Sports

Fourteen-year veteran head coach of Ennis girls basketball, David Kilpatrick, has gazed into his crystal roundball to predict the winners of the 18 varsity girls games on tap for San Antonio this weekend at the state finals.

Head Coach Wyatt Johnson was more than happy with the performance of the Ennis junior varsity tennis team at this week’s Breakout Tournament played against a six-team field in Ennis.

Spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on March 19, bringing with it visions of more hours of sunshine, warmer temperatures and ample opportunities to embrace the great outdoors.

Results from Bullard-Williams Relays last week at Corsicana

A young and eager Ennis baseball team has begun what they believe will be an improved contender in District 14-5A. Improving and contending could be two separate categories considering four of the eight teams in the league were ranked in the preseason.

No. 2 ranked Crockett showed just how good their defensive bite can be in a 63-25 area round playoff win over Palmer at Fairfield. The Class 3A second round game between two teams named Bulldogs, allowed one to extend their winning streak to 21 games and advance to meet No. 8 Little River Academy (30-6).

Rising to the occasion, the Ennis Track & Field team bested a touch field at the Bullard-Williams Relays at Corsicana’s Tiger Stadium. The Lions racked up 169.5 points and held off Red Oak (158.5), Waco La Vega (111) while host Corsicana was fourth with 99. On the junior varsity side, Ennis JV did very well and finished fourth with 112 points.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University has once again enjoyed success on the hardcourt. The regular season ended over the weekend and the Sooner Athletic Conference tournament takes place this week.