Midlothian High School

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Don’t let the heat trick the senses — the boys of fall are back. The Texas high school football season officially kicks off Thursday, Aug. 24, and fans of Ellis County programs should have plenty of reasons to cheer throughout the 2023 …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports MIDLOTHIAN — A raucous student section and one senior’s signature game helped reignite the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars and fuel a five-set, come-from-behind victory against crosstown rival Midlothian.  The Jaguars won the first, fourth and fifth sets at home Tuesday against the neighboring Lady …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Wishbone, flexbone or turkey bone — the biggest bone to pick in District 4-5A DI is with the projections by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. Midlothian and Red Oak were selected to finish third and fourth in 4-5A, respectively. Lake Belton (8-3, 6-2 …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports WAXAHACHIE — A long blast deep into the left-field trees highlighted the third annual star-studded All-Ellis County All-Star baseball game at historic Paul Richards Park. Cooper Contreras (Waxahachie, 2024) was named the Methodist Midlothian Medical Center MVP following his fifth-inning home run. The …

WAXAHACHIE — Twenty-nine of the best softball players in Ellis County stepped onto the turf at Lady Indian Park in Waxahachie for the third annual All-Ellis County All-Star game on Wednesday. Due to weather concerns and eventual storms, the game was called after three-and-a-half innings, ending in a 3-3 tie. …

ECS staff report *Taps the mic thrice* Welcome to Ellis County Sports, a community-first effort to ensure our student-athletes, coaches, programs and history continue to shine as bright as ever. These are your teams. And these are their stories. The ever-changing media landscape has changed once again. And we cannot …

Midlothian quarterback Chad Ragle accounted for six total touchdowns to power the Panthers into round three of the Texas high school football playoffs. After entering halftime clinging to a 20-14 advantage, 5A No. 6 Midlothian outscored Amarillo 36-14 in the second half for the easy 56-28 win at Memorial Stadium …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports  Four Ellis County programs won area championships in the second round of the Texas high school football playoffs. The week started with seven schools. Regional quarterfinal details are still pending at this time. Stats, quotes and links to photo galleries will be added …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports  Seven Ellis County programs triumphed in the bi-district round of the Texas high school football playoffs this past week. Scroll below to see predictions for the area round, recaps from the first week of the postseason and background on each of the seven …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Three first-half touchdowns and a stout defensive effort fueled the Midlothian Panthers over Ennis in a 28-10 non-district win on Sept. 2. Midlothian quarterback Chad Ragle rushed for a game-high 130 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries. He also completed 4-of-his-7 passes …