Changes in Fall Sports due to Covid-19
Hudson Cross, sports editor
August 27, 2020
Sports are finally nearing their start at McKinney Christian Academy despite the Covid-19 virus and the uncertain year it has caused. This has come with much new information regarding fall sports. The district will continue discussing major limitations, but so far ones include: limited number of fans...
“The Last Dance” Documentary
Hudson Cross, staff writer
April 30, 2020
“The Last Dance” is a new ESPN documentary mini-series that focuses on the final championship season that the historic 90s Chicago Bulls had. An entertainment crew followed the ‘97-’98 Bulls team for the entire season and never before seen footage of the team was featured in the documentary. Ma...
NBA 2K20 Players Tournament
Hudson Cross, sports writer
April 15, 2020
With the COVID-19 virus forcing the NBA to suspend its season for the foreseeable future, the league came up with a way to entertain NBA viewers in a very unique way. Sixteen different NBA players including Trae Young and Kevin Durant will participate in a tournament playing their opponents live on ESPN....
Guatemala Mission Trip 2020
Hudson Cross, staff writer
March 31, 2020
A large group of MCA Upper School students decided to take the long journey to El Zapote, Guatemala for missions week from February 29th to March 6th. The trip was led by the Gray’s, the Chinner’s, Pastor Trey, and the Boyd’s as chaperones. Two of the days were spent as culture days, which consiste...
Basketball Area Championship
Hudson Cross, staff writer
February 19, 2020
On Tuesday, February 18th the McKinney Christian boys basketball team competed in their first ever home playoff game hosting the St. Michael's Crusaders of Austin. St. Michaels got off to a fast start in the first quarter and were able to maintain a 14 point, 35-21 lead at halftime. The Mustangs ...
Lady Mustang District Championship
Hudson Cross, staff writer
February 13, 2020
On Tuesday, February 11th the Lady Mustang basketball team traveled to Dallas Lutheran to face off against Prince of Peace in the neutral site district championship. The two teams split the regular-season series 1-1 each winning close, two-point games. The game started slow, with POPCS holding the ba...
Prep State Wrestling
Hudson Cross, staff writer
February 5, 2020
The McKinney Christian wrestlers competed at the Prep State tournament in Houston on Saturday, February 1. Junior Nate Gwynn and Sophomore Denzel Poulter were both able to qualify for nationals after placing top three in their weight classes. When second place finisher Nate Gwynn was asked about how...
Girls Basketball Tournament
Hudson Cross, staff writer
January 16, 2020
The Middle School Lady Mustangs basketball team travelled to Trenton Middle School to compete in the Division 1 tournament on Saturday, January 11th. The Lady Mustangs battled hard and fell short in both games losing to Wolfe City 23-19 and Trenton 24-19. Eighth grader Ava Thompson was the leading sc...
Football’s Last Game
Hudson Cross, staff writer
November 20, 2019
The Mustang football team headed to Tyler to face off against Bishop Gorman in their last game of the season last Friday, November 8th. The team ended strong with a 56-0 win and boosted their record to 5-5. In the seniors' last football game, Blake Rogers, Ashten Hawthorne, Ford Dossey and Aaron Phillips...
Middle School Football Stays Undefeated
Hudson Cross, staff writer
October 23, 2019
The MCA Middle School football team currently has a perfect 7-0 record going into their last and most important game of the season. October 17, 2019 the Mustangs were able to get another thrilling victory over Episcopal of Dallas 34-0. This week, the Mustangs have a bye week and they are using it to d...
MCA Football Makes History Again
Hudson Cross, staff writer
September 30, 2019
On Saturday September 21st, the Mustangs drove out to Colleyville to take on Covenant Christian on what would turn out to be a historic morning. The Mustangs advanced to 4-0 for the first time ever in a comeback win. Senior Ford Dossey received Honorable Mention from the Dallas Morning News Offensive...
Homecoming Game vs Temple Christian
Hudson Cross, staff writer
September 19, 2019
Friday September 13th, the Mustangs defeated Temple Christian 54-12 on Homecoming night. This win last Friday bumped the team's record to 3-0, remaining one of only 11 teams undefeated in TAPPS in the DFW area. The Mustangs are also leading TAPPS schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth area averaging 49 poi...
