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Denton-Guyer High School football booster club treasurer arrested for stealing nearly $16k from organization
DENTON, Texas — The former treasurer of the Denton-Guyer Wildcats Football Booster Club is facing a state jail felony after admitting to investigators with Denton Police that she stole $15,826.48 from the organization for personal use, according to arrest documents. Shauna Martin, 43, is now charged with property theft...
Young gymnast springs from Plano to Paris Olympics
The city of Plano announced July 1 that two young Planoites, Asher Hong and Hezly Rivera, will compete on the U.S. gymnastics team in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Asher Hong has had a passion for gymnastics since age 5, according to his father, Rick Hong.
Wednesday's Child 14-year-old Deandre wants to make football and a forever home a reality
FRISCO, Texas — Starting high school is a pivotal moment in a teenager's life and 14-year-old Deandre wants more than anything to find a forever family who will help guide him through it. Deandre is today's Wednesday's Child. His caseworker describes Deandre as energetic, fun, and a sports lover....
UNT community remembers football great Abner Haynes after his death at age of 86
Ken Bahnsen was standing with the North Texas freshman football team’s bus driver before a game against Navarro in Corsicana in 1956 when the challenge two of his young stars would face that season came into focus.
Kerens, Cross Roads softball players named All-State
Rylee Spivey of Kerens, shown pitching against LaPoynor in April, makes the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 2A All-State softball team. Cross Roads’ Brook Locke (throwing ball) is named Second Team All-State for Class 2A softball on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s list of players.
Grapevine High grad David Fry's long but remarkable journey to MLB All-Star
ARLINGTON — Former Grapevine High star David Fry's journey to Tuesday's MLB All-Star game has been both surprising and remarkable.After four years in college and five years in the minors, the versatile 28-year-old Cleveland Guardians player made the All-Star team in his first full season in the big leagues. The moment is especially poignant for the Fry family, as his path to the big leagues has been long and arduous.Reflecting on his journey, Fry expressed gratitude for the opportunity given to him last year, which allowed him to stick around and prove his worth."I spent four years in college, five,...
Meet Mechelle Freeman, the Frisco-resident who will select Team USA's women's track relay teams
Team USA women’s track has three relay races to fill spots for at the Paris Olympics. There is one woman who decides who will make the cut and who won’t. She is Olympian and Frisco-resident, Mechelle Freeman. Freeman walked NBC 5 through the arduous tasks of choosing these...
OpTic Texas dominates to open CDL Championship Weekend
(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports) Home turf proved to be an advantage Thursday as the Call of Duty League's Championship Weekend kicked off in Allen, Texas. Playing in the final of four games on Thursday, OpTic Texas swept the LA Guerrillas 3-0 to advance to the second round of the winners' bracket. Up next will be Los Angeles' other team -- the LA Thieves -- in the first of two Round 2 winners' bracket matches.
Riders to host Dodgers-affiliated Drillers for a week featuring Military Appreciation Night, Frisco Corny Dogs and an appearance from John O’Hurley
FRISCO, Texas (July 18 , 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the World Series champion Texas Rangers, host their ninth homestand of the season with a stacked week full of promotional events spanning from Tuesday, July 23rd through Sunday, July 28th against the Dodgers-affiliated Tulsa Drillers. Buy...
PGA of America Unveils State-of-the-Art Multimedia Studio
The PGA of America has completed an expansion of PGA of America Studios, an innovative production facility with plug-and-play production services for all audio and video content needs. Located inside the Association’s home office in Frisco, Texas, the studio is turnkey for live shows and sets for national and local broadcast productions, streaming, commercials, photo shoots and remi-style coverage spanning the 660-acre PGA Frisco campus and beyond.
Marble King signs in city coming soon
CELINA-The City of Celina recognized nine-year-old National Marbles Tournament Champion Myles Lacy and his teammates Emma Strong and Kendall Woods at their July meeting, and aldermen also voted to install signs honoring the newly-crowned Marble King. “We have some very special people here tonight,” city mayor Luke Collins said when...
UNT alumni team set for another run in $1 million summer hoops event after near miss last year
Shannon Shorter was halfway around the world last summer when the North Texas alumni team made a run to the finals of The Basketball Tournament. The former UNT guard has been playing professionally overseas for years and was in the middle of a season in China when several former Mean Green greats came oh, so close to taking home the $1 million prize.
UNT coaches, boosters, officials ban together to boster NIL efforts, retain top players
Curtis Clinesmith was enjoying one of the many milestone moments of the last few years in North Texas basketball when he and another donor hatched a plan to address one of the program’s biggest challenges. The landscape in college athletics was changing in the days leading up to UNT’s...
From the Vault: Flower Mound's Triple-Overtime Thriller Against Plano East in 2015
For the seventh installment of our "From the Vault" series, we're taking a trip back to the hardwood for a classic showdown between the Flower Mound Jaguars and the Plano East Panthers. On a fateful night in February 2015, these two teams battled for their playoff lives in a District 6-6A boys basketball contest that took three overtimes to decide.
The Comeback Journey for Tyshawn Rose: “It felt surreal to be back”
Frisco, Texas – A little over a year ago, left back Tyshawn Rose played his final game of the 2023 season with North Texas SC. In a standout rookie season, the former Boston College Eagle featured 19 times and led the team with five assists. All that came to a premature end though, as he suffered a torn ACL against Portland Timbers2 on July 29, 2023.
Brammer set for CFL debut starting with Roughriders against Blue Bombers
Jacob Brammer is set to make his first CFL start for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, filling in for the injured Jermarcus Hardrick. Brammer, previously with the University of North Texas Mean Green, faces a challenge against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Can he replicate his college success in the CFL?. Brammer helped...
Srishti brings Indian handicrafts to McKinney
Srishti is now open in west McKinney. (Dustin Butler/Community Impact) The business offers brass, bronze, silver and Indian handicrafts, according to the website, as well as customization for most items. Other items offered at the store include:. Summer joined Community Impact in June 2024 as an intern covering the DFW...
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