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It was a few weeks into his junior year at Texas A&M University and like he had done so many other times in the past, Alex Baird was playing a pickup basketball game. What made this occasion different was that the 2008 Flower Mound High School graduate was on the court with Naji Hibbert, a [...]
The Flower Mound girls’ soccer team’s magical playoff run came to an abrupt end Tuesday in the third round of the Class 5A playoffs. But this was no ordinary postseason run. The Jaguars (20-3-2) enjoyed their best season in school history by claiming their first district title and advancing to the regional quarterfinals. They lost [...]
Baylee Mitchell scored the decisive goal in a shootout to kick the Marcus girls past Southlake Carroll 2-1 on Tuesday. The Marauders will face Arlington at 2 p.m. on Friday in the first round of the Class 5A Regional Tournament. All games will be played at Grande Communications Stadium in Midland. “I couldn’t be more [...]
The Marcus girls’ soccer team will play Southlake Carroll on Tuesday in the third round of the Class 5A playoffs. The Marauders (26-2-1 overall) beat Midlothian 1-0 on Friday. “We are one step away from the regional tournament, and we will be playing a very tough team in Southlake Carroll,” Marcus coach Chad Hobbs said. [...]
Heather Stearns is making quite a name for herself. The Hebron standout, who will play softball at Baylor University next year, has continually proven to be a menace to opponents, both at the plate and on the mound. But it seems her dual dominance is only growing in 2012, to the point where she looks [...]
The Flower Mound High School wrestling team competed at the UIL State Championships this weekend and finished third out of 294 teams. Scott Akers provided the highlight for the Jaguars as he won a state championship at 132 pounds. Coach Davis got a little hardware for himself this weekend as he was recognized as the [...]
The Marcus boys’ basketball team improved to 11-1 overall on Friday thanks to a 61-38 win over Killeen Shoemaker in the second round of the MarauderJaguar Classic. They’ll face Southlake Carroll in the semifinals on Saturday at Marcus. Game time is at noon.” The Marauders — the defending Class 5A champs — are 2-0 since [...]
The Flower Mound boys’ soccer team lost 3-1 to Plano on Tuesday in the District 8-5A opener.’”They scored two goals on us in quick succession and it was just too much’” Flower Mound head coach David Doyle said. “I thought we played good at first’ but they (Plano) are much better than us. We could [...]
BASKETBALL SCORES — FRIDAY Marcus 76, Plano East 48 McDonald’s All American Marcus Smart scored 15 points as the Marauders cruised to a 76-48 win over Plano East on Friday. The win gives Marcus 31 wins on the season. The team outscored East 41-18 in the first half. Jacob VanNatten added 13 points. Hebron 55, [...]
SOCCER SCORES — TUESDAY Marcus girls 3, Lewisville 0 Marcus is now 18-1 overall and freshman Dani Murphy has scored a goal in every game. Marcus boys 2, Lewisville 1 Marcus is riding a two-game win streak thanks to goals from Tyler Mouton and Victor Villarreal. Hebron boys 2, Allen 2 Hebron picks up first [...]
My ribs were bruised; I had bloody gashes in my left knee and my ankles … oh my sore ankles. But I found myself there again, stretching out soreness on a park bench ready for another run. This wasn’t just any workout. I’d be running hills, some rough terrain and through some wooded areas. I’d [...]
Things, people and places change which impact industry and new trends are set. I’ve worked with newspapers since 1993, before computers were used to build pages. Copy was set with an exacto knife and paste around full page ads costing single advertisers as much as a new car for one press-run Businesses reaped a great return [...]
My first thought when I received the notice for the IRON MAN 3 screening was, “do we need another Iron Man movie?”. The first film was superb, the second one mediocre at best, plus we had a good dose of the suited, brilliant, billionaire, playboy Tony Stark in the Avengers film. My concern was not [...]
April has been an exciting month for our community as there are many high-quality projects that have been announced. On April 24, the much anticipated groundbreaking of Lakeside DFW was celebrated, which marks the beginning of construction on this historic project. The 150-acre development overlooks Grapevine Lake and will soon be transformed into a high-quality [...]
For the third time area residents have recognized DKH Academy for excellence in pre-school education, voting it Best of Denton County for 2012. The Highland Village preschool continues to innovate as it encourages children to learn through hands-on activities and interaction with nature. A special recent addition to the curriculum is “Handwriting without Tears” a [...]
Tooth Sensitivity is not a laughing matter It is 6 o’clock on a Saturday night and you have just sat down to dinner. You take [...]
Get ready to help Flower Mound celebrate our nation’s freedom, loud and proud, at Independence Fest 2013. Headlined by the multi-platinum record selling artist, Rick Springfield, Independence Fest 2013 promises to be the biggest celebration ever. It will also host performances by The Walton Stout Band and Breaking Southwest; plus a vintage car show presented [...]
Local pool and patio company, Outdoor Living Pool & Patio, won two prestigious bronze awards in the 2013 Association of Pool & Spa Professionals Region 3 Design Awards Competition held in conjunction with the Southwest Pool and Spa Show at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, TX on March 2, 2013. The Highland Village based [...]
The Men of Trietsch 3rd Annual Trietsch Trade Day in Flower Mound will be held April 27 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Rain Date May 4). Trade Day is a great event to shop over 75 Arts & Crafts vendors, 100+ garage sale booths, participate in a Clothing Swap or Shop, enjoy a Classic [...]
