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Cali Springer has patiently waited for her turn to lead a program for the first time in her career. Springer’s opportunity came to fruition during the spring semester when she agreed to take over the Paradise Lady Panthers’ program. wcmessenger.com/articles/sprin…

Our IHSS Insider Matt Diggs is back with his first rankings of 2025! North Texas High School Football Summer Rankings below! #txhsfb 3A Rankings

Blessed to Be apart of the All city DFW T&F selections !! All Junior Boys Team And Second team all city!! Joe Koch Lane Wilson Coach Aaron Walterscheid 🥷 Brian Nance 🌵 Tim Yoder luke lipsey Aaron Hunt Nelson Gunnell ⭕️FFERTUNITY Kevin Kilmer Beau Blair

Northwest's Cooper Lutkenhaus and Eliora-Lynn Ndri, along with Paradise's Zoey Martinez and Will Moffitt and Boyd's Abby Atkinson recently took home postseason accolades from the Texas High School Coaches Association. wcmessenger.com/articles/wise-…

I will be at Texas Tech this weekend to showcase my skills!!! can’t wait 🌵🌵Joey McGuire 🌵 🥷 Brian Nance 🌵 Conley Clark🌵 James Blanchard 🌵 Coach Aaron Walterscheid Joe Koch #WreckEm #Redraiders

Video I made from the season!! some track in there too 😉 #SpeedKills

Had an Amazing Time today at the Texas Tech Camp!!! Went Undefeated in 1on1’s ! so grateful for opportunities like this. thank you Garret McGuire For coaching the RB’s up!! got to meet Joey McGuire 🌵 too! 🌵🌵🌵 #WreckEm #Gunsup #AG2G🙏

The Thursday, June 26 edition of the Wise County Messenger includes the 2025 All-Wise Baseball and Softball teams! Papers are on newsstands now — pick up a copy today! FREE ACCESS: wcmessenger.com/pageview/viewe…

2025 Preseason Top 25 Rankings have been released by Dave Campbell's — TexasFootball.com ❗️

Best of Sports 2024-25: Denny Deady Sportsman of the Year - Wise County Messenger wcmessenger.com/articles/best-…

Paradise's Ayden Winters didn't let a pair of knee injuries stop him from helping the Panthers to historic runs in football and basketball in his senior season. Winters was recently named the Wise County Messenger's Denny Deady Sportman of the Year. wcmessenger.com/articles/best-…

had an amazing camp today at Tarleton !! ran a 4.4 flat 40 and a 4.38 5-10-5 and had an amazing time getting coached up! Tarleton State Football Coach Austin Scott Carey Jake Stone Braden Hucks Jonathan Beasley Beau Blair Coach Dylan Wagner Joe Koch Coach Aaron Walterscheid

Believe it or not, the 2025 football season is right around the corner! As local teams prepare for the first day of practice Aug. 4, check out the compiled schedules for Decatur, Bridgeport, Boyd, Paradise, Alvord, Chico, Northwest and VCA.

2026 ATH/RB/WR Luke Brown Paradise (TX.) 6-1/180 🎓 3.2 GPA 4.40/40 Luke Brown Joe Koch hudl.com/v/2RL9t3

Paradise is viewed as one of the top football programs in 3A Division I entering the 2025 season. The Panthers are ranked third in Dave Campbell Texas Football's preseason poll, behind Columbus and Franklin.

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ICYMI: Former Eaton baseball coach Jeremy Fatheree will become the Panthers' skipper in the 2026 season. Fatheree spent 10 years building the Eagles’ program. He led Eaton to the 2018 5A state title with a 4-1 win over Forney — Northwest ISD’s lone boys team state championship.

Bridgeport, Paradise and Chico will be the first to hit the gridiron for their first scrimmages of the 2025 season. Decatur, Boyd, Alvord and VCA will officially open their new campaigns with their first tuneups on Friday.

Congrats to our TexasBank Players of the Week: Alvord linebacker Kamper Barnes, Paradise quarterback Ayden Olalde and Chico setter/right side hitter Camryn Sides!