[an error occurred while processing this directive] 07/02/2009

Well-wishers flock to side of injured DeSoto football player

Corey Borner, paralyzed from the neck down, has regained some feeling. He can raise his arms and says he's confident he'll walk again.
JIM MAHONEY / DMN
Corey Borner, paralyzed from the neck down, has regained some feeling. He can raise his arms and says he's confident he'll walk again.

Well-wishers visited and called Corey Borner on Wednesday as word spread about the 16-year-old's return to his family's DeSoto home from the Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation. Borner was paralyzed May 6 when he collided with a teammate at football practice.
Blog: High schools
Video: Paralyzed DeSoto football player hopes to walk again

07/01/2009

Rockwall-Heath center Woods orally commits to Oklahoma
Rockwall-Heath senior-to-be center Austin Woods said Wednesday that he has orally committed to Oklahoma, choosing the Sooners over Texas Tech, TCU, Baylor and Oklahoma State.

DeSoto High football player paralyzed during practice maintains his strength

DeSoto football player Corey Borner gets a hug from Patient Care Technician Latoya Oduniyi before heading home from the Baylor Institute of Rehabilitation on Tuesday.
JIM MAHONEY / DMN
DeSoto football player Corey Borner gets a hug from Patient Care Technician Latoya Oduniyi before heading home from the Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation on Tuesday.

Corey Borner, a 16-year-old DeSoto High School football player who was paralyzed from the neck down on May 6, returned home from the hospital Tuesday with an optimistic outlook: "I know I'm going to walk again. ... That's why I have a smile on my face every day."
Blog: High schools
Video: Paralyzed DeSoto football player hopes to walk again

07/02/2009

Well-wishers flock to side of injured DeSoto football player
Well-wishers continued to visit or call Corey Borner on Wednesday as word spread about the 16-year-old's rehabilitation and return to his family's DeSoto home.

06/30/2009

Paralyzed DeSoto football player returns home

DeSoto football player Corey Borner gets a hug from Patient Care Technician Latoya Oduniyi before heading home from the Baylor Institute of Rehabilitation on Tuesday.
JIM MAHONEY / DMN
DeSoto football player Corey Borner gets a hug from Patient Care Technician Latoya Oduniyi before heading home from the Baylor Institute of Rehabilitation on Tuesday.

Corey Borner, a 16-year-old DeSoto High School football player who was paralyzed from the neck down on May 6, returned home from the hospital Tuesday with an optimistic outlook: "I know I'm going to walk again. ... That's why I have a smile on my face every day."

06/29/2009

New W.T. White football coach/AD sees return as a homecoming
Eric Ezar has returned to his Dallas ISD roots by recently taking over as the new head football coach and athletic coordinator at W.T. White.

06/25/2009

Roosevelt names interim football coach
Tarance Lewis has been named Roosevelt interim football head coach while Joseph Daniels remains on administrative leave, Dallas ISD athletic director Jeff Johnson said Thursday.

Rockwall QB Dingwell commits to San Diego State
Rockwall quarterback Adam Dingwell, a senior-to-be, said Thursday that he has orally committed to San Diego State.

06/24/2009

Ennis football coach Harrell reveals he has MS
Longtime Ennis football coach Sam Harrell said Wednesday that he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis four years ago but is just now telling anyone of his condition.

Iowa high school football coach gunned down by former player
PARKERSBURG, Iowa – An Iowa high school coach who helped launch several professional football careers was gunned down in front of students Wednesday by a former player who was to have been taken to a psychiatric ward days earlier, authorities said.

06/18/2009

Trainers' group offers heat-safety guidelines for high school football practices

In the Dallas Independent School District, players take mandatory water breaks every 20 minutes.
DMN File Photo
In the Dallas Independent School District, players take mandatory water breaks every 20 minutes.

Bucking a revered tradition in Texas football, a Dallas-based trainers' group says high school coaches need to cut back on two-a-days.
Warm weather hazards
Link: National Athletic Trainers' Association
Blog: High Schools

06/14/2009

McKinney quarterback orally commits to LSU
McKinney senior-to-be quarterback Zach Lee said Sunday night that he has orally committed to LSU, choosing the Tigers over Alabama, Mississippi, Vanderbilt and Arizona.

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