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The contributions of the Lovejoy seniors cannot be overstated in the No. 3 state-ranked team's run to just their second regional finals appearance (2011).

Deidra Rucker didn't have to think twice about whether or not to take a run at the opening for a new Allen girls basketball head coach.

With its spring practices well underway, the McKinney Boyd football team is ready to begin the journey towards a fourth straight playoff berth this fall.

With recent realignment changes placing McKinney into Class 5A this year, many doubted whether the Lions baseball team could compete in UIL's highest classification, despite having one of the smallest 5A enrollments in the state.

"My teammates have seen them. Everyone wants to see them; they aren't too pretty."

Sometimes a team leaves the field following a playoff loss reflecting on missed opportunities, unfortunate bounces and feeling as though the better team didn't win.

HIGHLAND PARK -- Plano Senior baseball nearly doubled up Rockwall in the hit column, 9-5, during Saturday's series-deciding game in a best-of-3 regional quarterfinal set.

McKinney Boyd's new boys basketball coach Jason Burton is returning home to District 10-5A.

Marcus starting pitcher Hannah Null was at her best when her team needed her most Saturday, throwing a one-hit shut out victory over Keller, 1-0, at Colleyville Heritage to send the Lady Marauders to the UIL Class 5A Region I Final where they will meet rival Lewisville.

The Liberty and Centennial baseball teams went back and forth during the first two games of a regional quarterfinals matchup between the District 9-4A rivals.

The Plano West baseball team never seems to make it easy.

Six runs and nine hits in a game is usually enough to satisfy a softball coach.

Lewisville’s softball team is one round away from competing at the UIL Class 5A State Softball Tournament.

GRAPEVINE — Three playoff series are complete and Marcus’ baseball team is yet to drop a game in the postseason.

Down to its last out, Marcus’ softball team staved off elimination Friday as Ashley Hardin continued her torrid postseason with a two-run single in the top of the seventh inning to propel the Lady Marauders past Keller, 3-2, in Game 2 of its Class 5A Region I Semifinal series.

Lewisville’s softball team stayed red-hot Friday night, inducing the run-rule en route to taking Game 1 of its Class 5A Region I Semifinal against Lubbock Coronado, 11-1, at Abilene Christian University.

FRISCO -- A 6-2 Game 1 loss during Thursday's regional quarterfinal matchup put the Centennial baseball team in a win-or-go-home situation on Friday against Liberty.

HIGHLAND PARK -- A pair of sevens may not go a long way as a poker hand, but it can be more than enough to win a baseball game.

ALLEN -- After a leadoff double by Allen senior Tom Phillips in the bottom of the seventh inning and Plano West clinging to a 1-0 lead in Game 1 of a best-of-3 regional quarterfinal series, Wolves senior pitcher Nick Gripp had a simple reaction.

SAGINAW--Sunnyvale was hoping this year's playoff road was leading to the program's first state tournament, but its postseason journey came to an abrupt end on Friday in heartbreaking fashion.

ROCKWALL -- A smattering of hits snowballed as Lone Star lost, 11-1, in a run-ruled game to Mineola Friday night from Rockwall High School in the first game of the best-of-3 regional semifinals matchup.

GEORGETOWN -- All good things must come to an end.

McKinney North junior Jon Ford won the silver medal in the Class 4A boys discus throw at the state track and field championships this past weekend from Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

Not many high school track and field athletes make it to the state meet. Even fewer have a dominant enough performance to medal.

Jason Burton has been hired as the new McKinney Boyd boys basketball coach. Burton has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach in the collegiate ranks at Texas State.

When first approached about her decision to retire last month, Plano Senior girls soccer head coach Diane Davey wasn't particularly interested in talking about herself.

For the first time in years, the Plano Senior football team capped its spring season in a different fashion.

When it comes to college football recruiting, most players go with their guts after making a variety of visits, both official and unofficial.

FRISCO -- Prosper was able to score two first-inning runs on Wakeland junior pitcher Austin Gehle during Thursday's Game 1 of the regional quarterfinals.

COLLEYVILLE — Marcus’ softball team received a pitching performance worthy of earning a win Thursday in Game 1 of its Class 5A Region I Semifinal against Keller.

