Cowboys dominate Saginaw in first district game

By Chris Reagan Staff Writer The Cowboy soccer team started off district play with a 3-0 rout of Saginaw to start district play on Tuesday night. Coppell dominated the game from the beginning playing a possession oriented game with a lot of short passing, in contrast to Saginaw’s play which tried to work the ball up the field as quickly as possible. Coppell maintained possession for well over the majority of the game within the opposing half of the field, stopping Saginaw offensive attempts almost as soon as they started. Tanner Lines earned a hat trick, scoring all of the team’s three goals for the game in the first half, including one in the last…

Five Cowgirls Soccer players sign to play in college

By Kristen Shepard Staff Writer Every morning, the Cowgirls soccer team takes over the football field and works towards an incredible season. The season is winding down, and today marks the day that five varsity players sign to play college soccer. These five girls are Cassidy Spriggs, Jackie Moreau, Jessica Berdan, Kasey Johnson and Lindsey Meyer. The girls and their families will be signing with various colleges today, with Coach Stricker and their families there to support them. The girls are spreading out all throughout the country with Kasey Johnson committing to the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Lindsey Meyer committing to the University of Texas, which was ranked 12th entering this year’s NCAA…

Soccer team claims No. 1 ranking in state

By Thomas Hair Online Copy Editor The Coppell High School soccer program is one that is accustomed to success of the highest level. Both the boys and girls teams have State Championships under their belt and are consisten postseason contenders. Even for the most successful of teams, however, being ranked first in the entire state of Texas is a prodigious honor. Only a few weeks into the 2012 season, the Cowboys have achieved that honor. According to ESPN’s Fab 50 rankings, the Cowboys are not only the team to beat in Texas, but are also the second-best high school soccer team in the entire nation. The Cowboys’ 11-0 start under first-year coach Chad Rakestraw  has…

Canceled soccer games unlikely to be made up

By Chris Reagan Staff Writer Both the girls and boys soccer games were canceled on Tuesday and were unable to be made up for on Wednesday due to the threat of more weather in the area. It is not believed that the games will be made up for due to UIL rules stating that only two non tournament games can be played in a week and district starting next week. The girls were due to face off against McKinney Boyd, who has been somewhat of a force in the area in recent years, knocking the Cowgirls out of a possible repeat state title run two years ago and winning state last year. The Cowboys were…

Soccer stud takeover

By Chase Porter Staff Writer A few years ago here at CHS someone decided having cheerleaders just wasn’t enough so they had to go ahead and create a specific fan base for every sports team. This may sound a little outrages, and it is, but with girls soccer season in full swing it seems like every guy at CHS is sporting a Soccer Stud shirt in support of the girls. If you visit the high school on either a Tuesday or Friday during soccer season, you really can’t miss them. They will be wearing a baby blue crew neck sweater with neon green letters. They say ‘Stud’ on the front and the number and last…

Soccer unappreciated, underrepresented in America

By Thomas Hair Online Copy Editor Try to go through your daily routines for an entire week, or even a single day, without seeing or hearing anything about sports. Even if you have always been disinterested in sports, it will surprise you how much they are intertwined in everyday American life. It is no secret that Americans as a whole are fascinated by sports, with football obtaining almost religious levels of devotion from some. This enduring fascination has led to the development of a notorious sports culture in America – one more lucrative and diverse than any other in the world. I have been an avid sports fan since infancy. I relish being able to…

Cowboys trounce Panthers, Dominate Dawgs

By Chris Reagan Staff Writer The Coppell Cowboys finished the first day of the annual Coppell Kick-off Classic Thursday with a 2-0 record against Plano East and Midland, holding both teams to shutout wins. Thursday afternoon Coppell played Plano East, easily defeating the Panthers 4-0. Following this game later in the day Coppell took on Midland taking care of the Dawgs, 3-0. Goals were scored by Mitchell Parnell, Steven Wheatcroft, Tanner Lines, and Will Simonds. After the first day of play Coppell sits at first place in the tournament, doubling the second highest point total and a three goal lead over second place. Coppell takes on South Grand Prairie tomorrow at 2 P.M. at Coppell.

Soccer teams kick off season with impressive wins

By Thomas Hair Online Copy Editor The soccer program at Coppell High School has quietly been one of the school’s strongest traditions in recent decades. Both the Cowboys and Cowgirls squads are locally renowned as consistent playoff contenders, and even have a few State Championships under their belt. Now, the first semester is drawing to a close – which means soccer season is just now underway! For Coach Stricker and his 2012 Cowgirls team, the ultimate goal is to return to State and reclaim the title of State Champions, which they won in 2009. Though the season is young, the Cowgirls appear to be taking steps in the right direction early on. Their 2012 season kicked off with three…

Bass first two sport athlete to win two state titles

By Lance McCaskey Staff Writer Mikalya “Bear” Bass has accomplished something that most high school student athlete’s dream of, winning a state championship. Twice. Bass, a senior, played as the setter on this years state champion volleyball team. However, this wasn’t her first state experience. As a freshman in 2009, Bass played on the state champion girls soccer team. “I was one of three freshman on varsity,” Bass said. “I stopped after junior year. Club volleyball took up a lot of time, and I just enjoyed volleyball more.” While she no longer plays soccer, she used what she learned to help her and team excel in both the regular season and the play-offs this past…

Two sport athletes common theme in Coppell athletics

By Chris Reagan Staff Writer Many of the top athletes at Coppell have been committed to multiple sports. In most recent memory that would be Tyler Landis, Nate Hruby, and Brandon Mullins who all excelled at not only football but also lacrosse. The two-sport athlete is not something new to Coppell. Many athletes choose to participate in sports to not only fill up some time between season but also to help them train for their favorite sport. “My love is football,” sophomore Killian Bresnahan said. “Wrestling gets me stronger and builds stamina and track keeps me in shape and fast for football.” Bresnahan is a rare type of athlete involved and excelling in not only…