The Marquee

Time heals wounds

Vallery Phillips, Reporter • March 1, 2012

During a football game in 2010, free safety LC Wright was sprinting to tackle the Plano Senior High running back hurling towards him. As he dived, the player’s knee slammed into Wright’s right shoulder,...

Softball begins new season

Sydney Sund • February 29, 2012

The pressure is on for this year’s new softball teams. Last year, JV went undefeated, and Varsity placed second in district as well as making all the way to the state qualifying rounds. Varsity Softball...

Leaving it on the field

Alex McGinnis • February 7, 2012

Senior Tony Pagano and Andre Reyes won’t be wearing the Marauder jersey on game days this season. They won’t receive buckets filled with candy and assorted tokens of admiration from "Soccer Stalkers."...

Girls basketball prepares for good season

Juliana Adame, Entertainment Editor • January 31, 2012

At 6 p.m. on Friday, the Lady Marauder basketball team will took on the Plano Wildcats at Marcus. According to the assistant varsity coach, Emily Wallace, Plano is a physically tough team. The Lady Marauders...

Playing in memory of the past

Vallery Phillips, Reporter • January 23, 2012

Basketball is more than a game for senior Marcus Smart and his family. It’s a lifestyle. Camellia Smart gave birth to four boys: Todd, Jeff, Michael and Marcus. Each played or plays basketball in high...

Marcus beats Lewisville in basketball rivalry

Vallery Phillips, Reporter • January 10, 2012

The long anticipated rivalry basketball game with Lewisville ended in a Marcus win with the final score of 41 to 35. Before the game the varsity basketball boys walked from the huddle with their hands...

Across Olympic lanes

Alex McGinnis & Liz Le, news editor • January 5, 2012

As Shannon Gillepsy walked across the bulkhead, the entire crowd of parents and swimmers grew quiet. Gillespy turned a deep shade of red as head coach of Lakeside Aquatic Club, Jason Walter, presented...

Star basketball players commit to OSU, New Mexico

Vallery Phillips, Reporter • December 15, 2011

Sitting side by side Nick Banyard, Marcus Smart, and Phillip Forte sign their Letter of Intent surrounded by friends and family supporting their life changing decision. Smart and Forte will be attending...

Volleyball heads to regionals in Abilene

Marisa Charpentier, Reporter • November 11, 2011

After winning the first three playoff games, volleyball has succeeded in securing a spot at regionals. The team began their winning streak at the first playoff game against Justin Northwest and continued...

Marauders win the Battle of the Mound

Meghan Eurich, Online Editor • October 4, 2011

The 12th annual Battle of the Mound ended with a Marauder overtime victory. The overflowed stadium, holding close to 11,000 people, watched the close game with Marcus winning 38-37. Freshman Lizzie...

Tennis continues undefeated season

Emily Aijkens, Reporter • September 9, 2011

Intensity fills the hot air around each of the Marcus tennis players on the court. Junior Ben Wegendt and Junior David Wittcower stands on one side of the net, Flower Mound on the opposite side. “Go...

Volleyball creeps past Lake Highlands

Marisa Charpentier, Reporter • September 9, 2011

Marcus volleyball played against the Lake Highland Wildcats last Friday night. The first point was scored for Marcus’s varsity team mere seconds into the game by junior Regan McGuire. Several other points...