WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has determined that WNBA star Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia, meaning the United States will more aggressively work to secure her release even as the legal case against her plays out, two U.S. officials said Tuesday.
MIAMI – There’s nobody on the Miami Heat roster that knows Philadelphia guard James Harden better than P.J. Tucker.
COMMERCE — SEC-bound senior jumper Leah Anderson, freshman Evanna Jacobsen and sophomore Stetson Sarratt will carry the Heritage High School track and field banner into next week’s University Interscholastic League state track and field championships.
A former understudy of legendary Waxahachie head volleyball coach Sandy Faussett-Stoops is coming back home to her alma mater. Erika Weber, who has coached with distinction at nearby Midlothian Heritage the last three seasons, was announced this week as a new assistant volleyball coach at WHS.
The Midlothian Panthers ended regular-season play with a pair of losses to the Joshua Owls, but now the Panthers can turn their attention to the playoffs. The Panthers suffered a 6-1 loss to the Owls on the road last Tuesday and closed out the District 14-5A schedule with a 3-2 loss at Ronnie Clanton Field on Friday night.
The Heritage Jaguars came up just short of winning a third state girls’ soccer title in five seasons, but there were still plenty of postseason honors to be had for the members of the team. The Jaguars enjoyed three all-state selections and were also handed numerous awards by the coaches of District 8-4A at the end of the season.
The Midlothian Lady Panthers had a tough draw in the Class 5A Region II softball playoff bracket, and Class 5A No. 14-ranked Forney lived up to its billing as the Lady Jackrabbits ended MHS’ season on Friday night, 20-1 in five innings, to sweep their bi-district series on the Lady Panthers’ home field.
The 10-4A champion Heritage Jaguars dropped a meaningless district finale at Kennedale on Tuesday night, then warmed up for the playoffs on their home diamond with a 5-1 victory over Class 3A Tolar on Friday night.
CARROLLTON — The Heritage Jaguars took a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the fifth inning on Friday evening, and it was looking like a deciding Game 3 was in the future in their Class 4A Region II bi-district playoff series against Aubrey.
SAN ANTONIO — Heritage High School senior Jaelee Young competed last Tuesday for the second year in a row in the University Interscholastic League Class 4A state tennis tournament at the Annemarie Tennis Center.