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Girls Basketball Falls Short in Playoffs

February 15, 2018 4:30pm | Payton Chaisson

On Monday, Feb. 12, the Tompkins girls’ basketball team took on Fort Bend Hightower in the first round of the playoffs. Unfortunately, the Falcons came up short losing 59-41. Despite the loss, the girls have made the playoffs three out of their four seasons as […]

Scouted Athletes: Tompkins Students Secure Colleges

February 7, 2018 5:42pm | Fabiana Chapparo

As Tompkins’ fall semester comes to a close, spring semester dawns on the students anxious to see what this school year will amount to. For some, it may include receiving a letter grade higher than they expected. For others, it may be the acceptance into […]

Swimming and Diving is State Bound

February 5, 2018 3:56pm | Contributed

Swimming and diving had a successful weekend at their regional meet, with many swimmers and divers with many students performing at the highest level they have all season. The following students are advancing to the state meet in Austin in their divisions: Ewan Mackie, Cade […]

Boys Soccer Soars Toward District

February 1, 2018 4:10pm | Rachel DeGroot

Cleats pound the grassy field as boys soccer players rush toward the other team in the hope of gaining possession of the ball. Swift movements and powerful kicks send the ball soaring across the field toward the competitor’s goal. Motivation to score the next goal […]

Girls Soccer Sweeps the Mustangs

February 1, 2018 3:24pm | Payton Chaisson

Friday, Jan. 26, the Tompkins girls’ soccer teams came away with a clean sweep of having every Tompkins team beat the Taylor Mustangs. The night was topped off with a 5-0 victory by the varsity team. The girls put up a dominating performance on all […]

Tompkins Boys’ Basketball Battle it Out Against the Tigers

January 19, 2018 3:46pm | Payton Chaisson

Friday, Jan. 5, the boys’ basketball put up a dominant road win against the Katy Tigers with a final score of 81-64. Tensions were high Friday after the fight that broke out last year when the Falcons played the Tigers at home. When the Falcons […]

JV Swim Finishes Strong at District Meet

December 11, 2017 3:45pm | Payton Chaisson

On Friday, Dec.8 the Tompkins JV swim team competed at the district meet. The boys and girls fought hard and came out with boys taking first place and the girls taking third. The boys were able to out swim their competitors and prove they are […]

Boys’ Basketball Flies by George Ranch

December 1, 2017 4:15pm | Payton Chaisson

Tuesday night, Nov. 28, the boys’ basketball put up a dominating performance against George Ranch with a final score of 61-38. The team started rough, but was able to pick the intensity in the second half and turn it up a notch. The team got […]

Cross Country to State

November 15, 2017 3:36pm | Lauren Buehler

The team lines up at the line along with the other schools present at the meet. They do their final stretches to loosen up and get into the running zone because now everything matters. Their placement determined their fate. Junior Adam Smith gets into position […]

World Series Saves Houston

November 14, 2017 6:08pm | Payton Chaisson

The past few months have been crazy for the city of Houston, from Hurricane Harvey devastating the city to the Astros breaking a 55-year drought without a championship. After the city was flooded and destroyed, Astros gave light to a city that was in a […]