High school football: Falcons see possible QB combo for 2013 season
LAKE DALLAS — Lake Dallas head coach Michael Young entered the spring hoping to find a new quarterback.
Softball: Van edges Sanger for two-game sweep
SUNNYVALE — Despite its offensive shortcomings, Sanger was one run and 60 feet away from pushing Game 2 of their Class 3A Region II semifinal series against Van into extra innings.
Baseball: Melissa rallies to oust Argyle
FRISCO — Much like in Game 2 of their regional quarterfinal series with Melissa, Argyle jumped out to a quick lead in Saturday’s decisive third game.
Baseball: Princeton wins two to oust Krum
A playoff run for Krum’s baseball team that began on the coldest May 2 in area history ended on the hottest day so far this year.
Baseball: Melissa beats Argyle to force Game 3
FRISCO — After a couple of innings had passed in Game 2 of a regional quarterfinal series between Argyle and Melissa on Friday night, it looked as if Argyle was poised to win the game and advance to the fourth round of the playoffs next week with a sweep.
Softball: Sanger falls short in opener
SUNNYVALE — This was not the way the Sanger softball team wanted to open its best-of-three Class 3A Region II semifinal playoff series against Van on Friday night.
Softball: Pilot Point sweeps series
MOUNT PLEASANT — Pilot Point’s offense didn’t supply starting pitcher Skylar Cagle with many insurance runs on Friday night.
Baseball: Damron strikes out 15 to lead Krum
At first, Josh Reeves thought he had yanked the pitch foul. But maybe, the Krum catcher told himself, the line drive would stay fair and bang off the left-field wall.
Baseball: Free pass
FRISCO — Argyle inflicted the most damage against Melissa by keeping its bats hovering around their shoulders instead of around the plate.
Volleyball: Argyle’s Keenan commits to Tech
Katy Keenan could have eventually had plenty of options to choose from in regards to where she would continue her volleyball career when her days at Argyle are over.
Basketball: Signed and sealed
Before Zach Dickerson ever put on an Argyle uniform and helped the Eagles win the 2011 Class 3A state title, and before he became the team’s leading scorer in his senior year, Dickerson sat down with Argyle head coach John King the summer before his freshman year.
Soccer: 4 Guyer players named all-state
This year’s Guyer girls soccer squad accomplished a lot on their way to winning the Class 4A state championship, most notably ending state powerhouse and defending champion Highland Park’s 49-game unbeaten streak in the championship game.
Baseball/softball: Playoffs resume for four area teams
Local area teams will resume their postseason treks today when the University Interscholastic League baseball and softball playoffs resume, starting today.
Baseball: Liberty wins TAPPS Class 5A state title
BELTON — Jordan Parker hadn’t started a single game this season. But the junior responded with a complete-game effort as Liberty Christian defeated Houston St. Pius X 6-1 for the TAPPS Class 5A baseball title at Red Murff Field.
Baseball: 4-run sixth puts Liberty into title game
WACO — Michael Whittle hit a game-tying two-run, pinch-hit triple, and Benn Hawkins delivered a game-winning sacrifice fly as Argyle Liberty Christian came from behind to defeat Plano Prestonwood Christian 4-3 in the TAPPS Class 5A baseball state semifinals on Monday.
Baseball: Three and out
PONDER — Following Game 3 of Ponder’s Class 2A Region II area baseball series against Pottsboro, head coach Mark Low leaned over the railing and looked into the dugout as his team looked back at him. The team chided their head coach when it appeared he might shed a couple tears as he spoke to the senior-laden team.
Track & field: Argyle’s McCloud defends 3A title
AUSTIN — As he watched his competitors from Lampases and Tyler Chapel Hill clip the bar Saturday, Spencer McCloud tried to hold his emotions together. “After I got 6-8, watching the other two guys I wanted the best for them,” said the Argyle senior. “But when they missed and I knew I had the gold medal, I wanted to smile. My emotions were everywhere. I wanted to run around, jump around and roll around. When you know you’re a state champion, it’s a great feeling.”
