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...
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...
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...
Athletes utilizing resources to stay fit without school practice
Sally Parampottil, Executive Sports Editor
March 20, 2020
Following UIL direction, all school practices and use of school facilities (including open gym and open weight room) outside of school hours have been suspended due to concerns about spreading the coronavirus. As Coppell ISD has canceled school through April 3, this leaves athletes without a class pe...
Jeon hits it out of the ballpark: from Texas Rangers fan to Rice commit
Victoria Hertel, Staff Writer
February 26, 2020
David Jeon, Coppell junior baseball, Dulins Dodgers club team and future Rice University pitcher and catcher, was only a third grader when the Texas Rangers went to the World Series for the first time in October 2010. This event would mark the first time Jeon found his admiration for baseball. ...
Cowboys set the stage in first home scrimmage
Joanne Kim, Staff Writer
February 19, 2020
Eager to prove themselves and secure a spot in this season’s lineup, the Coppell baseball team competed against Birdville on Saturday at the Coppell ISD Baseball Complex. This scrimmage was the first time the Cowboys competed on their own turf this season, and their performance showed the player...
Baseball meets community in service program
Anjali Krishna, Staff Writer
October 31, 2019
In preparing athletes for life after baseball, Coppell baseball coach Ryan Howard implemented a program he hopes will grow the team into young men who understand the value of service. During the offseason, the nearly 50 boys in the program participate in the baseball service program. Boys in group...
Baseball program under new leadership with hiring of Howard
Sally Parampottil, Executive Sports Editor
July 7, 2019
Coppell High School baseball players and parents were able to meet their new head coach, Ryan Howard, for the first time on Monday at the CHS fieldhouse. Howard, who was assistant varsity coach at MacArthur High School and L.D. Bell High School and most recently head coach at Lake Dallas High School for ...
From home to baseball diamond: Polk brothers catch opportunity to bond, play baseball together
Sofia Guerrero, Co-Student Life Editor
May 7, 2019
Playing catch with their dad, Chad Polk, as children turned into a lifelong love for brothers CHS9 freshman Walker Polk and Coppell High School junior Hudson Polk. Both made the varsity baseball team as freshmen and feel they have become closer because of it. This news meant the boys’ work ...
Cowboys finish sweep of Farmers to extend win streak
Sofia Guerrero, Co-Student Life Editor
April 1, 2019
After six and a half innings and an early lead in the bottom of the first, the Cowboys beat Lewisville, 10-3, on Friday at the Coppell ISD Baseball/Softball Complex. The Farmers scored in the top of the first, to which the Cowboys answered by scoring four in the bottom of the inning. Freshman third b...
Cowboys to play Farmers at Coppell Baseball Association Night
Sofia Guerrero, Co-Student Life Editor
March 28, 2019
Tonight, the Coppell baseball team plays Lewisville at the Coppell ISD Baseball/Softball Complex at 7 p.m. It is also Coppell Baseball Association Night, in which youth league players wearing their uniform get in for free. The Cowboys won, 11-3, on Tuesday against the Farmers, earning t...
