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Ian Irwin

Ian Irwin, Staff Writer

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Edgecombe to win ROTY

Edgecombe to win ROTY

Ian Irwin, Staff Writer
October 24, 2025

The last hot take, I had the Dallas Cowboys beating the Green Bay Packers. That game resulted in a 40-40 tie, making my record 1-0-1 on this year. This made it the most recent tie in a NFL game since the 2022 season. Here’s my hot take for this week. As the NBA season starts, a lot of talk surrounding...

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Cowboys Over Bears

Cowboys Over Bears

Ian Irwin, Staff Writer
September 26, 2025

The last hot take I picked the San Francisco 49ers to go on the road and defeat the Seattle Seahawks. The 49ers won that game, 17-13 making my predictions on hot takes this year 1-0. Here’s my hot take for this week. The Dallas Cowboys faced the Chicago Bears this past week and took a tough, hard-fought...

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Varsity tennis players Anay Bhakta, 12, and Caleb Butler, 12, celebrate getting a point during a tournament.

Tennis Aims for District Championship

Ian Irwin, Staff Writer
September 5, 2025

Rackets swinging and fans cheering, Legacy tennis enters a new season with the ultimate goal of winning district. The team looks to build off of their first couple of preseason matches and their first regular-season match. “I think playing in different tournaments is going to help grow our team...

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Niners Over Seahawks

Niners Over Seahawks

Ian Irwin, Staff Writer
September 5, 2025

With the NFL season kicking off this week, there’s several question marks surrounding multiple teams entering week one. One of the big questions surrounds the San Francisco 49ers after finishing last season with a surprising 6-11 record.  This past offseason, San Francisco lost Dre Greenlaw, Charvarius...

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Varsity Baseball Continues Playoff Run

Varsity Baseball Continues Playoff Run

Ian Irwin and Quentin Gross
May 2, 2025

[Update 5-7-2025] Mansfield Legacy will play Midland Legacy in the next round of playoffs. The teams are now competing in the "Area" round, and the winner of the three game series will advance to Regional Quarterfinals. [5-2-2025] Loud pings echo through the diamond, dirt flies and fans...

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Apple Introduces New AI Features

Apple Introduces New AI Features

Ian Irwin, Staff Writer
April 30, 2025

Apple’s new Apple Intelligence is changing the game with its new “AI” features. This new feature was installed to protect people's privacy and to get things done effortlessly. Apple Intelligence has been added to many of Apple's new devices, including the iPhone 15, iPhone 16, iMac and MacBook...

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Sophomore Maya Richards triple jumps during the track meet on Feb. 14. She advanced to area in this event.

Track Advances to Area

Ian Irwin, Staff Writer
April 10, 2025

The athletes sprint and the clock ticks. 25 Legacy Track athletes advanced to UIL 6A Area. The event occurred on April 10, at Justin Northwest HS. All of Legacy’s teams placed second in district. “I believe it is ideal to put people in positions to advance to regionals,” Head Track Coach Detrion...

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Noah Redman: Building Band Relationships

Noah Redman: Building Band Relationships

Ian Irwin, Staff Writer
April 2, 2025

With the fans cheering and the players getting amped up, Sophomore Noah Redman stands on the bleachers and prepares to play his saxophone. During marching season, practice took place after school for around four hours every day of the week. “I feel like in band you have to be really good working...

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College Football Conference Evolution

College Football Conference Evolution

Ian Irwin, Staff Writer
February 21, 2025

Over the last century, College football evolved from just about two conferences to ten. Initially, conferences were formed among schools that were geographically close. The Big Ten, which was formed in 1896, is a perfect example of a conference that was formed with teams that were located in Northeast...

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Effect of Increased Cost of College Education

Effect of Increased Cost of College Education

Quentin Gross and Ian Irwin
December 12, 2024

College has become an experience people all across the world get to experience. However, with prices rapidly increasing, this experience seems to be harder to reach. This change can be a major issue for people as they simply cannot afford to attend universities. Senior Sarah Marstaller experienced the...

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Inflating Entrance

Inflating Entrance

Stephen Southern and Ian Irwin
October 28, 2024

Friday night lights for Legacy received a major upgrade elevating the game day experience to a whole new level. A new inflatable tunnel purchased this past offseason, arrived in time for homecoming vs. Weatherford on Oct. 4. After having an old and lackluster tunnel, the football team received their...

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Top 10 NBA Teams

Top 10 NBA Teams

Ian Irwin, Staff Writer
October 18, 2024

With the 2024/25 NBA season approaching, here’s a prediction of the top 10 teams next season. Sacramento Kings After a horrific 2021-22 season finishing with a 30-52 record, Sacramento wanted a new look. That following offseason the team fired former head coach Luke Walton and hired Mike Brown,...

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Chandler Garrett, 12, swims at varsity practice.

Swim Trains for Upcoming Season

Ian Irwin and Preston Bledsoe
September 30, 2024

With swimming season starting soon, the team trains in and outside of school. Although it is tough on many student-athletes' bodies, training prepares the swimmers for the season. Swimming sits in pre-season currently and to become more disciplined and get ready for when they’re in-season, practice...

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