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Mahdi leads deep Panther backfield

Mahdi leads deep Panther backfield

With a team running the ball as well as Plano East did last season, the Panthers feel good about the running back position in 2021. The Plano East Panthers football team rushed for near­ly 2,000 yards in 2020, led by Ismail Mahdi’s breakout junior season. Head coach...

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Youth and athleticism key for Panthers offensive line

Youth and athleticism key for Panthers offensive line

The Plano East football team ran the ball effectively last sea­son. Despite a struggling record, the offense did a good job of scoring points and making plays. Thanks in large part to the play of the offensive line. Using Plano East’s zone-block­ing scheme on offense,...

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Michael Martinez takes over as Panthers baseball coach

Michael Martinez takes over as Panthers baseball coach

From assistant coach to now head coach, Michael Martinez is ready to keep the momen­tum going for the Plano East baseball team. The Plano East baseball team had one of its best dis­trict finishes in seven years when the team won seven dis­trict games in 2014. After...

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Wylie native prepares to achieve Olympic dream

Wylie native prepares to achieve Olympic dream

When Jourdan Delacruz moved from Wylie to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center after her sophomore year of high school, it was all to realize a dream. Now in 2021, she’s realizing it fully, qualifying for Team USA to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olym­pics in...

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Three seniors highlight Panthers all-district honors

Three seniors highlight Panthers all-district honors

The Plano East baseball team had one of its best district finishes in sev­en years, when the team won seven district games in 2014. The work put into the team this season was seen in the District 6-6A All-District awards, with nine Pan­thers named to all-district...

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Sachse falls in regional quarterfinals to Heath

Sachse falls in regional quarterfinals to Heath

After defeating Belton in the area round of the playoffs, the Sachse baseball team faced a tough challenge in their next competition: Rockwall-Heath. Squaring off in a best-of-three series held at Wylie East, the Mustangs managed to take an early lead, though an...

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Baserunning woes doom Pirates in season-ending sweep

Baserunning woes doom Pirates in season-ending sweep

Sometimes a singular play or moment in sports can lead to a team’s demise. Almost like a gut punch, that one play can be difficult to come back from and creates doubt. The Wylie Pirates baseball team took multiple gut punches, got back up, and nearly pulled off the...

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Wylie advances to regional quarterfinals with victories

Wylie advances to regional quarterfinals with victories

Pitching propelled the Wy­lie Pirates baseball team to a district championship, now it’s helping the team through the postseason. After taking care of business in the bi-district round in beat­ing Horn in two games, Wylie swept Waxahachie in two close contests. The...

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