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Eighth graders play their last game as Lady Bucs
The J. L. Long Lady Buccaneers took on the Kennedy-Curry Eagles in the Dallas ISD Middle School Basketball Championship game on Sat., Feb. 4 at Kincaid gymnasium. Of Dallas ISD's 36 middle schools, the two top middle schools faced off for the third time this season, a rematch of the "Holiday" basketball tournament Championship game played back on Dec. 18. In the Holiday tournament, the Lady Bucs lost in the second round to the Eagles 36-28 and...
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Lakehill s Abby Kieker (above, right) was voted Best All-Around Player on the girls Middle School team.
Lakehill basketball teams take on Dallas Covenant
In the final middle school games, the girls and boys Green teams took on Inspired Vision on Fri., Feb. 3 at Lakehill. The boys team lost a thriller 34-32, with the game coming down to the final possession. Lakehill recognized all of the outstanding middle school basketball players on Tues., Feb. 7. The evening began with a pizza party for the players and coaches in the Student Commons. Awards and team recognition took place at halftime of the ...
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Hoops event to benefit 5 area schools
Get your game on! The 9th Annual Hoops in the Highlands Basketball Tournament is scheduled for Sat., March 24 at Highland Oaks Church of Christ, 10805 Walnut Hill at Plano Road. This three-on-three basketball tournament is open to all competitors in first through eighth grades. Hosted by Lake Highlands, Northlake, Wallace and White Rock Elementary schools and Lake Highlands Junior High, this annual fundraiser benefits all five schools. Hoops...
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Team members pictured are, front row, from left to right: Jakkisha Smith, Ivy Smith, Kaitlin Buie, Ashlynn Albert, Cabrina Becker, Alyssa Preskitt. Back row from left to right: Coach Jones, Sara Shaw, Savannah Gutierrez, Nakia Smith, Sydney Wright, Shekina Green, McKenzie Sanderfer, Coach Garcia.
Lady Bucs head to State Finals!
The J. L. Long Lady Buccaneers advanced to the City Championship game in convincing fashion by beating the previously undefeated Franklin Falcons 51-3 on Sat., Jan. 28 to win Bi-District (Semi-Finals) at Kincaid gymnasium. The Lady Bucs used their stellar defense, which has been a strong point all season long, to frustrate and totally shut down the Falcon's offense. The Lady Bucs' offense erupted with 51 points, collecting buckets off of numer...
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Lakehill teams hit the courts running
Last week was Basketball Spirit Week at Lakehill Prep, and the Upper School students showed their Warrior spirit during a variety of activities. Spirit House competitions kicked off last Monday with a Starburst pie-eating contest. Each day another fun activity got the houses in the competitive mood, including a hot potato contest, the orange chain and a tug-of-war competition. Students earned points for their house in the quest to win the co...
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Lakehill girls bring home a victory
The Lakehill Warriors Middle School basketball teams have been busy. The Girls Green Team fell to the CHANT Chargers on Jan. 6, but rebounded with a win over Inspired Vision, 25-7, on Jan. 9. Chloe Roberson led the way with 16 points. The Girls Blue team, who continued to improve and show their skills, defeated the CHANT Chargers on Jan. 6 at home. The Boys Blue Team also picked up a victory against the Chargers by the score of 46-22. Griffi...
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New female Globetrotter coming to AAC
Dallas will witness history when Fatima “TNT” Maddox takes the court with the Harlem Globetrotters at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Sat., Jan. 28 – a doubleheader at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. TNT will lead an impressive rookie class as the first female Globetrotter since 1993 and only the team’s ninth in its 86-year history. TNT played for the accomplished Dawn Staley at Temple University and most recently honed her basketball skills professio...
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Lady Bucs remain undefeated
The 8th grade J. L. Long Lady Buccaneer basketball team took on the undefeated Holmes Middle School Tigers on Wednesday night, Jan. 4, playing in front of a large crowd at Roosevelt High School. The Lady Bucs used a stingy defense early with some timely offense to shut down Holmes, jumping out to a 14-4 lead before Holmes came back to close the gap 14-11 at the end of the second period. The taller Holmes Tiger offense caught fire in the third ...
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From basketball to beaches – these Warriors really know how to bond
While many of us were relaxing or recovering from the never-ending holiday meals, the dedicated athletes of Lakehill’s Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball teams headed to Galveston over the holiday break for the O’Connell Holiday Classic Tournament on Dec. 28-30. The Boys went 2-1 and finished the tournament in third place. The team won the first game, beating host school O’Connell, 57-42. In a hard-fought second game, Lakehill was defeated by ...
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J. L. Long soccer team undefeated
Monday night, J. L. Long’s Boys Soccer team faced Hill Middle School in a showdown of District 2’s last two undefeated teams. The winner would advance to the play-offs for the City Championship. J. L. Long’s lone goal came in the second half, which turned out to be the game winner, was a header by Cole Martinez from a corner kick by Josue Martinez. David Limon, the goalie, had several key stops along with great instinctive defensive plays by C...
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Greg McCoy, above, at the 2011 Poinsettia Bowl where he was awarded the Defensive MVP.
