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Shutting down the Raccoons

December 14, 2018

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Boys’ and girls’ wrestling traveled to Frisco High School on Thursday to go head to head against the Raccoons in a dual meet with the boys’ team winning 42-39 and the girls’ team earning a 50-6 win. “I think we did awesome,” senior Austin Widner said. “Our heavier weights really pul...

Going into battle, Redhawks take on Knights

Aaron Boehmer, Sports Editor

December 14, 2018

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Battling the Knights on Friday, the Redhawks’ basketball program heads to Independence as they continue in their District 9-5A seasons, with the girls beginning at 6:00 p.m., followed by the boys starting at 7:15 p.m. “We’ve work on ourselves and the things we didn’t as well the day after ...

Collin County set to host a NCAA championship

Davis O’Brien, WTV Sports Producer

December 13, 2018

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Frisco is known to be a sports power house as it’s the home of the Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas Stars practice arena, Frisco Roughriders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, and FC Dallas and the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Now coming to the area is the NCAA Division 2 National Championship game. McKinney IS...

Seeking to slam the Raccoons, wrestlers set for first dual meet

Aaron Boehmer, Sports Editor

December 13, 2018

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Squaring off in their first duals of the 2018-19 season, both boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams head to Frisco High on Thursday, competing from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. against the Raccoons. “I feel confident, we’ve all been working really hard in the mat room and are excited to just get out ...

Redhawks defeat Warriors

Catie Reeves, Sports Editor

December 12, 2018

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Hosting Memorial Tuesday night at The Nest, the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams took on the Warriors with both team earning wins. The girls’ started the action by increasing their winning streak to five games with a 53-33 win, leaving them with a 5-0 District 9-5A record, tied for first with...

Warriors come out to play at The Nest

Aaron Boehmer, Sports Editor

December 11, 2018

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The Redhawks’ basketball teams are in action Tuesday against the Memorial Warriors, with the girls tipping off at 6:00 p.m., followed by the boys starting at 7:15 p.m. “We just need to clean up some of things that we didn’t do as well, in terms of turning the ball over too much and we gav...

Featured Athlete: Justin Jung

Katharina Santos, Staff Reporter

December 11, 2018

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Wingspan: How long have you been swimming and what inspired you to do so? Jung: “I’ve been swimming ever since fourth grade so for about 8 years. I think the reason why I’m still in swimming is the awesome people I get to swim by every morning and evening." Wingspan: What fuels your passi...

One team, two tournaments

Catie Reeves, Sports Editor

December 10, 2018

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Taking the mat, wrestling had a competitive weekend with both teams hitting the road for different tournaments. The girls’ team headed to Frisco to compete in the Texas Ladies Classic taking second place with seniors Savannah West and Jordan Johnson each dominating their weight class. “I practiced with a...

Making ripples in school records

Kasey Harvey, Editor-in-chief

December 10, 2018

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The swim teams earned some of the top spots in the North Texas 5A TISCA Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the Bruce Eubanks Natatorium, with the team hoping their success will carry them into the upcoming district meet set for Jan. 17. "There were several best times in relays and individual events, and Mallo...

Lions lose their roar at The Nest

Aaron Boehmer, Sports Editor

December 10, 2018

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Back to back successes were found for the Redhawks’ basketball program on Friday night against the Reedy Lions, with the girls’ squad winning 63-32, followed by a 68-55 victory for the boys’ team at The Nest. “Reedy did some things that were good kind of got us off our game a little bit, but...

Swim team hopes to makes waves at TISCA Invitational

Catie Reeves, Sports Editor

December 7, 2018

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Diving into their 2018-2019 season, the swim team is in action this weekend as they are participating in the North Texas 5A TISCA Invitational at the Bruce Eubanks Natatorium Friday and Saturday. Preliminaries are Friday with the finals set for Saturday. With the district meet a little more than a month...

Girls’ wrestling takes part in Classic tournament

Aaron Boehmer, Sports Editor

December 7, 2018

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Competing in the Texas Ladies’ Classic Friday and Saturday, girls’ wrestling head west to Frisco High as they square off in their fourth all-day tournament of the season. Despite having earned her 100th career win, senior Savannah West sees room for improvement no matter her successes. “I ...