West Mesquite High School
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West Mesquite High School is a secondary school in Mesquite, Texas
, United States
. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Mesquite Independent School District
.
The school serves the western portion of Mesquite and most of the MISD portion of Balch Springs. The school mascot is the Wrangler. The school is located near the Mesquite Championship Rodeo
arena (now named the Resistol Arena), and was actually built on land once owned by the Rodeo. There was once a pond that horses drank from. If it were there today, it would cover the water fountain, and much of the north end of the football stadium.
Memorial Stadium
is on campus along with The Mesquite Tower
which broadcasts the school district's own radio station, KEOM.
Middle schools that feed into WMHS include:
1995: WMHS wins their first district championship in high school football. The Wranglers finished the regular season a perfect 10-0, 5-0.
Bi-District: Lost to Tyler Chapel Hill 35-15. They were leading the game until starting QB Shawn Mead went down with a shoulder injury in the first half to never return.
QB Shawn Mead and RBs Ron Manning and Maurice Gordon were 1st team all district. DB Thomas Zaragoza was also 1st team all district along with offensive lineman Michael Gonzalez and Bredain Farmer.
Ron Manning ended his career as the all time leading rusher in WM history with 3,700 yds.
1996: WM finished in a three way tie for first place in district 12-4A with Greenville and Terrell. 10-2, 4-1.
Bi-District: WM 40, WT White 0.
Area: Grapevine 42, WM 13.
From 1994-1996 the WM Wranglers compiled a 28-5 record under Head Coach Gary Johnson.
2006: The Wranglers were 8-2, 6-1 and placed second in district 10-4A. WM ended the regular season ranked #7 in the area.
Bi-District: Frisco 22, West Mesquite 19 (3 OTs)
2007: First year with Mike Overton as head coach. The Wranglers ended the regular season 7-3, 5-2. They finished second in the very tough district 10-4A.
BiDistrict: West Mesquite 35, Lake Dallas 28
Area: West Mesquite 47, Whitehouse 29.
State Quarter-Finals: West Mesquite 41, Red Oak 28.
State Semi-Finals: Highland Park(49) beat West (6). The Wranglers ended their season with a record of 10-4.
2008: West ended the year with a 6-5, 5-1 record and qualified for post season play. Bi District: Waxahachie beat West in the first round of the playoffs.
2010: West ended the regular season 8-2, 6-2 district, losing to Lancaster and Forney in district 15-4A. West ended the season with an average score of over 40 points per game, the lowest overall 21-42 loss against Lancaster, and the highest being 63-56 win against Waxahachie.
BiDistrict: West Mesquite 48, Pflugerville Hendrickson 39. West advanced past the first round for the first time since 2007.
Area: West Mesquite 55, Sherman 34. West made a second half comeback, not allowing Sherman a offensive score and no score at all in the 4th quarter.
Regional Semi-Finals: West Mesquite 30, Wylie 38. West scored with less than a minute left in the game, bridging a gap in the score. West tried an onside kick, but Wylie got the ball. West finished the season 10-3.
Bi-District: West Mesquite over Dallas: Jefferson 1-0
Area: West Mesquite over Coppell 4-3
Regional: West Mesquite over Texarkana: Liberty-Eylau 5-4
State Quarterfinal: West Mesquite over Dallas: White 4-1
State Semi-Final: West Mesquite over West Orange-Stark 8-7
State Final: Robstown over West Mesquite 7-6
1996: West Mesquite had 5 players selected with 1st Team All-District honors. Pitchers Michael Samford and Ricky Riggs, Infielders James Scarber and Nathan Reynolds, and Outfielder Ralph Tucker. Shawn Mead was named the district's Defensive Player of the Year. This was also the end of an era for Head Coach Tommy Sigler. He left WM to go across town where his wife was teaching at North Mesquite. Coach Sigler was well respected for his knowledge of the game.
Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite is a city located within the Dallas/Ft.Worth area of Texas. As of the 2010 US Census, the population was 139,824.-History:The city was founded May 22, 1873, by a Texas & Pacific Railway engineer who purchased land along the Texas & Pacific line outside of Dallas...
, United States
United States
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. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Mesquite Independent School District
Mesquite Independent School District
The Mesquite Independent School District is a school district in Mesquite, Texas which follows the standard definition of an independent school district.The district is rather large, containing in excess of 35,000...
.
