Tennis advances three to regional tourney

by Blake Seitz Sports Editor The District 6-5A Tournament was a bitter-sweet experience for some members of the Coppell tennis program. In many ways, the tournament exemplified the adage ‘out with the old, in with the new’—it was the last hurrah for many of the team’s seniors, and an exciting opportunity for a select few underclassmen. Three Coppell players—a doubles pair and a singles player—will advance to the regional tournament. The girls team exceeded expectations, placing second overall and advancing a doubles pair, comprised of second-seeded Rajashekar and sophomore Tammy Bell, to the regional tournament. Rajashekar and Bell won first place in the tournament over a first-seeded team from Flower Mound Marcus. Freshman Abbey White…

CMS West student gifts Snuggies to patients

by Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer  Twelve year old Jack Barker is a cancer patient. He is also a student, son, brother, athlete, friend and an inspiration to the 1,000- plus lives he has recently touched. Days before his birth­day in September, Barker was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphocytic leu­kemia (ALL), a disease which overproduces bad T-cells instead of the good ones needed to fight infec­tions. He has since been in and out of the hospi­tal for countless hours of chemotherapy treatment which makes him too sick and weak to attend school at Coppell Middle School West. However, the very thing that is making Barker physically weak is making him stronger as his battle against cancer…