The new Texas school voucher program has received applications for more than 160,000 students, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said, and the deadline for families to apply has been extended to 11:59 p.m. CT on March 31, 2026. to apply. “Demand is strong for the...
From Staff Reports [email protected] The University Interscholastic League’s legislative committee will review and possibly vote on a recommendation to institute a pitch count for all high school baseball players. The committee, which meets Oct. 16-17, received...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] WYLIE — One win does not make a season, and a single district victory doesn’t mean a team is going to the playoffs. The latter is what Wylie got last Friday at home with a 52-20 thrashing of McKinney Boyd. It...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] MESQUITE — This weekend’s bye offers the Raiders a chance to do a few things. First, they can get ready for the Oct. 7 home clash with Royse City, and the second is some injured players can heal and get ready for the...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] WYLIE — Bill Howard anticipates Friday’s homecoming contest with McKinney Boyd will be a gridiron war. Both teams are coming off tough district opening losses, with the Broncos falling 69-17 to perennially powerful...
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By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] WYLIE — The Raiders face a very familiar foe Thursday night in Mesquite. Standing across the field from them, and lining up across the scrimmage line, will be the green-clad Mesquite Poteet Pirates, whom East faced...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] WYLIE — The Pirates open District 6-6A competition Friday against a Panther team that didn’t look too good during its Sept. 9 non-district finale against Arlington. In that game, PESH was thoroughly outplayed by the...
From Staff Reports |[email protected] The McMillan eighth-grade football teams got off to excellent starts this past week, as each prevailed over Burnett. The Marauder Black team blanked the Bucs 24-0, scoring 16 points in the game’s first five minutes; running...
