Columnist John Moore wonders if we can stop the rain we started. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Back in 2011, it didn’t rain. It didn’t rain for a long, long time. It didn’t rain for so long that fires began to pop up where I live. One...
One year ago, Sachse’s Alex Orji hadn’t played a snap of quarterback in Texas high school football. COVID-19 had shut down the school and he was unable to take any reps in the spring and most of the summer because of the pandemic. While he had impressed scouts before...
The Sachse Mustang football teams want to be more aggressive in the passing game. After rushing for 2,177 yards last season, head coach Mark Behrens said the Mustangs’ goal is to be more versatile and play at a higher tempo. That starts with the pass catchers, where...
The Sachse Mustangs led the way offensively on the ground last season. Rushing for over 241 yards per game, the Mustangs were among the best rushing attacks in all of District 9-6A. After a successful year on the ground, the Mustangs’ offense began to stagnate at...
Four players return to the Sachse offensive line who got playing time in 2020. Caden Parr and Roberto Cedeno lead the team their senior seasons returning as two-year starters, while Josh Trammel also returns after moving from defensive line to offensive line last...
The Sachse Mustangs athletics program had a successful 2020-21 season. With players running in state championships to teams having deep postseason runs, the Mustangs program saw a lot of strong performances throughout the year. Here are the top athletes and awards...
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...
The Sachse Mustangs struggled to start district competition but bounced back to finish in second place of District 9-6A and reach the regional quarterfinal. With the strong second half of the season, the Mustangs were rewarded with recognition in the District 9-6A...
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...
