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May 4, 2023
Lady Wolves run past Arlington for area-round sweep
April 23, 2023
Dual threat: Kennedy enjoying success in softball, track during busy junior year
April 22, 2023
Lady Wolves back on top, down Flower Mound for outright 6-6A title
April 21, 2023
Plano West outlasts JJ Pearce to win Region I-6A boys golf tournament; Allen also qualifies for state
Feb 13, 2023
Little Elm weathers foul trouble, holds off Plano East for bi-district win
Feb 10, 2023
Area qualifiers for UIL state swimming and diving championships
Feb 10, 2023
Welcome back: Strickland recovers from knee injury, impresses on wrestling mats
Feb 7, 2023
Cody White named Plano's next head football coach
Feb 4, 2023
Instant Classic: Check out photos from Plano's thrilling, buzzer-beating win over Plano East
Feb 4, 2023
Buenaventura's buzzer-beater lifts Plano over East in battle for 1st place
Feb 3, 2023
Plano West boys stay in 6-6A playoff hunt, finish strong vs. Marcus
Feb 3, 2023
Remembering a legend: Plano athletics community reflects on life, legacy of John Clark
Jan 8, 2023
Take a bow: Plano ISD football standouts earn spots on 6-6A all-district team
Jan 3, 2023
Basketball Roundup: Plano edges East in OT, Allen boys roll vs. Guyer
Jan 3, 2023
Plano East's balance outlasts Lewisville's firepower for key 6-6A win
Jan 3, 2023
Back in the hunt: Fast start propels Plano East past Lewisville for 1st district win
Dec 12, 2022
Plano head football coach Todd Ford resigns
Oct 30, 2022
Playoff time: What to watch for as the volleyball postseason gets underway
Oct 29, 2022
Check out the top photos from a down-to-the-wire battle between Hebron and Plano West
Oct 26, 2022
Streak busters: Flower Mound snaps Plano West’s 27-match win streak
Oct 23, 2022
Ruhman shaping success for Lady Wolves now and for years to come
Oct 22, 2022
Down to the wire: Photos from Plano West's entertaining battle with rival Plano East
Oct 22, 2022
Collin County Football Roundup: McKinney Boyd, Plano West pick up 1st district wins
Oct 9, 2022
Plano ISD runners to watch as XC postseason gets underway
Oct 6, 2022
The plot thickens: Lewisville's run game, Plano's road to the playoffs, and more as 6-6A play heats up
Oct 6, 2022
Star Local Media’s Athlete of the Week: Plano West's Blaire Bayless
Oct 5, 2022
The streak continues: Bayless’ big night helps Plano West outlast Coppell in 5 sets
Oct 2, 2022
Reddy leading by example in West tennis' championship culture
Sept 25, 2022
Change of pace: Once an all-district soccer star, Harper thriving as XC runner for Plano West
Sept 23, 2022
Plano rides big 1st half, Hail Mary to win over East
Sept 21, 2022
Plano's Justin McBride commits to Oklahoma State
Sept 21, 2022
Lady Wolves continue winning ways, top gritty Marcus to stay perfect in 6-6A
Sept 12, 2022
With heavy heart, Jones leads Wildcats to victory
Sept 10, 2022
Football Roundup: Marcus, Prosper pick up big wins; dramatic night for Plano ISD schools
Sept 9, 2022
Take in the Friday Night lights from Plano East's 35-28 win over Prosper Rock Hill
Sept 2, 2022
Devillier focused on leading Panthers to bounce-back year
Sept 2, 2022
Plano East offense lights it up again; Panthers outlast Naaman in shootout
Sept 2, 2022
Football Roundup: Keller distances from Plano West in 4th; Turner rolls to 1st win
Aug 28, 2022
Bayless leading young Lady Wolves to promising start to season
Aug 27, 2022
Final say: Plano East uses late score to seal back-and-forth win over Rowlett
Aug 26, 2022
Wild opening night: Horn makes final statement to claim overtime win over Plano West
Aug 25, 2022
Nelson cruises past Plano; Wildcats struggle on offense in 42-13 loss
Aug 24, 2022
Plano West survives Prosper rally, wins state-ranked thriller in 5 sets
Aug 18, 2022
So we meet again: Plano ISD, Lewisville ISD, Coppell run it back on 6-6A gridiron
