Bad weather causes cancellations in tennis, soccer
By Travis Bremner Staff Writer Due to the raining and inclement weather all over the Dallas/Fort Worth area, there have been some cancellations of Coppell outdoor sporting events this weekend. The varsity tennis team had a tournament scheduled in Denton Guyer today but the down pour has prevented the matches from taking place. The squad has played fairly well thus far this season, and was looking to continue that, it is unclear when the tournament will be rescheduled. The girls’ varsity soccer was set to face McKinney tonight at McKinney and Saturday’s match with Austin St. Stevens may also be cancelled. The team is 8-2-4 on the season, riding on a two game winning streaking…
A look into the playoffs
By Nathan Reck Assistant Sports Editor Football: At 8-1 the Cowboys clinched a playoff berth with their third district win of the year in a 48 point blowout of Lewisville. Now all that remains for Coppell before the playoffs kick off is their final district game against Flower Mound on Friday night. While the game can’t keep the cowboys out of the playoffs a loss could pit the team against a much tougher first round matchup in Euless Trinity as opposed to playing a team with a worse record such as Keller in the opening round. More on who the football team will face in the first round of the playoffs will come following the…
Tennis team to face El Paso Franklin at Regionals
By Blake Seitz Sports Editor Following a decisive 10-5 win in the district championship, the tennis team heads to Abilene this weekend for the Regional tournament. It will play its first match tomorrow against El Paso Franklin. This marks the 12th year in a row that Coppell has attended the tournament, a statistic that goes hand-in-hand with the team’s streak of district championships—the team has not attended the tournament as anything less than the district’s number one seed. Top seeding in district gives Coppell a leg up in the tournament. “Ones play twos,” head coach Jane Jackson said. “This guarantees we won’t play a championship team in the first round.” The nature of Texas tennis,…
District 6-5A tennis might come to three-way tie
By Gaby Moran Staff Writer Team tennis has been going on for a few weeks now and is coming close to end. With only one district match left for everyone, the last week is crucial. Flower Mound Marcus, Coppell and Flower Mound have all beaten South Lake Carroll, Hebron and Lewisville but the record against each other is making things complicated in the sense that there can be a three-way tie. During week 3, Coppell and Marcus played each other and Coppell lost 9-10. While this was a sad defeat, it did not guarantee Marcus any rankings. During week 4, Flower Mound and Marcus played eachother and Flower Mound beat Marcus 12-7. As of now, Flower Mound…