http://www.planostar.com/ The latest news from the www.planostar.com website! Newsys Template Engine Sports Update http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-843283674 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4715.txt Poteet defensive coordinator Kody Groves will be recommended to become the new head football coach at the school, according to Mesquite ISD athletic director Steve Bragg. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:15 -0500 newsys-845500242 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4716.txt Allen has never been a team to follow the traditional path of 7-on-7. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:22:20 -0500 newsys-844333654 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4717.txt Whether it's due to summer vacations, recruiting camps or college visits, consistency and 7-on-7 football don't necessarily go hand in hand. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:22:29 -0500 newsys-839502283 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4718.txt The Plano Senior football team will get a chance to defend its Division I 7-on-7 State Championship after all. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:45:46 -0500 newsys-842036765 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4719.txt Considering the carryover Plano West softball had from 2012 to 2013, the Lady Wolves may have been expected to gel quicker than most teams. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:45:51 -0500 newsys-839502281 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4720.txt After losing a graduating class that included Texas signees Holly Kern and Rachel Scott, Plano East softball (17-15) was expected to lean on its seniors in 2013. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:45:49 -0500 newsys-845816449 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4721.txt Two months, two quarterbacks, two brothers, two blown out knees. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:36:42 -0500 newsys-842218458 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4722.txt After more than a decade commandeering the Plano Senior softball dugout, head coach Cynthia Zea has resigned. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:41:14 -0500 newsys-835118005 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4723.txt The quartet of Tarell Brown, Aaron Ross, Michael Griffin and Michael Huff proved to be a winning combination in the secondary in helping The University of Texas claim the 2005 national championship. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:16:31 -0500 newsys-843974582 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4723a.txt The spring and summer is referred to as the offseason for high school football, but don't tell any coach that, especially one that is new to a program. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:43 -0500 newsys-840250916 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4724.txt As the preseason favorite in 12-2A, Sunnyvale entered the 2013 district season with a big target on its chest. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:55:13 -0500 newsys-839455296 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4725tr.txt My first full week of summer vacation finished with a "bang" at the Texas Revolution indoor football game. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:34:16 -0500 newsys-830821377 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4728.txt The Nike Football Festival made a stop in north Texas June 8 as 24 teams from the Metroplex and east Texas descended on Craig Ranch and the Michael Johnson Performance Center in McKinney. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:40:39 -0500 newsys-830554224 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4729.txt The McKinney Boyd baseball team's 2013 campaign was one rife with change. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:40:30 -0500 newsys-829748765 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4730.txt McKinney native Edwin Figueroa readily admits he was off his game at UFC 156 in February when he succumbed to the punching power of Francisco Rivera. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:32:42 -0500 newsys-831806404 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4731.txt This was going to be a down year for Plano Senior softball. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:12:09 -0500 newsys-830688113 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4732.txt When Plano East alum Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal signed with Bellator Fighting Championships in May 2012, it was widely presumed he'd make short work of the promotion's light heavyweight division. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:12:18 -0500 newsys-830688112 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4733.txt After nearly 20 years applying his strength and conditioning principles in collegiate and professional football, Tony Ollison's coaching career is coming full circle. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:12:00 -0500 newsys-828626997 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4734.txt For the first time since 2005, no Mesquite ISD baseball team made the Class 5A baseball playoffs. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:59:51 -0500 newsys-826219512 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4735.txt Consider it mission accomplished for the Centennial 7-on-7 football team. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:10:25 -0500 newsys-825904657 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4736.txt On June 6, Plano West graduate Billy McKinney fulfilled a lifelong dream when he was taken in the first round (No. 24 overall) by the Oakland A's in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:16:28 -0500 newsys-825827160 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4737.txt The top two teams at Saturday's Plano West State Qualifying Tournament advanced to the Division I State 7-on-7 Tournament. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:38:14 -0500 newsys-817097553 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4738.txt Another season and another playoff berth have given the Celina baseball team plenty of representation on the 10-3A all-district list. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:42:02 -0500 newsys-821976339 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4739.txt The Lady Wolverines will be under new leadership next season after the hiring of former Denton head coach Iseed Khoury. