Sports
High school football: Week 2
Week 2 of non-district high school football ended with a win for the South Garland Titans and losses for the other teams. South Garland HS 40 – Carrollton R.L. Turner 21 SGHS got a big win over R.L. Turner High School Thursday, Aug. 25. The Titans had 396 offensive...
SGHS basketball standout, now Philadelphia 76er, gives back to community
Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey, 21, has already put together a long list of accomplishments. The 2019 South Garland High School basketball standout played on the varsity team all four years and finished his senior year ranked #1 in the state of Texas. In...
LCHS senior competes in American Ninja Warrior semifinals
On June 27, Isaiah Thomas, Lakeview Centennial High School senior, ran the course that qualified him for the semifinal round of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior. Isaiah, 17, became interested in the ninja competitions when he began going to the gym with his cousin. He was...
SHS athletes excel at state track meet
Two Sachse High School girls’ track and field athletes made a great showing at the state track and field competition held May 12-14. The state meet was held at the University of Texas at Austin’s Mike A. Myers Stadium. Shot putter Favor Anyanwu won the gold medal in...
Garland Sports Hall of Fame hosts banquet, inducts new members
The Garland Sports Hall of Fame began in 1986 as the dream of longtime Garland resident Gale Fields. Fields, who served as director of the Lou Huff Recreation Center for 31 years, wanted to find a way to recognize deserving athletes. Because of the efforts of Fields,...
LCHS gymnastics team qualifies for state competition
Every student in Garland ISD has the unique opportunity to choose the school that best suits their needs and interests. GISD's Choice of School program allows parents and students to select the campus they want their children to attend for the next school year. The...
Softball, baseball stat leaders – March 23
The Dallas Morning News published a list of DFW area softball and baseball stat leaders as of March 23. Garland ISD has a number of student-athletes on that list. Softball Madison McClarity, Sachse Lady Mustangs – ERA 2.93; 58 strikeouts; 5 wins; batting average 568...
9-6A girls’ basketball players of year, all-district first team
The varsity girls’ basketball head coaches have named the basketball players of the year as well as the first team all-district players for this year. Congratulations to each of the players and congratulations to the Sachse High School Lady Mustangs on their district...
Congrats to Garland Owls basketball team
The Garland High School boys’ basketball season ended Saturday, March 5, in a 2 p.m. game at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse in Dallas. Duncanville High School got the win over GHS by a final score of 61-38 in the Region II Finals. BUT WHAT A GREAT GAME IT WAS FOR THE OWLS!...
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