Waxahachie senior Josh Harris was pushed all season long by teammate and classmate Jaylen Burke to get better in the triple jump — and vice versa — as both battled through the spring and into the championship meet season.
GRAND SALINE — Following a pair of close pitchers’ battles, the Red Oak Lady Hawks got a walk-off no-hit victory to stay alive and finally prevailed in Game 3, taking an 8-7 victory over Class 5A No. 9-ranked Sulphur Springs on Monday to close out a Class 5A Region II area-round playoff series at Grand Saline High School.
DALLAS — The Life Waxahachie baseball team made quick work of North Dallas on Friday as the Mustangs swept a Friday doubleheader, 13-3 and 11-1, at Pleasant Grove Field in the bi-district round of the Class 4A Region II playoffs.
CHICKASHA, Okla. — SAGU softball ended their Sooner Athletic Conference tournament run on Saturday after splitting the second day 1-1.
With Ennis track and field star Heath Vernor (a junior) making his second trip in-a-row to the UIL State Track & Field Championships in Austin, it is interesting to reflect how the entire family has linked themselves to events in this great sport. The big event kicks off on Thursday and runs through Saturday at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus.
CHICKASHA, Okla. — SAGU fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 3-1 loss to Wayland Baptist on Friday in the opening round of the Sooner Athletic Conference baseball tournament.
Tom Brady to join Fox Sports when playing career ends NEW YORK – Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as its lead football analyst once his playing career ends, the network said Tuesday. When that actually happens is unclear, because Brady recently changed his mind about retiring and said he plans to continue playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his 23rd NFL season.
On April 18, the Life High School Waxahachie boys’ golf team made school history by placing third overall at the Class 4A Region II Tournament and advancing to the state tournament. The Mustangs shot a two-day total score of 656 at The Van Zandt Country Club.
Alcaraz overpowers Nadal at Madrid Open MADRID – In a clash of generations, Spanish teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz overcame an injury to defeat his idol Rafael Nadal 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 in the Madrid Open quarterfinals on Friday. The 19-year-old Alcaraz recovered from a bad ankle twist early in the second set to earn his first victory against the 21-time Grand Slam champion, marking what could be the beginning of a change of guard in Spanish tennis.
The Waxahachie Daily Light and Midlothian Mirror are proud to announce the nominees for the 2021-2022 Basketball Players of the Year for the Ellis County High School Sports Awards, presented by Methodist Midlothian Medical Center.