Author Archives: Lynette

National Signing Day at Vandegrift

Eleven athletes signed at Vandegrift on Wednesday morning: Dru Dawson (football, UAB), Trey Mongauzy (football, Drake), Ty Mongauzy (football, Drake), Thomas Fletcher (soccer UT Dallas), Danielle Lelinski (swimming, NYU), Patrick Baca (baseball, Sewanee), Patrick O’Connor (baseball, Case Western Reserve), Ryan Arnold (football, Trinity), Jax McCauley (football, West Virginia), Harry Witt (football, Rice) and Travis Rider (golf, Lubbock Christian).
ZACH SMITH
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Bartender’s 9-1-1 call leads to armed bank robber arrest in Steiner

Adam Duntley, bartender at Frog & the Bull in Steiner Ranch, made a phone call to police which led to the arrest of an armed robbery suspect who pulled out a gun at the Chase Bank hours earlier. LYNETTE HAALAND

By LYNETTE HAALANAD, Four Points News

Bartender Adam Duntley called police to report a customer who looked out of place at Frog & the Bull in Steiner Ranch on Jan. 16. Little did he know the customer — who was wearing a bathrobe and sweatpants and had dried blood around his chin — pulled out a gun and demanded money nearly seven hours earlier at Chase Bank a few blocks away.   

Duntley recalled what happened in a span of less than 10 minutes last Thursday night that led to the arrest of Richard Graham, 49, of Austin.

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VHS cheer wins bronze at UIL Spirit State Championship

By STEPHANIE KRUCZEK, Contributor

In its second year competing as a co-ed squad, Vandegrift’s competition cheer team, under the direction of head coach Brianna Roughton and coach Rachel Hoyle, won the bronze medal at the 2020 UIL Spirit State Championship held Jan. 16 in Fort Worth. The team placed first in the Crowd Leading category, second in Fight Song and fifth in Band Dance.

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