Sports

Area teams battling for their post-season lives

Three months of girls softball in Texas has ended for most teams, with only the Top 4 teams in each district qualifying for the state playoffs in each of the six classifications. Each matchup is either a best-of-three series or a single-game knockout, sometimes decided by a coin-toss between coaches. Winners advance to the next round, losers get a jump on summer.

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Area Teams Update

Ennis 19-14, 9-4 (2nd) HC Tina Richards Vs. Bosqueville (14-8), Best-of-Three Sat at Italy 8pm, Mon at *MCC 5pm, Mon at MCC if necessary *McClennen Community College, Waco HC Casey Waterman-Anderson Vs. McKinney North (10-10), Best-of-Three Thu 7pm at McK, Fri 1pm at Enn, Sat 12pm at Forney Results: Ennis won Gm 1, 10-7. Series: Ennis leads, 1-0

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Top Pitchers

Entering the Playoffs No. Starters (W-L Record), Gr. ERA 9 Ella Hudson (25-2), Jr., Italy 1.50

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Nat’l Day of Prayer, May 4

Ennis Ministerial Alliance members have announced the National Day of Prayer will be recognized on Thursday, May 4 at 6:30 p.m.

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NALC sets May 13 for canned food drive

Ennis will participate in the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) 31st annual national food drive on Saturday, May 13. Non-perishable foods will be collected at mail boxes at area residences when picking up and delivering the mail that day.

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Watson, Spence vie for Commish seat

Shirlely Watson

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Softball Picks

Ennis in three Canton in two Palmer in two Italy in two

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Palmer, Scurry Rosser fight for first

Wildcats win Tuesday, 3-2, host finale on Apr. 22

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Lady Lions come up short in swan song

Rallying to take an 8-5 lead after five inning, Ennis pitching and defense yielded the game’s final six runs in an 11-8 setback to Red Oak on Tuesday. A win would have clinched second place for the Lady Lions. The highlights of Senior Night were longballs, one by senior catcher Emma Rios (5), her 3rd of the year, and the other, a grand slam in the fifth by Mia Monreal. The team now waits to learn who they will play in the Bi-District playoffs. It is their third consecutive season to make the playoffs.