Sports

Former Ennis all-state offensive lineman Deven Collins has transferred to Lake Erie College, an NCAA Division II school 28 miles east of Cleveland in the town of Painesville (pop. 28,500).

Collin went down to Georgia; he was lookin’ for a ‘ship to steal

He was in a bind ‘cause he was way behind

And he was willin’ to make a deal - The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels

Collin Drake had to have several things move into place when he transferred from Class 6A McKinney Boyd to Ennis when his dad accepted an offer to become the Athletic Director at Class 5A Ennis.

One of the most accomplished athletes from Ennis just added a major award to the wheelbarrow it will take to haul hardware from her softball career at McPherson College. Maile Deutsch, a former All-District first team slugger for the Lady Lions, put the finishing touches on her four-year career by being named the NAIA’s national player of the year.

Ever since one of her earliest bombs launched in Ennis, the powerladen Maile Deutsch, who is of Hawaiian descent, has had her home runs described by one word.

While the best season in school history came to a premature and sad end, Italy softball appears to be on its way to the top. Facing a three-time state champion in Crawford, the Lady Gladiators suffered a 1-0 defeat in Game Three when the Pirates scored with one out in the bottom of the seventh.

Italy softball Head Coach Tina Richards has been at the helm for seven years, all of them winners. Her teams have produced a 211-34 (.861) overall mark and a combined 62-3 (.954) in district action.

It didn’t go as planned for an Ennis baseball team who had won back-to-back Game Threes in the state playoffs. Plus, they had senior pitcher Nick Novy, who was unbeaten all season, starting on the hill.

Result Opponent

HC Tina Richards and the meteoric rising Italy softball team (38-3) split the first two games in their three-game series with Crawford this week. The Lady Gladiators, ranked No.