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Celina, Prosper ISD volleyball teams gearing up for playoff runs
The high school volleyball playoffs will begin on Oct. 29, and several programs from Celina and Prosper ISD have already assured they’ll be part of those festivities....
The Pick-It Line: Previews and predictions for 10 of the area's top Week 8 HS football games
During the high school football season, Star Local Media will preview and predict the winners of 10 in-market games each week as part of its annual Pick-It Line....
High stakes for Celina, Prosper ISD football teams at midpoint
High school football’s regular season recently reached its halfway mark, and the coming weeks will feature plenty to play for within the communities of Celina and Prosper....
Area runners to watch as cross country postseason draws near
High school cross country athletes have logged plenty of miles since the 2026 season began in August, and those preparations will be put to the test next week with the start of the postseason....
The Pick-It Line: Previews and predictions for 10 of the area's top Week 7 HS football games
During the high school football season, Star Local Media will preview and predict the winners of 10 in-market games each week as part of its annual Pick-It Line....
Simplilearn and Columbia Engineering Executive Education Launch Collaboration to Advance Agentic AI Skills Among Professionals
PLANO, Texas, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Simplilearn, the global digital upskilling platform, along with Columbia Engineering Executive Education, has launched the Agentic AI Systems: Build, Deploy & Scale. The curriculum is designed to equip professionals with the skills neede...
UIL team tennis playoffs: Check out results from the bi-district round
The UIL team tennis playoffs got underway on Monday with the bi-district round. Here are the results for all high schools in Star Local Media’s coverage area....
Texas high school volleyball rankings (Week of Oct. 5)
Here are this week's high school volleyball state rankings, per Texas Volleyball Insiders
Star Local Media's 10 Games to Watch (Week of Oct. 5)
With a busy week of high school sports on the horizon, here are 10 of the top games to watch in Star Local Media's coverage area for this week and how to catch the action live....
Allen, Flower Mound, Plano East among 6A volleyball teams in 1st place at district midpoint
With many of the area’s high school volleyball districts reaching their halfway mark on Tuesday, the stakes in a couple of those races were especially high last week with Friday featuring a pair of local matchups between state-ranked heavyweights....
Texas high school volleyball rankings (Week of Sept. 28)
Here are this week's high school volleyball state rankings, per Texas Volleyball Insiders
Richardson water main break impacts elementary school
Crews are working to repair a Tuesday morning water main break in Richardson that caused temporary water outages at nearby Yale Elementary School and surrounding homes....
The Pick-It Line: Previews and predictions for 10 of the area's top Week 5 HS football games
During the high school football season, Star Local Media will preview and predict the winners of 10 in-market games each week as part of its annual Pick-It Line....
Texas high school volleyball rankings (Week of Sept. 21)
Here are this week's high school volleyball state rankings, per Texas Volleyball Insiders
Star Local Media's 10 Games to Watch (Week of Sept. 21)
With a busy week of high school sports on the horizon, here are 10 of the top games to watch in Star Local Media's coverage area for this week and how to catch the action live....
Predicting 6A playoff qualifiers on the local gridiron
With three weeks of preseason football in the books, the next order of business for many of the area’s high school teams is the start of district play....
The Pick-It Line: Previews and predictions for 10 of the area's top Week 4 HS football games
During the high school football season, Star Local Media will preview and predict the winners of 10 in-market games each week as part of its annual Pick-It Line....
Grannies on parade
Plano ISD held its third annual Grandparents Day Parade Friday, Sept. 11 in celebration of National Grandparents Day the following Sunday. From 8:15 to 8:45 a.m, students at Boggess Elementary lined up along the driver’s side of the rear driveway…...
Simplilearn and Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science Executive Education Launch Program to Advance LLM and Multi-Agent Systems Skills
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Simplilearn, the global digital upskilling platform, along with Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science Executive Education, has launched Build With LLMs: From Context Engineering to Multi-Agent Systems, an 8-week live on...
Texas high school volleyball rankings (Week of Sept. 14)
Here are this week's high school volleyball state rankings, per Texas Volleyball Insiders
Star Local Media's 10 Games to Watch (Week of Sept. 14)
With a busy week of high school sports on the horizon, here are 10 of the top games to watch in Star Local Media's coverage area for this week and how to catch the action live....
Preseason standouts: State, nationally ranked volleyball teams aplenty through season’s opening month
With high school volleyball season concluding its first month, the stakes are about amplify for programs throughout the area with the start of district play....
The Pick-It Line: Previews and predictions for 10 of the area's top Week 3 HS football games
During the high school football season, Star Local Media will preview and predict the winners of 10 in-market games each week as part of its annual Pick-It Line....
From Classrooms to Festival Stages: Toyota and Music Will Empower the Next Generation of Artists
Toyota Donates $75,000 and Provides Students with Real-World Festival Experiences
Star Local Media's 10 Games to Watch (Week of Sept. 7)
With a busy week of high school sports on the horizon, here are 10 of the top games to watch in Star Local Media's coverage area for this week and how to catch the action live....
Plano ISD athletes to watch in 2026-27
One of the more entertaining aspects of covering high school sports in the Metroplex are the interactions – both personal and as a spectator – with athletes....
Justice Dept. sues Kansas school district over transgender policies
The U.S. Department of Justice filed its first lawsuit that challenges a school district’s policies regarding transgender students and claims the rules violate a federal law....
The Pick-It Line: Previews and predictions for 10 of the area's top Week 2 HS football games
During the high school football season, Star Local Media will preview and predict the winners of 10 in-market games each week as part of its annual Pick-It Line....
Texas high school volleyball rankings (Week of Aug. 31)
Here are this week's high school volleyball state rankings, per Texas Volleyball Insiders
Star Local Media's 10 Games to Watch (Week of Aug. 31)
With a busy week of high school sports on the horizon, here are 10 of the top games to watch in Star Local Media's coverage area for this week and how to catch the action live....
The Pick-It Line: Previews and predictions for 10 of the area's top Week 1 high school football games
During the high school football season, Star Local Media will preview and predict the winners of 10 in-market games each week as part of its annual Pick-It Line....
Plenty to look forward to with another high school football season underway
Of the nine months or so that encompass a typical school year, there's just something that hits different about that first week of high school football....
Sachse looks to continue winning ways with plenty of talent up front
Across Garland ISD’s seven high schools, Sachse has enjoyed the most consistent run of success of that group with playoff appearances in 14 of their past 15 seasons....