Ella Knauss and the Wylie girls soccer team battled but came up one kick short in a 1-0 loss to Grand Oaks in the Region II-6A Division I semifinal in Georgetown on Friday night. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected]...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] WYLIE — Nobody ever said winning had to be pretty, and last Friday night at Wylie Stadium it wasn’t, as the Pirates recorded their first victory of 2017 in a penalty-filled 10-7 victory over Lake Highlands. The triumph...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] DENTON — Joe Lepsis’ young Raider team, one that includes 33 players seeing their first-year of varsity action, has learned several lessons this young season. An important one took place last Thursday at Denton Ryan,...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] The Wylie boys' cross country team took first in the Elite Division during last Saturday's Lake Highlands Invitational at Dallas' Norbuck Park. The Pirates (52 points) finished comfortably ahead of the next closest...
The game is scheduled to kick off 7:30 p.m. Friday at Wylie Stadium. • Scoreless 0-0 after one quarter at Wylie Stadium. • Lake Highlands leads Wylie 7-0 heading into halftime. • Game tied 7-7 heading into the fourth quarter thanks to a 37-yard touchdown run by...
From Staff Reports [email protected] The 1977 Wylie Pirates will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of their state championship run on Oct. 14 at Burnett Junior High School. The general public is invited to join in the celebration, which will include coaches,...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] Head coach Joe Lepsis predicted his first-year varsity players would show improvement during Week 2, and the Raiders’ 28-24 win over Hallsville last Friday seems to have borne out that expectation. Now those players,...
By Greg Ford| Sports Editor [email protected] PLANO — The Pirates showed much improvement during Week 2 of the 2017 season. However, there is still a lot of work remaining. As they head into this Friday’s home opener against Lake Highlands, the maroon and white...
Subvarsity reports The Wylie East freshman Blue fell 40-0 to Denton Ryan, while the White team lost 42-6. Quentin May had a 76-yard touchdown run in the latter contest. • The Wylie East varsity will kick off things 7 p.m. tonight versus Denton Ryan at C.H. Collins...