Aug 18, 2022
Lady Wildcats top Allen in home opener under new coach
May 12, 2022
Comegys sinks eagle on 18th to win 6A title; Plano West, Marcus finish top 10
Mar 23, 2022
6-6A Girls Soccer: West bests East in finale; LISD, Coppell sort out playoff picture
Mar 20, 2022
Plano ISD, Coppell headline all-district girls basketball team
Mar 18, 2022
Soccer Roundup: Flower Mound overtakes Plano for 6-6A lead; playoff plots thicken
Mar 10, 2022
Soccer Roundup: Flower Mound overtakes Plano for 6-6A lead; playoff plots thicken
Feb 22, 2022
Plano Senior boys remain undefeated on season after securing program's first playoff win since 2007
Feb 20, 2022
State Swimming Results: Frisco Wakeland boys repeat; Rock Hill, Plano West impress
Feb 20, 2022
State Wrestling Results: Allen boys, girls repeat; Lovejoy, Creekview, Plano West crown champions
Feb 16, 2022
Plano perseveres: Lady Wildcats pull away from Little Elm in 4th quarter
Feb 15, 2022
Plano perseveres: Lady Wildcats pull away from Little Elm in 4th quarter
Feb 15, 2022
Perfect Plano: Wildcats top Marcus, complete undefeated regular season at 32-0
Feb 14, 2022
Plano East catches fire in 2nd half, turns away early playoff test by Prosper
Feb 11, 2022
Depth plays factor in Plano's 52-39 over Coppell to remain undefeated with one regular season game remaining
Feb 11, 2022
Plenty of parity early into district play for 5-6A, 6-6A soccer teams
Feb 9, 2022
District champs!: Plano gets hot early, rolls past West for 6-6A title, 30-0 mark
Feb 9, 2022
Swimming to state: Plano ISD, Lewisville ISD, Allen, Prosper score big at regional meet
Feb 7, 2022
The plot thickens: Plano pulls away from Flower Mound to create 3-way tie for 3rd place in 6-6A
Feb 3, 2022
UIL Realignment: Find out the new athletic districts for 2022-24
Feb 2, 2022
National Signing Day area commitment list: Find out which local student-athletes are signing where
Jan 28, 2022
New Panther in charge: Benedetto hopes to build brotherhood within Plano East football
Jan 27, 2022
Plenty undecided at 6-6A midpoint: District's first half includes perfect Plano, four teams tied for 3rd place
Jan 27, 2022
Football: Tony Benedetto named Plano East's next head football coach
Jan 26, 2022
Still on top: Allen girls, Plano West boys retain 7-6A swim titles
Jan 20, 2022
Plano's depth downs Marcus: Wildcats now 25-0, complete unbeaten 1st half of 6-6A play
Jan 20, 2022
Plano East girls setting pace in 6-6A hoops; Coppell, FM impressing at midpoint
Jan 19, 2022
Wildcats remain unbeaten: Seniors lift No. 19 Plano past Coppell
Jan 13, 2022
Senior leadership fueling Plano's unbeaten 22-0 start
Jan 12, 2022
Star Local Media Athlete of the Week: Plano East's Ada Anamekwe
Jan 12, 2022
By a whisker: No. 7 Lady Panthers fend off comeback, hand No. 5 Coppell 1st loss
Jan 7, 2022
Still perfect: Wildcats improve to 21-0, roll to road win at Plano East
Jan 4, 2022
Second gear: Lady Panthers ramp up pressure, roll past Flower Mound in 2nd half
Jan 2, 2022
Athletics Headlines
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Plano West takes 6A mixed doubles
Plano West’s Anirudh Reedy and Emma Thoms outlasted Houston Memorial’s Egor Morozov and Kat Lowy 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 to capture the Class 6A mixed doubles championship. The area’s other 6A entry, Allen’s Tejas Ram and Noah Hakim, lost against Jose Luis Perez Castillo and Emilio Lopez Del Olmo of The Woodlands 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
BY DAVID HINOJOSA DMS
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Woodard closes book on memorable time at Plano East
By Matt Welch | Star Local Media
As the Plano East boys soccer team wrapped up its final home game of the 2023 season on March 7, head coach Rick Woodard stayed in the Kimbrough Stadium locker room by himself for a few minutes afterwards.
