With Wylie East’s 7-1 win over Rowlett last weekend, the Raiders locked up the third spot in District 9-6A. They take on Rockwall this week in the bi-district matchup to open the postseason. (Tina Lopez/The Wylie News) (More Photos) The Wylie East baseball team took...
With graduation on Friday, several Wylie East senior athletes spoke about their favorite senior memories, lasting legacy as a Lady Raider and post-graduation plans. Akasha Davis, volleyball and basketball … on the emotions surroundÂing her senior year “My emotions...
Everyone copes with some kind of challenge in life, and Delia Martinez, with a roll with the punches mindset, has settled into living in Texas. The Woodland Hills, Calif., native has lived here for five years after moving to North Texas from Aurora, Colorado, where...
Crystal Liechty, orphan care director at Northplace Church in Sachse, loved her career as a teacher but said as she reached her 50s, her pasÂsion started to change. At the time, she was alÂready volunteering as the orphan care director and said that the first thing...
Memorial Day exists as a time for reflection about the scale of wars that Americans have fought since their nation’s inception. Chuck Flesch, who served in the Marines for four years, unÂderstands this truth, explaining almost 1.4 million American service people have...
Classes end for Wylie ISD students this week, and someÂthing else will end as well: reÂquirements for mask wearing by students and staff. The Wylie ISD board on May 17 approved removing mask requirements for students and staff and making them optional after the end of...
After defeating Belton in the area round of the playoffs, the Sachse baseball team faced a tough challenge in their next competition: Rockwall-Heath. Squaring off in a best-of-three series held at Wylie East, the Mustangs managed to take an early lead, though an...
An Allen man was sentenced to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced May 24. Alejandro Amoles, Jr. was found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child. By law, the sentence is not eligible for...
The Texas Department of State Health Services updated COVID-19 information for May 20 through 23. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed no deaths and 120 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Collin County, for...
