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Long Wait: New Facilities Have Helped Boost Longhorns, Panthers
When W.T. White High School football coach Tony Johnson first arrived on campus four years ago, his players lifted weights in a double-wide trailer with holes in the floor.
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Sophie Biediger Embraces Team Aspects of Individual Sport
During her freshman season at Highland Park, Sophie Biediger began to embrace the team aspects of high school golf — the camaraderie, the mentorship, the cooperation — that are otherwise unusual in her sport.
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Versatile Jesuit Senior Spends Little Time on Sidelines
You can find Northwestern-bound Robert Fitzgerald playing four or five different positions at any given Jesuit game this season.
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Tall Task: Throwing Over Scots Secondary
As a power forward on the Highland Park basketball team, Preston Taylor is just one of many tall trees.
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Pandemic Perspectives
Like many of us, Tony Johnson took advantage of some downtime during the COVID-19 pandemic to reflect.
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‘I Missed Football’
At a small private school like ESD, multi-sport athletes are commonplace. At an NCAA Division I university like Duke? They’re rare.
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For the Love of the Games: More Than Just Scores
Since its founding, People Newspapers has been dedicated to the community and placed particular focus on the great unifier: sports.
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Familiar Faces Look to Net Deep Playoff Run for HP
Highland Park’s starting lineup will look quite familiar this season. And that has the Lady Scots feeling optimistic.
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Major Goals: Recent Results Renew Confidence for Spieth
Jordan Spieth has been trending upward this season on the PGA Tour, even though wins in his backyard remain elusive.
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For Texas’ Greatest Athletes, 10 Events Are Better Than One
In 1999, John Turek started hosting an annual decathlon and heptathlon at St. Mark’s to introduce young athletes to the multi-event competitions not often held at the high school level.
Young Guns Stay on Course for PGA Tour Success
The golf paths of Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler had crossed many times before at the junior level, so a professional pairing in their backyard made perfect sense.
Diamond Dreams: HP Grad Still Has Passion for Pitching
When the COVID-19 pandemic canceled their 2020 baseball season, Matt Milburn and other journeyman minor-leaguers had a decision to make. Was it worthwhile to continue chasing big-league goals, or was it time to hang up the cleats and move on?
After 40 Years, HP’s Sherman Still Loves Coaching, Judging
Mark Sherman won’t be competing at the Olympics this summer in Tokyo, but he might determine who will be.
Like Mother, Like Daughter: Gracie Hunt Crowned Miss Kansas USA
Even from Kansas, Gracie Hunt is doing the Park Cities proud. Hunt, 22, was crowned Miss Kansas USA 2021 in April, but her Dallas ties run deep.
Martial Artist: Scott Aims for Olympic Berth in Karate
Having karate as an Olympic sport for the first time this summer in Tokyo gives Tom Scott a golden opportunity.
Dobbs Caps Ursuline Soccer Legacy With Scoring Milestone
Kylie Dobbs was aware of the milestone when she took the field on March 5, but she had more important accomplishments on which to focus.
Fleet Footed: Speedy Point Guard Heads to Colorado
David Piehler remembers the first time he saw Jack Pease in the Highland Park High School gym for one reason — and it had nothing to do with dribbling, passing, or shooting.
Roundup: Panthers, Rangers Eliminated
Lovejoy scored a pair of sixth-inning runs to clinch a 2-0 victory over Hillcrest in a single-game playoff in the Class 5A Region II area round.
Alcuin Tennis Tandem Makes History at State
It was a calculated risk when Alcuin School tennis players Alex Bishop and Alex Blackwell — both singles specialists — decided to form a doubles tandem for the first time at the TAPPS regional tournament this spring.
HP Recipients Among DUC Rowers With Varsity Letters
Earning a varsity letter through sports or other school-sanctioned extracurricular activities has carried honor and prestige for generations.