From sport to sport, then elementary schooler Alice Lu tried everything, yet did not find the one for her. Then, she came across swimming. Now, Coppell High School junior Alice Lu swims for the varsity...

Cleats strike the ground. Grass flies up. A star awaits, but not on the turf. Starting his life with sports, including basketball, baseball and soccer, Coppell High School sophomore Jack Parshall never...

Silence overcomes the natatorium as Coppell senior diver Auttumn Ayakawa approaches the 10-meter diving board.  Exuding calmness, Ayakawa launches herself into the air. The lights above blare against...

Three rounds.  More than 200 teams in Class 6A look to send one individual swimmer to the state championship in search of a medal. Three stages stand in between every swimmer and a spot in the championship.  As...

Confidence.  Confidence is what Coppell sophomore dive captain Emery Darrow must meticulously demonstrate when she steps onto the diving board. Looming beneath her? A 10-foot monster unlike any...

Putting one arm forward, rippling through the water, Coppell senior mid-distance swimmer Katelyn Jost glides swiftly yet rapidly across the pool. Jost holds multiple school swim records, which haven’t...

  The Coppell swim and dive held its annual Vaquero Battle, featuring a variety of intersquad competitions. The meet allows students to invite friends and teachers to compete in different...

Wondering what it takes to be a Coppell High School varsity athlete? Watch The Sidekick staff photographer Kayla Nguyen interview Gabriel Campos and take a deep dive into the life of a Coppell varsity...

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...

The air in the YMCA is scented with chlorine that immediately hits the crowd. There is a sudden eruption of applause and laughter, which with one glance from the stands to the pool, a brash yellow meets...

This year, the Coppell High School swim team is resuming an annual community tradition after it was interrupted by COVID-19 last year. The Vaquero Battle started as an intersquad swim meet several years...