Tennis team sets sights on spring season
By Thomas Hair Online Copy Editor Though their demaning fall season ended months ago, the Coppell Tennis Team has continued practicing hard every day. Why? Unlike most sports programs at Coppell, tennis has two seasons, one in the fall and one in the spring. In the 2011 fall season, the Coppell tennis team had one of its most successful years of late, including domianting performances in district and a trip to Abilene for the State Playoffs. While the fall season is oriented more towards team success, the spring season focuses on individual achievements. Months have passed since the Cowboys’ exit from the state playoffs in late October, and these months of preparation will come to…
Hall house lights up the season
By Corrina Taylor Staff Writer Many students at CHS have family traditions where they pile into their family car and drive around town, viewing the assortment of decorated houses. The luminous Christmas lights have become a favorite in the eyes of many people as each year families show off their creativity and spend quality time together donning their house with various decorations. The tradition carries on with Coppell family man Jim Hall, who takes the traditional decorated house to a whole new level. Not only is his house beautifully decorated with an assortment of lights and trees, the lights on his house are actually synchronized to Christmas songs. Hall has his own broadcast station on…
Basketball team begins preparing for new season
Thomas Hair Online Copy Editor Even for a program characterized by a legacy of success, the 2010-2011 season was a monumental one for the CHS Basketball Team. Last year, the Varsity team became 7-5A District Champions and long-time Head Coach Brad Chasteen procured his 500th career win. Meanwhile the Freshman B team quietly went an undefeated 28-0 on their way to a district title. After such a terrific season, it will be quite a task for this year’s team to follow suit. Invaluable seniors such as Hunter Robinson and Andrew Rexroat were lost to graduation, but key players like sophomore center Simi Socks have returned. As football season begins to come to a close in the coming weeks, Coppell’s focus will…
Golf team to travel to Lubbock for first tournament
Thomas Hair Staff Writer The temperature is finally dropping and the students of CHS are already falling back into the routine of school. Autumn has arrived, and Coppell’s many fall sports are starting up left and right. While the rest of the school cheers on the Cowboys football team on Friday September 9, the Men’s Golf team will be embarking on a 6 hour trip to Lubbock for their first tournament of the year. In Lubbock, the 2011-2012 Men’s Golf team will compete with other North Texas schools at The Rawls Course at Texas Tech and the Shadow Hills Golf Course, both in Lubbock. It will be a worthy test for the new Varsity golf team as they finalize preparations…
“The Voice” versus “American Idol”: which appeals more to the current audience?
Rebecca Neumann Entertainment Editor With only a few days left until the final results show of “American Idol”, the few devoted “Idol” fans do not have to wait much longer for a new star to be crowned. However, with so few true fans left, and comp etition from the new NBC show “The Voice”, some wonder if “Idol” can last more than another few seasons. “Idol” was an original idea when it hit the small screen in 2002 on FOX. Watching a panel of judges criticize terrified, normal people somehow appealed to a wide audience. Now, with other shows that include judging panels, such as “Dancing with the Stars” and “America’s Got Talent”, part of…
Varsity Baseball hits streak with win over Saginaw
Thomas Hair Staff Writer The CHS Varsity Baseball Team easily disposed of Saginaw earlier tonight, racking up the runs en route to a 12-4 victory. This was the Cowboys’ best display of scoring power since their 23-5 massacre of Keller weeks ago. Tonight’s thrashing of Saginaw was a strong home win for the Cowboys as they come down the final stretch of district play and serves as a testament to how dangerous the Cowboys could be in the playoffs. With only eight games remaining, the Cowboys have compiled an impressive 19-5-2 record. Coach Don English’s squad has had a landmark year for the program thus far, being one of the clear favorites to win district. Leaders such…
CHS soccer concludes impressive season, eyeing playoffs
Thomas Hair Staff Writer For the past two months, the Coppell Cowboys soccer team has been tirelessly competing in district play, wrestling with district opponents such as Southlake Carroll for valuable playoff spots. Tonight, March 22, the Cowboys play their last game of the regular season against Keller Central. The team will be looking to conclude District 7-5A play on a high note before heading into the playoffs. With a defeat of Keller Central tonight, Coppell would finish 11-3 in district play, and would be a shoe in for the playoffs. Coppell is currently the 3rd ranked team in the area, and if the current standings stay in place, Coppell is looking at a likely match…
Coppell Hockey nears end of season
Thomas Hair Staff Writer The 2011 Coppell Cowboys hockey team is loaded with talent and huge potential. No one questions that. Coppell Hockey Board of Directors President Kent Howard called the team “very physical, very fast” and the team had very high expectations before the season. However, this season, that talent and potential hasn’t always translated into victory. It has been a roller coaster ride of a season for the Cowboys. At times, they have dominated the ice, such as their 8-0 rout of Flower Mound. At other times, however, the Cowboys have been the victims of a beat-down themselves, such as their 6-0 loss to Southlake Carroll. The team is currently 9-9-2 (nine wins, nine…
Coppell Lacrosse Three- peat?
by Chase Porter Staff Writer The Coppell High School Lacrosse team for two years now has been the dominating force of Texas lacrosse. Last year the team went undefeated and won their second state championship in a row but how will they stack up this year? Being a part of the team, I have had the opportunity to see our team grow and become what it is today. The last two seasons, my freshman and sophomore years, we have gone undefeated and won two state championships in division two. This year we are moving up to division one and we are definitely going to be challenged much more than we have ever been in D2….
Flu season brings with it extra precautions
Ashley Attanucci Web Manager Flu season peaks in American every year about the same time, February. And though each year brings new and different strains of the flu -as we saw last year with the infamous swine flu- this year proves to be an especially important year to watch for influenza. The flu has recently hit CHS hard as the month of January came to a close, leaving students and teachers bed-ridden for the rest of their week. So while the 6-day snow break allowed for the school-wide epidemic to simmer down, students and families should still take the neccessary precautions to avoid this year’s flu and avoid chances of students catching it at school…