Undefeated varsity tennis advances to regionals
October 25, 2011 • Cortlyn Dees, Sports Editor
Filed under Sports, Tennis
The varsity tennis team completed their fall district season undefeated after beating the Dumas Demons 12-7 and the Palo Duro Dons 18-1 last Saturday. The team will head to Wichita Falls this Thursday at 9:30 a.m. and head coach Aaron Fuller will attend the coaches meeting that night at 8 p.m. to determine... Read more »
Gadhafi regime hits dead end
October 25, 2011 • Austin Musgrave, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
Moammar Gadhafi, the man who held power over Libya with corruption and tyranny for 42 years, has finally been eliminated. The citizens of Libya rose up and fought a long and costly revolution. For almost a year some Libyans have dropped their jobs and joined the rebellion to rid their country of the... Read more »
Longhorns short-change Eagles 63-61 in 2OT
October 24, 2011 • Trevor Ferril, Copy Editor
Filed under Football, Sports
The varsity football team played Friday night against the Caprock Longhorns in a district contest. The entire game consisted of high offense and quick responses. Defensive stops were few and far in the matchup as both teams surpassed 500 yards of offense with Canyon’s Travis Cosby (481 yards total... Read more »
Senior returns from World Cup fighting competition
October 21, 2011 • Elizabeth Gilliland, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
Not many high school seniors have the bragging rights of fighting in a World Cup, but MorgAnne Thompson does. MorgAnne returned home on Oct. 15, after fighting in her first Wushu World Cup competition. Despite her loss to a silver medalist from the Philippines who was at least nine years older than her,... Read more »
Varsity football defeats Hereford, 36-7
October 20, 2011 • Cortlyn Dees, Sports Editor
Filed under Football, Sports
The varsity football team scored their first district win Friday night against the Hereford Whitefaces, defeating them 36-7. The first points in the game didn’t come until 2:52 left in the first half when Hereford’s D. J. Garcia found Brian Hill for a 20-yard touchdown pass. Edgar Tobias’s extra... Read more »
Time to take a Chill Pill: District controls thermostat, cuts utilities
October 20, 2011 • Jayden Beatty, Associate Editor
Filed under News
Those with complaints about temperatures in the school will just have put on (or take off) their big kid jackets and deal with it, as CISD now sets air conditioning and heating levels within the school. State-mandated budget cuts resulted in the district reducing the percentage of funds being spent... Read more »
Varsity football scrambles to win for chance to advance
October 20, 2011 • Cortlyn Dees, Sports Editor
Filed under Football, Sports
The varsity football team fell to the Frenship Tigers last Friday night, 10-30, making their district record 0-3. With only four games left in the district season, the team is reconfiguring their strategy. “We are just taking it one game at a time,” senior quarterback Travis Cosby said. The Eagles... Read more »
Cross country runners on course for success
October 20, 2011 • Cortlyn Dees, Sports Editor
Filed under Cross Country, Sports
The girls cross country team finished in first place at the Canyon Invitational Oct. 8. The team was led by junior Arin Rice in first, sophomore Karah Diaz in second, sophomore Courtney Karr in fourth, senior C.J. Frizzell in fifth and sophomore Thea Coffman in eighth. The girls also finished in first... Read more »
Unbeaten team tennis strives towards region
October 20, 2011 • Cortlyn Dees, Sports Editor
Filed under Sports, Tennis
The varsity tennis team continued their winning streak with two victories over Frendship 15-4, and Plainview 19-0 at home Oct. 8. Defending their district championship title from last year, they have a current district record of 203 matches won to 28 matches lost. They are currently ranked 14th in... Read more »
Death of art leaves void in American culture
October 20, 2011 • Angel Martinez, Staff Reporter
Filed under General Opinion, Opinion
What is art? People tend to shrug at the question because art tends to defy definition assigned to it. Art is a reflection of culture and even an adversary of it. Art is expression and enlightenment composed exclusively by us. Music, paintings, books, poems, movies, plays and much more are art. Art... Read more »
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