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The Wylie East Solar Car team earned their second national title last month in the Advanced Classic Division. Courtesy photo The Wylie East Solar Car Team recently defended their national champion title in the Solar Car Challenge at Fort Worth’s Texas Motor Speedway....
The scoreboard shows the final tally after Wylie's win over Rowlett. Wylie (5-1, 4-0 in 9-6A) grounds Rowlett (2-3, 2-5) on a rare Thursday night game. Pirates won 21-7 at Homer B. Johnson Stadium in Garland. Wylie’s power defense held the Eagles to five rushing...
Downtown Wylie will be the place for visitors and residents to take a ghostly tour through history this weekend. Hosted by the Wylie Historical Society, Smith Public Library and Parks and Recreation, Haunts & History is back for its second year. The ghost of local...
Aidan Atwell (17) pressures Lakeview Centennial's Kendrick Sanders in the Pirates district win last week Wylie is coming off a convincing 41-29 win against Lakeview Centennial last week and is determined to add to its four-game winning streak with a district win over...
Raider quarterback Howard Fisher IV (4) runs up the middle on a read-option keeper for a Raider touchdown. The junior had over 220 yard combined yards in Wylie East’s win. Tina Lopez/The Wylie News GARLAND – If there was any question about how long it would take Wylie...
Sports
Wylie East rising senior Madison Akers won first place in the District 9-6A cross country meet last October. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] From the gridiron to the football field to the hardwood to cross country to the...
Against all odds, the Wylie Pirates are heading to the playoffs. Due to changes in the district 9-6A playoff format, week four of the district schedule decided who would make the playoffs, regardless of record. The Pirates were able to hit big plays all...
This week was an eventful week for Community athletics. The Braves clinched a spot in the football playoffs, ending their volleyball season in the regional quarterfinals and starting up their girls basketball season. Here is a recap of everything that happened this...
Just a couple of games remain between the Lady Pirates and a district championship. After a dramatic week in beating Sachse to take first place in the standings, Wylie made quick work of their next opponents. They swept Lakeview Centennial and North Garland in...
It was district championship week in the state of Texas for the cross country runners. Several runners competed at a high level throughout the season and a few will be competing at the regional championships upcoming. Here are local results from last weekend’s 5A/6A...
Education
The early slate for three seats on the Wylie Independent School District board of trustees remains at five candidates, with no new filings over the past week. Candidates can sign up through Aug. 17 at the Education Service Center, 951 S. Ballard Ave. The election...
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Life & Style
It literally took breaking a leg one summer for Ray Baker to find his true passion…the saxophone. Baseball was the culprit. The soon-to-be- high school student was sliding into second base the first game of the season when it happened. “I had a cast on my leg for the...
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Opinion
It cannot be denied that nursing homes and assisted living communities are on the frontline in the war against COVID-19. Nursing homes are enduring the greatest concentration of outbreaks, and deaths in Texas and across the nation. The numbers are heartbreaking. The...
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