ARLINGTON — The Class 5A No. 10-ranked Midlothian Lady Panthers suffered a stunning upset in last Tuesday evening’s opening round of the 5A Region I volleyball playoffs as they were defeated by the fourth-seeded Argyle Lady Eagles, 1725, 25-23, 25-19, 25-14, at Lamar High School.
For the Class 5A Division I No. 5-ranked Midlothian Panthers, it was time to break out the parachute pants and Duran Duran cassette tapes.
The Heritage High School girls’ basketball team made their first game as a member of Class 5A — and their debut in their new competition gym — a memorable one on Friday evening as they opened the 20222023 season with a 57-44 non-district victory over Arlington Bowie.
Coy Gibbs, the father of Ty Gibbs and vice chairman of Joe Gibbs Racing, has died. He was 49.
It was the perfect ending to a season Joey Logano started with a win. Dominating the action in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway, Logano started on the pole, won the first stage, led a race-high 187 laps, won the race and claimed his second series championship (2018, 2022).
One week after igniting a maelstrom of controversy with his brutish tactics at Martinsville Speedway, Ty Gibbs held off charging Noah Gragson to win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race and the series title that goes with it.
ROUND ROCK — Seven Ellis County runners competed on Friday and Saturday in the University Interscholastic League state cross country championships at Old Settlers Park. The highest placement among the contingent was by Life Waxahachie senior Charzell Williams, who crossed the finish line in 38th place in her third and final appearance in the Class 4A girls’ title race.
EVERMAN — With the District 5-5A (Division II) title on the line, the Heritage Jaguars made the play of the game on defense Thursday night. As the Everman Bulldogs went for the lead after scoring a touchdown with 1:32 remaining in the fourth quarter, running back Kayden Brooks was stuffed on the 2-point conversion try to give the Class 5A Division II No.
KILLEEN — For a while at Leo Buckley Stadium, things were very tight between Midlothian and Killeen Ellison, and it looked possible that an already-jumbled District 4-5A (Division I) picture could become even more complex. But Panther senior De’ago Benson and his teammates on the other side of the football took charge in the second half, and the Class 5A Division I No.
The Ellis County contingent will be larger than usual at the University Interscholastic League state cross country championships this weekend — and the quest for medals will be fierce. A total of seven individual runners will be heading to Round Rock’s Old Settlers Park this weekend for the annual championship event.