It was a moment of reflection for the Panthers' longtime leader, having coached every home game for East inside that venue and countless others elsewhere over the course of nearly three decades at the helm.
"You're just thinking back a little bit on both the good times and not-so-good times," Woodard said. "When I came out and saw our trainer and assistant coach (Jake) Downs, they gave me a smile and I said that I just wanted to take a minute. Twenty-seven years is a long time."
It wasn't long after, leading up to the final game of the year, when Woodard said he told his players that the 2023 season would be his last — announcing his retirement after 35 years of coaching, including 27 at East.
"It was tough. For me, it's always been about the boys," Woodard said. "The wins and losses will come and that's just the way my high school coach would talk to us about it — the wins and losses will come, but it's about getting the boys ready to be successful. I'm really close with this group, lots of them. I think the last day of school when I see the boys for that last get-together, it'll hit me then."
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Plano deaf wrestler Andrew Suarez: 'Nobody can stop me'
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Remembering a legend: Plano athletics community reflects on life, legacy of John Clark
Plano sports one of the most storied programs in all of Texas high school football. And although the team's lineage dates back to the early 1900s, the Wildcats' ascent to state powerhouse in the 1960s and 1970s was synonymous with the arrival of John Clark.
Two years as an assistant under Tom Gray gave way to a 10-year run as head coach that produced two state championships and ushered in the Wildcats' dynasty on the gridiron. The 17 years that followed as Plano ISD athletic director kept Plano's winning ways intact and cemented a legacy that still resonates with the school district's coaches and administrators to this day.
See complete story at Plano Star Courier.
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Cody White named Plano's next head football coach
On Tuesday, Plano ISD announced Cody White as the next head football coach and athletic coordinator at Plano Senior High School.
With more than 28 years of coaching experience under his belt, White comes to Plano after previously leading the football program at Brentwood Academy (Tenn.). During his tenure in Tennessee, which dates back to 2012, White was a three-time state coach of the year recipient and Brentwood athletics totaled 39 team state championships under his leadership.
As a head football coach, White has amassed a career record of 138-49 with four state championships and six state semifinal appearances. In addition to Brentwood, White also led the football program at Denison for seven years with additional stops at the offensive coordinator at Odessa Permian and the passing game coordinator at Highland Park. He also coached quarterbacks at the latter two.
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Plano East football team celebrates diversity of players, coach says it 'unifies everybody
With a roster that includes players that have ties to Nigeria, India and Liberia, the Plano East Panthers came up with an interesting way to celebrate the diversity of their team.
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High School Spotlight video on Plano West Tennis
The 500 Club: Walker notches milestone coaching win; Plano West locks up share of 6-6A tennis title
CARROLLTON — Tuesday was a night of celebration for the Plano West tennis team.
The Wolves won their 10th match in a row following a 19-0 sweep of Hebron to secure no worse than a share of the District 6-6A championship — the 22nd straight year West will finish atop its district.
The post-match festivities, however, centered on the team’s longtime head coach, Morgen Walker, who secured a milestone victory with the 500th win of his coaching career.
“It’s a little surreal, to be honest,” Walker said. “I’ve had a lot of time to reflect over the last couple weeks and reached out to some people — former coaches, former administrators and let them know that I was getting close to this thing and I wanted to thank them. They were a big part of this, whether you were a coach or an administrator who influenced me or supported me — having that support over the years from all those people is huge.”
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UIL 100 Greatest Teams presented by H-E-B: 1977 Plano Wildcats
In celebration of 100 years of UIL Texas high school football, the UIL, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football and H-E-B teamed up to honor the best, brightest and the most unforgettable teams in the sport’s illustrious history.
We are proud to recognize Plano Senior High School and the 1977 Wildcat team who were selected by the fans as one of the top 10 greatest high school football teams in UIL history.
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