Athlete of the Week

It has been quite the spring for Lebanon Trail senior Laila Hackett, who has racked up quite the collection of medals. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Frisco Lebanon Trail's Laila Hackett

Any time Flower Mound junior Mason Arnold saw on the mound for the Jaguars during District 6-6A play came in relief. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Flower Mound's Mason Arnold

Everything came up golden for Lovejoy junior Kailey Littlefield during Saturday's Region II-5A meet. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Lovejoy's Kailey Littlefield

The Lewisville softball team defeated Hebron, 2-0, last Saturday to clinch third place in District 6-6A and a second consecutive playoff berth. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Lewisville's Dominique Vargas

West Mesquite is not known for its traditional success on the softball diamond. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: West Mesquite's Celeste Avila

Just a freshman, forward Madi Patterson was a big reason why the Marcus girls soccer team qualified for the Class 6A state tournament for the first time since 2018. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Marcus' Madi Patterson

The McKinney Boyd girls soccer team has survived as daunting a path as any team in the state competing at regionals this week, knocking off three state-ranked opponents in as many rounds of the playoffs. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: McKinney Boyd's Lauren Omholt

The Mustangs are currently in their best stretch on the pitch in program history. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Sachse's Cooper Tea

It takes some time to carve out a niche in the local athletics scene, particularly in an area as rapidly growing as Frisco ISD, where the number of high schools has doubled in the last decade. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Frisco Lebanon Trail's Mallory Bennett

Senior Lauren Donovan became the first female student-athlete from Coppell to qualify for the state powerlifting meet after she lifted a total weight of 825 pounds on all of her lifts during the Region 6-6A meet, held last Wednesday at Prosper High School. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Coppell's Lauren Donovan

The Plano East softball team had a productive week that included a 4-0-1 trip through tournament play in Allen. Just a sophomore, Jadyn Dawson started in the circle for three of East's games at the showcase and closed out all five — totaling 24 strikeouts and a .260 opponent batting average. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Plano East's Jadyn Dawson

Little Elm junior Emily Pedro finished in second place at 126 pounds in the Class 6A state wrestling tournament. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Little Elm's Emily Pedro

Hollis Johnson saw the potential in the boys basketball program at North Mesquite when he took over as head coach. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: North Mesquite's Micah Vaughn

Plano junior Justin Buenaventura came through in the clutch once again for the Wildcats on Feb. 4, draining a game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to lift Plano to a 52-50 victory over Plano East in a battle for sole possession of first place in District 6-6A. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Plano's Justin Buenaventura

The Raiders have had plenty of standout players go through the program during the last decade, but senior Micah Russell did something none of her predecessors had accomplished against Farmersville on Jan. 17, as she poured in a Sunnyvale-record 45 points. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Sunnyvale's Micah Russell

The McKinney boys soccer team went 2-0 last week with 3-1 wins over rival McKinney North and Little Elm, with the latter coming in the team's District 5-6A opener. Junior Dylan Culbertson had his fingerprints all over McKinney's big week, totaling three goals and an assist. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: McKinney's Dylan Culbertson

The Lady Broncos went 2-1 at the Prosper Rock Hill tournament, including wins over Plano West and El Paso Eastlake. Junior Elizabeth Eddy contributed all over the pitch with three goals and three assists at the showcase, including a goal scored in each of her team's three matches. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: McKinney Boyd's Elizabeth Eddy

The Frisco Memorial girls basketball team enjoyed a magical ride a season ago. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Frisco Memorial's Makayla Ellison

Frisco Panther Creek junior Christian Wells and the Panthers are going through a unique experience as a first-year varsity program. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Frisco Panther Creek's Christian Wells

The state-ranked Plano East boys basketball enjoyed a perfect week on the hardwood, going 5-0 and winning the annual C.W. Jackson Cedar Hill Lions Club tournament. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Plano East's Jordan Mizell

