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Rockwall girls softball team smashes Seagoville, 21-1, advances to quarterfinals

Rockwall girls softball team smashes Seagoville, 21-1, advances to quarterfinals

  FORNEY – Rockwall’s girls softball team defeated Seagoville 21-1 Friday night in an Area playoff game to advance to next weekend’s Region II-4A Quarterfinals against District 10-4A rival McKinney. Emily Cowan pitched the Lady Jackets (24-10) to their 16th consecutive victory in the game at North Forney High School. The outcome wasn’t in doubt [...]

May 8 2012 | Posted in Sports | Read More »

Heath Hawks batter Frisco Raccoons, 11-1, take playoff series lead

Heath Hawks batter Frisco Raccoons, 11-1, take playoff series lead

(By Aaron Williams) HEATH -The Heath Hawks jump-started their quest for a state championship by opening the 2012 playoffs with an 11-1 trouncing of the Frisco Raccoons at the Hawk’s Nest last night. The series will resume tonight at Frisco at 7:30 pm. Frisco opened the scoring with a first inning run against Heath starter [...]

May 4 2012 | Posted in Latest News, Sports | Read More »

Rockwall softball team wins Bi-District Championship; plays Friday for Area

Rockwall softball team wins Bi-District Championship; plays Friday for Area

ROCKWALL – The Rockwall Lady Jackets District championship softball team stretched their wining streak to 15 games in a row last Friday and Saturday, blasting Frisco Centennial, 14-3 and 2-0, to win the  best-of-three game series for the Class 4A Region II Bi-District Championship. In the first game, Ashton Atwell, Kennedy Harrison smashed home runs [...]

May 2 2012 | Posted in Latest News, Sports | Read More »

Former Rockwall football star, OU lineman Austin Woods battling lymphoma

Former Rockwall football star, OU lineman Austin Woods battling lymphoma

NORMAN OK – Former Rockwall High School football star Austin Woods, a sophomore offensive lineman for the U. of Oklahoma Sooners football team, was diagnosed with Stage-3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma last week and began a series of chemotherapy treatments yesterday. The news was first reported by Rivals network website SoonerScoop.com and reported today in Tulsa World. [...]

May 1 2012 | Posted in Latest News, Sports | Read More »

Heath Hawks win District 10-4A, playoff matchup a familiar one

Heath Hawks win District 10-4A, playoff matchup a familiar one

By Aaron Williams. HEATH – The Heath Hawks begin their quest for the elusive state Final Four this year with a return engagement from last year’s first round against the Frisco Raccoons. Frisco is the fourth place team from District 9-4A, having secured their berth in the playoffs with a dramatic come from behind victory [...]

April 30 2012 | Posted in Sports | Read More »

Rockwall gymnastics teams win Region I championships, head to State

Rockwall gymnastics teams win Region I championships, head to State

IRVING – The Rockwall High School girls and boys gymnastics teams just won the Region I Gymnastics Championships and will soon be headed to the State Championships in San Angelo May 3-5. The defending state champion Lady Jackets (shown above) will be competing for their fifth state championship. The RHS girls scored 232.05, matching their [...]

April 25 2012 | Posted in Featured, Sports | Read More »

Heath Hawks fall to Scots, 7-3; remain in first place

Heath Hawks fall to Scots, 7-3; remain in first place

(By Aaron Williams) HEATH – The Heath Hawks failed to take advantage of their first opportunity to win the District 10-4A baseball title outright when they fell to the Highland Park Scots 7-3 Friday night at Scotland Yard. Heath maintains a one game lead over both Scots and the Rockwall Yellowjackets with one game remaining. [...]

April 23 2012 | Posted in Sports | Read More »

Hawks score 13 runs in 2nd inning, overwhelm Wylie, 14-0

Hawks score 13 runs in 2nd inning, overwhelm Wylie, 14-0

(By Aaron Williams) (Photo by Trudy Woessner) – The  Heath baseball team – ranked fourth in the state – routed the Wylie Pirates 14-0 Tuesday night at the Hawk’s Nest to give themselves at least a share of the District 10-4A crown for the third consecutive year. One win in the last two games will [...]

April 18 2012 | Posted in Sports | Read More »

Thompson, Hernandez, Baxter lead Heath to 8-6 win over Rockwall

Thompson, Hernandez, Baxter lead Heath to 8-6 win over Rockwall

(By Aaron Williams) (Photos by  HEATH – The Heath Hawks moved a little closer to their third consecutive District 10-4A baseball championship on Friday with an 8-6 defeat of their cross-town rival, the Rockwall Yellowjackets. With the win, Heath opened a two-game lead on both Rockwall and the Highland Park Scots with only three regular [...]

April 17 2012 | Posted in Sports | Read More »

Heath Hawks stay in first, take down McKinney North last night, 5-4

Heath Hawks stay in first, take down McKinney North last night, 5-4

(By Aaron Williams) McKINNEY – The Heath Hawks baseball team maintained their grasp on first place in the 10-4A standings Tuesday night with 5-4 victory over the home-standing McKinney North Bulldogs. Heath moves to 8-2 to remain one game ahead of the Rockwall Yellowjackets as the two Rockwall schools prepare to slug it out Friday [...]

April 11 2012 | Posted in Sports | Read More »