CHS senior to go into the NHL draft next season
Abby Drake Staff Writer Coppell has a reputation of having some of the top athletes in all sports. Although he is only here for 12 weeks of the year, Collin Jacobs is 18 and in arms’ reach of becoming a professional hockey player. Jacobs has played hockey, as center forward, for 14 years on three different teams. Two of theses teams are here in Dallas and the other one was in Seattle. Jacobs was dedicated to his club teams and never had time to play on the Coppell High School team. “Hockey has always been my passion and I truly hope to be playing hockey for a living,” Jacobs said. The usual path of a…
Organization rallies around student awaiting kidney transplant
Mary Whitfill Features Editor When Coppell Middle School East student Taylor Storch died in a skiing accident last spring, her parents were forced to make a decision with the potential to dramatically impact the lives of many. Finding the sliver of hope in a seemingly dark situation, parents Todd and Tara Storch choose to donate Taylor’s organs to those in need. Taylor saved five lives. Out of the loss of the Coppell eighth grader bloomed a foundation dedicated to raising organ donation awareness in young people, Taylor’s Gift. Committed to raising the numbers of registered organ donators, Taylor’s Gift strives to help people make a decision about organ donation before the moment is crucial and…
NHL playoffs begin with upsets galore
By Andy Tabor The NHL playoffs got off to a rousing start with two favorites, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals falling in their first games. The Caps and Penguins both lost at home Wednesday and Thursday night, as both teams are now looking at a one game deficit. Other first games included the Buffalo Sabres defeating the Boston Bruins 2-1, the Vancouver Canucks beat the Las Angelas Kings 3-2, the Philidelphia Flyers beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1, the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2, and the upstart Phoenix Cyotes beat the traditional NHL blue blood Detroit Red Wings by the tally of 3-2. These upsets in the early going are…