Tough losses doom baseball team
Jordan Tucker-Willaford, Sports Editor
May 7, 2012
Looking at the overall record, you wouldn’t think the baseball team was much improved over a year ago. That wasn’t quite the case though as despite going just 10-16 and 1-11 in district 4-4A, the team was in ten of the 12 district contests. Of the 11 district losses, four came by one run and three... Read more »
Clerihew earns trip to regionals
Jordan Tucker-Willaford, Sports Editor
April 16, 2012
Having sat home and watched a friend of his advance to the regional tournament a year ago, junior Alex Clerihew was determined to not let that happen again. Alex who placed fourth a year ago moved up two spots this year to finish second in the district tournament. He won his first match (6-0, 6-0(... Read more »
Broncos in hunt as second half play begins
Jordan Tucker-Willaford, Sports Editor
March 3, 2012
Having missed the playoffs the past five seasons the boy’s soccer team is looking for a spark to help find a groove to make a run in 2012. After the first half of district play, the team is in a five team race for three playoff spots. The team in their first six games posted a 1-1-4 mark. Birdville... Read more »
Swimmers headed to state
Hunter Klein, Staff Writer
February 21, 2012
Having struggled to overtake Byron Nelson at the district meet and finishing second, the boys swim team never gave up and came out ahead in the most important meet of the year at regional’s held at the Keller ISD Natatorium. The team qualified for state in four events including the 200 freestyle and... Read more »
Atkinson named football coach
Jordan Tucker-Willaford, Sports Editor
February 1, 2012
In a special board meeting on Tuesday night, the DISD Board of Trustees tabbed Keller coach Kevin Atkinson as their new football coach and athletic coordinator. Atkinson, who coached at Keller High School for the last ten years, will now take over a struggling Denton High School football program which... Read more »
Helping out
Jordan Tucker-Willaford, Sports Editor
January 30, 2012
Looking for some team bonding experience, Denton head baseball coach Glen Harrison turned to one of his former players. This wasn’t any ordinary player; it was LA Angels’ outfielder Vernon Wells. Wells, who established the Perfect 10 Charity facility in Denton, to help expecting or single mothers... Read more »
Sisters enjoy time together on court
Amanda McFarland, Staff Writer
January 26, 2012
From the day of their birth Jamecia and Jacoiya Brown have held a basketball in their hand. The two sisters, have been playing basketball since they learned how to dribble a ball down the court – five years old to be exact. “Basketball just runs in the family,” Jacoiya, a junior, said. “It’s... Read more »
Lady Broncos top Ryan
January 9, 2012
Jacoiya Brown sometimes gets lost in her sisters shadows, but on Friday’s game with rival Ryan, she came up with what arguably might have been the biggest basket for the Broncos since the 2005-06 season. Brown finished with 11 points, and her sister Jamecia added a game high 16 points as Denton emerged... Read more »
Soccer team earns tie
January 5, 2012
The soccer season got started on Tuesday night and the Broncos varsity and junior varsity teams both battled Sherman to ties. Ruperto Guttierez scored two goals and Sam Recladeron added the other as the varsity battled Sherman to a 3-3 tie at Bronco field. Chris Torres put in the only goal for the junior... Read more »
Girls suffer first district loss
January 4, 2012
The girls took a step back on Tuesday falling 50-46 to Lake Dallas dropping their first district game of the season. Jasmine Taylor led the way with 17 points, but was the only player to reach double figures. Jacoiya Brown had eight points and her sister Jamecia had seven. The teams were tied at 32-32,... Read more »
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