Southlake Carroll has risen from 20th to No. 16 in the latest MaxPreps Xcellent 50 National Baseball Rankings. The Dragons are 30-4-1 and will play Midland in a best-of-3 5A Region I quarterfinal starting Friday.

Carroll is the only team from the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the rankings. Here are the Texas teams in the top 25, along with their class and region. (Region … [visit site to read more]

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By BEN BABY / Denton Record-Chronicle

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National Signing Day isn’t coming up anytime soon, but Argyle wide reciever/punter/running back/insert position here Ian Sadler already knows where he’s going to sign next … [visit site to read more]

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Duncanville guards Ariel Atkins and Tasia Foman gave their oral commitments to Texas on Sunday, one day after leading the Pantherettes to their second straight 5A state title.

“I feel like we can get (Texas) to where it needs to be,” Atkins said. “Coach (Karen) Aston is building it and I think we can help her do that.”

Atkins averaged 16.1 points, 5.7 steals and 4.6 assists in the regular season, and Foman added 11.2 points, 4.2 steals and 3.9 assists.

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Colleyville Heritage junior post Artavia Ford committed to the Texas Tech women’s basketball team on Wednesday, Heritage coach Dianna Sager said.

The 6-2 Ford averaged 11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds for Heritage, the District 6-5A champions.

“She makes people pay attention to her down low,” Sager said. “I’m really excited for her and I think Texas Tech got a great player.”

Ford, who also held an offer from Ole Miss, was in Lubbock last week to see the Lady Raiders beat Texas, 69-62, at … [visit site to read more]

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DMN SportsDay writer Barry Horn talks about checking in on three of the top players in Hoop Scoop’s eighth-grade rankings five years ago: Zach Peters, J-Mychal Reese and John Crowder. Click here for the full story