National Signing Day    ( top )

LEWISVILLE — With Lewisville’s football team in a transitional phase under first-year head coach Gregg Miller, results were tough to come by on the gridiron as the Farmers finished with a 1-9 mark.

As high schools around the country celebrated National Signing Day on Wednesday, the Plano East athletic department saw 18 of its best athletes join the fray.

The National Signing Day spotlight shined brightly on four student-athletes inking letters of intent at Prestonwood Christian Academy on Wednesday afternoon.

If the West Mesquite players were not sure how much talent was on last year's football team, college recruiters were a constant reminder.

Few sports are entrenched into one city's history like soccer is for Plano.

Elation, celebration and achievement permeated the walls of Plano Senior for National Signing Day.

With athletes around the country signing their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, there was no shortage of Wakeland players making the cut.

Little Elm

While they may not have competed with the Plano West football players in terms of stature, the girls soccer players had the advantage in size Wednesday morning as nine inked scholarships on National Signing Day.

As Plano West athletic director, Mike Hughes is used to presiding over Signing Day ceremonies.

Plano East

McKinney Boyd saw many of its best and brightest take that next step Wednesday afternoon when 13 athletes in four different sports signed letters of intent to play collegiate athletics on National Signing Day.

Flower Mound

For years McKinney Boyd running back Bryan Driskell has soared above the competition, so it's only fitting that his football talents will take flight at the college level with the Air Force Falcons.

It's every high school football player's dream to play on Saturdays in the fall.

McKinney Boyd seniors Branson Davis and his best friend Vincent Whaley are taking their friendly golf rivalry to the next level.

FLOWER MOUND — With boys and girls soccer teams that have been represented in the postseason since at least the mid 1990s respectively, there hasn’t been any shortage of skilled players that have made their way through Marcus.

Wakeland

After years of dreaming, months of deliberating and a final few tension-filled days to make sure they made the right decision, area athletes could officially celebrate on Wednesday's National Signing Day.

Thousands of high school athletes took part in National Signing Day ceremonies on Wednesday, each with their own special story.

HORN

Allen

CELINA -- It was only a formality after an early commitment took away any surprise of Celina lineman Jake Raulerson's future collegiate team.

National Signing Day    ( top )

LEWISVILLE — With Lewisville’s football team in a transitional phase under first-year head coach Gregg Miller, results were tough to come by on the gridiron as the Farmers finished with a 1-9 mark.

As high schools around the country celebrated National Signing Day on Wednesday, the Plano East athletic department saw 18 of its best athletes join the fray.

The National Signing Day spotlight shined brightly on four student-athletes inking letters of intent at Prestonwood Christian Academy on Wednesday afternoon.

If the West Mesquite players were not sure how much talent was on last year's football team, college recruiters were a constant reminder.

Few sports are entrenched into one city's history like soccer is for Plano.

Elation, celebration and achievement permeated the walls of Plano Senior for National Signing Day.

With athletes around the country signing their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, there was no shortage of Wakeland players making the cut.

Little Elm

While they may not have competed with the Plano West football players in terms of stature, the girls soccer players had the advantage in size Wednesday morning as nine inked scholarships on National Signing Day.

As Plano West athletic director, Mike Hughes is used to presiding over Signing Day ceremonies.

Plano East

McKinney Boyd saw many of its best and brightest take that next step Wednesday afternoon when 13 athletes in four different sports signed letters of intent to play collegiate athletics on National Signing Day.

Flower Mound

For years McKinney Boyd running back Bryan Driskell has soared above the competition, so it's only fitting that his football talents will take flight at the college level with the Air Force Falcons.

It's every high school football player's dream to play on Saturdays in the fall.

McKinney Boyd seniors Branson Davis and his best friend Vincent Whaley are taking their friendly golf rivalry to the next level.

FLOWER MOUND — With boys and girls soccer teams that have been represented in the postseason since at least the mid 1990s respectively, there hasn’t been any shortage of skilled players that have made their way through Marcus.

Wakeland

After years of dreaming, months of deliberating and a final few tension-filled days to make sure they made the right decision, area athletes could officially celebrate on Wednesday's National Signing Day.

Thousands of high school athletes took part in National Signing Day ceremonies on Wednesday, each with their own special story.

HORN

Allen

CELINA -- It was only a formality after an early commitment took away any surprise of Celina lineman Jake Raulerson's future collegiate team.

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