Upcoming Events
  • On Friday, Andy Brown Park East hosts a Sunset Social: Movie in the Park, airing Moana at 6:30-9 p.m.
  • On Friday, Coppell High School Junior World Affairs Council holds Heritage Night from 7-11 p.m. at CHS Large and Small Commons.
  • On Saturday, Coppell Historical Society holds Hop Into Spring at Coppell Historical Museum from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Coppell Performance Course director Stephen Baca motivates the athletes to push on in their workout after school last Thursday in the Coppell High School weight room. Baca has a very motivational personality and hosts workouts before and after school with CHS athletes. Photo by Hannah Tucker.

Intensity breeds success: Performance Course coach uses energy to impact lives (with video)

Reid Valentine, Staff writer January 26, 2017

Coppell Performance Course coordinator Stephen Baca is insane.   He has to be. No normal human being wakes up 4:45 a.m., then leading a high intensity workout an hour later with an energy level...

Junior guard Mary Luckett drives into the lane in Coppells 60-30 victory over Lake Highlands on Friday night. The Cowgirls got off on a tear to start the game, leading 14-0 midway through the first quarter.

Stellar first quarter gives life in blowout victory

Marcus Krum, Executive Sports Editor January 21, 2017

Getting behind the Lake Highlands defense, Coppell High School senior guard Abby Johnson caught a pass under the basket and easily finishing with a layup. This shot capped a 14-0 run to start the game...

Coppell High School senior defender Sarah Houchin looks to pass to a teammate in the second half of Friday’s game against Cedar Hill at Buddy Echols Field. Houchin scored a goal in Coppell’s 4-0 win over the Longhorns.

Despite flat start, Cowgirls surge for dominant win

Joseph Krum, Executive Enterprise Editor January 21, 2017

Sometimes, when things just do not go as planned, it is best to just take things into your own hands.   That is exactly what Coppell High School senior defender Sarah Houchin did when she dribbled...

Coppell High School senior goalkeeper Ethan Williams saves a shorthand goal attempt by Denton County senior forward Michael Walsh. The Cowboys took the victory 6-2 at the Dr. Pepper StarCenter in Farmers Branch and remain first in VarsityGold divison with a record of 13-5

Coppell keeps district standing in blowout against Denton

Kathryn Rudd, Entertainment Editor January 20, 2017

FARMERS BRANCH - After celebrating the achievements and memories the Coppell High School seniors will leave for the hockey team, anticipation to keep the first place position in district was clear. The...

Coppell senior Sarah Houchin dribbles around Byron Nelson’s defense during the first half of Tuesday nights match at Buddy Echols Field. Coppell moved to 6-0 as they beat Byron Nelson, 1-0. Photo by Ale Ceniceros

Wet n’ Wild: Cowgirls soccer downs nationally ranked Byron Nelson, 1-0

Reid Valentine, Staff writer January 20, 2017

The No. 3 nationally ranked Coppell Cowgirls soccer team topped no. 15 Byron Nelson Lady Bobcats 1-0, in a rainy win on Tuesday at Buddy Echols Field that was like a Monet painting: pretty from afar but...

Fourth quarter run, grit prove too much for Pearce in win (with video)

Marcus Krum, Executive Sports Editor January 18, 2017

For three quarters, very little was going the Coppell boys basketball team’s way offensively. The Cowboys struggled to hit shots and turned the ball over far too many times.   But in the...

Coppell senior forward Christian Plummer shoots a running jumper over a Richardson defender in the third quarter to put Coppell ahead, 36-31. Plummer finished with 13 points in the Cowboys’ 58-47 win at the CHS arena on Friday night.

Despite lack of threes, abundance of fouls, Cowboys prove toughness in big district win

Joseph Krum, Executive Enterprise Editor January 14, 2017

Coppell basketball team (11-8 overall, 3-2 District 9-6A) celebrated one of its biggest wins of the season against the top team in District 9-6A, Richardson (14-8, 4-1), winning, 58-47, at the  Coppell...

The Cowboys soccer team kneels to pray before the game at Buddy Echols Field on Jan. 5. The Cowboys defeated Lewisville, 2-1, to start the season with a win.

With big expectations comes even bigger matches; Top matchups this season for boys and girls soccer teams

Joseph Krum, Executive Enterprise Editor January 13, 2017

Being the reigning state champion and ranked as the No. 2 team in the nation can hold big expectations, so all eyes are on the Coppell boys soccer team (3-0) this season. On the other side of the pitch,...

AP Calculus teacher coach Kirk Richardson shows off the Dallas Cowboys football tickets and cookie cake that his students all gifted him with Thursday morning in his classroom. As a lifelong Cowboys fan, Richardson was surprised when he walked into his classroom and saw the gift awaiting him.

Cowboys fanatic Richardson met with emotional surprise from calculus students

Marcus Krum, Executive Sports Editor January 13, 2017

In his 40-plus years as the ultimate Dallas Cowboys superfan, Coppell High School calculus teacher Kirk Richardson has been to exactly one game, a 24-22 loss at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles in...

Fouls, free throws put game out of reach in second consecutive loss (with video)

Marcus Krum, Executive Sports Editor January 11, 2017

(At the beginning of the third quarter, it was the Coppell girls basketball team’s game. The Cowgirls had control of a 14 point lead at home. But nothing turns around a game like turnovers. Playing lights-out...

Coppell High School senior small forward Paige Haas attempts a shot while surrounded by Berkner players during Saturday afternoon’s game, originally scheduled for Friday evening but moved due to snow, at the CHS arena. The Rams defeated the Cowgirls with a last minute to end the game 48-47.

Full court defense proves too much for Cowgirls in final play against Berkner

Kathryn Rudd, Entertainment Editor January 8, 2017

As the clock came closer and closer to buzzing for the last time, each player did not hesitate to dive for any loose ball, shove for any rebound or run until they were forced out due to exhaustion....

Coppell junior forward Wyatt Priest (10), senior forward Nick Taylor (11) and senior midfielder Alex Haas (9) celebrate Taylors goal during the first half of Saturdays game in the Coppell indoor facility.  The Cowboys defeated El Paso Socorro 4-1 to win the North Texas Elite Showcase Tournament.

In regional semifinal rematch, Priest, Taylor take control to win tournament final

Marcus Krum, Executive Sports Editor January 8, 2017

  It is beginning to sound like a broken record.   In last year’s Class 6A Region II semifinal match, Wyatt Priest scored twice to lift the Cowboys over El Paso Socorro. And on Saturday,...

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