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Ex-Frisco hoops coach retires
Former Frisco boys basketball head coach Steve Specht has decided to retire from coaching and teaching.
Specht’s 31-year coaching career has spanned all manners of the Metroplex, touching down in Frisco from 1997-2005 when he was at the helm of the Raccoons hoops program. During his tenure at Frisco, Specht captured District 10-3A Championships in 1999 and 2000, as well as claiming a bi-district playoff victory over Spruce in 2005.
“It’s a culmination of things,” Specht said. “Basketball is my passion and I wanted to make sure that I left the profession, teaching and coaching, still feeling good about it and not burned out.”
Modano to be enshrined in Dallas
Mike Modano’s journey to be enshrined into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame will be a short one.
The Allen Americans minority owner, and former Dallas Stars standout, will be inducted into the Class of 2012 on the ice at the Plaza of the Americas in Dallas.
Modano, Lou Lamoriello and Ed Olczyk are being inducted this year.
The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame is in Eveleth, Minn., but inductions have rotated across cities for several years.
In addition to being a staple of the Minnesota North Stars and then Dallas Stars franchise, Modano is the NHL’s American-born leader in goals, points, playoff points and games played.
Owens signs with Seattle
Following a short-lived stint with the Allen Wranglers, Terrell Owens signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday.
The 39-year-old, ex-Wrangler was signed for $925,000 – the NFL’s veteran minimum.
Owens previously served as a player and co-owner for the Wranglers in an IFL career that spanned eight games, during which the wide out recorded 35 catches for 420 yards and 10 touchdowns. The Wranglers released Owens in February, citing his unwillingness to play in a late-season road trip and missing an appearance at a children’s hospital.
Owens, entering his 16th NFL season, is second in league history in receiving yards (15,934), fourth in touchdowns (156) and sixth in receptions (1,078).
Ticket time for Lobo fans
It is season ticket renewal and new purchase time for Little Elm football fans.
Current season ticket holders will receive a renewal letter and have until Aug. 18 to renew. Ticket pick up will take place Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. until noon.
New season ticket purchasing will open Aug. 20 in the athletic office of the high school.
If interested, please contact the Athletic Department at 972-292-1840 Ext. 24114.
The Lobos will play six home games this season and tickets are still $8 per game or $48 for the season.
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UIL steroid testing results
The UIL has released its annual Anabolic Steroid Testing Report for tests conducted between September 2011 and May 2012.
During that span, 3,311 tests were conducted and confirmed nine positive results and two protocol positives, which stem from a student-athlete violating the UIL steroid-testing protocol. One resulted from a student not reporting for testing and one was the result of a substituted specimen.
In addition, 217 schools were tested which included 3,087 boys across 11 sports and 224 girls over 10 sports. The sports with the most tests conducted were football (1,366) and volleyball (30) for boys and girls, respectively.
The testing spanned grade levels 9-12, with 1,045 senior student-athletes topping the scale.
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