Each month, the Jacket Backers, Rockwall High School’s Booster Club selects student athletes who are nominated by their coach for Jacket Athlete of the Month. For the month of December, Matthew Watkins, Hollie James, Mikki Witcher, Damien Chandnani, Elise Samples, Christian Kincer, Eli Owen and JJ Williams were each nominated by their coaches and selected […]
The YMCA will expand offerings by partnering with Royse City to offer select youth and adult sports (ROYSE CITY, TX) The Royse City Council approved a partnership with the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas to operate all of Royse City’s youth sports. Starting in March 2020, youth baseball, softball and T-ball and adult kickball and flag […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 20, 2019) Maddie is the daughter of Matt and Ellie Mulliken. Maddie currently holds the position of Stingerette Vice President. She was also named Spirit Girl of the Week. Maddie is set to dance in Rockwall Dance Academy’s 3rd Annual Nutcracker Ballet. She will reprise her role as the Rat Queen and Dew […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Nov. 12, 2019) The J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall saw 1,200+ kids participate in its fall youth soccer, flag football and volleyball programs this season. A total of 862 players signed up for youth soccer, 227 for flag football, and 204 for volleyball. The Rockwall Y’s flag football program saw the biggest […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 12, 2019) This week’s Stingerette Senior Showcase is Miss Annabelle Tessitore. Annabelle is the daughter of Jeff and Valerie Tessitore. Annabelle currently holds the position of Head of Communications. She volunteers in the Rockwall community with the organization Feed My Starving Children and also is an assistant teacher in Sunday School. Annabelle […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 4, 2019) Each month, the Jacket Backers, Rockwall High School’s Booster Club, selects student athletes who are nominated by their coach for Jacket Athlete of the Month. For the month of October, Margot Little, Seth Nuytlen, Gavin Figert and Sebastian Hinojosa were each nominated by their coaches and selected as Jacket Athletes […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 4, 2019) This week’s Stingerette Showcase is Miss Julia Like. Julia is the daughter of Stephen and Nancy Like. Julia currently holds the position of Head Junior Varsity Instructor for the Jacket Babes JV Drill Team. She was also a Junior Varsity Instructor her Junior year. Julia was awarded Stingerette of […]
‘Purpalicious’ players experience show of spirit and grace (ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Oct. 29, 2019) At Blue Ribbon News, our mission is to shine the spotlight on the people, places, and events that have a positive impact on our community – and thanks to our readers and this amazing community we live in, sharing good news comes […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 21, 2019) This week’s Stingerette Senior Showcase is Allyson Letlow. Allyson is the daughter of Matt and Heather Letlow. Allyson currently holds the position of Senior Rep for the Stingerettes. She has been awarded the honor of Highest GPA of the Stingerettes for the last three years. Allyson is also a member of the […]
(HEATH, TX — October 18, 2019) Hadley is a varsity cheerleader at Rockwall-Heath High School. She was a varsity alternate her freshman and sophomore year. She also received awards for completing over 100 hours of community service and for best flyer in her freshman and sophomore year. Hadley won Nationals as a varsity alternate during […]