Human calculator: Fabens High math whiz earns titles, MIT scholarship
Source: El Paso Times
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-19 23:17:20 -0700 | allnews
Medrano's ability to solve geometric, algebraic, precalculus and calculus problems in a matter of seconds has garnered him recognition across the state and at top universities in the nation, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2012 Medrano won the...
Trimble Tech runner golden in 300 hurdles
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-11 16:20:47 -0700 | sports-news
Darien Tennon felt his chance of winning a UIL state track title slipping through his fingers Friday night after finishing fourth in both the 100 meter sprint and the 110 hurdles, but he still had one event remaining. As the...
Northwest pole vaulter breaks state record
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-11 15:37:40 -0700 | sports-news
Justin Northwest pole vaulter Desiree Freier paid close attention Friday when Lakan Taylor of Saginaw Boswell set a state record at 13 feet, 8 inches to win the Class 4A UIL state title. Freier and Taylor are teammates on the...
Boswells Taylor sets pole vault mark
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-10 21:52:44 -0700 | sports-news
Saginaw Boswells Lakan Taylor didnt just win the Class 4A state title in the pole vault, she set a state record by clearing a height of 13 feet, 8 inches Friday during the UIL state track meet at Mike A...Taylor,...
Burleson long distance runner setting the pace for Austin
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-09 20:39:29 -0700 | sports-news
Burleson's Jessica Prickett has won gold medals, trophies and earned a full scholarship to Texas Tech due to her accomplishments as a long distance runner, but the one thing missing from her high school resume is a state title. That...
Eastern Hills star makes shot put cool again
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-09 16:37:30 -0700 | sports-news
Fort Worth Eastern Hills shot putter Cody Hayes has waited a year for his shot at redemption at the UIL state track meet. Despite qualifying for state in 2012, Hayes was forced to stay home due to grades. This season...
Boswell senior’s natural abilities have her vaulting for state record
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-08 20:15:16 -0700 | sports-news
Special to the Star-Telegram There isn't much Saginaw Boswell's Lakan Taylor can't accomplish athletically when she puts her mind to it. Growing up, Taylor was a standout gymnast with quite the talent on the uneven bars. Taylor transitioned into competitive...
UIL wants to limit full-contact practices for Texas football
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-02 19:01:24 -0700 | sports-news
Last month the UIL Medical Advisory Committee recommended a proposal that would limit teams to 90 minutes of full-contact, game-speed practice per week during the season. The UIL defines game speed as tackling or blocking a player to the ground....
UIL softball playoff pairings
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-01 10:52:49 -0700 | technology-news
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Trophy Club Byron Nelson girls claim state golf championship
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-30 22:34:04 -0700 | sports-news
For the first time in school history, Nelson's name was atop the leader board Tuesday afternoon as the Bobcats broke Montgomery's four-year stranglehold on the girls' 4A crown. Nelson, riding a final-round 2-over-par 72 by senior Maty Monzingo and a...
After storms delay tourney, Mansfield boys finish first round in lead
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-29 21:54:22 -0700 | sports-news
A fierce and sudden thunderstorm, accompanied by hail, lightning and high winds, forced two delays on the first day of the UIL boys Class 5A state golf tournament, while the 4A girls won't finish their first round until Tuesday. When...
Area tennis player have tough day at state
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-29 20:23:30 -0700 | sports-news
Posted Monday, Apr. 29, 2013 Special to the Star-Telegram Tarrant County athletes would have drawn a complete blank at the 2013 UIL state tennis tournament had it not been for Saginaw's Domonique Garley. Garley was the lone Tarrant County tennis...
Trophy Club Nelson looking to win state title for Lord Byron
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-28 18:41:00 -0700 | sports-news
But Nelson players are still in search of their first state title and in fact the school's first state title in any team sport...We talk about putting our name on the water tower as a team state champion...The Bobcats have...
Football-Mad Texas Among Early Leaders Limiting High School Practices Because Of Concussions
Source: Forbes
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-26 16:28:12 -0700 | sports-news
Given the previous sentence, you're expecting some twist, and here it is: yes, Texas was not only among the earliest (among 44 states so far) to adopt state laws governing concussion management in youth sports, but it also looks like...
Trimble Tech speedster takes aim at rare feat
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Uil :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-25 20:56:42 -0700 | sports-news
The senior is favored to become the first male Trimble Tech athlete to qualify for state since 1994. A good showing at regionals and state will also go a long way toward more scholarship offers. Tennon has already drawn interest...
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