppell hockey team rose above their expectations for the 2009-10 season and finished with an impressive record of 36-7-3 and a third-place finish in the Texas State Cup Championship.   Before their season even started, the Cowboys earned the title of Summer League Champions with a 12-0-1 record. They also competed in the preseason tournament and came out with a 9-1-0 record. “I was really excited for the season to start after winning the Summer League and doing so well in the preseason tournament,” senior captain Charlie Busch said. “It is a lot easier to go into the regular season after such a successful preseason.” Coppell kicked off its…

Cowboys compete in Texas Cup State Tournament

By Amanda Peck Staff Writer Now that the Coppell hockey team has won the City Championship, they will play in the Texas Cup State Tournament this weekend at the Farmers Branch Dr Pepper Stars Center. The Cowboy’s first game of the tournament is scheduled for Friday at 4:15. The team will then have games on both Saturday and Sunday, but the times and opponents of those games are to be announced because it will depend on Coppell and the other team’s results. The Cowboys have not qualified for the State Tournament since 2003 when they actually went all the way to win state, so they are very excited to have come as far as they…

Cowboys advance to Texas Cup State Tournament

    By Amanda Peck Staff Writer The Coppell hockey team beat the Allen Eagles 6-2 in the City Championship game Wednesday night at the Farmers Branch Dr Pepper Stars Center. The goals were scored by brothers Brandon and Bradley Harley and Sam Kim who all had two goals each. Each team member received medals and the team got a trophy to put in the trophy case in the main hallway. “It was a great feeling to score two goals in the championship game, but it was an even better feeling to win and get a trophy as a team,” senior assistant. captain Brandon Harley said. “It also is really cool to be able to…

Cowboys prepare for first round of playoffs

By Amanda Peck Staff Writer The Coppell varsity hockey team finished off their season with an impressive record of 15-6-2. They had a very successful season and are prepared for playoffs. Playoffs will begin March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Farmers Branch Dr. Pepper Center. The Cowboys are scheduled to play Plano West which was one of their biggest rivals during their season. The Cowboys lost to Plano West all of the three times they played them.   This puts a lot of pressure on Coppell since their first playoff game is against the one team they did not beat during their regular season. They are training and practicing as much as possible to…

Coppell hockey defeats McKinney Lions

By Amanda Peck Staff Writer The Coppell varsity hockey team played, and easily defeated, McKinney last night at the Farmers Branch Dr. Pepper Center with a final score being a whopping 9-0. Usually teams that have been extremely successful throughout the season and are basically guaranteed a playoff spot tend to lack motivation toward the end of district season; something similar to the senioritis that students catch towards the end of their senior year. However, this is not the case for this team, proven by their continuous effort this far and also by their impressive 14-5 record, two of the losses being in overtime. The Cowboys have 5 more games to play before they continue…

Coppell hockey climbs in district rankings with last night’s win

By Amanda Peck Staff Writer The Coppell varsity hockey team proved themselves as being the best team Coppell has had in a while by beating Southlake Carroll, formerly the number one team in the division, 5-2 last night. The team’s win last night was crucial for the Cowboys to move up in the rankings and hopefully surpass Southlake when the district games come to an end. The team played a great game, especially considering that Brandon Harley, one of the assistant captains and key scorers for the team was sent to the penalty box for most of the game after complaining about getting a penalty in the first period.   The Cowboys will play six…