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:36:18 -0500 newsys-826738593 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4739a.txt It was a rough season for both Poteet and West Mesquite, who were left on the outside looking in at the playoff race at year's end. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:27:20 -0500 newsys-826738592 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4739b.txt Sunnyvale played in one of the toughest Class 2A districts in the state. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:27:23 -0500 newsys-817340599 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4740.txt The last time a head coach other than Jane Jackson filled out the lineup card for Coppell's tennis team, the entirety of the Cowboys current roster was yet to be born. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:29:13 -0500 newsys-817273527 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4741.txt Before even getting into the results of Saturday's NIKE Football Festival, Allen offensive coordinator Jeff Fleener wanted to talk about the set up of the competition itself. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:43:25 -0500 newsys-822183894 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4742.txt On Tuesday, the UIL Legislative Council approved a recommendation limiting football programs to 90 minutes of full-contact, game-speed practices per player per week. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:43:23 -0500 newsys-821867391 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4743.txt In the grand scheme of things, the host team's final pool play game Saturday at the Plano West State Qualifying Tournament was inconsequential. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:00:42 -0500 newsys-823272502 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4744.txt By all accounts, Saturday's showing at the Plano West SQT was a step forward for the Plano Senior football team. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:00:33 -0500 newsys-821727326 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4745.txt The returns may be early for new head coach Randy Jackson, but Plano East accomplished something Saturday that had eluded the Panthers for three straight years. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:35:57 -0500 newsys-819571713 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4746.txt A pair of 2009 Coppell graduates were selected last week in the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:48:30 -0500 newsys-819442954 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4747.txt The 2013 Texas Women’s Open is rapidly approaching with golfers from throughout the Metroplex and nation set to tee off June 19-20 at The Old American Golf Club in The Colony. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:27:45 -0500 newsys-812052737 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4748.txt It had been hours since the first round of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft ended and Plano West senior center fielder Billy McKinney still couldn't fathom what had happened. Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:54:15 -0500 newsys-812052736 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4749.txt Originally published on Aug. 12, 2012 Being picked for a national all-star game is an honor any high school baseball player would be happy to have. Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:56:19 -0500 newsys-812098247 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4750.txt Originally published on May 20, 2010 In many respects, Shepton's Billy McKinney is like most freshmen. Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:56:37 -0500 newsys-813370947 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4751.txt When the final horn sounded on the Plano East football team's annual Spring Showcase on May 31, the learning process officially began. Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:53:56 -0500 newsys-812292491 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4752.txt Like all football teams that trudged through spring practices, Prestonwood Christian Academy had plenty of questions to answer. Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:54:06 -0500 newsys-805492882 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4753.txt Before Creekview’s David Blough takes a snap during his senior season or competes in a postseason game, he will already have the experience of playing high-pressure football under his belt. Thu, 6 Jun 2013 15:14:35 -0500 newsys-805228419 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4754.txt New Sunnyvale head girls basketball coach Jill McDill has been on the job for about a month. Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:26:41 -0500 newsys-806895190 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4755.txt Plano West girls soccer has a history of promoting their assistant to head coach. Wed, 5 Jun 2013 13:22:13 -0500 newsys-805455258 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4756.txt The Frisco Liberty SQT may want to change its name to the Plano West-Hebron SQT. Wed, 5 Jun 2013 09:56:52 -0500 newsys-805389959 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4757.txt The Plano Senior football team will have to wait until Saturday or June 14 before it can potentially punch its ticket to the Division I 7-on-7 State Tournament. Wed, 5 Jun 2013 09:57:01 -0500 newsys-804824767 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4758.txt The last time Allen football stepped on the field was Dec. 22, 2012, when the Eagles won their second Division I State Championship by defeating Houston Lamar, 35-21, at Cowboys Stadium. Wed, 5 Jun 2013 09:54:14 -0500 newsys-799370590 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4759.txt Mesquite is coming off its best season in more than a decade, winning its first 11 games before running into eventual state champion Allen in the area round. Tue, 4 Jun 2013 19:55:48 -0500 newsys-803484455 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4760.txt There are eight amateur players scheduled to be at the MLB Network's Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J., Thursday when the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft commences. Tue, 4 Jun 2013 10:01:46 -0500 newsys-791858596 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4761.txt For the first time since 2004, a Mesquite ISD softball team did not win a 5A district championship. Mon, 3 Jun 2013 21:55:31 -0500 newsys-798333823 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4762.txt Sachse and Rowlett started the 2013 baseball season in two different places. Mon, 3 Jun 2013 20:56:20 -0500 newsys-796653943 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4763.txt AUSTIN — Lewisville entered the UIL Class 