Track & field: Raiders finish fourth in relay
AUSTIN — In each of the past two seasons, the Ryan Raiders’ boys 1,600 relay team found itself receiving a silver medal at the conclusion of the Class 4A state meet at the University of Texas’ Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Track & field notebook: Sanger’s Perry takes third in boys 3,200
AUSTIN — Jacob Perry’s feet followed his emotions Saturday morning as he sailed around the Mike Myers Stadium track and into the early lead of the Class 3A 3,200-meter run.
Track & field: Liberty boys win 5A TAPPS state title
WACO — Argyle Liberty Christian started strong and finished strong. After scoring 42 points on the first day of competition, Liberty Christian totaled 113 points to win the boys Class 5A TAPPS state track meet held at the Hart-Patterson Sports Complex.
Baseball: Cleburne puts end to Guyer’s season
FORT WORTH — The way Guyer’s final game of the 2013 season ended could not have been more frustrating for head coach Johnny Kinzy or his program. But given the way Saturday’s Game 2 of a 4A Region I area-round series with Cleburne had gone, it also could not have been more fitting as Guyer’s season came to an end with a 13-1 loss to the Yellow Jackets, last year’s Class 4A runners-up.
Baseball: Krum sweeps Ferris to reach regionals
PLANO — The noonday sun couldn’t outshine the Krum Bobcats on Saturday. In fact, third baseman Zack Hughes was seeing the ball so clearly, he had one of his best hitting performances of the season in leading Krum to a Region II Class 3A area-round championship at John Paul II High School.
Softball: Cagle helps Pilot Point advance to next round
PROSPER — Skylar Cagle has been as close to a sure bet as one can imagine for Pilot Point this season. The senior pitcher hadn’t lost a game all year heading into the Lady Cats’ Region II-2A quarterfinal series against Grandview. And yet, Cagle could feel the pressure building right up until she threw her first pitch on Saturday, even after Pilot Point won the first game of the series the night before.
Baseball: Sanger swept out of playoffs by Melissa
McKINNEY — Camden Duzenack hit a walk-off single as Melissa rallied in the seventh to defeat Sanger 9-8 on Saturday afternoon in Game 2 to sweep the Class 3A Region II area-round series at McKinney Boyd High School.
Baseball: Krum throws out Ferris in Game 1 of series
PLANO — Counting a crazy game-ending play in which he got the ball twice and wound up being credited with both a putout and an assist, Krum catcher Josh Reeves retired three Ferris players with his right arm Friday night.
Track & field notebook: Guyer's Hunter gets fourth and fifth place finishes
Guyer’s Jalen Hunter, a qualifier in three events, had the top finish of any Denton-area qualifiers on Friday when he took fourth place in the Class 4A 300-meter hurdles and was fifth in the 110-meter high hurdles.
Softball: Pilot Point cruises in series opener
PROSPER — Pilot Point’s Preslee Gallaway didn’t waste any time making her presence known in Game 1 of the Class 2A Region II quarterfinals Friday night against Grandview.
Baseball Roundup: Ponder, Sanger fall in series openers
POTTSBORO — Despite going into extra innings tied at 2, the Pilot Point Lions allowed the Pottsboro Cardinals to squeeze in the winning run and fell 3-2 in eight innings.
Softball: Power trip
Savannah Matheus could sense the funk Sanger had settled into offensively midway through the Lady Indians’ Region II-3A one-game quarterfinal playoff game against rival Aubrey on Friday night.
Baseball: Guyer drops series opener
FORT WORTH — Judging by the way Friday night’s series opener between Cleburne and Guyer started, it seemed as though Cleburne, the No. 6 team in the Class 4A state poll, was just destined to chalk up an easy win over the Wildcats in a Class 4A Region I area round game at Saginaw.
Track and field: Change of course
ARGYLE — Back when Spencer McCloud was a sophomore at Argyle, he carried dreams of one day continuing his basketball career at a small college. But once the Argyle track coaches went searching the school’s gym for a kid who could leap well beyond his height, they stumbled across McCloud, who stumbled across a new set of career plans.
Baseball, softball playoffs resume
When the baseball and softball playoffs resume today after a week-long hiatus, several area teams will continue their journeys to the state tournament.
