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Paradise's McKenzie Thompson and Boyd's Abby Atkinson will suit up for the Red team at the annual Texas Girls Coaches Association 1A-4A All-Star Game 7 p.m. tonight at Arlington's Workman Sports Complex.

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Paradise, Boyd earn TGCA All-Star Game nods - Wise County Messenger A pair of Wise County sluggers will represent their schools in the annual Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star Game this week.  Paradise junior shortstop McKenzie Thompson and Boyd junior pitcher Abby Atkinson will play for the Red team in the summer showcase event 7 p.m. Friday at Arlington’...

Decatur coach Stormi Snider, along with Decatur's Hope Escobar and Harper Smith and Boyd's Cami McIntire, will represent the Red team in the annual Texas Girls Coaches Association's 1A-4A All-Star Match 7 p.m. Friday at Arlington Martin High School.

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Snider to coach Red squad in TGCA All-Star match - Wise County Messenger Behind back-to-back state titles in her first two seasons, Decatur coach Stormi Snider will work with some of the top players in the state this week. Snider was recently selected as the head coach of the Red team in the 2026 Texas Girls Coaches Association's 1A-4A All-Star match, slated for 7 p.m. F...

Northwest junior and Nike runner Cooper Lutkenhaus suffered his first professional loss at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic July 3, finishing second in the men's 800 in 1:44.62 — behind former Texas A&M runner Brandon Miller, who clocked 1:43.68 for gold.

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Lutkenhaus suffers first professional loss - Wise County Messenger Northwest junior and Nike runner Cooper Lutkenhaus' streak of wins came to an end last week at one of the nation's biggest running showcases. Viewed as the heavy favorites in the men's 800 at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic July 3 at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field, Lutkenhaus was overtaken by...

Following a 42-year career — which included two decades and six state titles at Decatur — former coach David Park was enshrined as the lone member of the Class of 2026 in the Cross Country Coaches Association of Texas (CCCAT) Hall of Fame last month.

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Park makes first ballot, enters CCCAT Hall of Fame - Wise County Messenger Former Decatur cross county coach David Park spent more than four decades teaching athletes how to succeed on the trails. Now, Park's efforts have been memorialized by one of the sport's top organizations in the state. Park was honored as the sole member of the Cross Country Coaches Association of T...