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Former DISD AD Troy Mathieu more relaxed for this realignment

comments ()NORTH RICHLAND HILLS – Grand Prairie ISD athletic director Troy Mathieu saw a big difference in this UIL realignment than several of the previous ones in which with he’s been involved....

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Texas Relays: Four area girls teams qualify for 4×400 relay Division II finals

comments ()Four area girls 4×400 relay teams qualified for Saturday’s finals of the Division II race on Friday at the Texas Relays at Texas’ Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin. Mansfield Timberview...

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South Grand Prairie and Flower Mound Marcus playing at QuikTrip Park

comments ()I was out at South Grand Prairie baseball practice yesterday, and coach Dennis Pelfrey told me he was trying to line up QuikTrip Park — home of the minor-league Grand Prairie Air Hogs — for...

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Hot streaks: Most baseball playoff teams remaining finished regular season...

comments ()When the selection committee picks the field for the NCAA basketball tournament, one of the criteria evaluated is the individual team’s performance over the last 10 games. Success down the...

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DePaul’s soccer roots run deep through the heart of Texas

comments ()DePaul, the largest Catholic university in the country, is located in Chicago. But its soccer team has plenty of roots planted in Dallas. The Blue Demons have recently signed three players —...

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South Grand Prairie-Flower Mound Marcus baseball playoff series locations...

comments ()South Grand Prairie and Flower Mound Marcus have changed the locations of games 1 and 2 of their baseball playoff series. Game 1 will be played at South Grand Prairie, not QuikTrip Park as...

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In-game baseball updates: South Grand Prairie 0, Flower Mound Marcus 14 –...

comments ()HS GameTime contributor Corbett Smith will provide updates from tonight’s South Grand Prairie vs. Flower Mound Marcus baseball playoff game at Marcus. First pitch is scheduled for 7:30 p.m....

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In-game updates: Flower Mound Marcus 20, South Grand Prairie 5 – Game 3...

comments ()HS GameTime contributor Anthony Green will provide updates at the end of each inning of today’s Game 3 baseball series between Flower Mound Marcus and South Grand Prairie at Grapevine. –...

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Duncanville point guard Deion Jackson-Houston killed late Saturday after car...

comments ()Duncanville point guard Deion Jackson-Houston, one of the area’s top recruits in the Class of 2012, died late Saturday night after a train struck the car he was driving in Duncan, Okla....

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South Grand Prairie bears watching in 5-5A

comments ()South Grand Prairie does not exactly jump off the paper with a record of 3-2. But the Warriors are certainly better than their record and gave undefeated Mansfield all they could handle...

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South Grand Prairie defensive ends Kindred Evans, Roy Robertson finally...

comments ()Many coaches would love to have two 6-5-plus athletes rushing the passer for their team. But despite their size, 6-5, 225 and 6-6, 240, and athleticism, Kindred Evans and Roy Robertson were...

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Of DFW basketball recruits in Rivals’ top 150, only Garland Naaman Forest’s...

comments ()The Rivals 150 features seven basketball players from the Metroplex. Here are those who have committed. In one month, the early signing period begins. Isaiah Austin, Arlington Grace Prep,...

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Realignment chat: Which district will become the toughest in all sports?

comments ()Our SportsDay HS experts answered your questions about UIL realignment during a live chat on Monday. Here are some highlights: Comment From Wayne Which new district in your mock alignment...

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Hebron boys basketball team will need lots of 3-pointers to upset South Grand...

comments ()The Hebron boys basketball team faces a big challenge tonight when it takes on South Grand Prairie in a 5A Region I quarterfinal (7:30 p.m. at Colleyville Heritage). South Grand Prairie...

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9.74 for South Grand Prairie’s Abraham Hall in the 100 meters? Not so fast

comments ()The results from the District 5-5A track meet showed South Grand Prairie’s Abraham Hall winning the boys 100 meters Thursday with a time of 9.74 seconds. That would have been one of the...

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Plano East’s Jennifer Madu, South Grand Prairie’s Abraham Hall and DeSoto’s...

comments ()Plano East’s Jennifer Madu, South Grand Prairie’s Abraham Hall and DeSoto’s Tremayne Acy were chosen to compete in 100-meter races at the adidas Grand Prix on Saturday at Icahn Stadium on...

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Five local players picked for Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star...

comments ()North Crowley’s Braxton Reeves, Coppell’s Jett Raines, Argyle’s Clarke Overlander, The Colony’s Zach LeDay and South Grand Prairie’s Chris Washburn were selected to play in the Texas High...

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A crazy story from 20 years ago: The South Grand Prairie kicker who mowed the...

comments ()I wasn’t covering high schools back when this happened — I had never even worked for a newspaper at that point — but I remember someone telling me a little about it. I thought the person was...

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Title in ‘state’s toughest district’ might be decided tonight in boys...

comments ()When you talk to area boys basketball coaches, there’s little question what the area’s toughest district is — perhaps even the state’s. North Crowley coach Tommy Brakel — himself in a...

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Clock controversy at end of Duncanville-South Grand Prairie game helps keep...

Fouled on a three-point attempt with 6.9 seconds remaining, Mark Howell made two of three free throws, helping South Grand Prairie rally from a five-point overtime deficit, in a 62-61 overtime win...

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Pairings announced for UIL boys basketball state tournament; South Grand...

  UIL BOYS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT (At Frank Erwin Center in Austin) Thursday, March 7 Class A Division I Semifinals 8:30 a.m.         El Paso Harmony (26-3) vs. Triple A Academy (26-5) 10:00 a.m....

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South Grand Prairie, Kimball, Triple-A Academy predicted to win titles, but...

Which teams are going to win state titles this weekend? Here are the predictions from Corbett Smith and me. The immediate response from some fans, especially those who root for the Rams and Trojans?...

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Local football players, coaches to be part of Speed to Feed contest

Local high school football coaches and players will be part of a Speed to Feed Contest on April 6 in Cedar Hill. The contest, part of a fundraiser that benefits the North Texas Food Bank, will require...

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Samantha Morrow named girls basketball coach at South Grand Prairie after...

Samantha Morrow, who coached Mansfield to a Class 5A-record four consecutive state championships, has been named girls basketball coach and girls athletic coordinator at South Grand Prairie. Morrow...

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Football: South Grand Prairie defensive back Jason Hall commits to Texas

South Grand Prairie football coach Brent Whitson confirmed in an email that defensive back Jason Hall orally committed to Texas on Saturday. Hall (6-2, 190) had committed to Nebraska before he...

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Tonight’s big-time basketball matchup: top-ranked DeSoto boys vs. No. 3 South...

The first district matchup of DeSoto and South Grand Prairie went down to the wire. The same should be expected tonight as two of the Dallas area’s top boys basketball teams battle again. DeSoto (20-3...

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South Grand Prairie, Justin Northwest among girls basketball teams enjoying...

I wrote a short story today about South Grand Prairie’s turnaround behind first-year coach Samantha Morrow. SGP is poised to reach the postseason for the first time since 2009, and it is 7-3 in...

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South Grand Prairie wide receiver Jaelan Austin commits to TCU

South Grand Prairie wide receiver Jaelan Austin announced on Twitter on Friday that he has committed to TCU. Austin (6-0, 192) is ranked by Rivals.com as the 57th-best wide receiver in the nation in...

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Mesquite Horn vs. Richardson Berkner football game moved to 4:30, new...

From Steve Bragg, Mesquite ISD athletic director: Tonight’s varsity football game between Mesquite Horn HS and Richardson Berkner HS at Wildcat-Ram Stadium in Richardson scheduled for a 7:30 PM...

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