Offseason pushes coaches to improve on their athletes
Nanette Pottoore, Staff Writer
December 18, 2019
Mile-runs, gyms, and more workouts. As Coppell transitions from fall sports to winter sports, fall season coaches are working to improve their athletes in preparation for the next season. Coppell tennis coach Rich Foster helps motivate tennis athletes during the offseason by encouraging socials a...
Southlake Carroll sweeps cross country titles
Anjali Krishna, Staff Writer
November 11, 2019
Perfect weather accompanied a disappointing finish at the Class 6A State Meet for both Coppell cross country teams at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. The girls’ reign as state champions was overthrown by Southlake Carroll, who won the gold medal, leaving Coppell in fourth place. Kingwood took sec...
Running to state
Anjali Krishna, Staff Writer
November 8, 2019
At the Class 6A Region 1 Meet in Lubbock on Oct. 28, both the Cowgirls and Cowboys cross country teams qualified for the 2019 UIL State Meet at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. The Cowgirls will approach the state meet as not only qualifiers for four years in a row but as reigning Class 6A champion...
Racing to the top
Sydney Rowe, Staff Writer/Photographer
November 6, 2019
Fifteen minutes is not much time for many tasks for the average person, but around that amount of time is all it takes for Coppell junior runner Evan Caswell to complete a 3-mile race. Caswell has broken school records and reset his own records for two cross country events. Caswell has been running for five years, aft...
Centeno spikes, races with dual identity
Neha Desaraju, Student Life Editor
October 31, 2019
Juggling two varsity sports and AP classes is no easy feat, but for Coppell sophomore Rebeca Centeno, it is every day. Centeno plays volleyball and runs cross country. Staying before school for cross country and after school for volleyball, Centeno is no stranger to a full workload. Many times, Cen...
State bound with company
Emma Meehan, Staff Writer
October 29, 2019
The 2018 Class 6A girls state champion Coppell cross country team will return to state this year for the fourth year in a row, but not alone. They will be joined by the CHS boys team, which qualified for the first time since 2007. Both teams qualified for state at Monday’s Class 6A Region...
Hassman follows family’s footsteps in cross country
Trisha Atluri, Staff Writer
October 22, 2019
Stadium lights illuminate the otherwise dark Buddy Echols Field Track as CHS9 student Waverly Hassman warms up with the varsity cross country girls team. At 7 a.m., as many high school students are just waking up, Hassman’s discipline and commitment to cross country motivate her to challenge her l...
Defending state champs take first step toward defending title
Karen Lu, Daily News/Assignment Editor
October 19, 2019
Crossing the finish line, Coppell junior Chloe Hassman finishes third overall in the cross country District 6-6A Championship on Friday, pushing the Coppell varsity girls team—the reigning Class 6A state champions—to first overall with 29 points and four runners in the top 10. With similar per...
Coach’s Box: Spoor bringing experience, dedication to cross country team
Laasya Achanta, Staff Writer
September 19, 2019
At 6:30 a.m., rain or shine, assistant golf and cross country coach Jason Spoor makes his way to the track, fueled by his passion for helping students mature into adults both mentally and physically. How is your background in track different from cross country? Before I came to Coppell, for seven years, I was th...
Cross country takes second, fifth at Coppell Invitational
Nicholas Pranske, Executive Copy and Design Editor
September 14, 2019
As Coppell freshman Waverly Hassman crossed the finish line at 7:49 a.m., her grimace turned into a slight smile. She placed fifth overall in a pool of 41 runners in the Elite Varsity category at the Coppell Invitational cross country meet this morning at Coppell Middle School West. &nb...
Annual Coppell Invitational to give insight to district competition
Nicholas Pranske, Executive Copy and Design Editor
September 13, 2019
Tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. at Coppell Middle School West, the Coppell cross country team races in its Coppell Invitational meet. This meet is the only one of the season hosted at Coppell. While it is not confirmed which teams will race, there are a few Coppell is expecting. “Prosper and Timber Creek a...
Rise and shine
Sally Parampottil, Executive Sports Editor
August 30, 2019
As school begins and many high schoolers begin to grumble about having to wake up early, a select group from Coppell High School is unaffected. The Coppell cross country team, which trains every morning year-round, is used to the timings. During the summer, practice began at 7 a.m, occasionally beginni...