The school serves the western portion of Mesquite and most of the MISD portion of Balch Springs. The school mascot is the Wrangler. The school is located near the Mesquite Championship Rodeo
Mesquite Championship Rodeo
The Mesquite Championship Rodeo is a rodeo located in Mesquite, Texas that operates during rodeo season .Founded in 1958 by Neal Gay as a permanent rodeo , the rodeo struggled in the early years, but grew as the city of Mesquite grew...
arena (now named the Resistol Arena), and was actually built on land once owned by the Rodeo. There was once a pond that horses drank from. If it were there today, it would cover the water fountain, and much of the north end of the football stadium.
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Mesquite, Texas)
Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Mesquite, Texas. It was built in 1977 and is located on the campus of West Mesquite High School, next to Mesquite Tower. The field is primarily used for football, and all five High Schools in Mesquite share use of the field....
is on campus along with The Mesquite Tower
Mesquite Tower
Mesquite Tower is a free-standing lattice tower located in Mesquite, Texas, USA that is approximately tall. It is from unconventional design and was built in 1990. It stands between West Mesquite High School and Memorial Stadium...
which broadcasts the school district's own radio station, KEOM.
Standard dress
Students at West Mesquite must dress according to Mesquite Independent School District regulations.Feeder patterns
Elementary schools that feed into WMHS include:- Floyd
- Galloway
- Gentry
- Gray
- Hodges
- Mackey
- Seabourn
- McWhorter
Middle schools that feed into WMHS include:
- McDonald
- A.C. New
- Wilkinson
Football
1994: WMHS finished 8-2 but missed the playoffs.1995: WMHS wins their first district championship in high school football. The Wranglers finished the regular season a perfect 10-0, 5-0.
Bi-District: Lost to Tyler Chapel Hill 35-15. They were leading the game until starting QB Shawn Mead went down with a shoulder injury in the first half to never return.
QB Shawn Mead and RBs Ron Manning and Maurice Gordon were 1st team all district. DB Thomas Zaragoza was also 1st team all district along with offensive lineman Michael Gonzalez and Bredain Farmer.
Ron Manning ended his career as the all time leading rusher in WM history with 3,700 yds.
1996: WM finished in a three way tie for first place in district 12-4A with Greenville and Terrell. 10-2, 4-1.
Bi-District: WM 40, WT White 0.
Area: Grapevine 42, WM 13.
From 1994-1996 the WM Wranglers compiled a 28-5 record under Head Coach Gary Johnson.
2006: The Wranglers were 8-2, 6-1 and placed second in district 10-4A. WM ended the regular season ranked #7 in the area.
Bi-District: Frisco 22, West Mesquite 19 (3 OTs)
2007: First year with Mike Overton as head coach. The Wranglers ended the regular season 7-3, 5-2. They finished second in the very tough district 10-4A.
BiDistrict: West Mesquite 35, Lake Dallas 28
Area: West Mesquite 47, Whitehouse 29.
State Quarter-Finals: West Mesquite 41, Red Oak 28.
State Semi-Finals: Highland Park(49) beat West (6). The Wranglers ended their season with a record of 10-4.
2008: West ended the year with a 6-5, 5-1 record and qualified for post season play. Bi District: Waxahachie beat West in the first round of the playoffs.
2010: West ended the regular season 8-2, 6-2 district, losing to Lancaster and Forney in district 15-4A. West ended the season with an average score of over 40 points per game, the lowest overall 21-42 loss against Lancaster, and the highest being 63-56 win against Waxahachie.
BiDistrict: West Mesquite 48, Pflugerville Hendrickson 39. West advanced past the first round for the first time since 2007.
Area: West Mesquite 55, Sherman 34. West made a second half comeback, not allowing Sherman a offensive score and no score at all in the 4th quarter.
Regional Semi-Finals: West Mesquite 30, Wylie 38. West scored with less than a minute left in the game, bridging a gap in the score. West tried an onside kick, but Wylie got the ball. West finished the season 10-3.
Baseball
1992: West Mesquite was UIL State Runner-Up to Robstown in a game for the ages.Bi-District: West Mesquite over Dallas: Jefferson 1-0
Area: West Mesquite over Coppell 4-3
Regional: West Mesquite over Texarkana: Liberty-Eylau 5-4
State Quarterfinal: West Mesquite over Dallas: White 4-1
State Semi-Final: West Mesquite over West Orange-Stark 8-7
State Final: Robstown over West Mesquite 7-6
1996: West Mesquite had 5 players selected with 1st Team All-District honors. Pitchers Michael Samford and Ricky Riggs, Infielders James Scarber and Nathan Reynolds, and Outfielder Ralph Tucker. Shawn Mead was named the district's Defensive Player of the Year. This was also the end of an era for Head Coach Tommy Sigler. He left WM to go across town where his wife was teaching at North Mesquite. Coach Sigler was well respected for his knowledge of the game.