Sports

Ennis bounced back from a 7-4 loss at first place Red Oak on Monday, April 12, to rally past fifth place Corsicana, 9-7, at home the following night.

Ennis started spring football practices last week on the Astroturf at Lion Memorial Stadium.

Palmer girls softball enters the final weeks of the season with a tall order in terms of their opposition, or a great opportunity to prove their mettle while clinching a playoff berth.

Senior Dorion Strawn and sophomore Heath Vernor qualified for the Class 5A Regional in track and field this week, each hurling the discus in the pouring rain.

Like a cheetah with a hotfoot, Palmer’s Ian Williams qualified for two separate track and field events at the Class 3A Regionals.

This week he blazed to a second place finish in both the 100 meters as well as the 200 meters.

Sophomore Emma Rios, who entered the week with a .438 batting average and a team-best 11 extra-base hits, went 5-for-6 this week with a double and a triple. She added three RBI, a walk and was hit by a pitch.

Senior RHP Fito Mendez prior to Tuesday’s game in Corsicana. He brought a 2-0 mark and a 1.64 ERA into the game. Fito was misidentified as a junior in the 3/28 edition. The Ennis News regrets the error. Staff Photo/Mark Warde

Ennis dropped their third district baseball game in four outings thanks in part to a dominating performance by Midlothian senior southpaw Caden Copeland.

Hosting Mansfield Summit in a non-district game last Saturday, April 3, turned a clash of playoff contenders into a one-sided game in which Ennis flattened the ‘Cats in a 10-0 drubbing.

First place Ennis, riding a five-game district winning streak, gift-wrapped a 3-2 road win for Joshua on Tuesday, March 29. The setback dropped Ennis to 8-9-1 overall, but more importantly, 5-3 in District 14-5A.