Slaying a giant in sports is a sure-fire confidence boost. The Carroll baseball team was brimming with confidence after completing its two-game sweep of No. 5-ranked Arlington Martin last week.

This time, it wasn’t the footsteps of teammate C.J. Brown that Colby Lowe heard close behind him in the one-mile race at the 5A state track meet.

Grapevine Faith baseball coach Steve Ford seemed to have all the components he needed in place.

Braydon Burnett is a very popular man this spring. As the May evaluation period continues to unfold for Division I college football programs, the Carroll senior defensive end already has received at least seven offers.

Behind the helmets and underneath the pads, several new faces have taken the football practice field this spring.

Just call them the "Day-2 Dragons."

Carroll coach Robert Ondrasek went over to one of the junior high schools earlier this week to talk to his aspiring runners about preparing for the 2008-2009 cross country and track and field season.

At one point looking set to lose the opening game of its playoff series against the No. 5-ranked team in the state and face an uphill climb playing at its opponent's field in Game 2, the Carroll baseball team experienced a monumental shift that began with one amazing inning.

If questions existed as to whether a young Carroll team with limited playoff experience could carry the success they’ve enjoyed this spring into the playoffs, it’s a moot point now.

Carroll freshman Megan Horter took the varsity tennis scene by storm, plowing through all girls singles players that stood in her way this spring.