FORNEY — With Jared Thomas’ pitch count maxed out, the Waxahachie senior and retiring head coach Tracy Wood could only watch as the Rockwall Yellowjackets took the lead in the top of the eighth inning on Thursday night.
On Tuesday, Waxahachie ISD will say farewell to three longtime coaching stalwarts in the school district’s athletic program with more than a century of coaching experience among them. Head baseball coach Tracy Wood, head softball coach Steve Howell and head girls’ track coach Dana Scott will be honored at a retirement reception for all three at the Waxahachie High School Library from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Waxahachie ISD has announced its schedule of summer camps for 2022. Each camp is listed below with dates, times and locations. Registration forms, brochures and more information are available online at https://www.hachiesports.org/camps.
ROCKWALL — It was a strong sense of déjà vu for the Maypearl Panthers almost exactly one year after their last Game 1 meeting against the Gunter Tigers. The Panthers outhit the Tigers by a 5-3 count, but the Class 3A No.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has continued to speak with Olympic officials since the Beijing Winter Games and wants to visit Europe soon, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Friday.
AUSTIN — Waxahachie senior Josh Harris competed in the Class 6A boys’ triple jump on Saturday afternoon at the University Interscholastic League state track and field championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus.
ANNA — After being no-hit in Game 1 of their area-round series by Pattonville Prairiland on Friday night, the Maypearl Panthers came roaring back on Saturday at Anna High School, sweeping the final two games to advance to the Class 3A Region II baseball quarterfinals.
AUSTIN — The 3-day University Interscholastic League State Track and Field Meet (May 12-14) in Austin proved to be quite a successful event, especially for a good group of Ellis County athletes competing from the following schools: Life School of Waxahachie, Midlothian Heritage, Midlothian High, Ennis, Waxahachie, Avalon, and Milford. In fact, Friday, the 13th showed to be very lucky for three competitors on Day 2 of the track and field spectacular event.
The NCCAA is pleased to recognize Robert Herrera of Southwestern Assemblies of God University as the 2022 Wheeler Award recipient for Men's Outdoor Track and Field. Herrera, a native of Lyford, Texas, is a competitive distance runner for the Lions.
Coree Constable, a fifth-grader, has been a cowgirl her entire life. She has been raised all of her 11 years on a 14-acre ranch called “Constable Quarter Horses” in Chatfield, Texas.