More CHS students head north for college
Rebecca Neumann Entertainment Editor Location, location, location. It’s not just a real estate slogan. It’s also one of the most important considerations for seniors when choosing a college to attend. As more and more acceptance letters roll in, more college gear appears at school. Many of the deadlines have come and gone, but the college acceptance is not completely over yet. There are still several months before the final decisions will be made. Few know the intricacies of the college decision-making process as well as counselor Mindy McMinn. “I see most of the actual decisions made later in the spring because a lot of time students have wait to see what happens with financial aid…
Cowboys Playoffs 2009: Tepper’s take on Coppell-Keller game
Greg Tepper is a 2004 Coppell graduate and is the editor of the Coppell/Valley Ranch edition of neighborsgo, the community newspaper of The Dallas Morning News. A 2008 graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, Tepper has worked in the sports departments of The Dallas Morning News and the Tulsa World, as well as interning with KESN ESPN 103.3FM in Dallas. While at Coppell, he was the sports columnist for The Sidekick from 2003-2004. Here’s his take on Coppell (9-1) vs. Keller (6-4) at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cowboys Stadium in the Class 5A Division I Region I bi-district playoffs. Are you surprised in Joe McBride’s success this year and what have you seen him…
Cowboy Gameday: Defensive front faces season’s biggest challenge against Dragons
By Blake Seitz Sports Editor District 6-5A opener: Coppell (5-0) vs. Southlake Carroll (4-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Dragon Stadium Defensive linemen are the wild cards on most teams. They’re the hit-and-run artists, the insurgents, slipping behind enemy lines for rib-cracking sacks one moment, then filtering quietly back for run defense the next. The best line, though, maintains a presence throughout. It is capable of—and executes—big plays, but can also leave its mark when the flow of sacks and turnovers dries up; it digs in against the rush, its message to the opposing offense short and to the point: thou shall not pass. Coppell’s defense is thriving under first-year head coach Joe McBride, former defensive…