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Hockey Heartbreak After Final Fight

“I shed a few tears.  A lifetime of memories came flooding back to me, along with everything hockey has taught me,” assistant captain senior Aaron Carver said. Carver was one of many with somber feelings towards their final game. “[It was] heartbreaking.  I felt like I had done so much hard work for four years and came out with nothing.  I...

MHS men’s soccer bend it unlike Beckham

For junior Matthew Buckwalter varsity soccer practice took a surprising shift away from regular practice, with the announcement that the team would be learning yoga. “I thought it was something girls did; not guys,”  Buckwalter said. Among the hesitant was soccer coach John Fazekas. “I wasn’t sure at first, but Jamie kept saying that it...

JV Boys Soccer

Friday night, the Mansfield High School JV boys soccer team played Timberview High at Timberview. The game was started off with a bang as Cameron Peterson scored in the opening ten minutes of the first half. Peterson scored another goal with 5 minutes left in the half, going into the half with a score of 2-0. Timberview scored one goal in the second half, but...

Whataburger Tournament

Over winter break, the MHS boys basketball team competed in the Whataburger Classic in Haltom CIty. This tournament is one of the best around and some of the best high schools in the area participate. In their first game against Plano West, the Tigers fell short 73-40. Jabbare Simpson led the way with 11 points, the only player in double figures. Senior Ty...

Mansfield Hockey is Streaking

After a tough loss to Keller last month, the Mansfield Varsity hockey team has rebounded with three breezy wins against division rivals Grapevine, the Arlington Wild, and non-division opponent Prosper. Here is the recap: November 11th against Keller: After gaining a early lead against Keller, Mansfield let it slip away late. Goals from Bryce Claxton, Tanner...

Basketball Teams Fight Cancer

With the onset of the holiday season, so comes the giving of gifts and the kindness of donating to others in need. The MISD men’s and women’s basketball teams have joined the fight against cancer, they are selling pink t-shirts and donating 100 percent of the profits they make to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Kay Yow was a successful NCAA Division I...

Football Team Regains 2008 Form

     For the first time since 2008, the Mansfield Tiger football team is going to playoffs. Down 17-0 at halftime to Midlothian, the Tigers came out rolling. The Tigers scored 29 unanswered points with a final score of 29-17. Stars of the game included senior running back/defensive back Damon Bullock and junior quarterback Jerod Evans. Friday, the Tigers...

Volleyball wins first playoff game

Last night, the Lady Tigers defeated the Lady Raiders of L.D. Bell High School in their first playoff game of the year. The scores of the sets were (21-13), 21-25, 25-20, 25-12, 25-21. This Friday the Lady Tigers will play Marcus High School tonight at Colleyville Heritage High School. Come support your Lady Tigers.

Hitting off the golf season

The Mansfield girls golf team starts in two weeks and the players are more ready than ever. With 9 returning lettermen, and 9 other girls joining the golf team this year, the team feels confident for the new season. They’ve all been working very hard this summer with tournaments, lessons, and lots of practice. “I’m really ready for golf this...

Kicks Like a Girl

The crowd watched with anxiety as the kicker prepared to make the first field goal of the season. Judging by the way last football season went, of course, everyone was nervous. The kicker charged forward and punted the ball so high that it seemed to soar, and as the ball flew through the goal, the crowd was in awe, especially the band directors stood in awe....

Yates signs with Texas A&M

Golf team captain Greg Yates signed a letter of intent with Texas A&M Nov. 11.  After considering Texas Tech, Baylor, and the University of Oklahoma, Yates made his decision to play for the Aggies. “I chose A&M because of the history, plus they won the national championship last year and it doesn’t get better than that,” Yates...

Grady signs with Texas Tech

Womens golf team captain Katie Grady signed a letter of intent Nov. 11 to play for Texas Tech.  The Red Raiders womens golf team is ranked among the top 30 in the nation. “The campus was perfect for me, and the coach is really respectable,” Grady said. Grady is currently ranked 120th in the nation among graduating senior women golfers.  She has...