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03 Mar 2017 |
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Lady Cardinal Wrestling: Recapping a Historic Season
The Melissa High School Lady Cardinal Wrestling team began their historic season with nine freshmen, three sophomores, and three juniors; and only two wrestlers with any previous experience. “Recruiting wrestlers to go against a larger classification and older wrestlers in 5A and 6A is very difficult,” said Coach Rick Gagarin. ...
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27 Feb 2017 |
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Team Tennis triumphs at Princeton tournament
The Melissa High School Varsity Tennis team traveled to Princeton on Thursday and Friday for a long and thrilling tournament. On Thursday, boys and mixed teams competed and came away with two medals. In the boys’ doubles division, Brandon Shipes and John Lewis came home with a gold medal after defeating Anna 8-1, Farmersville ...
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24 Feb 2017 |
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Lady Cardinal powerlifters break personal, regional records; head to State in March
The Lady Cardinals represented Melissa well Thursday night at the Region 6 Division II Girls’ Powerlifting Meet. Natalia Cox entered the meet sitting in twelfth place in the 165 lb. weight class and walked away with a seventh place finish. Cox ended the night with a personal best squat of 300 lbs., a bench of […]
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24 Feb 2017 |
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Cardinal, Lady Cardinal Golf teams win all eight against Princeton
The Melissa High School Cardinal and Lady Cardinal Golf teams went head-to-head with Princeton at The Bridges in a match play tournament Tuesday. Both teams came out victorious, winning all eight matches. Most were won handedly and a couple were won on the 18th green. “This excellent start gives us confidence going into our ...
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23 Feb 2017 |
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Lady Cardinal Wrestling team places 8th at Regionals, wrestlers head to State
The Melissa High School Lady Cardinal Wrestling team traveled to Bryan College Station last Friday and Saturday and placed eighth out of 27 regional teams, hoping to make it to state. Wrestlers winning by pin, and their tournament record for the team, were Camille Bogdan, 2-2, Whitney Legg, 1-2, Makayla Watson, 2-1, Lilly Rogers, ...
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22 Feb 2017 |
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Lady Cardinals finish basketball season 20-13 with perfect 10-0 in district
The Melissa High School Lady Cardinal Basketball team ended the season Friday night against an athletic Carrollton Ranchview team. Melissa finished the season at 20-13 overall with a perfect 10-0 in district. Taylor Thomas led the Lady Cards with 18 points, three steals, three rebounds, and three assists. Natalie Conlin added five ...
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22 Feb 2017 |
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Cardinal Wrestling team takes runner-up trophy at District 9-5A tournament
The Melissa High School Cardinal Wrestling team traveled to Lovejoy last Tuesday to compete in the District 9-5A championship tournament. The Cardinals took home the runner-up trophy, finishing within two points of the district champion team. Victor Chaires was named Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Contributing to the point ...
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21 Feb 2017 |
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Melissa Powerlifting brings home six medals; Lady Cards head to regionals Thursday
The Melissa High School Powerlifting team traveled to Forney last week and had their best meet of the year. The team brought home a total of six medals, with multiple powerlifters advancing to the regional meet. Lady Cardinal freshman Silvia Viramontes closed out the year with her first medal at fifth place and her personal […]
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21 Feb 2017 |
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Melissa High School Soccer: Cardinals, Lady Cards grab wins, continue district play Friday
The Melissa High School Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer teams took on Anna last Friday in the first installment of this season’s Highway 5 rivalry. Melissa hosts Argyle at home this Friday. Lady Cardinals stomp Anna at 2-0 The Lady Cards opened the evening, and it was evident early on that Anna had a plan in […]
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16 Feb 2017 |
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Lady Cardinal Wrestling: 4A Team, 5A Champs
The Melissa High School Lady Cardinal Wrestling team is set to compete at the regional tournament this Friday and Saturday, after clenching the 5A District Champion title last week; a historical first for the wrestling program and the school. Being from a 4A school, the Lady Cardinals were faced with the challenge of wrestling ...
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