Wise County Messenger

Alvord’s Pete Edwards swings at a pitch in the Bulldogs’ 3-0 Game 1 loss to Cooper in the teams’ 2A Division I area series May 7 at Prosper High School. Alvord (20-10) was eliminated after suffering a 4-1 Game 2 loss May 8, allowing Cooper to sweep the series. Brendan Marchand/WCMessenger

The Alvord Bulldogs collected 13 hits, but it wasn’t en...

Paradise’s Cash Lander slides across home plate and scores a run in the Panthers’ 13-1 Game 1 win over Paris Chisum in the teams’ 3A Division II area series Thursday at Prosper Walnut Grove High School. The Panthers earned a 3-1 victory in Game 2 Friday, sweeping Chisum out of the playoff bracket. Mike Hall/For The Messenger

The Paradise ...

Boyd pitcher Lane Beacham struck out six and walked two, surrendering one hit in four innings in the Yellowjackets’ 12-0 shutout win against Winnsboro in Game 2 of the teams’ 3A Division I area series Friday at North Forney High School. Chad Hunt/For the Messenger

A strong outing on the mound by Boyd pitcher Lane Beacham helped propel the...

Paradise’s Elijah Jennings, Layne Smith, Luke Brown, Chase Harmon and Cody Bridgeman (alternate) will compete in the boys 4×100 and 4×200 relays at the 3A state championships Thursday at the University of Texas at Austin’s Mike A. Myers Stadium. The team secured wins in both events at the 3A Region II championships May 2 at Whitehouse High School’s Wildcat Stadium, s...

Decatur sophomore Ava Green and senior Keaton Goode secured state berths after claiming gold and silver medals in girls high jump and boys shot put, respectively, at the 4A Region I Championships May 2 in Lubbock. The duo will compete at the 4A state meet Thursday at Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas at Austin. Micah McCartney/WCMessenger...