Prosper punched its ticket to the Class 6A Division I state semifinals after shutting down Lewisville for a 24-13 victory on Saturday. The Eagles' defense was on point, and that included senior Adam Due. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Prosper's Adam Due

The Lewisville football team defeated Keller 43-3 last Saturday to advance to the fourth round of the playoffs for the first time since 1996. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Lewisville's Caden Jenkins

McKinney senior Keldric Luster was nearly perfect in the Lions' 42-7 blowout of Jesuit in the area round of the Class 6A Division II playoffs. The McKinney quarterback completed 11-of-13 passes for 213 yards and five total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) to lead the Lions to their fir… Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: McKinney's Keldric Luster

The Lewisville football team began the postseason with a bang. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Lewisville's Ethan Terrell

Newman Smith’s football program is on the rise. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Newman Smith's Pierson Rougeau

Flower Mound won a five-set thriller over Plano West on Oct. 25 to snap the Lady Wolves’ 27-match win streak, and sophomore Audrey Jackson’s play was a big reason why. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Flower Mound's Audrey Jackson

McKinney Boyd picked up its first win of the season after outlasting Little Elm last Friday for a 55-46 victory, and senior quarterback Ryan Shackleton's play behind center was a big reason why. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: McKinney Boyd's Ryan Shackleton

The Lewisville football team's defense has been among the area's best this season and that continued last week in a 42-14 victory over Plano. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Lewisville's Mason Johnson

One week after the Coppell football team struggled in a 38-3 setback to Lewisville, the Cowboys rebounded from their first loss with their most complete effort of the season. Senior wide-out Zack Darkoch helped to lead the way, totaling 174 receiving yards on 11 catches with two touchdowns i… Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Coppell's Zack Darkoch

Plano West is one of the hottest volleyball teams in the state, amassing a 22nd consecutive victory after outlasting state-ranked Coppell in five sets on Tuesday. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Plano West's Blaire Bayless

Horn made the playoffs for the first time in 2008 and embarked on one of the most successful runs in Mesquite ISD history, qualifying for the postseason in the next 11 years. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Horn's Bradley Amwayi

The Allen football team, ranked No. 9 in Class 6A, took care of business against McKinney Boyd in its 5-6A opener, posting a 52-24 victory last Friday. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Allen's Kayvion Sibley

After a difficult season opener, the Prestonwood Christian football team has strung together back-to-back wins under first-year head coach Donnie Yantis, including a 42-41 thriller on the road against Class 6A program Little Elm on Sept. 9. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Prestonwood Christian's AJ Sibley

In their inaugural varsity season, the Mavericks got off to a 2-0 start last Thursday with a 32-12 victory over Woodrow Wilson. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Frisco Emerson's Mike Molstad

Coppell senior quarterback Jack Fishpaw helped to set the tone for the Cowboys in a Week One game at Sachse, leading Coppell on eight scoring drives in a 56-27 victory at Homer B. Johnson Stadium. Read MoreStar Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Coppell’s Jack Fishpaw

Celina senior Cole Marthiljohni helped set the tone for the Bobcats' two-game sweep of Texarkana Liberty-Eylau in the regional semifinals, throwing all seven innings of a 4-1 victory in Game 1 of the series on Thursday. Read MoreStar Local Media Athlete of the Week: Celina's Cole Marthiljohni

The Frisco Lone Star baseball team returned to the regional semifinals for the second time in program history with a sweep of Lovejoy and senior Teague Rehwald played a huge role.   Read MoreStar Local Media Athlete of the Week: Frisco Lone Star's Teague Rehwald

The Bobcats scored a measure of revenge by sweeping Waxahachie Life in the area round of the Class 4A playoffs, and junior RJ Ruais was a big reason why. Read MoreStar Local Media Athlete of the Week: Celina's RJ Ruais

Prosper Rock Hill sophomore Emma Klaire Hill was perfect at the plate during the Lady Blue Hawks' two-game sweep of Woodrow Wilson in the area round. Read MoreStar Local Media Athlete of the Week: Prosper Rock Hill's Emma Klaire Hill