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Covering the Bronco Nation.

The Rider Online | Legacy HS Student Media

Covering the Bronco Nation.

The Rider Online | Legacy HS Student Media

Andrew Roberts

Andrew Roberts, Sports Editor

Hey, I’m Andrew, and I’m the Sports Editor. I play tennis, and I work at Sonic. I’m pretty easy-going, so don’t be shy to let me know if something is going on. It’s going to be a good year.

aroberts@therideronline.com

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Final Blog: Andrew Roberts

Final Blog: Andrew Roberts

Andrew Roberts, Sports Editor
June 5, 2014

The fierce, tingling pain cut in, but all I could think about was never walking again. At first I couldn’t feel my legs. I desperately missed the rolling sensation on my feet when walking. Nothing seemed to be real. I slipped in and out of consciousness in the somber, white room I thought I would die...

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Coach Michelle Mayfield celebrated her 300th win on February 18.

Coach Mayfield Celebrates 300 Wins

Andrew Roberts, Sports Editor
February 20, 2014

On February 18, coach Michelle Mayfield earned her 300th win in her coaching career. After coming from a coaching position at the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor six years ago, coach Mayfield has had several achievements here at Legacy, including her 200th win. “I’m very proud to have been able...

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Will Tullbane, 11, and Evan Williams, 12, dive off the block at the Dragon Hunt meet.

A Family Team: Sets of Siblings Swim Together

Andrew Roberts and Kyle Manning
December 10, 2013

When the Martinson sisters started swimming together, they expected the experience to tear them apart, but found it fun and encouraging. Junior Will Tullbane and sophomore Nick Tullbane, as well as senior Madison Yelle and freshman Haley Yelle, also share the pleasure of having a sibling on the team....

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Mrs. Louviere uses an Etch-a-Sketch for a hall pass.

Better than Paper: Teachers Use Creative Hall Passes

Andrew Roberts, Sports Editor
June 5, 2013

APs lurking, JROTC officers snooping and teachers on the lookout are all roadblocks and obstacles in our paths when trying to make a quick journey to the bathroom. The only things that gets students around these roadblocks are hall passes. For some students, asking for the hall pass means asking for...

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New Coach Helps Improve Team

New Coach Helps Improve Team

Andrew Roberts, Staff Writer
March 15, 2013

New shoes, new rackets, new players, new uniforms and new opponents, but most importantly for the new year in tennis, a new coach. With the addition of Coach Janice Stephenson in the fall, the JV tennis team worked to advance in the rankings. After varsity’s performance at regionals, the JV team...

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Daniel Kay, 12, approaches the green during practice.

Golf Team Competes at State Championship

Andrew Roberts and Austin Escalante
April 25, 2014

Bright white shoes, shiny woods and irons and a red jacket to show school colors accompanied all seven players of the boys’ golf team as they got second in regionals and secured their spots in the state championship. On April 14 and April 15, boys’ golf took second in regionals. Head Coach Christopher...

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Chris Smith, 12, dribbles around a Lancaster player on December 18.

Basketball Strides Toward Success

Andrew Roberts and Austin Escalante
January 13, 2014

With a solid defense and a supporting crowd, the Bronco basketball team is 7-8 this season. Senior Chris Smith has been the team leader in scoring all season, but the team has not been as statistically dominant as past years in defense. However, defense has not been a problem for the Broncos to win...

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Casey McKean, 12, practices her strike during practice.

McKean Looks Confidently Towards Upcoming Season

Andrew Roberts, Sports Editor
October 11, 2013

High knee kicks and saving slides prepare the Bronco seniors for their last year on the smooth turf of the soccer field. For senior Casey McKean, free kicks and corner kicks physically and mentally prepare her for the upcoming season. In preparation for the start of a new season, the soccer team...

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Summer school begins on June 17.

Students to Attend Summer School

Students prepare themselves for summer fun, but for those enrolling in summer school, the fun will have to wait. As the school year comes to a close, summer school is marked on the forefront of students’ calendars. Students take summer school to recover credit, take acceleration courses, or get...

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Marching to Honor: JROTC Federal Inspection Scheduled for Feb. 19

Marching to Honor: JROTC Federal Inspection Scheduled for Feb. 19

Andrew Roberts, Staff Writer
February 14, 2013

UPDATE 2-19-3 According to Sergeant Major Smith, Federal evaluators were impressed on how well-organized the inspection went and how Legacy cadets looked and performed. JROTC members received a score of 590/600 placing them in the top 1% of 318 schools in the entire fifth JROTC Brigade covering eight...

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Girls’ Soccer Team Finishes Season in Playoffs

Andrew Roberts and Ben Townsend
March 26, 2014

The girls’ varsity soccer team concluded their 2013-2014 season with a 1-2 loss to the Joshua High School in the bi-district round of playoffs on March 25. Key players, like freshman Peyton McGee and Casey McKean, helped the team get to playoffs. After a long 70-minute game, and a brutal 20 minutes...

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The Broncos play a game against Fort Worth Southwest on December 2.

Broncos Stay Strong After First District Loss

Andrew Roberts and Austin Escalante
December 18, 2013

Since the win at the opening game at Legacy against Irving, the Bronco basketball team continues to stay strong with a steady record of 3-4. In the season so far, the defensive line up held all teams to an average of 45 points. With six foot, five inch center senior Chad Pursley defending the paint,...

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Legacy Tennis players watch an ongoing game in a tournament hosted by Legacy.

Tennis Aims High

Andrew Roberts, Sports Editor
September 19, 2013

With “Legacy Tennis” in bold black and red letters on their chests and white-laced tennis shoes, the tennis team walks onto the red and green courts every day for cross-court shuffles, down the line winners, and blazing aces. Practice like this sent them to district championships, and helped them...

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Junior Sierra Henderson's family moved to Malaysia for three years to do mission work.

All Around the World

Andrew Roberts, Staff Writer
April 22, 2013

From monkey visits on the porch, to flashing IDs at checkpoints, there is no question that living out of the country is incredibly different than the familiar lives we live here in the United States. For junior Sierra Henderson, nothing has been the same since she moved to Mansfield from Malaysia...

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