OKLAHOMA CITY — Gritty, unseeded Texas fought off elimination twice in one day to earn a shot at a national championship. Courtney Day hit a threerun homer for the second straight game — this one sparking a rally from a five-run deficit — and Texas stunned No.
The Texas Girls Coaches Association has announced its all-star honors in a number of sports, and four Ellis County athletes are among those named to participate in All-Star activities July 12-13 in Arlington.
AUSTIN — Mansfield Lake Ridge had to overcome a power outage, an hour delay and a nationally ranked opponent if it wanted to win a historic state championship Saturday night. It was three outs from accomplishing that.
The Waxahachie Daily Light and Midlothian Mirror are proud to announce the nominees for the 2021- 2022 Track Athletes of the Year for the Ellis County High School Sports Awards. The Athletes of the Year will be announced in a special section in both the Daily Light and Mirror to be published June 29 and 30 respectively.
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, poses for photos. JAMES GILBERT/GETTY IMAGES Josh Berry, driver of the #8 Harrison’s USA Chevrolet, celebrates with the checkered flag.
When Josh Berry crossed the finish line at Charlotte Motor Speedway—giving JR Motorsports its first NASCAR Xfinity Series win at its home track—second-place Ty Gibbs was just reaching the 200-footlong Speedway TV screen television on the backstretch.
Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway started with Denny Hamlin out front and ended with Denny Hamlin out front. What happened in-between defied belief.
Andrew Payne, 61, passed away May 25, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. Lie in state will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 from 1pm until 7pm at Wiley Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday June 1, 2022 at 11am at Acton Baptist Church. Burial will be held on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 1pm at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia, New Mexico.
NEW YORK — As a knot of journalists stood across from a mortuary witnessing a funeral for a child killed in the Uvalde school massacre, some people passing by didn’t disguise their anger. “Y’all are the scum of the Earth,” said one woman, surveying the cameras.
Rienzi Johnston was the powerful editor of The Houston Post, one of the state’s most influential newspapers. Though mostly forgotten today, he was at one time one of the most widely read men in the state, and his words could make or break political careers.