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Senior Cash Hendrix (left) doubled in Adrian Satterwhite (5), a junior, with the game-winning run in the top of the ninth inning. Hendrix is currently hitting .324.

Area teams reaching critical stage in battle for playoff berths

HC Casey Anderson’s Lady Lions rolled past Terrell (9-20), 24-2, on Tuesday to improve to 1912 overall. The win elevated Ennis into a threeway second place tie at 8-3 in District 15-5A.

Open key series vs. Red Oak at home, Apr. 7

Late second goal sends Jackets to regionals, 3-2

A respected police officer from Texas, now a top cop in Illinois, has quite the side-gig. By day he’s a lawman and at night he’s a wrestler known as the Texas Outlaw. Next weekend he is scheduled to appear on a wrestling lineup in Corsicana.

Eric Chmelar & Jesus Hernandez

Schilling chills Bucs; Lions host Midlo on Mar. 24

Action from Thursday’s Ennis Bluebonnet Relays

Fireballing southpaw, Blaze Neil, pitched the Lions to an 8-6 road victory at Kaufman last week. At 6-foot, 160-pounds, he fought through a three-run first inning to retire the side 1-2-3 in the second, two of them on swinging strike outs.