Sports

Ennis was not able to overcome a slow start as visiting Joshua built a large lead and went on to post a 56-39 triumph over the Lady Lions. Falling to 0-5 in January, the Maroon 5 slid into last place, a half-game behind Waco University.

Note:Tuesday’s 81-60 Kansas blowout of Kansas State in Lawrence, Ks ended in a brawl that is sending reverberations across athletic campuses nationwide. Radio personality Terry Waldrop, a colleague of both Ennis hoops HC Roynal Bridgeforth and Ennis News journalist Mark Warde, was asked to comment on the fiasco. Video footage is available on the internet.

While high school baseball, softball and tennis teams are gearing up for the start of their spring seasons, Ennis and area track and field teams have high hopes for a successful season.

Kiara Glenn, a standout during her varsity basketball career at Ennis, has done likewise at nearby Southwestern Assemblies of God University. She has started in almost every game for Head Coach Tiffany Phillips, including 15-of-16 this year.

Encouraging children to play sports can be good for their minds and bodies. However, players risk injury anytime they engage in sports play, and the eyes are among athletes’ most vulnerable body parts.

In less than two weeks, high school teams across the state will find out in which district their athletic teams will be competing for the next two years.

They’re cute, noisy, ferocious and colorful, and we’re not talking about children at the playground. The ever-popular world of mascots is the rage every time a new team is formed or an organization needs an identity.

Ferris cheerleaders Emily Garcia, Aaliyah Holifield, DeLeah Northern, Victoria Coronado.

Yellow Jacket cheer team members Helen Robertson, Payton Sindelir, Emily Garcia, Aaliyah Holifield, Victoria Coronado.

On the heels of a dreadful home loss to Red Oak, 74-44, in which the Ennis was tied at the half, 28-28, and a follow-up 73-49 road defeat at Waco University, the Lions returned home with a huge bounce back win.