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Hockaday soccer plays in the SPC tournament in 1993, which they went on to win. (PHOTO: JEFF CARVER)
Hillcrest football players and coach Garry Monty pose for a photo in 1993. (PHOTO: DAVID WESTAPHER).
W.T. White defenders tackle a runner from W.W. Samuell High School in 1989. (PHOTO: PATRICK O’SULLIVAN)
A Jesuit player heads the ball in a game against Beaumont Kelly High School in 1991. (PHOTO: PATRICK O’SULLIVAN)
A Preston Hollow father and son practice batting during summer 1994. (PHOTO: DAVID WESTAPHER)
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAMES: MORE THAN JUST SCORES players and what it would take to get teams into the playoffs.
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When Sam Romano shot a 68 on the golf course for his 82nd birthday in 2000, Preston Hollow People applauded his achievement.
ince its founding, People Newspapers has been dedicated to the community and placed particular focus on the great unifier: sports. Fr o m Little League baseball to From December 1989 to June 1990, the college football, its papers have diligently paper’s “Teeing Off ” column offered golf tips, covered big moments such as the best way to swing a club or choose in neighborhood ath- which iron to use for a difficult shot. letics for decades. When neighborhood schools prepared for MADDIE STOUT I recently enjoyed summer sports camps, Preston Hollow People going through archives of Preston Hollow gave parents and students details in time to People and North Dallas People, as the pa- sign up (Today, the paper’s website – peopleper was once called, to see how coverage has newspapers.com – has an events calendar, and evolved through the years. any organization may visit it and submit deOften, the paper was the best place to tails about upcoming activities). find game schedules and score reports, esWhen Sam Romano shot a 68 on the golf pecially for high school athletics, and it course for his 82nd birthday in 2000, Preston was common to see the staff ’s input on the Hollow People applauded his achievement. year’s best recruits before a season started, Community sports coverage often includes even creating a “dream team” made up of top athletic achievements of people of all ages. players from the area. AfterAMthe paper transitioned to monthly PCP_September2021-1x10Banner_Draft2.pdf 1 8/11/2021 12:25:30 When the paper still came out week- issues rather than weekly ones, there was less ly, readers often saw in-depth analyses of space in print for the detailed game reports of
years past. But plenty of games get coverage online, and no issues go to press without a page of sports stories. Covering community sports often means keeping up with hometown athletes long after graduation. When North Dallas native Jeff Agoos played for the U.S. national soccer team in 1994, the paper published a detailed article on his progress in the sport since his graduation from J.J. Pearce. While Jordan Spieth is now a household name across the country, Preston Hollow People has been writing about the golfer since his junior year at Dallas Jesuit when he returned to Austin to defend his 5A state title for the Rangers. Most recently, sports editor Todd Jorgenson wrote in the July issue about Spieth’s performance at his 10th AT&T Byron Nelson tournament. However, of all the sports stories I researched during my trip through the archives, my favorite centers around my school. In 1993, Hockaday won the SPC soccer tournament after a grueling game against the Episcopal School of Houston. I loved reading about past Daisies fight for victory, especially watching my classmates play for (and win) the same title in 2020. If you have your own favorite Preston Hollow sports story, I encourage you to tell us about it by emailing editor@peoplenewspapers.com.
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Marcos Cisneros celebrates after scoring the winning run for Thomas Jefferson in 1990. (PHOTO: PATRICK O’SULLIVAN)
