Sports
Garland MMA fighter to compete in Vegas
Chidi Njokuani of Garland has an impressive 19-7 Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) record. He has an important bout against Mario Sousa Sept. 7 in Las Vegas and this bout will be the biggest of his life. If he wins with an impressive showing against Sousa he will be offered a...
Tyrese Maxey Foundation hosts skills camp
Philadelphia 76er and Garland native, Tyrese Maxey hosted the first Tyrese Maxey Foundation Basketball Skills Camp for Garland's local youth at South Garland High School this past weekend Local sponsors, included Big Tony's West Philly Cheesesteak, DFW Hoops Royce...
GSHF honors 2020-2021 inductees
The Garland Sports Hall of Fame (GSHF) recently recognized the 2020-2021 inductees. They are listed below. Mike Baker attended Texas A&M University then began working in the Cramer Student Trainer program at Baylor University. He also worked in the sports medicine...
All-District soccer awards announced
The District 9-6A varsity girls' and boys' soccer All-District Awards for 2020-2021 were recently announced. See results below: Boys Co-Most Valuable Player: Ethan Sampson - Sachse HS - 12 & Eric Arteaga - North Garland HS - 12 Offensive Player of the Year: Andrew...
Soccer update: Regional quarterfinal, semifinal rounds
UPDATE: The Sachse Mustangs played Mansfield Lake Ridge HIgh School April 2 at Homer B. Johnson Stadium and won the regional quarterfinals round of the playoffs by a final score of 1-0. The Mustangs were defeated in the regional semifinals playoff game April 6 by...
HS soccer playoffs begin March 26
The high school soccer playoffs begin Friday, March 26, with the bi-district games. The Wylie High School Lady Pirates took first place in District 9-6A with a 13-1 district record. The Lady Mustangs from Sachse High School came in second at 12-2. The Rowlett High...
HS boys’ basketball recap: Feb. 20-25
The following scores are for the bi-district and area rounds for the boys’ varsity GISD high school basketball teams – District 9-6A. Bi-district On Feb. 20, the Wylie Pirates lost to Rockwall High School in the bi-district round of the playoffs by a final score of...
HS basketball recap: Feb. 9-13
The boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams scores for Feb. 9-13 are below. The girls' games were bi-district round playoffs. None of the 9-6A teams advanced to the next round. Girls – 2/12 – Bi-district playoff round Sachse High School 43 – Rockwall High School 44...
District 9-6A announces all-district players
The District 9-6A all-district players have been announced -- First-Team Offense and First-Team Defense, along with specific MVP awards, newcomer awards and coaching staff. MVP: Devean Deal, Naaman Forest, WR/DE Offensive MVP: Jordan Hudson, Garland, WR, Jr. Defensive...
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