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The official student news site of Coppell High School

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Hierarchy of basketball

Hierarchy of basketball

Nicholas Pranske, Staff Writer • November 8, 2017

With the approaching start of the basketball season, many teams and their fans, high school and NBA (National Basketball Association) alike, are anxious for it to begin. But, some teams seem to be less...

110 out of 111 former NFL players observed had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE according to the New York Times. CTE is the result of repeated head trauma over a long span of time.

Football’s head trauma problem: The reality of the sport

Reid Valentine, Staff Writer • September 28, 2017

Football is not safe. It has never been. It never will be. But what does this mean? What should we do with that information?   For a long time, the higher powers of football (the NFL and NCAA)...

To rank the top sports programs in the area, an equation was created, placing emphasis on win percentage, playoff success and more. Jesuit finished on top, followed by Southlake Carroll, Allen and Coppell.

Analyzing and ranking the area’s high school sports programs

Marcus Krum, Executive Sports Editor • April 25, 2017

High school sports programs across the nation are chock-full of next-level talents and future superstars. Cities such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Chicago are always listed amongst the most prolific in...

(Left the right): Steph “Aquaman” Curry, LeBron “Superman” James, Kevin “Green Lantern” Durant, Isaiah “Flash” Thomas, Russell “Batman” Westbrook. Lead by LeBron “Superman” James, the Justice League: NBA will aim to save basketball using their wonderful and unique powers. Graphic by Wren Lee.

Sports Blog: Justice League- NBA

Reid Valentine, Staff writer • March 7, 2017

METROPOLIS- DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins has teamed up with Rajon “Razilla” Rondo to attack the NBA. They have coined themselves the “Locker-Room Annihilators” and pledge to see the end of basketball...

Coppell High School senior varsity baseball player Jacob Nesbit stretches out his back with the help of head athletic trainer Barry Jones. Nesbit is working his way to a full recovery and plans to further his career in baseball in college.

The beauty of a comeback story: Nesbit fights back from injury

Joseph Krum, Executive Enterprise Editor • February 7, 2017

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady engineered the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history on Sunday, yet sometimes it is the rebound that happens in off the field that is truly the greater story.   Coppell...

The Coppell football team holds up the area trophy following the Cowboys 29-25 victory over Rockwall. It was Coppells deepest playoff run in six years.

The biggest takeaways from the 2016 football season

Marcus Krum, Executive Sports Editor • December 7, 2016

Coming off the heels of three consecutive first-round playoff exits, a new regional alignment and the loss of key prolific players on both offense and defense, Coppell football’s 2016 team had a lot...

Senior Joseph Krum runs onto the field for the first Round playoff game against Rowlett at Coppell High School.

Lessons from the gridiron

Joseph Krum, Executive Editor • December 3, 2016

I was in complete shock. It was Saturday, Nov. 26 and I was at Waco ISD Stadium, my hands covering my face in disbelief to hide the tears. Just seconds earlier, my Coppell football team had just lost...

Student journalists from across the country gathered in Indianapolis from Nov. 10-12 to deepen their knowledge at the JEA/NSPA Fall High School Journalism Convention. A variety of sessions revolving around different aspects of journalism were offered to high school students who attended the convention.

Learning about sports columns at my first convention

Reid Valentine, Staff writer • November 11, 2016

INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis Star sports columnist Gregg Doyel sat on an A-frame ladder on Friday morning with a wireless mic and did what he does best, say it how he sees it. Instead of his audience...

Sports fans are changing the way they consume their media, the Internet is bringing new ideas and concepts to enhance the content and reader experience.

The Internet saved sports media, or did it?

Reid Valentine, Staff Writer • October 21, 2016

I’m a high school student and I hate being bored, but I love sports. Chances are, when I am 30 years old,  I will still hate being bored and love sports.   The good news for me is that anytime...

High School athletes are weighed down by one sport, preventing them from exploring other options.

Not one, not two, well actually just one

Reid Valentine, Staff Writer • September 22, 2016

The multi-sport star is dying.   Thirty years ago, if you walked into an American high school, you would see girls with perms (thank God those are gone) and boys with letter jackets. While the...

Update: We should have listened to Kaepernick

Marcus Krum, Sports Executive Edtor • September 16, 2016

This is an update to a column written by former Sidekick sports editor Marcus Krum, who is currently a student at the University of Texas at Austin and writer/editor for The Daily Texan. Column from...

Observing Kaepernick opposition

Observing Kaepernick opposition

Grant Spicer, Staff Writer • September 16, 2016
As a person of color, it is systematically harder to make a living in a safe environment, even if the playing field is the same length for everyone.
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