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in In a race that had more twists and turns than a Victorian melodrama, Erik Jones put the vaunted No. 43 Chevrolet back in Victory Lane for the first time since 2014.

The Midlothian Lady Panthers fell shy of taking home another championship on Saturday, but salvaged a runner-up finish — after packing MHS Arena last Tuesday for their historic first meeting against crosstown rival Heritage High. Last Tuesday’s match against shorthanded Heritage was all MHS as the Class 5A No.

DENTON — The Midlothian High School girls’ cross country team won the team championship last Thursday in the Ryan Gingerbread Jamboree at Camp Copass. The Lady Panthers totaled 57 points as a team, ahead of White Settlement Brewer and Frisco Lone Star, which tied for second place.

LEANDER — The Heritage High School volleyball team didn’t get the results they wanted in the win column at the Volleypalooza tournament over the weekend, but played against some solid competition that will make the team better once the squad is back at full strength.

Friday night’s bizarre, attrition-filled, rain-delayed NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway produced an appropriately unexpected outcome when Jeremy Clements took the checkered flag under caution at the end of the third attempt at overtime.

With a huge assist from Richard Childress Racing teammate Tyler Reddick after a rain delay of more than three hours, Austin Dillon forced his way into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff and broke Martin Truex Jr.’s heart.

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