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SAGU middle linebacker Landon Jones has been given preseason SAC defensive player of the year, and for the second consecutive year, Lyon College (Ark) kicker-punter Ignacio Gomez became preseason special

Four of the Big 5 high school football teams opened camp on Monday, with Ennis starting on Aug. 12. Pre-season camp carries with it the hopes and expectations of players,

Ennis Cross Country high school teams began official practices last Monday, though a dozen or more have worked out daily since June. The start of their fall season is still

It doesn’t take long for the bump, set and spikes to start their sequence once high school teams begin practices. Ennis began theirs on August 1 and were scrimmaging four

Italy High School Athletic Director Craig Horn has announced the hiring of Dez Guy as the new head coach of boys basketball. He takes over for Larry Mayberry, who served

Consecutive sub .500 seasons might read like a trend in some towns. Italy is not like those places as they have reached the playoffs in 8-ofthe-past-10 seasons. Optimism is high

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football lists the Top 25 teams in Division II of Class 2A, and it includes Mart, the defending champions. Located only 21 miles east of Waco, Mart

DCTF is picking Bruceville-Eddy (20 miles south of Waco) to ascend from fifth to third place this season. That choice is likely the result of the 18 returning first stringers

The seven teams in District 8-2A play the other six teams once apiece. A year ago Bosqueville ran the table with a 6-0 record, one game ahead of Riesen. Those

Kevyon K.D. Davis, the highest rated player on the 2017 Ennis football team as a playmaking safety and linebacker, is being projected as a starter in his second year at the University of North Texas.