Despite fielding a very young team this season, the Wylie East cross-country team is excited to hit the grass this season for competition With the runners current­ly undergoing their mileage preparation, coach Justin Eddy said he’s been thrilled with see­ing his...

It’s never easy to replace three starters, especially in one position group. That is the case for the Wylie Pirates, who lost their starting linebackers from last season. The linebackers, both inside and outside, were the most ex­perienced group of the defense last...

Collin College sophomore tennis player Rafal Bed­narczuk is an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Junior College Athletic Association (NJ­CAA) All-American. The honor tops a strong season for Collin College’s men’s and women’s tennis teams, both of...

After a big graduating class, the Wylie Pirates are retooling their defensive line. The line was one of the strengths of the defense last sea­son, and the Pirates graduated the majority of their front seven. The defensive line, in particular, lost Austyn Rhymes and...

Last weekend, the Wylie East football team had its first expe­rience to showcase how talent­ed the team could be in 2021, as the Raiders competed in the state 7-on-7 tournament June 25-26 in College Station. Heading with the team to where he played college foot­ball...

The Wylie Pirates offense needed some talent to break­through, and the wide receivers showed it last season. Led by Cam Pruitt and Seth Kramer, the Pirates had one of the better wide receiver duos in District 9-6A. With Pruitt providing the majority of the big plays...

Eno Benjamin enjoyed walk­ing back into Wylie Stadium last week, remembering the great times he had with team­mates playing football for the Wylie East Raiders. The former Wylie East foot­ball player wasn’t here on June 19 to play a football game, though. But he was...

Losing your top two running backs can be tough for any foot­ball team, but the Wylie Pirates have reinforcements on the way. The Pirates rushed for over 1,400 yards during the 2020 season but lost their top three runners from year to graduation. Running backs Will...