Coppell sports update entering new year

On Jan. 3-5, the Coppell swim team traveled to Burnet to participate in the Tex Robertson Invitational in the YMCA of the Highland Lakes. The team saw some success at the meet, with the boys winning first place.  “Personally, I didn’t do that well [at the Tex Robertson Invitational] because I had been in Wyoming for a week and a half, so I did not have time to practice,” Coppell senior Jenn...

While most students took a break from school activities during winter break, Coppell wrestling spent the beginning and the end competing in tournaments.  Boys wrestling participated in one tournament over the break, the Outlaw Tournament in Allen on Jan. 3-4. The tournament hosted wrestlers from multiple states including Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.  Though it did not place as a team, the wr...

Coppell boys basketball entered the new year after losing by one point to Lewisville in the first District 6-6A game of the season, 62-61, on Jan. 3.  The Cowboys beat Marcus in their second district game on Tuesday night, 72-43.  The Cowboys placed third at the Allen Holiday Invitational Basketball Tournament at the Allen High School Gymnasium from Dec. 26-30. Coppell is 17-4 overall and 1-1 ...

Going up against some of the best teams in the district, the Coppell girls basketball team began its District 6-6A season with a discouraging start. However, after its first district win on Tuesday against Marcus, the Cowgirls are optimistic for the rest of district play. “We lost our first three [district] games, but they were the toughest teams in the district,” Coppell senior guard Megan...

The relatively young Coppell boys soccer team had an opportunity to gain up valuable experience over the winter break as it played various strong opponents. Following its alumni match on Jan 20, the team had a busy schedule during the second week of the break. The Cowboys played Southlake Carroll, a District 5-6A team, on Dec. 31 and tied, 0-0. Southlake Carroll is known to be one of the top comp...

The Coppell girls soccer team had a successful winter break, tallying four more wins to make its preseason record an undefeated 5-0-1. The team’s first match of the break came as an away friendly against Mansfield on Dec. 30, where it won, 3-1.  Days later, the team entered its first showcase: the Dr. Pink Winter Showcase Invitational in Frisco. From Jan. 2 to Jan. 4, the Cowgirls played Fri...