5A State Softball Championships with more losses than the rest of the field combined. Sat, 1 Jun 2013 20:14:53 -0500 newsys-797196828 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4764.txt AUSTIN — Nerves weren’t an issue for Lovejoy’s softball team Saturday at Red & Charline McCombs Field in Austin as the Leopards were making the first appearance in a state title game in program history. Sat, 1 Jun 2013 20:32:00 -0500 newsys-792196963 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4765.txt The first day of June can only mean football season. Sat, 1 Jun 2013 16:13:50 -0500 newsys-792120802 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4766.txt A day after being shut out by Whitehouse in the series opener of their Class 4A Region II championship series, Liberty had its season come to an end Friday. Fri, 31 May 2013 22:51:36 -0500 newsys-794542884 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4767.txt MURPHY -- It's been a strange few weeks for the Plano East football team. Fri, 31 May 2013 22:36:09 -0500 newsys-796467285 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4768.txt The start wasn’t as Lewisville’s softball team envisioned Friday in their Class 5A State Semifinals matchup against San Benito at McCombs Field in Austin, but the Lady Farmers got it together in time, advancing to the Class 5A State Finals after securing a 5-2 victory. Fri, 31 May 2013 23:20:10 -0500 newsys-792182161 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4769.txt Entering District 5-5A competition, Lewisville softball coach Lori Alexander believed that if the Lady Farmers weren’t making a playoff run, then something had gone terribly wrong. Fri, 31 May 2013 20:49:38 -0500 newsys-793138517 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4770a.txt A superb season for Flower Mound multi-sport star Lauren Cox included being named the District 5-5A Newcomer of the Year in both volleyball and girls basketball, and claiming district and area titles in the shot put and discus. Fri, 31 May 2013 20:49:24 -0500 newsys-793699094 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4771.txt The McKinney Boyd Broncos lit up the scoreboard Thursday night in their annual spring football game, as the defense edged out the offense, 47-42, in a high-scoring affair from their home field. Fri, 31 May 2013 18:28:06 -0500 newsys-793699093 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4772.txt Just as they dominated their regular season, the McKinney North baseball team also dominated the District 13-4A honors. The Bulldogs were awarded nine total selections, including four superlatives. Fri, 31 May 2013 18:28:09 -0500 newsys-793697345 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4773.txt The Plano Senior baseball team continues to be living proof of the cyclical nature of high school sports. Fri, 31 May 2013 17:10:35 -0500 newsys-793697531 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4774.txt It took Lovejoy softball seven years to make it to the state tournament. Fri, 31 May 2013 17:31:04 -0500 newsys-791654005 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4775.txt Two more spots for the 2013 State 7-on-7 Tournament will be up for grabs tomorrow at the Mesquite State Qualifying Tournament. Fri, 31 May 2013 13:33:47 -0500 newsys-792929901 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4776.txt ALLEN -- Must-win games are nothing new for the Frisco Liberty baseball team. Thu, 30 May 2013 23:21:17 -0500 newsys-792221356 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4776a.txt It was the fifth inning that was the deciding factor Thursday in Whitehouse's 6-0 shutout win over Liberty in Game 1 of its Class 4A Region II Championship series. Fri, 31 May 2013 17:47:33 -0500 newsys-793006851 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4777.txt Randy Jackson has conquered many challenges during his head football coaching career. Thu, 30 May 2013 17:52:42 -0500 newsys-791459605 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4778.txt Little Elm senior Devante’ Pullum committed to Cisco Junior College in early February to continue his football career after leading Little Elm to the postseason for the second consecutive year under center. Thu, 30 May 2013 14:45:40 -0500 newsys-789500346 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4779.txt There was plenty of enthusiasm at Homer B. Johnson Stadium on May 21 as Sachse competed in its spring game. Thu, 30 May 2013 13:36:26 -0500 newsys-791946408 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4779a.txt It has been almost two weeks since the Sunnyvale baseball team's season came to an end. Thu, 30 May 2013 14:44:51 -0500 newsys-777178872 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4780.txt Their season may have ended a week and a half ago, but the accomplishments continue to pour in for the McKinney Boyd softball team. Wed, 29 May 2013 11:44:09 -0500 newsys-775676002 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4781.txt The McKinney softball team may have had a rough go of it this past season, but the Lionettes' perseverance was rewarded in the end. Wed, 29 May 2013 11:44:12 -0500 newsys-794982534 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4782a.txt As the 2013 Women's College World Series gets underway Thursday in Oklahoma City, the Texas Longhorns softball team looks to receive contributions from numerous players in their quest for a national championship. Wed, 29 May 2013 11:12:56 -0500 newsys-777439375 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4783.txt When Sammi Curry, Amanda Gray, Ginger Hervey and Brittany Lewis joined varsity as freshmen no one would've guessed they would be the group to lead Lovejoy softball to its first state tournament. Wed, 29 May 2013 08:30:48 -0500 newsys-787255205 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4783a-2.txt Advancing to the national finals would be a major accomplishment for almost any wrestler, but Allen junior Bo Nickal had a completely different train of thought in his head prior to Sunday's championship bout. Wed, 29 May 2013 09:18:32 -0500 newsys-784834991 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4784a.txt Sherry Ollison spent last week logging more than 1,000 miles on the road moving from Arizona to Texas. Wed, 29 May 2013 08:33:40 -0500 newsys-785579882 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4785.txt Head coach Mike Overton led West Mesquite to the playoffs in each of the last seven years. Tue, 28 May 2013 21:33:05 -0500 newsys-787679307 http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/06/19/sports_update/4785a.txt The season did not end quite the way the Poteet softball team had hoped. Tue, 28 May 2013 21:36:10 -0500