Sports

Aug. 26 at Tabor College (Ks)

Freshman third baseman Emily Barnard had a hot week, going 4-for-8 at the plate. She clubbed a double and a home run, scored four times and drove in three for HC Korey Plough’s Palmer softball team.

Ennis junior pitcher Aubree Lalani pitched a nineinning game at home against Joshua on Tuesday. She allowed five hits, three runs, two of them earned, walked seven and hit one batter. The number that nearly won the game was striking out 19 batters.

Palmer senior Hayden Beasley will continue playing baseball at the college level after signing with Arlington Baptist University last week.

Ennis High School looked to finish the season on a high note at the 14-5A Girls Junior Varsity Track and Field Championships at Joshua on Thursday afternoon. The effort and energy were there, though the Lady Lions fell a short of their goal by finishing fifth with 49 points.

No. 22 ranked Corsicana (15-4) broke up a scoreless game with a run in the bottom of the fourth and held off an Ennis comeback bid in the seventh to earn a 4-1 home triumph at Price Field on Tuesday.

After an 0-2 start in district play, Ennis has made an about-face with four consecutive wins to move into the playoff hunt at the midway point in the race for a post-season berth.

Tony Castillo, a veteran coach who served as the Ennis offensive coordinator the past two years under Hall of Fame HC Sam Harrell, has stepped down to accept an offer from Class 5A Carrollton Creekview.

Showing plenty of signs the young Ennis softball team can compete against the other six teams in District 14-5A, though the Lady Lions have also struggled at bat and in the field at times. Currently 5-8-1 headed into a Friday night (Mar.

Ennis will feature a handful of new leaders when HC Sam Harrell unleashes the 2021 Lions football team this fall.