Track & Field: Area athletes head to state meet
For the next two days in Austin at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas, several area athletes will be competing to bring home medals in the UIL state track and field meet.
Track and field: Stepping up
Since Ryan transitioned from the comfortable confines of Class 4A into the daunting areas of Class 5A, the success across all sports hasn’t come as easily as it has in previous years.
Track and field: No rivalry here as Sanger siblings head to state
Sanger’s Bryce Perry and her brother, Jacob, both competed in the state cross country meet last November with Bryce leading her Sanger team to a championship with her ninth-place finish, while Jacob also finished fifth to help his team to a fifth-place finish.
Baseball: Liberty reaches state tournament
A five-run sixth inning propelled the Liberty Christian Warriors to a 7-3 victory over Tomball Concordia and into the TAPPS Class 5A state baseball tournament.
Track and field: Triple threat
It did not take long for Jalen Hunter to realize the best route for him to take in his high school athletic career. As the younger brother of former Guyer wide receiver Cameron Hunter, who went on to play football for a short stint at the Air Force Academy, the younger Hunter could have chased his dream of playing football when he was a running back as a freshman.
Track and field: Sanger sophomore believes she’s better prepared this time around
Sanger discus thrower Madison Wilson is mentally equipped for this year’s Class 3A state track and field meet, and she isn’t going to be distracted by the environment at Mike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium in Austin this Saturday.
Baseball: Efficient Kinzy takes mound as Guyer wins playoff series
Senior pitcher Jud Kinzy was in the dugout the last time Guyer won a baseball playoff series, but he played no part in those victories when the Wildcats went a few rounds deep in 2009.
Softball: Nordie’s blast helps Sanger cap sweep
NEVADA — Cassandra Nordie sat in a row with her sister Desiree and their mother, Cheryl, flipping the latest addition to the family’s mound of softball mementos in her hands Saturday afternoon.
Baseball: Ponder rolls after dropping Game 2
MANSFIELD — Ponder had a sweep in sight Saturday in a Class 2A bi-district playoff series at Mansfield Lake Ridge, but Whitney scored four runs in the seventh to win 8-7. With the series tied at a game apiece, the Lions recovered for a 20-1 victory and advanced to an area-round matchup with Pottsboro.
Baseball: Indians oust Lone Star
There was no quit in either team playing in the weekend Class 3A playoffs at Denton High School, and on Saturday evening it was Sanger that survived to play another day.
Softball: Reding leads Lady Chaps past Ferris
PLANO — Aubrey senior Kaley Reding saw her three previous trips to the playoffs cut short in the first two rounds.
Baseball: Ponder beats Whitney 8-3 in opener of bi-district series
MANSFIELD — Getting hits at the right time, Ponder defeated the Whitney Wildcats 8-3 on Friday in the opener of a Class 2A bi-district playoff series.
Softball: Pilot Point pitcher pounds Ponder in playoff shutout
Skylar Cagle took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and finished with 13 strikeouts to lead Pilot Point to a 5-0 victory Friday night over Ponder in a Class 2A area round game at Bronco Field.
Boys golf: Argyle misses state title by one stroke
AUSTIN — With four holes remaining in the Class 3A state tournament Friday, Argyle and Andrews were tied for first place.
Baseball: Wildcats dominate Saginaw
FORT WORTH — In its two games prior to Friday’s playoff opener, Guyer saw its bats come to life after a couple of one-run losses had put its playoff chances in minor jeopardy.
Softball: Ladycats oust Guyer
In a short amount of time, a game, a best-of-three playoff series and the season all got away from Guyer in the top of the sixth inning against Aledo on Friday night.
Softball: Seven-run inning powers Sanger to 12-3 win
SANGER — A run that put Sanger on the verge of rolling through its Class 3A area-round playoff series opener against Nevada Community started innocently enough Friday night when Morgan Turkoly stroked a single to center field with two outs in the second inning.
Baseball: Sanger topples Lone Star with late hits
In a pitchers’ duel marred only by some costly fielding miscues, Sanger struck last and loudest Friday night.
