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MILLER’S CAREER ARC LOOKING UP DIVISION I ALUMNI

Keeping up with Scots Highland Park has a few other alumni playing Division I hoops: David Allen, Georgetown The 6-2 sophomore guard is in his second season as a walk-on with the Hoyas. This year, he has played a total of 11 minutes in six games, and has scored three points.

Daniel Edwards, Princeton The 6-8 junior forward has played a total of nine minutes during six games this season. He played sparingly for two seasons starting in 2010 and sat out last year.

despite playing only one varsity season at Highland Park, Will Miller is starting for Mount St. Mary’s, a division I program.

3-point specialist making most of late opportunity

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers When his high school basketball career ended last February, Will Miller had never heard of Mount St. Mary’s University. And the anonymity was mutual.

A year later, the former Highland Park standout is a starting guard for an NCAA Division I program, sharing a court with national powerhouses from Michigan

State, Villanova, and BYU. Miller emerged from recruiting obscurity though a connection in the coaching world that eventually led to him getting a scholarship offer from the small school in Emmitsburg, Md. “They contacted me really late,” Miller said. “I always wanted to play Division I ball if I could, so this opportunity was really huge.”

The opportunity came through a chance phone call between Mount St. Mary’s head coach Jamion Christian and Eric Cunningham, a former Highland Park assistant coach. They became acquainted when Christian was recruiting Texas as an assistant at William & Mary.

Christian was trying to recruit some other players in Dallas when Cunning-

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ham suggested he look at Miller, a 6-foot6 sharpshooter who played just one season at the varsity level for the Scots.

The second-year coach saw potential for Miller — who averaged 11 points per game at HP during the 2012-13 season — to be an ideal fit for his up-tempo scheme that emphasizes outside shooting.

“Obviously, because we shoot a ton of threes at the Mount, his ability fits us perfectly,” Christian said. “But his coachability has allowed him to make an impact immediately.”

Through Feb. 13, Miller averaged 5.9 points and was second on the team in three-point shooting despite being on the floor for only 17.3 minutes per

James Fraschilla, Oklahoma The 5-10 junior guard has been with the Sooners for three seasons.

This season, he has seen action in four games and played seven minutes, scoring two free throws.

Matt Fraschilla, Harvard The 5-10 freshman guard, and younger brother of James, has seen action in six games for the Crimson. His only points came on two 3-pointers during a win over MIT.

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Scots Will Host Arkansas Squad That Never Punts

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers It probably could have been better, and it certainly could have been worse. But at least Highland Park’s first foray into the new Class 6A won’t take the Scots far from home.

The biennial UIL realignment put HP in District 106A for two school years along with Mesquite, Mesquite Horn, North Mesquite, Richardson, Richardson Berkner, Richardson Pearce, and Lake Highlands.

HPISD was elevated to 6A in December after turning in an unofficial snapshot figure of 2,106 students, which is six students above the 6A cutoff line of 2,100. That will make HP one of the smallest 6A schools in the state for the next two years.

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Berkner Nov. 7 Richardson The Scots also have finalized their 2014 football schedule, which starts with Frisco Centennial (in the Tom Landry Classic at Allen) and includes nondistrict home games against Pulaski Academy of Little Rock,

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“It will be an interesting game. They’ve had some good teams and good players,” said HP head coach Randy Allen. “I think it will be fun for our kids and fun for the fans.”

Unlike the traditional homeand-home setup for nondistrict games, Pulaski will visit HP in both 2014 and 2015, so you’ll have two chances to see the Bruins in action.

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Continued From Page 1B game. All but nine of his 114 field-goal attempts have come from beyond the arc.

“Coach has told me that my role is a three-point shooter,” Miller said. “Having this role for my freshman year has been good. In the next three years, Coach may increase my role.”

Miller’s insertion into the starting lineup in late January coincided with a threegame winning streak.

“He has a hunger and passion for the game to improve each day,” Christian said. “He came to us with only one year of true varsity basketball experience, but through the recruiting process I knew from day one that he was a special person with a work ethic that any coach would love to have.”

Miller said the transition to college basketball has been challenging, and not just because the players are stronger and the pace is faster than high school.

“It was probably the hardest transition I’ve had to deal with in my life,” Miller said. “Basketball takes almost double the time that school does. It’s been a big adjustment to that.”

