The Dallas Morning News recently announced their All-Sports Awards, and for the second year in a row, the Lake Highlands Wildcats took top honors for District 9-5A.

With 93.5 points, the ‘Cats finished in first place, eight points higher than Carrollton Creekview who finished with 85.5.

The Skyline Raiders finished in third place with 73 points.

As usual, Southlake Carroll (5A) and Highland Park (4A) were given top overall honors, with 132.5 and 147.5 total points respectively.

Out of the 63 high schools represented in the All-Sports Awards, LHHS finished in a respectable 10th place.

"For the second year in a row, as an athletic program, we have a lot of dedicated coaches and student-athletes who worked to make this accomplishment possible," said Scott Smith, LHHS Athletic Director and Head Football Coach.

"To finish in first place in District 9-5A and Top 10 in the area says a lot about where we are as a program. It’s really a tribute to the coaches and athletes."

Out of the 18 sports used to calculate the point totals, Lake Highlands won eight district championships for the 2009 -’10 school year.

With a total of 9 points each, volleyball and wrestling contributed the most points to the All-Sports Awards standings.

Wrestling won the district title and qualified four wrestlers to the state tournament with Isaac Grider bringing home the gold. Volleyball swept the district (13-0) and reached the regional semi-finals in the state playoffs.

Boys soccer contributed eight points to the tally by winning district and then advancing to the regional quarter-finals in the state playoffs.

Bob Williams and the Wildcat tennis team added seven points with their district championship and eight regional qualifiers.

Football, Boys Cross Country, Boys Track and Boys Golf all contributed six points each.

Along with the eight district championships, with Gymnastics included (not a UIL sport so results not calculated in All-Sports Awards), Wildcat sports teams added three state championship titles (team and individual) to their trophy cases this year.

Congratulations to ALL the Wildcat sports teams on a great year!

GO 'CATS!