EVERMAN — The Heritage Jaguars girls’ basketball team bounced back from a close loss to Kennedale to roll to an easy 50-25 victory over Everman on Friday night in non-district basketball play. Just around the corner is the team’s first-ever game against crosstown rival Midlothian High.
ENNIS — The Midlothian Panthers made their season boys’ basketball debut a highly-successful one on Friday night as they blew past the Ennis Lions, 74-35, in non-district action. Balance was the watchword for the Panthers as they used a team scoring effort.
WACO — The Ovilla Christian School Lady Eagles are back atop the summit of TAPPS Class 2A volleyball after a one-year absence. The Lady Eagles had to work for it, but claimed the state title trophy with a 25-15, 28-26, 25-23 sweep of Pflugerville Concordia on Thursday afternoon for their fourth state championship in five seasons.
After a season that saw the successful debut of a new race car, a record-tying number of winners, fresh faces in Victory Lane, two ‘firsttimers’ reaching the Championship 4 and a wallride- for-the-ages, it’s easy to become hyperbolic when discussing the recently completed 2022 season. So, let’s do just that with this question … did we just witness the most competitive and noteworthy season in NASCAR Cup Series history ? The re-written record books suggest an answer… 19 Different Winners: The 2022 season tied the NASCAR Cup Series record of the most different winners in a single season (19) all-time; joining 1956, 1958, 1961 and 2001.
ASCAR will kick off its 75th anniversary celebrations at the start of the new year with a vibrant display in the 2023 Rose Parade presented by Honda, highlighting the thrills of racing in full bloom. The parade, part of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses which also features the famed college football Rose Bowl Game, will be held Monday, Jan.
Nine Midlothian ISD athletes were among 20 total from Ellis County who signed with colleges last Wednesday, the first day of the early national signing period for sports other than football. The state-ranked Midlothian High volleyball team netted three signings on Wednesday: Kenna Buchanan, who will play for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; Jenna McMichael, who will play for Dallas Baptist; and Lauren Safrit, who will play for Oklahoma Baptist.
In a game of contrasting offensive styles, the Midlothian Panthers’ triple-option ground attack won the race again on Friday night. The still-unbeaten Panthers amassed 386 rushing yards — led by the tandem of running back De’ago Benson and quarterback Chad Ragle — and erupted for 31 second- quarter points to leave Justin Northwest behind at MISD Multipurpose Stadium, 51-34, in the bi-district round of the Class 5A Division I playoffs.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is celebrating 50 years of hunter education in Texas and officially recognized Austin Zurek of Midlothian as the 1.5 millionth student during Thursday’s Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) Commission meeting.
After six decades of hunting deer, I’ve come to enjoy spending time in the outdoors with friends at deer camp almost as much as actually harvesting the deer. But, don’t get me wrong, sun glistening off big antlers still gets my pulse racing. This past week, I not only enjoyed some great time with wonderful old friends but made some new ones as well. I was there in the blind with one of my best friends when he took the buck of his life and later invited to hunt with another great friend close to home where I put a big buck on the ground and meat in the freezer. Let me tell you all about it!
Class 6A Division I Region II Bi-district round • Wylie 21, Mesquite Horn 11 • Duncanville 74, Bryan 13 • The Woodlands 73, Aldine Nimitz 13 • Klein Cain 31, Cypress Ranch 24 • Rockwall 50, Sachse 24 • Waxahachie 30, Temple 21 • Spring Westfield 62, Conroe 7 • Klein Collins 48, Cypress Bridgeland 14 Area round • Wylie vs. Duncanville, 7:30 p.m.