He made quite an impact during a nationally televised Nov. 29 game at Michigan State, when Miller knocked down five 3-pointers in the first half and was featured in highlights on ESPN. His 15 points against the nationally ranked Spartans marked a season best that he tied on Jan. 3 against Norfolk State.

“I just lit up. I watched it probably five times. I had to call somebody and tell them,” Miller said of the ESPN snippet. “My parents had the same reaction I had.”

At HP, Miller was on the freshman “B” team four years ago but improved steadily, earning all-district honors as a senior.

“The strides that he made in his four years here were amazing,” Scots coach David Piehler said. “He’s a great shooter. That’s his strength, and he perfected that.”

Christian said Miller should continue to improve thanks to his solid work ethic and mental toughness.

“We’re looking for versatility on our roster,” Christian said. “I think his role is definitely going to be able to expand here as he continues to improve.”

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McGeoch Plans to Stick With Both Lacrosse and Field Hockey

By Marley Malenfant People Newspapers

Hockaday senior Catherine McGeoch walks into the lobby with her crosse, the stick used to play the sport.

She just finished dance class and wanted to be ready for practice. Along with being a twosport athlete, McGeoch also coaches first-grade lacrosse.

Recognized for her accomplishments as a student-athlete, McGeoch was a finalist for the 2013 Davey O’Brien High School Scholarship, which went to The Colony’s Eric Yang in January.

(Highland Park’s Nathalie Rathjen was another finalist.)

“Sports are a huge part of my life,” McGeoch said. “I’m a competitive person, and I think other people recognize that.”

Introduced to lacrosse in fourth grade, McGeoch started playing the sport at a clinic near her University Park home. She picked up field hockey in seventh grade when the sport was

established at Hockaday.

While both sports are played with sticks, lacrosse is based on finesse, while field hockey is aggressive. Last season, McGeoch suffered a broken finger.

“There’s something about swinging sticks,” she joked. “[Field hockey] can be violent sometimes, like if a player swings their stick back too far.

A girl missed the ball and went right through my finger.”

In Texas, lacrosse may be considered a niche sport, but for those who enjoy playing competitively, there are clubs in the Dallas area. UT-Arlington sophomore Mark Eason was skeptical about moving to Texas from Maryland, where he grew up playing lacrosse, but he now plays for a club in Fort Worth.

“When I moved here, I was doubtful that I’d find a team,” he said. “Lacrosse is saturated in Maryland.”

During McGeoch’s sophomore year, Hockaday won a state championship in the Tex-

as Girls High School Lacrosse League, giving the team bragging rights on campus.

“No one at Hockaday has let us forget how much we talked about it,” she said. “We’re such a close group. We love to tell everyone how we are doing.”

Hockaday lacrosse coach Elia Kochan said the team has enough leadership and poise to win another title this year.

“All of the athletes work hard during practice and games to compete at the highest level,” she said. “We will look to our strong group of seniors and juniors to lead us back to our conference finals and to another run at the state title.”

McGeoch won’t choose college to attend until later this spring. However, she plans on continuing to play both lacrosse and field hockey.

“I definitely want sports to continue to be a part of my life,” she said. “I find that I’m more productive in my studies when I play sports.”

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Ten Scots Commit to Collegiate Competition

By Dan Koller

People Newspapers Hundreds of people packed into the Highland Park High School cafeteria on Feb. 5 for a National Signing Day ceremony featuring 10 athletes. We asked all 10 how they decided where to compete on the next level.

■ Jordan Bethea, soccer, Trinity: “I really like the team’s style of play, and I like that it’s a small school. It’s just a really pretty campus, and all of the girls on the team are super nice. It’s really awesome.”

■ Andrew Clyde, football, Richmond: “I wanted a school that provides a great education, and a school that if I had an injury and couldn’t play anymore, it would be a school that I’d want to stay at for four years. So Richmond just fit that bill perfectly.”

■ Dawson French, soccer, Trinity: “Obviously, the academics are great. And the athletic program is incredible as well. But I’d have to say, for me, the most attractive thing about the program was coach Paul McGinlay. He offers this huge feeling of safety and comfort that’s attractive to a player and makes me feel really excited about being there for the next four years.”

Back row: Hunter Holman, Tony Richards, andrew Clyde, and dawson French; Front row: Sara Summers, Rachel o’neal, natalie Rathjen, Jordan Bethea, abby Tisdale, and diana Kay Manley

■ Hunter Holman, tennis, Texas Tech: “Once I visited Tech, I immediately became really close with the guys on the team and the coach. And I just love the atmosphere over in Lubbock. Everyone there is a die-hard Texas Tech fan, and I just wanted to be a part of that.”

big key for me. There’s also the academic part. SMU has a really good business school and computer science program.”

