Touch ‘em all
Tracy Tran, Staff Writer/Photographer
May 13, 2020
A baseball, four bases and nine Angels players on the field. Moving to Los Angeles at 4 years old from New Zealand, the future of Coppell junior pitcher and infielder Chayton Krauss was set from the moment his family went to the Los Angeles Angels game against the Oakland Athletics at Angels Stadium in A...
Love for teaching, softball driving Baker’s Odessa College commitment
Neha Desaraju, Student Life Editor
May 12, 2020
Coppell junior pitcher Michaella Baker’s first grade teacher inspired her to pursue teaching as well. It was Baker’s visit to Odessa College that showed her how she could get there. “My uncle took me to the tour one day, and he mentioned how in the math department, they have that CIA techno...
Three up, two down
Sally Parampottil, Executive Sports Editor
May 4, 2020
The last name “Cashimere” printed on the back of a jersey is no new sight for Coppell baseball. First came Coppell High School 2018 graduate Eric Cashimere. Then came his younger brother, CHS 2019 graduate and current Angelo State University pitcher John Cashimere. Now, the youngest of the broth...
Bonfliglio stepping up to bat for Garden City CC
Rithik Chennupati, Writer
May 2, 2020
Coppell senior third baseman and outfielder Joey Bonfiglio, a soon-to-be freshman on the Garden City Community College in Kansas baseball team, started out his baseball career not too far from home. Bonfiglio began playing recreational baseball in Coppell in the fourth grade and by the time h...
The Sportlight: Green overcomes multiple hip injuries in order to compete
Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
April 24, 2020
The Sportlight highlights a male and female JV athlete every Monday and Friday. This week, Coppell sophomore JV Track and Field runner D’Aira Green was selected. Follow Sapna (@sapnaamin6) and @SidekickSports on Twitter....
UIL cancels all sporting events for remainder of school year
Sally Parampottil, Executive Sports Editor
April 20, 2020
The Coppell boys soccer team was in the midst of a great comeback story, turning a 1-4-2 record into a six-match win streak in which it took down the No. 1 ranked team in Class 6A and tied for second place in District 6-6A. With one district match remaining, the Cowboys had high hopes of making sta...
The Sportlight: Wall continuing workouts, managing at Smoothie Factory during social distancing
Victoria Hertel, Staff Writer
April 17, 2020
The Sportlight highlights a male and female JV athlete every Monday and Friday. This week, Coppell senior Faith Wall, a JV girls discus and shot put thrower was selected. ...
TSHLL cancels remainder of lacrosse season
Meer Mahfuz, Staff Writer
April 16, 2020
Following Governor Greg Abbott’s emergency declaration to extend school closures to May 4, the Texas High School Lacrosse League (THSLL) Board of Directors announced cancelation of the remainder of the 2019-20 lacrosse season. The news is especially heartbreaking for the seniors because while other remai...
The Sportlight: Raval jumping over hurdles to stay committed
Anvitha Reddy, Staff Writer
April 13, 2020
The Sportlight highlights a male and female JV athlete every Monday and Friday. This week, Coppell sophomore Rudra Raval, a JV boys hurdler, was selected. Follow Anvitha Reddy @anvithareddytx and @SidekickSports on Twitter....
Age is just a number
Akif Abidi, Staff Writer
April 1, 2020
The rhythmic thumping noises as the ball hits the racket and rockets across the court is noise all too familiar for Coppell freshman Lindsay Patton. It's something she’s grown accustomed to when she was 8, and now as a freshman, has a part of her everyday life. When she first steps onto a court, opponents - ...
Coach’s Box: Dyson running Cowgirls with experiences coaching champions
Tracy Tran, Staff Writer/Photographer
March 25, 2020
Coppell softball coach Mike Dyson is in his fifth year of coaching at Coppell High School. Under Dyson, who previously coached at Frisco Centennial and Irving Nimitz, the Cowgirls advanced to playoffs in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. When did you become the head coach of the Coppell team? Fi...
Faith, family, ferocity: Bases loaded for Ingle
Anjali Krishna, Staff Writer
March 25, 2020
For Coppell junior shortstop Sydney Ingle, softball means sisterhood. As a team captain for the Cowgirls and an integral part of the Cowgirls’ dynamic, the most important thing for Ingle about the game is her team. “Having eight other girls who are like your sisters that you get to grow with, es...
