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Training staffs teach students art of prevention, treatment
Wylie - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
 | Pirates, Raiders prep for postseason
Wylie - Wednesday, January 25, 2012
| Pirates hold 2012 team banquet
Wylie - Wednesday, January 18, 2012
| Lady Pirates among those battling for district lead
Wylie - Thursday, January 12, 2012
| Squad aims to build upon 2-1 district start
Wylie - Tuesday, January 03, 2012
| Grapplers have limited time to correct blood-related injuries
Wylie - Wednesday, December 21, 2011
| Matt Tarver finishes off stellar ETBU career
Wylie - Thursday, December 15, 2011
| Football players move from gridiron to hardwood
Wylie - Sunday, December 11, 2011
| New faces help fill out Pirates' roster
Wylie - Saturday, November 26, 2011
 The Pirates have evolved into one of the areas most consistent programs in recent years. Coming off a second-place District 18 finish in 2009, they placed third as a team in 2010 and sent five qualifiers plus three alternates to regionals.
Out of 15 weight classes, seven were filled with graduating seniors who had the starting spot in their individual weight classes locked up for multiple years. A flood of potential candidates has rushed in to fill those openings.
As the team sorts out this seasons lineup, they also have to work with a number of rule changes made effective this year by The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), which is the governing body for high school wrestling nationwide.
| Racoons steal one
Wylie, TX - Thursday, November 17, 2011
 The Raiders first foray in the post-season ended with a 25-24 loss to Frisco last Saturday at Plano's Clark Stadium.
| Frisco to be first-round foe in teams inaugural postseason appearance
Wylie, TX - Thursday, November 10, 2011
 Rockwall Heath upended the Raiders 27-17 in the battle for the District 10-4A runner-up spot.
| Playoffs still within reach
Wylie, TX - Thursday, November 03, 2011
 The Pirates lived to fight another day with last weeks 23-14 victory over J.J. Pearce. That win, coupled with McKinney Norths 22-14 triumph over Rockwall, kept the final playoff berth in play through this weeks district finale.
| Hello postseason
Wylie, TX - Thursday, October 27, 2011
| Pirates hanging in there
Wylie, TX - Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Pirates hopes of reaching the 2011 playoffs hit another snag with last weeks 26-21 loss to Rockwall Heath.
Although making the postseason remains a possibility, it would take a considerable sequence of events to make it happen.
| Pirates feel the pain as Raiders roll to 56-point victory
Wylie, TX - Thursday, October 20, 2011
 The Raiders evened the head-to-head series at 1-1 with the Pirates with a 63-7 blitzkrieg last Friday night at Wylie Stadium. The shoe was on the other foot in 2010 when Wylie came out on top in a 57-7 rout.
| Raiders dominant most of evening, earn second district victory
Wylie, TX - Thursday, October 13, 2011
 Wylie East dominated J.J. Pearce in every aspect of its 40-21 win Oct. 6.
| Pirates late rally falls short against Yellowjackets
Wylie, TX - Thursday, October 06, 2011
 The Pirates were trumped by Rockwall 28-14 in a Sept. 30 contest.
| Pirates declaw Lions to capture 10-4A opener
Wylie, TX - Wednesday, September 28, 2011
 Its one district game down and six to go for the Pirates as they claimed a 41-22 win over McKinney in last Thursdays 10-4A opener at Ron Poe Stadium.
| Pirates, Raiders gear up for District 10-4A action
Wylie, TX - Wednesday, September 21, 2011
 An entirely new season begins with this weeks inaugural foray into the District 10-4A schedule.
| Hiddink's last-second field goal lifts Pirates past Eagles
Wylie, TX - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
 Pirates kicker Seth Hiddink started and finished Wylies come-from-behind 30-27 victory over Rowlett at Homer B. Johnson Stadium.
| Pirates tame Wranglers 16-6
Wylie - Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011
 Wylie clipped West Mesquite 16-6 Friday in a defensive battle at Wylie Stadium.
| Raiders rally from 14-0 deficit to down feisty Falcon team
Wylie - Wednesday, August 31, 2011
 Wylie East tore down a resilient North Forney squad 45-27 in last Fridays season opener at CityBank Stadium.
After giving up a couple of big plays and lagging behind early, the Raiders didnt allow a little adversity to get them down. They bounced back and took advantage of the opponents miscues to get back in the game and take it away.
| Power, timing, ability to read defense all part of making the big hit
Wylie - Wednesday, August 24, 2011
 In volleyball, a kill is generally defined as a successful point-scoring spike attack.
Athletes spend prodigious quantities of practice time perfecting the superlative spike a move that employs the entire length of the body to propel a volleyball off of the hand and directly into the floor on the opposite side of the court.
Good height is an asset for hitters, but a lack of height can be offset by other skills.
The hitter must be able to read the floor and make quick determinations about all situations. In addition to delivering a point-scoring spike, they may be called upon to dig an opponents spike, pass the ball in serve receive, or set a block among other duties.
| Lady Raiders capture North Forney Tournament title
Wylie - Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011
 The Lady Raiders have the potential to make some noise in 2011, and they have kicked off the campaign just right by taking the first-place trophy at the North Forney tournament this past weekend.
