Sports


Learning to Fly

Austyn Rapp is many things, but the real story behind the Midlothian teenager is not what she can do on the ground but in the air. Austyn can fly. Nationally ranked as the 14th best pole-vaulter in the nation, little holds Austyn back. As the district champion and record holder in pole vaulting for […]


Keeping a Good Head

Upon reaching the end of eighth grade, playing football was the last thing Eddie Johnson wanted to do. However, with a little nudging from the coach, he acquiesced to the request long enough to try out for the team. “I don’t regret it at all,” Eddie recalled. “When we moved to Midlothian at the […]


He’s a Natural

Every now and then, 13-year-old Tye Gray takes a couple of friends out to the bike trails behind Taylor Elementary for a little digging. Shovels and dirt flying, Tye’s team builds the jumps for their bicycle motocross (BMX) fun. All summer long, Tye and 30-40 of his freestyling friends have ridden the trails in […]