Woodrow’s McCoy wins MVP
Greg McCoy, a TCU graduate student from Dallas’ Woodrow Wilson High, was named defensive MVP in the Frogs (11-2) 31-24 win over Louisiana Tech (8-5) Dec. 21 in the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego. McCoy intercepted a Louisiana Tech quarterback Colby Cameron pass in the second quarter. McCoy’s return came with the Frogs trailing 10-3, and set the TCU offense up for a touchdown with 26 seconds left in the second quarter. McCoy also made an interc...
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Story and photo courtesy of Gigi Ekstrom Prudential honorees: John Devine, Declan Devine and Kelly Werther.
Skyline falls to Southlake Carroll
In a game marked by a highly controversial call and wildlife running onto the field at SMU’s Gerald J. Ford Stadium, the Skyline Raiders surrendered a 10-point lead with less than three minutes remaining to fall 28-24 to the Southlake Carroll Dragons in their Dec. 10 5A semifinal matchup. The highly anticipated matchup between the two previously unbeaten Metroplex powerhouses more than lived up to its billing — if for nothing more than the fi...
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Jordan Pleasants and his Army teammates are coming off a lopsided win over Tulane last week. AP photo.
Former Wildcat named player of the week
Jordan Pleasants, an offensive guard for Army, was named unsung hero of the week in the Nov. 15 game against Rutgers. ArmySports.com said he “provided a solid blocking effort against one of the top defensive sack units in college football. Pleasants efforts helped limit the Rutgers defense to just one sack on the day.” Pleasants, a senior majoring in environmental geography, is a graduate of Dallas Woodrow Wilson High School. His parents are ...
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The Heat, from left to right, are: (Standing) Matthew Best, Davis Peck, Michael Bradley Alex Olmedo, Ryan Rodriguez, Zak Zapletal. (Kneeling) Cole Beach and Josh Garza (not pictured – Daniel Packard). The Heat are coached by Doug Best, Doug Bradley and Ted Zapletal.
Heat defeats three to win division
The Heat basketball team won the 6th grade division of the PrimeTime Winter Blast tournament at the IAD in Carrollton during the weekend of Dec. 3 and 4. To win the tournament, the Heat defeated Flight Nine, Austin Wildcats and Texas Tigers. The Heat team is comprised of players from local schools including Good Shepherd, St. Bernard, St. Rita and St. Thomas Aquinas.
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Photo of Devonte Kincade taken by Skyline Tribune photographer D. Lewis at Waco ISD stadium last Saturday.
Raiders face Southlake Carroll in semifinals
QB Devante Kincade’s 1-yard touchdown run with 2:49 remaining in the fourth quarter capped Skyline’s second-half comeback in regional final action Dec. 3, as the Raiders advanced to the state semifinals with a 35-31 win over The Woodlands. Kincade’s run to paydirt marked his second rushing touchdown of the contest at Waco ISD’s Stadium on an afternoon that saw him held to only 84 yards passing and a pair of interceptions. As uncharacteristic ...
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Skyline overcomes slow start to advance in state playoffs
The Skyline Raiders stormed back from a sluggish first half in their regional semifinal matchup against Klein Oak to secure a 42-24 win and advance to the regional finals of the Texas high school football playoffs. The No. 6 state-ranked Raiders fell behind early in the contest when Klein Oak returned the opening kickoff to Skyline’s 15. Two plays later, Klein Oak’s Connor McQueen found paydirt to put Skyline down 7-0 before their first posse...
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HP crew set to enter more regattas
The Highland Park Crew team returned from Chattanooga, Tennessee on Sunday, capping a three-regatta fall season that earned the rowers 23 medals in total. At Head of the Oklahoma, in Oklahoma City, the team captured five 1st place, two 2nd place and two 3rd place finishes. In Austin, at the Head of the Colorado, they won six 1st place and six 2nd place medals. Finally, at Head of the Hooch, rowers earned one 2nd and one 3rd place medal, and fi...
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Team proves they are in it for the Long run
This fall, 27 male and female athletes took part in the first cross-country team at J L Long Middle School. Under the supervision of Coaches Todd Alexander and Ellen Johnston, the team participated in five meets during the fall semester. It’s no surprise that a school with a successful 5K fundraiser would eventually assemble its own cross-country program. “The 15th Annual Long Run” was held in October with more than 800 runners, including many...
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Quarterback Piers Christian finished the year with more than 2,500 yards and 30 touchdowns. Photo by Gloria West
Wilson falls to Highland Park; Skyline downs DeSoto
The Woodrow Wilson Wildcats’ magical ride of 2011 — that included a 9-1 regular season record, an outright district title and a bi-district playoff win over Molina — ended with an abrupt turn down a dead-end street last week, as the Wildcats fell 49-24 to the Highland Park Scots in the area round of the playoffs. It marked the first meeting between the two area schools on the gridiron since 1957. Both teams entered the game at Lake Highland’s...
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Photo of the team celebrating its 49-0 victory over Molina last week with the Bi-District Trophy by Kyle Rains
Wildcats, Scots to face off for first time since 1957
Skyline and Woodrow Wilson cruised through last week’s bi-district round of the Texas high school football playoffs, while the first round signalled the end of the seasons for Lake Highlands, Bryan Adams and Bishop Lynch. The state-ranked Skyline Raiders took their perfect 10-0 record and high-octane offense into Richardson’s Eagle-Mustang Stadium for a bi-district matchup against McKinney Boyd. The Raiders made short work of the night — jump...
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