■ Diana Kay Manley, soccer, SMU: “I’ve know the coach for a long time, and we have similar soccer styles, so that was a

■ Abby Tisdale, soccer, Trinity: “I wanted a very academically rigorous school, and Trinity has a great soccer

■ Tony Richards, football, SMU: “It’s a home team for me.

I’ve been going to their games forever.”

program as well. So I’m really excited.”

■ Rachel O’Neal, soccer, Missouri S&T: “I was looking for a school that was very good academically and had an environmental engineering program. They were one of my top choices academically.”

■ Natalie Rathjen, cross country and track, Princeton: “I went up there for a visit

earlier in the fall and just absolutely fell in love with it.

I think it’s just a really good fit for me, athletically and academically.”

■ Sara Summers, soccer, Texas Tech: “I got there, and I just felt so at home. I mean, the coaches are incredible, and I fell in love with the girls right away. It just felt like home. I was just so comfortable, and I had so much fun on my visits.”

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Beucler led Highland Park with 18 points during a 62-47 win over Carrollton Creekview on Jan. 28, then followed up that effort three days later with a game-high 30 points during a 92-57 victory over West Mesquite.

Dieb won the Class 4A state title in the 145-pound weight class after finishing third at the state tournament last year. He also won district and regional titles and finished with a 34-2 record in dual matches this season.

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New Coach Wants to See Scots ‘Attacking Everywhere We Can’

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers The biggest change at Scotland Yard this season might be in the dugout, instead of on the field.

Travis Yoder has taken over as head baseball coach at Highland Park. While he doesn’t want to mess with success, he does want to add some of his own wrinkles to the program.

Yoder takes over from Fred Oliver, who retired after last season. Oliver won 101 games in four seasons with the Scots, capping a 28-year career as a head coach at the high school level.

His successor has head coaching experience as well, including a five-year stint at Adamson before becoming an assistant coach under Oliver in 2006. He said he wants to bring an aggressive mindset to HP’s approach, both in terms of hitting and base running.

“We’re going to do different things to put pressure on de-

fenses,” Yoder said. “I’m trying to bring the idea of attacking everywhere we can.”

The Scots finished 19-15 last season and shared the District 10-4A title with Forney. However, HP lost to Prosper in a threegame series in the bi-district round of the playoffs, which still lingers with some of the returning players and coaches.

“We’ve moved on and learned from our mistakes,” senior Matthew Lillard said. “We want to make it deep into the playoffs this year.”

HP opened the regular season on Feb. 20, and will co-host the Scotland Yard Classic on March 6-7 as part of its typically difficult nondistrict schedule.

The Scots also will play Keller on March 8 at Globe Life Park in Arlington before opening district play on March 11 at Forney.

The Scots lost several seniors from last year’s team to graduation, but they still have five starters back. Yoder expects major contributions from shortstop Jon Skidmore, third base-

The Scots will attempt to bring a more aggressive style to the field this season. C H R I S man Cooper Chaltas, and outfielder Brett Matthews near the top of the lineup. On the mound, returnee Ryan Buss is joined by Layne Looney, Kyle Robertson,

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Jones scored at least one goal for the Lady Scots in four straight games between Jan. 24 and Feb. 4, then added two goals during a 9-0 win over Little Elm in the District 20-4A opener on Feb. 12.

Reynolds scored 16 points, which included hitting six of seven free throws, as the Lady Scots fell to The Colony 55-43 in a Class 4A Region II bi-district playoff game on Feb. 11.

She also grabbed a team-high five rebounds in the game.

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“I think the kids are enjoying being out here and they’re coming together. They’re buying into the team concept,” Yoder

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said. “We’re trying to continue the winning tradition that’s already in place.”

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Jersey Retirement Comes as Modano Works to Build His Legacy Off the Ice

By Todd Jorgenson

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Mike Modano has received countless tributes and accolades during his 21-year career in the National Hockey League, and in the three years since he retired.

However, the longtime Dallas Stars center said nothing compares to what will happen on March 8, when Modano’s No. 9 jersey will be retired by the team in an ultimate display of appreciation.

