Looking to Split
by Jacob Murphy, Co-Editor in Chief of Content
April 20, 2018
Filed under Slider, Sports, Sports Top Stories
The baseball team has continued to struggle this season as they have lost six consecutive games, falling to 2-9 in district play with three games remaining in the season. Tonight, the team will go up against the first place Allen Eagles, who currently have a 8-3 district record. In the first game of the ...
Playoffs or Bust
by Joey Erickson, Co-Sports Editor
March 9, 2018
Filed under Sports, Sports Top Stories
Well Stars fans, it's that time of the year again where the race in the Central division is intensifying and each team claws and scrapes for every point. So many teams are bunched up right now, it could be very likely the division sends five of its teams to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in April. As of ri...
Tumbling Towards College
by Pantea Jamshidi Nouri, Digital Media Editor
February 24, 2018
The Friday night lights blare with brightness as the crowd watches the cheer team perform flips, handsprings and tucks on the sea of green covering the football field. The student section screams with pride as the cheerleaders successfully garner excitement and enthusiasm amongst the student body. This ...
2018 Super Bowl Ads
by Maddie Badowski, Creative Editor
February 10, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Opinion, Reviews, Sports, Sports Top Stories
Our staff got together after the 2018 Super Bowl and discussed our favorite commercials based on humor, meaningfulness, cleverness and success in getting us to consider actually buying their product. Here are our top seven, ranked from least favorite to most favorite: ...
Plano East Sports Podcast Jan. 2018
by Feat. Joey Erickson, Jacob Murphy and Travis Humphrey
January 31, 2018
Finding Balance
by Baysia Herron, Staff Writer
January 30, 2018
Filed under Features, Sports, Sports Top Stories
Basketball season is the busiest time for the coaches, and they are currently in the thick of it. To accommodate all the practices and games, they have to sacrifice a majority of their personal time, which can also be an inconvenience for their families. “There is not a lot of time for fun and fa...
Russia Banned from Olympics
by Kate Moore, Staff Writer
January 29, 2018
Filed under Sports, Sports Top Stories
As you tune into this year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, you’ll probably notice that a significant country’s flag is missing. Once again, Russia has been caught using performance-enhancing drugs, commonly known as doping. The country is banned from participating in the 2018 games, but athletes who can prove that they haven’t ...
Why the College Football Playoff Should Expand
by Jacob Murphy, Co-Sports Editor
January 15, 2018
In 2014, the College Football Playoff was created and fans were ecstatic at the fact that four teams had a chance to contend for the national championship. In previous years the number one and number two team in the country battled it out in one game for all of the marbles, now the top four teams in...
Top Teams Topple Stars
by Joey Erickson, Co-Sports Editor
December 14, 2017
Filed under Sports, Sports Top Stories
It was supposed to be an exciting atmosphere as two central division teams faced off Dec. 5. The Nashville Predators came to Dallas on the second half of a back-to-back, after defeating the Boston Bruins the night before at home. I thought it was going to be a slight advantage for the Stars especially when t...