http://www.planostar.com/ The latest news from the www.planostar.com website! Newsys Template Engine Sports/schools/frisco http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-827643872 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/534.txt The Lone Star Amateur Baseball Association is two weeks into the 2013 season and Triple Creek baseball club is already looking capable of playing against older teams this summer. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:16:11 -0500 newsys-826821542 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/535.txt The Lady Wolverines will be under new leadership next season after the hiring of former Denton head coach Iseed Khoury. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:16:06 -0500 newsys-826821544 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/536.txt Briefs Heroes game approaching Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki is returning for the 2013 Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:16:08 -0500 newsys-827643871 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/537.txt I’ve never been very interested in carrying or shooting handguns. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:16:03 -0500 newsys-809722759 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/538.txt Saturday night marked the first of three must-win games for the Texas Revolution, should the team hope to sneak into the playoffs. Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:59:13 -0500 newsys-809722760 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/539.txt Varsity Schedule Thursday’s Results Baseball Whitehouse defeats Liberty, 6-0 Friday’s Results Baseball Whitehouse defeats Liberty, 6-1 Briefs Rivals team up for all-star game Seniors Jacob Atchley, Jacob Colombo and Mason Arasato are usually on opposite sides of the diamond, but Sunday they will be teammates in the North Texas High School Baseball Coaches All-Star Game. Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:59:16 -0500 newsys-809520232 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/540.txt Bill Dance is a regular on my weekly radio show and during last week’s session, we began talking about his bloopers shows. Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:59:10 -0500 newsys-792344286 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/541.txt With three weeks remaining in the IFL regular season, the Texas Revolution have officially entered must-win territory in the quest for their first-ever playoff berth. Thu, 30 May 2013 14:50:57 -0500 newsys-792993252 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/542.txt Varsity Schedule Thursday’s Results Baseball Liberty defeats Mansfield Legacy, 6-3 Saturday’s Results Baseball Liberty defeats Mansfield Legacy, 8-7 Friday’s Schedule Baseball Liberty vs. Whitehouse at Tyler Junior College, 7 p.m. Thu, 30 May 2013 14:50:54 -0500 newsys-792993253 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/543.txt “These bottoms remind me of south Louisiana,” said Jake Hebert (pronounced A-Bear in Cajun) as my friend Larry Large and I drove them into the area we hunt hogs. “I thought everything was bone dry down here in Texas.” Thu, 30 May 2013 14:50:51 -0500 newsys-773963733 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/544.txt Varsity Schedule Friday’s Results Baseball Centennial defeats Liberty, 5-4 Prosper defeats Wakeland, 12-4 Softball Mineola defeats Lone Star, 11-1 Lovejoy defeats Centennial, 6-1 Saturday’s Results Baseball Liberty defeats Centennial, 5-2 Prosper defeats Wakeland, 5-4 Softball Mineola defeats Lone Star, 7-0 Lovejoy defeats Centennial, 11-8 Friday’s Schedule Baseball Liberty vs. Mansfield Legacy at Dallas Baptist University, 7:30 p.m. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:57:34 -0500 newsys-773963734 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/545.txt One of the most enjoyable aspects of my career as an outdoors writer is having the ability to take you with me on adventures via the written word. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:57:31 -0500 newsys-746081003 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/546.txt The Wakeland girls soccer team has been a constant presence in the playoffs for the past five seasons and is barely two years removed from a Class 4A State Championship. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:08:13 -0500 newsys-746081006 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/547.txt Saturday evening, the Allen Americans drew 6,125 fans to the AEC. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:08:08 -0500 newsys-746081004 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/548.txt Varsity Schedule Friday’s Schedule Baseball Liberty at Centennial, 7:30 p.m. Wakeland at Prosper, 7:30 p.m. Softball Centennial vs. Lovejoy at Plano West, 7:30 p.m. Lone Star vs. Mineola at Rockwall, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Schedule Baseball Centennial vs. Liberty at Dr Pepper Ballpark, 11 a.m. (If necessary) Thu, 16 May 2013 16:08:10 -0500 newsys-746081005 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/549.txt For those of us that love being in the outdoors, family vacation time often includes at least a day or so fishing, along with sightseeing and all the other endeavors common to that special week or two. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:08:16 -0500 newsys-726044859 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/550.txt Cara Dellagatta, Special to Star Local News Youth wrestling is quickly becoming a staple of Metroplex athletics and the success of the Frisco Bombers Wrestling Club is putting Frisco on the map. Thu, 9 May 2013 14:55:47 -0500 newsys-726234273 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/551.txt The last time the Allen Americans were tied 2-2 in the Ray Miron Presidents’ Cup Finals, they were blown out in Game 5, 7-2, by the Rapid City Rush in front of the largest crowd to ever see the team play at the AEC (6,003). Thu, 9 May 2013 14:55:45 -0500 newsys-725915153 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/552.txt Varsity Schedule Friday’s Schedule Baseball Centennial vs. Woodrow Wilson at Wylie, 7:30 p.m. Liberty vs. North Dallas at Hebron, 7 p.m. Wakeland vs. Hillcrest at