New Plano Softball Head Coach Brittany Welch demonstrates technique to varsity & JV players during an after-class practice on Lady Wildcats Field on August 17. Distancing, and masks when not distant, are the rule of the day for athletic practices this year for all Texas high school sports, and softball is no exception. Masked and photographing from a distance, I was able to get a brief peek at a fall practice. To view some takeaway photos from the practice, PLEASE CLICK HERE. I’ll be checking in on them here and there this fall, protocol permitting, to give folks of preview of the teams ahead ofRead More →

With a telephoto lens on the camera and a KC Chiefs-logo mask on my face, I made a safe-distance visit to Plano Senior High on Aug. 17 to see how the Wildcats football squads (JV & varsity) were practicing outdoors in the pandemic environment. The varsity squad had just been issued new neck/face mask gaiters, and JV would be receiving theirs a day later. In prior years by this date we would have already experienced Plano Football Media Day, but under 2020 UIL guidelines for 6A, formal practices, fall scrimmages and official games all come later in the semester. Regardless, Wildcats players and coaches areRead More →