Freshmen Girls Beat Hubbard, Marlin, Drop Two at Whitney [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 18, 2009 By Larry Breen To follow up their first victory in their initial game vs. the Mart JV, the freshmen Lady Pirates edged Hubbard, 23-22, behind nine points from Keviyona Robinson, then beat Marlin, 19-11, with eight f full story

Lady Pirates Unbeaten after Win at Liberty Hill, Grandview-West Titles [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 18, 2009 By Larry Breen After a season-opening win over Mart, the Lady Pirates found themselves on a hot streak with a 51-36 victory over Hubbard and a 66-49 romp over Marlin before taking down former district rival China Sp full story

Varsity Boys Win Grandview Championship, Knock Off Midway [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 18, 2009 By Patrick Powers On December 5, the varsity boys won against Alvarado to win the Grandview Tournament after victories over Fairfield and Hillsboro. Once there, DeChriston McKinney scored 28 points while William Stinne full story

JV Boys Win Robinson Tourney, Lose Heartbreaker in LV One [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 18, 2009 By Patrick Powers/Stephen Cottrell On December 5, the JV and freshmen Runnin’ Pirates hosted a tournament, where the JV destroyed the Robinson Rockets, 61-26, before squeezing by the Connally Cadets in a close one, 68-60, to make the c full story

School Sponsors Dec. 17 Winter Talent Show [ArticleImageHyperLink] Thursday, December 17, 2009 By Nikki Goins Tryouts and practices for the school’s “La Vega has Talent” show were from November 30 to December 4 in the high school auditorium after school from 4-6 p.m. The drama committee was looking for studen full story

What Administrator Rides a Motorcycle to School? Wednesday, December 16, 2009 By Christian Harper Have you seen a motorcycle parked out front sometimes on Fridays? It belongs to principal Sam Sexton who enjoys “biking” to work in his leather jacket only on Fridays (because of casual Friday). His b full story

So Who's the Lady Bears' Biggest Fan at La Vega Wednesday, December 09, 2009 By Rosa Tenorio Which LVHS teacher has lost a sister, watched the Lady Bears win an NCAA championship, and played lacrosse at Baylor? If you guessed the new Spanish teacher Cristi Phipps, you win the grand prize, a full story

Introducing All-Around All-Star Warren Willis Monday, December 07, 2009 By Erica Griggs You’ve seen him with the drums, and you’ve seen him with a basketball, a football and on the track. Varsity backup wide receiver and defensive end Warren Willis (my boyfriend) put down his drums on Fr full story

Runnin' Pirates Lose to Trojans, Rip Hillsboro Twice [ArticleImageHyperLink] Wednesday, December 02, 2009 By Clay Cody On Dec. 1, the La Vega Runnin’ Pirates smashed the Hillsboro Eagles, 68–31, to run their record to 2–1 on the young year. DeChriston McKinney led the Pirates in scoring with 21 points, and Devin McGow full story

Calendar: What's Up in December? [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, December 01, 2009 By Larry Breen GIRLS' BASKETBALLDec. 1 @Waco High (9th/varsity) 5 p.m.Dec. 3-5 @Grandview Varsity Tournament TBADec. 10-12 @West Varsity Tournament TBADec. 14 @Liberty Hill (9th/varsity)Dec. 18 vs. Hillsboro (9th/va full story