NEW YORK — The matchups are set for baseball’s Home Run Derby. Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber will be the top seed next Monday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles thanks to his 28 home runs through Wednesday — most among the eight players in the field.
Chase Elliott is a former NASCAR Cup Series champion and currently the 2022 title leader. But finally scoring a dramatic victory Sunday afternoon at his home track – Atlanta Motor Speedway – in front of a vocal and adoring home crowd ranks right up there as far as he’s concerned.
Radio trouble prevented driver Austin Hill from being able to speak to his Richard Childress Racing crew during the Alsco Uniforms 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday afternoon at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but he sure understood the final hand signal.
A community meet-andgreet for Waxahachie head girls’ track and field coach June Villers has been set for Thursday evening, July 21, from 6 to 7 p.m. The event will take place at The Avenue Church at 1761 Highway 77 in Waxahachie.
Ennis Lions quarterback Jackson Gilkey has been named as “one of the top 10 quarterback recruits” in Texas high school football this 2022 season. This honor was announced in the month of May in Dave Campbell’s “Texas Football Magazine”. The popular publication placed Jackson Gilkey at the Number 9 position in the Class of 2023 QB prospects.
The Class of 2023 is shaping up as a bountiful one at Waxahachie High School for college football recruiters. The most recent verbal commitment came from four-star cornerback Calvin Simpson-Hunt, who announced he has committed to Ohio State.
No Ellis County team made the list, but Dave Campbell’s Texas Football last week released 2022 preseason high school football rankings that are chock-full of teams that local schools will be facing this fall.
ARLINGTON — Mitch Garver is a catcher who can hit, which is why the Texas Rangers acquired him. He doesn’t want to just hit, which is why he will have season-ending surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his throwing arm.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area is known as a place that produces high-quality baseball talent. Three of the last four MLB Drafts have had players with Dallas-area ties selected in the Top 10 (Kyler Murray, Bobby Witt Jr., Jordan Lawler).
FRISCO — The Dallas Cowboys sparked criticism on social media after announcing a marketing agreement with a gun-themed coffee company with blends that include “AK-47 Espresso,” “Silencer Smooth” and “Murdered Out.”