Collin Fall 2025
Kyle Grondin
True Grits

True Grits

Columnist John Moore loves grits. Real grits, that is. Photo John Moore Folks who aren’t from the South invariably aren’t familiar with grits. When they come for a visit, they often twist their eyebrows into a John Belushi-type look after they spot them on their...

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Panthers see tough season come to an end

Panthers see tough season come to an end

The Plano East Panthers have endured a frustrating spring on the baseball diamond. That season came to an end last week with a pair of losses to Coppell to drop them to 1-13 in the group. (Roosevelt Joubert/Murphy Monitor) (More Photos) The Plano East baseball season...

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Panthers shut down Wildcats with gritty defense

Panthers shut down Wildcats with gritty defense

No. 1 Plano East continued its unbeaten run this season with another district win. This time, it was against their crosstown rivals, Plano, as the two sides came back from win­ter break. Plano and Plano East shared the District 6-6A cham­pionship last season, with...

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Lady Panthers 3-1 on the season after strong start

Lady Panthers 3-1 on the season after strong start

Just four games in, Plano East’s 2024 season looks like a season of growth and continued improvement. A program finding its footing the last few years opened the season 3-1 at the Andie Studley Memorial Showcase in Wy­lie, taking on competitive area teams that made...

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Baca leads East into new era for boys soccer

Baca leads East into new era for boys soccer

Plano East enters a new chapter for their boys soccer program. The Panthers have been coached by Rick Woodard for 27 years, but after last season, he decided it was time to turn over the program. In a statement after the season, Woodard reflected on what it meant to...

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