They knocked off Poetry Christian, Athens and Lone Oak to win their pool, then clipped tournament-host North Forney 3-2 in Saturdays semifinal.
They drew a rematch with Athens in the final and beat them with three straight wins for the championship crown.
| Football forecast
Wylie, TX - Tuesday, August 02, 2011
 The start of the 2011 high school football season is just weeks away and The Old Coach Friday Night Football Texas magazine has released their predictions.
| Cause and effect
Wylie, TX - Saturday, November 20, 2010
 #22 Tyler Rice wraps up the Kimball quarterback leading to a fumble as #38 Josh Scarlett closes in. The loose ball was scooped up by linebacker Tyler Mathers who then scored from four yards out. Mathers takes congratulations in the end zone from teammates Rice and Matt Sandgren.
| Wylie East runner heading to state
Wylie, TX - Saturday, November 06, 2010
 Wylie East freshman cross country runner heading to state meet.
| Pirates demolish Pearce
Wylie, TX - Saturday, October 30, 2010
 The Pirates defense dismembered the highly-touted Pearce offense in a 42-12 rout. Wylie out-executed the opponent on both sides of the ball.
| Raiders Lionized
Wylie, TX - Friday, October 29, 2010
 The Raiders yielded to McKinney 49-27 Thursday at Ron Poe Stadium.
| Raiders give Rockwall a scare; Pirates take down Heath
Wylie, TX - Sunday, October 24, 2010
 Raiders quarterback Jesse Brubaker sheds a would-be tackler to pick up a couple more yards. The sophomore signalcaller completed 9-of-17 passes for 108 yards and rushed for another 123 yards on 18 carries.
| Pirates top Raiders 57-7
Wylie, TX - Saturday, October 16, 2010
 Pirates defensive back Andre Moseley #28 breaks up a pass intended for Raiders #3 Marcell Ateman.
| Pirates test Scots, Raiders fall to Pearce
Wylie, TX - Saturday, October 9, 2010
 The Pirates pushed the Scots to the edge in a 24-21 loss at Highlander Stadium.
| Pirates, Raiders fall against district foes
Wylie, TX - Saturday, October 02, 2010
 The Pirates were upset at Rockwall 24-17 in overtime and the Raiders were run over by Highland Park 66-12.
| Pirates eke out win, Raiders fall
Wylie, TX - Saturday, September 25, 2010
 The Pirates defense, led by Beau Cobb and Matt Sandgren, shut down the Lions last gasp effort on the final play of the game.
| Pirates roll; Raiders rocked
Wylie, TX - Saturday, September 11, 2010
 The Wylie Pirates downed the Rowlett Eagles 36-17 while the Wylie East Raiders took their first loss of the season.
| Making tracks
- Wednesday, July 21, 2010
 The Wylie Flyers turned in an exceptional effort at the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Region 7 track and field meet held July 15-17 at Garland Williams Stadium. Wylie qualified 20 young athletes for the TAAF state meet that will be held Aug. 5-8 at the Baylor University Track Stadium in Waco.
| Seven Pirates sign letters in National Signing Day ceremony
Wylie, TX - Wednesday, February 03, 2010
 Seven Wylie High School athletes, all football players, signed national letters of intent during a Wednesday morning ceremony in the WHS auditorium.
| WEHS parents say athletics facilities need upgrading for varsity play
Wylie - Wednesday, June 17, 2009
 The 2008 Wylie bond issue had nearly $14 million earmarked to upgrade the athletic facilities at Wylie East.
It failed to pass.
Now, some WEHS parents are concerned their teams will be behind the eight ball competitionwise, especially when varsity play begins in 2010.
Specifically, theyd like field turf to be laid on the football practice field and lights installed at the baseball and softball fields.
| Close Shave!
Wylie, Texas - Wednesday, October 22, 2008
 The Pirates escaped with a 30-25 win Friday over Plano East at Kimbrough Stadium.
PESH, which was coming off a bye week, faced a banged up Wylie team, and was able to match the Pirates almost score for score.
Pirates head coach Bill Howard said, "It was a good win. Plano East had their backs against the wall and they were going to do everything they could."
| Jaguars declawed!
Wylie, Texas - Tuesday, September 23, 2008
 Offense, defense, special teams each contribute in 39-point victory!
The Pirates annihilated Mesquite Horn 60-21 Friday at Hanby Stadium.
The Jaguar defense struggled to slow Wylies well-executed offensive game plan.
However, it was the Pirates overwhelming defensive onslaught that stole the show, with six sacks, two interceptions, a fumble recovery and a blocked punt being just part of Wylies effort.
Rowlett comes to Pirate Stadium on Friday for Wylie homecoming. The celebration begins with a pregame performance by That Wylie Band at 7:10 p.m. and the announcement of the band sweetheart and beau. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. The homecoming queen and king will be crowned at halftime.
| Eagles fly in to meet Pirates
Wylie, TX - Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Rowlett, 2-1, poses threat on both sides of ball
| Lady Pirates fall to McKinney, Coppell
Wylie, TX - Wednesday, September 17, 2008
 Toler says team is playing more consistent ball
| Lady Pirates done in by Sachse, HP
Wylie - September 11, 2008
 The Lady Pirates faced tough competition last week, falling in four games to Sachse on Sept. 2 and then losing in three Friday to Highland Park.
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