North Dallas senior Denise Rayas is one of three seniors on the Lady Bulldogs softball team. She contributed in many ways off the bench on the softball team. She also played in the North Dallas marching band last fall. Denise always had a smile for the camera. North Dallas has three seniors on the
Senior Yomara Gutierrez As a freshman, Yomara Gutierrez replaced an injured player at second base and remained in the North Dallas starting lineup the rest of the 2017 season. As a sophomore, she split time with softball and soccer, but came back to softball for her junior year. “After that, I decided that softball
North Dallas senior Tina Nguyen Tina Nguyen was one of three seniors on the North Dallas softball team. Her hopes of winning a district title were wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic. But Tina, a starting pitcher, accomplished something bigger, earning a spot on the First Team Academic All-State Team from the Texas High School Coaches
Coach Chris Barnhill talks to the team after the game. [Editor’s note: With the sports teams on hold, we’re re-running some past stories, with minor changes. This one is from March 2020.] After their 13-1 victory over Wilmer-Hutchins, North Dallas Coach Chris Barnhill told the girls that he wanted to ask something that he’s always thought
Sophia Hernandez, shown batting against Pinkston, went 3-for-4 and stole five bases against Carter. [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.] Aileen Arias hit a double in the seventh to drive in two runs and push North Dallas ahead in
Senior Tina Nguyen also plays first base when she’s not pitching. Sophomore Julianna Serrano also plays first base when she’s not pitching. Junior Patrice Leavy delivers a pitch against Carter. North Dallas softball Coach Chris Barnhill was very confident about this season. “I think it’s going to be us at the top,” he said on March
The Lady Bulldogs have fun as they raised their District 12-4A record to 2-0. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NRTH 1 4 2 0 3 0 8 X X 18 14 8 CRT 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 X X 9 10 2 North Dallas
Coach Chris Barnhill talks to the team after the game. After their 13-1 victory over Wilmer-Hutchins, North Dallas Coach Chris Barnhill told the girls that he wanted to ask something that he’s always thought about. Then he asked the question: “Who hit home runs tonight?” And three hands by Julianna Serrano, Patrice Leavy and Sophia
North Dallas’ Lady Bulldogs are heading to the Midlothian-Waxahachie Softball tournament this weekend. Tournament games are 2 hours or 7 innings, whichever comes first. No new inning will start with less than 5 minutes left in an effort to keep the schedule on time. The Thursday and Friday games are at Waxahachie HS, and Saturday’s
Patrice Leavy delivers a pitch against Carter. On the third day of the Dallas ISD tournament, North Dallas bounced back into the “Win” column with a 12-2 win over West Mesquite and a 13-3 win over Carter on Saturday at Forester Field. In the win over district rival Carter, the Lady Bulldogs scored eight
