Changing tides
March 13, 2020
Every day at 4:45 a.m., swim coach and natatorium manager Shannon Gillespy is greeted by the smell of chlorine as she steps into her office at the LISD Westside Aquatic Center. A large window takes up the back wall, looking out to the pools that swimmers will be diving into at 6 a.m. sharp. Binders w...
Top of the pyramid
March 12, 2020
The cheerleaders circled together, tightly holding hands and watching from backstage as the team before them performed at NCA nationals. After sharing motivational messages and saying a prayer, they spun themselves out of the circle and hugged. Senior captain Riley Schmidt counted off “five, six, sev...
Fighting back #together
March 11, 2020
Golf coach Kerry Gabel was honored for his fight with kidney cancer at the Lady Marauder Basketball game on Feb. 4. The annual Cancer Night is organized by the Lady Marauder basketball coaches. They pick a different member of the community each year. “This time we kind of wanted to honor one of our...
Let’s get ready to tumble
March 6, 2020
The arena is half-full with spectators there to see the tumblers. The place is filled with the sound of feet hitting the trampolines, and competitors practicing their routines on the floor. Senior Quinn Maguire has to focus on his routine and block out the noise. He’s done this routine a thou...
Basketball loses to Flower Mound 66-51
Samson George
February 7, 2020
The boys’ varsity basketball team came up short 66-51 against their cross-town rivals, the Flower Mound Jaguars, at their game Tuesday night. “We’ve got to have a good start,” Rogers said. “[We’ve] got to get the offense in a rhythm.” However, the Marauders found themselves down 11-4 w...
Coach comes full circle
January 30, 2020
Editor’s note: this story was named as an excellent sports feature in the TAJE Best in Texas contest. April 14, 2007 On the windy Saturday night, the Marauders were down 2-1 in the state soccer championship. Marcus had never made it this far in the playoffs. With only 10 players instead of the usual 11 on the...
Marauders beat Irving Tigers 65-32
Samson George
January 23, 2020
The Marauders beat the Irving Tigers 65-32 on Tuesday night at the boy’s varsity basketball game. It was the team’s seventh win of the season. The Marauders got an early lead after going on an 11-0 run in the first quarter. Senior forward Ryan Vaughan started strong and scored 7 points. The team e...
Meet some of basketball’s playmakers
December 12, 2019
Abbie Barr, 10, Girls Varsity Guard and Captain How is the team preparing for the season? "Preparing for the season so far, during practices we do conditioning and try to show up every day just giving it our all and trying to get better." What difficulties do you see this coming season? "I would say our main difficu...
Varisty football ends season as area champions
Samson George
December 10, 2019
It’s a good sign when a team only loses one game in the regular season. This was the case for the 2019 varsity football team. They won both major rivalry games, Battle of the Ax and Mound Showdown. They continued their winning streak to go undefeated in the district and secure the titles of bi-district and area round district champions for the first time in 12 years. ...
Softball shares love of sports with kids in need
December 5, 2019
The softball team will be collecting gently used sports equipment this Saturday to send to kids living around the world, including in Costa Rica, Peru, Jamaica and the Philippines. All donations can be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. at the Marauder softball field. Students can also give equi...
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