North Dallas senior Marco Garcia was among a group of athletes from the Texas Rangers Youth Academy at Mercy Street Sports Complex to take the field on Sunday at Globe Life Field to celebrate a different kind of Signing Day. Marco and 13 other baseball and softball players from the Academy symbolically signed their national letters
Senior catcher Marco Garcia directs the defense from behind the plate during a game against Carrollton Creekview. Marco Garcia and family celebrate his decision to attend McMurry University in the fall. Despite a shorten North Dalllas season due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 senior Marco Garcia will be taking his baseball talents to McMurry
The 2020 Bulldogs baseball team. (Front, from left) Julian Davila, Joseph Mendoza, Gus Livas, Angel Rodriguez, Logan Moreno, Richard Gonzales, and Osvaldo Cabrera. (back row, from left) Bryan Martinez, Jose Garcia, Marco Garcia, Xavien Shay, Julian Canales, Robert Zapata, Tony Casarez, and Deion Medellin. If the school athetic programs had not shut down, the
The Bulldogs celebrate their district championship. (Credit: North Dallas High School Facebook page) [Editor’s note: With the sports teams on hold, we’re re-running some past stories, with minor changes. This one is from April 2019.] After a lengthy rain delay on April 23, North Dallas Principal Katherine Eska went out on Johnny Oates Field in
The North Dallas players try to get a piece of the District 12-5A trophy. [Editor’s note: With the sports teams on hold, we’re re-running some past stories, with minor changes. This one is from April 2018.] The North Dallas Bulldogs are District 12-5A champions after defeating the Adamson Leopards 9-1 Tuesday night at Reverchon Park. Sophomore
In his first year at North Dallas, Coach Steven De La Cerda watched the Bulldogs rally with three runs in the seventh inning, topped by Jason Medellin’s home run, to beat Hillcrest at Reverchon Park. Jason is in back row, third from left. North Dallas baseball Coach Steven De La Cerda remembers the game
Joseph Mendoza pitched the Bulldogs to victory against Greenhill. With only four starters returning from last season, North Dallas continues to gear up for another run at the District 12-4A title. Last week, the Bulldogs edged Greenhill in a 5-4 win at Greenhill. “Greenhill game was a good, solid game,” said North Dallas Coach Steven De
The Bulldogs’ Joseph Mendoza take a high throw at second base. But Joseph is still able to catch it and focus on the runner. Joseph somehow applies the tag. And the Creekview baserunner is out at second base. In their 6-1 win Saturday over Carrollton Creekview, the Bulldogs displayed several quick-thinking defensive gems on
In his first start of the season, Xavien Shay throws a three-hitter against Creekview. Xavien Shay pitches a complete game in the Bulldogs’ 6-1 win over Creekview on Saturday. North Dallas saved the best for last in the Creekview Invitational baseball tournament. Xavien Shay pitched a three-hitter and the Bulldogs came up with six runs
With only four returning starters from last season’s District 12-4A champion team, this season’s North Dallas baseball team will have “a lot of learning and growth,” said North Dallas head coach Steven De La Cerda. The four returning starters include Marco Garcia, shortstop/pitcher/utility; Deion Medellin, first base/pitcher; Xavien Shay, pitcher/center fielder; and Joseph Mendoza, infielder/pitcher. The Bulldogs are scheduled to