“That really kind of puts an end to a career, knowing that

you’re part of rare company there in the rafters,” the Preston Hollow resident said. “Knowing how much you’ve meant to a city and an organization is pretty special.”

Modano will be the fourth player to have his jersey retired by the Stars, and the first to play the bulk of his career in Dallas.

He is the franchise leader in games played, goals, and assists, and helped lead the Stars to the Stanley Cup title in 1999.

Modano was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars with the first overall pick in 1988. The

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Michigan native played all but one of his 21 NHL seasons with the Stars franchise, including four in Minnesota and the remainder following the team’s move to Dallas in 1993.

After he retired in 2011, Modano returned to the Stars a year later as an executive adviser in the team’s front office.

“I love it here. It’s a great situation,” he said. “I never thought I’d be living here for so long and be a part of the community. The city really means a lot to me. It’s been a great relationship from the start.”

Modano’s current role with the team includes reaching out to fans and corporate sponsors who were prominent during the team’s successful run during the late 1990s but went away during their subsequent mediocrity and financial turmoil.

He also is heavily involved in philanthropic efforts, including Dallas Stars Little Rookies, a program he launched for firsttime skaters ages 4 to 8 that allows them to skate for free with donated equipment.

The program — which includes four weekly 30-minute sessions — runs about five times each year at ice rinks throughout the Dallas area. The idea is to introduce children to hockey at a young age and contin-

Mike Modano works with the dallas Stars Little Rookies program. ue spreading the word about a sport that became popular in Texas largely because of the success of Modano and the Stars.

“We’re trying to help spread the word again, and reach back out to a lot of those peo-

ple. We’re re-introducing a lot of kids to the game,” Modano said. “To be a part of hockey at the grassroots level and watch it grow, that has a lot of meaning to me. That means more to my legacy than anything I did on the ice.”

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Park Cities YMCA Crowns Tournament Champs

The Hyer Scots won the 2014 Park Cities YMCA first-grade boys gold tournament with a 30-28 victory on Feb. 13. Team members include Sawyer Anderson, Sloan Jefferies, Sam Montgomery, Colin Noble, Jack O’Grady, Sam Roman, Clifton Smartt, Angus Wall, and Jack White. Coaches are David Smartt and Jeff Montgomery.

The McCulloch Globetrotters won the 2014 Park Cities YMCA fifth-grade boys basketball tournament on Feb. 14. Back row: Mitchell Jackson, Logan Easterbrook, Roe Jackson, and Collin Pivnick. Front row: Patrick Yeager, John Porter, Jack Pease, and Calvin Williams. Coaches are Blayn Jackson and Arthur Yeager.

The University Park Lady Panthers were eliminated from the 2014 Park Cities YMCA first-grade girls basketball tournament by a 10-8 loss in the semifinals on Feb. 12, but the girls enjoyed post-game doughnuts nonetheless. From left: Addi Lewin, Grace Heiss, Megan Schulz, Surya Assar, Alex Richter, Sienna Arens, Grace Cooper, Beezie Crosland, and coach John Schulz.

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The University Park Lady Panthers won the 2014 Park Cities YMCA third-grade girls gold tournament with a 13-9 victory on Feb. 15. This was the team’s second consecutive championship. Back row: Sophia Kvale, Katherine Ho, Reese Singleton, Devyn Schaller, and Ella Scott Singleton. Front row: Scarlett Calvert, Hattie Patterson, and Anne Blanche Peacock.

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Signing Up for the Next Season

arlier this month 10 HPHS seniors were joined by more than 500 family members, friends and well-wishers as they signed letters of intent to play college sports on National Signing Day Feb. 5, in the Highland Park High School cafeteria.

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The high school athletes signed to the following universities: • Jordan Bethea, Trinity University, soccer • Andrew Clyde, University of Richmond, football • Dawson French, Trinity University, soccer • Hunter Holman, Texas Tech University, tennis • DK Manley, Southern Methodist University, soccer • Rachel O’Neal, Missouri University of Science and Technology, soccer • Natalie Rathjen, Princeton University, cross country/track • Tony Richards, Southern Methodist University, football • Sara Summers, Texas Tech University, soccer • Abby Tisdale, Trinity University, soccer After the students signed their letters, their siblings, parents, grandparents and friends joined them on stage to take photographs and then enjoyed collegiate-themed baked good provided by the signers’ parents. There were lots of hugs, smiles and heartfelt congratulations throughout the celebration.

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