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Playoff Results
Boys Basketball
McKinney North beats Mansfield Legacy, 23-21 in the regional quarterfinals
Boys Soccer
McKinney Boyd beats McKinney, 2-1
McKinney North -- Open
Girls Soccer
McKinney Boyd beats McKinney, 1-0
McKinney North -- Open
Baseball
McKinney -- Open
McKinney Boyd beats Frisco, 6-0
McKinney North -- Open
Softball
Pilot Point beats McKinney, 4-2
Denton Ryan beats McKinney Boyd, 5-3
McKinney North -- Open
Area basketball playoff roundup
On the boys side, McKinney North beat Texas High 66-45 last Monday night in the bi-district round from Paris High School. The Bulldogs then upset No. 11 Jacksonville Friday from Emory Rains High School, before beating Mansfield Legacy 23-21 in the regional quarterfinals Tuesday from Coppell High School.
The Bulldogs advance to the regional tournament, which begins this Friday at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland. North will play No. 8 state-ranked Dallas Kimball in its Region II Semifinal at 6 p.m.
In 10-5A action, Boyd lost to Richardson Berkner 59-48 last Tuesday night from Naaman Forest High School in its playoff opener.
The city of McKinney no longer has any girls varsity programs still active in the postseason after the opening weekend of the girls bracket. McKinney North lost in the area round to Red Oak from Sachse High School. The Lady Bulldogs had previously beaten Longview Pine Tree in their bi-district matchup.
McKinney, the only other McKinney-based girls team to make the playoffs, lost to Dallas Skyline in its bi-district game from Lewisville High School.
All-state football selections
The Texas Sports Writers Association recently released its all-state football selections. There was a pair of McKinney area players from the 5A classification who were selected.
McKinney Lions senior quarterback Robert Somborn was honored with a selection to the honorable mention team as was McKinney Boyd Broncos senior running back Bryan Driskell.
Do-or-die for Sidekicks
The Dallas Sidekicks face a must-win scenario today at 7:30 p.m. from the AEC in their PASL divisional playoff series against Rio Grande Valley.
Dallas was dropped in overtime, 5-4, Sunday against the Flash in the first leg of the series.
Sidekicks midfielder Ricardinho registered a hat trick, but the Flash's Hector Vallejo converted the game winner in overtime. If Dallas ties the series, a 30-minute mini-game will be held at the end of tonight's game with the winner on to the Ron Newman Cup semifinals March 10 in San Diego.
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Collin County man among Fan Cave finalists
Plano West alum Mina Park is among the 52 finalists for the MLB Fan Cave 2013 competition.
Park is representing the Texas Rangers, with a chance at moving to New York to watch every baseball game of the upcoming season while blogging, interviewing players and making creative videos. The competition's top 30 finalists are selected through fan voting, the original audition submission and ability to generate media buzz.
Each finalist will be flown out to spring training in Arizona later this month. To vote for Park, go to: mlb.mlb.com/fancave/vote.jsp.
Nike Hoop Summit selects Randle
McKinney resident Julius Randle, a Prestonwood Christian Academy alum, has been selected for the Nike Hoop Summit on Apr. 20 in Portland, Ore.
"Julius was obviously selected based on his ability to play basketball, but more importantly based on his character," said Chris Mayberry, Prestonwood head coach. "He has kept such a positive attitude dealing with the adversity of his injury and will continue to be selected for honors and awards because of his character."
The Nike Hoop Summit is one of the premier high school basketball showcases, pitting the country's top seniors against a World Select Team.
Randle is no stranger to such competition, capturing a gold medal on Team USA at the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship last summer.
Playoff Results
Boys Basketball
McKinney North beats Mansfield Legacy, 23-21 in the regional quarterfinals
Boys Soccer
McKinney Boyd beats McKinney, 2-1
McKinney North -- Open
Girls Soccer
McKinney Boyd beats McKinney, 1-0
McKinney North -- Open
Baseball
McKinney -- Open
McKinney Boyd beats Frisco, 6-0
McKinney North -- Open
Softball
Pilot Point beats McKinney, 4-2
Denton Ryan beats McKinney Boyd, 5-3
McKinney North -- Open
Area basketball playoff roundup
On the boys side, McKinney North beat Texas High 66-45 last Monday night in the bi-district round from Paris High School. The Bulldogs then upset No. 11 Jacksonville Friday from Emory Rains High School, before beating Mansfield Legacy 23-21 in the regional quarterfinals Tuesday from Coppell High School.
The Bulldogs advance to the regional tournament, which begins this Friday at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland. North will play No. 8 state-ranked Dallas Kimball in its Region II Semifinal at 6 p.m.
In 10-5A action, Boyd lost to Richardson Berkner 59-48 last Tuesday night from Naaman Forest High School in its playoff opener.
The city of McKinney no longer has any girls varsity programs still active in the postseason after the opening weekend of the girls bracket. McKinney North lost in the area round to Red Oak from Sachse High School. The Lady Bulldogs had previously beaten Longview Pine Tree in their bi-district matchup.
McKinney, the only other McKinney-based girls team to make the playoffs, lost to Dallas Skyline in its bi-district game from Lewisville High School.
All-state football selections
The Texas Sports Writers Association recently released its all-state football selections. There was a pair of McKinney area players from the 5A classification who were selected.
McKinney Lions senior quarterback Robert Somborn was honored with a selection to the honorable mention team as was McKinney Boyd Broncos senior running back Bryan Driskell.
Do-or-die for Sidekicks
The Dallas Sidekicks face a must-win scenario today at 7:30 p.m. from the AEC in their PASL divisional playoff series against Rio Grande Valley.
Dallas was dropped in overtime, 5-4, Sunday against the Flash in the first leg of the series.
Sidekicks midfielder Ricardinho registered a hat trick, but the Flash's Hector Vallejo converted the game winner in overtime. If Dallas ties the series, a 30-minute mini-game will be held at the end of tonight's game with the winner on to the Ron Newman Cup semifinals March 10 in San Diego.
Internet exclusive content
For more stories on the sports community, including web exclusives, video previews and wrap-ups, go to: starlocalnews.com. This is the site for in-depth coverage, immediate scores, videos, game stories and a football score ticker for those that can't wait for the print edition.
Collin County man among Fan Cave finalists
Plano West alum Mina Park is among the 52 finalists for the MLB Fan Cave 2013 competition.
Park is representing the Texas Rangers, with a chance at moving to New York to watch every baseball game of the upcoming season while blogging, interviewing players and making creative videos. The competition's top 30 finalists are selected through fan voting, the original audition submission and ability to generate media buzz.
Each finalist will be flown out to spring training in Arizona later this month. To vote for Park, go to: mlb.mlb.com/fancave/vote.jsp.
Nike Hoop Summit selects Randle
McKinney resident Julius Randle, a Prestonwood Christian Academy alum, has been selected for the Nike Hoop Summit on Apr. 20 in Portland, Ore.
"Julius was obviously selected based on his ability to play basketball, but more importantly based on his character," said Chris Mayberry, Prestonwood head coach. "He has kept such a positive attitude dealing with the adversity of his injury and will continue to be selected for honors and awards because of his character."
The Nike Hoop Summit is one of the premier high school basketball showcases, pitting the country's top seniors against a World Select Team.
Randle is no stranger to such competition, capturing a gold medal on Team USA at the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship last summer.
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