West Mesquite High School is a high school in

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, United States. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the

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. 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

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at the

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, and was built on land once owned by the Rodeo. Memorial Stadium, is on campus along with the

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which broadcasts the school district's own radio station,

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Athletics

West Mesquite High School currently participates as a UIL 5A (AAAAA) school in Football, Basketball, Tennis, Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, and Swimming.

Football

1992:The first winning season in WMHS history. 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 in their first ever play off game. 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.Regional Semi-Finals: West Mesquite 41, Red Oak 28. State Quarter-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. Regional Semi-Finals: West Mesquite 30, Wylie 38.

Baseball

1992: West Mesquite was UIL State Runner-Up to Robstown. 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

Notable alumni

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References

External links

West Mesquite High School
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