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The CHS cross country team placed third at state in November. The victory comes after a dominant season. Photo by Olivia Short.

Cross country brings home third in state

Nyah Rama, Staff Writer December 14, 2022

After a lot of hard work, intense preparation and a difficult offseason, the Coppell boys cross country team placed third at the Class 6A State Cross Country Meet on Nov. 4 at Old Settler’s Park in Round...

Coppell High School senior cross country runner Vedant Bhattacharyya has been in cross country since seventh grade. With the help of cross country coach Landon Wren who was hired in 2021, Battacharyya continued to train himself and his teammates which led to the teams third place finish at the Class 6A State Meet. Photo by Shreya Ravi.

Bhattacharyya bolsters cross country team, leads team to second place

Sidekick Staff Files December 5, 2022

In June 2021, the Coppell High School cross country team faced uncertainty after former coach Nick Benton resigned. The team looked upon its upcoming fall season and realized its lack of leadership.  However,...

Coppell senior runner Asheer Jiwani crosses the finish line with a time of 17:07.41 at the Flower Mound Invitational at Shadow Ridge Middle School on Sept. 10. Jiwani placed 12th overall in the varsity men’s 5K race.

Back with vengeance

Saniya Koppikar, Entertainment Editor October 21, 2022

Despite the Coppell cross country teams’ success throughout its season so far, the team’s down-to-earth, ambitious attitude is what head cross country coach Landon Wren is most proud of.  “They’re...

Coppell ISD Athletic Director Kit Pehl has initiated several changes in his first three years as athletic director to set the stage for the future of Coppell athletics. Pehl’s vision of a harmonious athletic department as well as a prioritization of winning and growing student athletes has prompted several coaching changes and there remains a continual drive for growth, improvement and excellence within Coppell Athletics.

Out with the old, in with the new

Meer Mahfuz, Staff Writer March 31, 2022

Carousel. A term that is often used to describe coaching and athletic changes across three levels of athleticism is quite literally what Coppell athletics has been experiencing in its recent history.  Everything...

Coppell cross country warms up with a one mile jog on Tuesday at Buddy Echols field. Coppell High School junior Tahir Ali (center) is returning from an injury and perseveres to improve every morning.

Student of the Week: Ali strives to cultivate dedication, support teammates in pursuit of excellence

Nathan Cheng, Staff Writer November 19, 2021

Coppell High School junior runner Tahir Ali is a dedicated team player and student athlete. He has been running cross country for four years and is a volunteer at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science...

Coppell junior runner Andrew Mullen competes at the Coppell Invitational on Sept. 11. Mullen finished in seventh place Class 6A State Meet last Saturday at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock.

Mullen places 7th at state cross country meet

Torie Peck, Sports Editor November 11, 2021

Having placed seventh at the Class 6A Region I Meet, Coppell junior runner Andrew Mullen advanced to the Class 6A State Meet last Saturday at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock and recorded another seventh...

Coppell High School senior runner Izzy Ortigoza sets up her stopwatch during cross country practice at Buddy Echols Field on Oct 16. Ortigoza is on the junior varsity cross country team and is a coach at Texas Dreams Gymnastics.

Vaulting from one sport to another

Sri Achanta, Staff Writer November 1, 2021

With chalk dusted on her hands, beads of sweat dripping down her head and a defiant smile pasted on her face, Coppell senior Izzy Ortigoza flipped her way through most of her childhood on bars and beams.  But...

Coppell junior runner Andrew Mullen competes at the Coppell Invitational on Sept. 11. Mullen finished in seventh place Class 6A State Meet last Saturday at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock.

Mullen advancing to state cross country meet after seventh place finish

Torie Peck, Sports Editor October 28, 2021

After finishing third in the District 6-6A Championships, the Coppell boys cross country team traveled to Lubbock to compete in the Class 6A Region I Meet at Mae Simmons Park on Monday.  Coppell junior...

On Friday, cross country competed in the District 6-6A Meet. The Cowboys will advance to the Class 6A Region I Meet in Lubbock on Oct. 25 after placing third while the Cowgirls season will end with a fifth place finish at district.

Cowboys advancing to regional meet

Torie Peck, Sports Editor October 16, 2021

Competition intensified for the District 6-6A Cross Country Meet, with only the top three of eight teams qualifying for the Class 6A Region 1 Championship next week, and a shot at state. “The meet...

Coppell juniors Andrew Mullen, Karthi Partipan and Samuel Martinson run during cross country practice before school at Buddy Echols Field on Thursday. Mullen started running cross country in seventh grade and now runs on the varsity team.

Running away, then towards the finish line

Sreeja Mudumby, Executive Editorial Page Editor September 14, 2021

If you were Coppell High School junior Andrew Mullen’s alarm clock in 2019, you might have been yelled at and thrown on the floor at the break of dawn on a Saturday morning.  But if you were his...

Coppell Varsity boys celebrate their victory on Saturday morning at Coppell Middle School west. Coppell won the invitational meet on a challenging course.

Cross country excels on challenging course

Angelina Liu, Visual Media Editor September 13, 2021

On a cool Saturday morning, a loud air horn could be heard echoing behind CMS West as Coppell’s Invitational cross country meet took place. Coppell’s men’s varsity and both JV teams won first...

On Friday, cross country competed in the District 6-6A Meet. The Cowboys will advance to the Class 6A Region I Meet in Lubbock on Oct. 25 after placing third while the Cowgirls season will end with a fifth place finish at district.

Cross country welcoming area teams to home course

Angelina Liu, Visual Media Editor September 10, 2021

Coppell cross country looks to take advantage of its home course at tomorrow’s Coppell Invitational at CMS West. “It’s going to be a hard course so I’m expecting some discomfort but overall...

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