Jesuit, 7:30 p.m. Softball Lone Star vs. Celina at McKinney North, 7 p.m. Frisco vs. Forney at Wylie, 7 p.m. Centennial vs. Carrollton Creekview at Plano East, 7:30 p.m. Thu, 9 May 2013 14:55:50 -0500 newsys-726044860 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/553.txt For almost 14 years, I did a weekly fishing report for a major Texas newspaper. Thu, 9 May 2013 14:55:34 -0500 newsys-703923992 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/554.txt The Heritage girls track and field team had little difficulty coasting through the district and area meets last month. Thu, 2 May 2013 15:16:37 -0500 newsys-703858899 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/555.txt More than 400 gymnasts will soon descend upon Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco for a three-day event that will showcase the country’s best trampoline and tumbling athletes. Thu, 2 May 2013 15:16:26 -0500 newsys-703923991 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/556.txt The Ray Miron Presidents’ Cup Finals. It’s a destination every CHL player works to get to and one where every player is expected to play their best. Thu, 2 May 2013 15:16:34 -0500 newsys-703858900 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/557.txt Varsity Schedule Thursday’s Schedule Softball Lone Star vs. Princeton at Heritage, 6:30 p.m. Baseball Celina vs. Krum at Denton High School, 7:30 p.m. Carrollton Creekview at Wakeland, 7:30 p.m. Forney at Liberty, 7:30 p.m. Centennial at Carrollton Newman Smith, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Schedule Softball Lone Star vs. Princeton at Heritage, 6:30 p.m. Hillcrest at Frisco, 7 p.m. Centennial vs. Molina at Coppell, 7:30 p.m. Baseball Wakeland at Carrollton Creekview, 7:30 p.m. Liberty at Forney, 7:30 p.m. Carrollton Newman Smith at Centennial, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s Schedule Softball Lone Star vs. Princeton at Heritage, 10 a.m. (If necessary) Thu, 2 May 2013 15:16:28 -0500 newsys-703858898 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/558.txt If you’ve been thinking about learning to shoot a bow, there’s no better time than early summer to begin. Thu, 2 May 2013 15:16:23 -0500 newsys-676159009 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/559.txt It was no secret that the Heritage and Highland Park girls entered last week’s area track and field meet in Little Elm as heavy favorites for the team standings. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:35:44 -0500 newsys-676159007 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/560.txt Varsity Schedule Friday’s Schedule Softball Wakeland vs. Forney at Heritage, 7:30 p.m. Mesquite Poteet at Frisco, 7 p.m. Centennial at North Forney, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s Schedule Softball Wakeland at Forney, 11 a.m. Frisco vs. Mesquite Poteet at Mesquite Softball Complex, 2:30 p.m. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:35:58 -0500 newsys-671729628 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/561.txt Anyone with the least bit of doubt about how popular hunting wild hogs and predators is in the Lone Star state need only to have been in Waco this past week end at the First Annual Predator and Wild Hog Expo, held at the Waco Convention Center. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:35:38 -0500 newsys-654681052 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/562.txt With Heritage entering last week’s District 9-4A track and field meet as a heavy favorite on the girls side, Frisco, Little Elm and Wakeland figured to compete for the silver medal. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:34:21 -0500 newsys-655193822 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/563.txt ALLEN – The last time the Texas Revolution squared off opposite the Cedar Rapids Titans, it took the Revolution until the third quarter just to find the end zone. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:34:18 -0500 newsys-654920030 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/564.txt Varsity Schedule Tuesday’s Results Softball Little Elm defeats Prosper, 4-2 Lone Star defeats Carrollton Ranchview, 3-0 Frisco defeats Centennial, 11-8 Heritage defeats Liberty, 5-3 The Colony defeats Wakeland, 3-0 Tuesday’s Results Baseball Prosper defeats Little Elm, 4-1 Lone Star defeats Carrollton Ranchview, 12-2 Centennial defeats Frisco, 13-2 Liberty defeats Heritage, 2-1 Legacy Christian Academy defeats Ovilla Christian, 8-5 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:34:11 -0500 newsys-654920031 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/565.txt Each September for many years, I’ve headed to Colorado’s high country with my bow to enjoy hunting elk and bear with my longtime friend Larry Large, who has guided in the mountains for most of his adult life. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:34:24 -0500 newsys-631868454 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/566.txt Frisco sophomore Brandon Smith entered Day 2 of the District 9-4A boys golf tournament one stroke behind Prosper’s Grant Bennett. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:13:52 -0500 newsys-631962909 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/567.txt The Allen Americans could have spent Sunday and Monday preparing for Game 6 of their opening playoff series against the Denver Cutthroats. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:13:43 -0500 newsys-631962912 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/568.txt Varsity Schedule Tuesday’s Results Softball Heritage defeats Little Elm, 7-0 Celina defeats Lone Star, 15-8 Liberty defeats Frisco, 2-1 Wakeland defeats Centennial, 12-8 Tuesday’s Results Baseball Frisco defeats Little Elm, 9-2 Celina defeats Lone Star, 5-3 Centennial defeats Liberty, 3-2 Wakeland defeats Heritage, 12-0 Ovilla Christian defeats Legacy Christian Academy, 11-5 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:13:40 -0500 newsys-631868455 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/schools/frisco/569.txt For most of my adult life, I’ve enjoyed camp cooking and often serve as camp cook on our high country elk and bear hunts in northern Colorado. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:13:49 -0500