KNIGHTS STAND OUT | ATHLETICS

The Softball team followed a thrilling 14 4 win over Kinkaid in the semifinal game with an equally dominating performance in the 4A championship game, cruising to an 11 1 win over Houston Christian. The championship is the softball program’s sixth straight and twenty first overall.

The Baseball team opened their SPC tournament with a 2 1 walk off win over St. John’s in the semifinal and cruised to a 13 0 win over Houston Christian in the championship game. The championship is the baseball program’s second in three years and sixteenth overall.

The Boys Track and Field team gave a performance for the ages as the Knights scored 213 team points, 109 points more than second place Kinkaid. Several Knights had historic performances in leading the program to its seventh SPC Championship.

Behind several incredible individual performances, the Girls Track and Field team finished as SPC runners up. What a season!

Following on the heels of a historic fall season, the winter athletic teams rose to the challenge and celebrated several major achievements.

The EHS Boys Soccer team returned to Houston with some hardware as the Knights defeated a scrappy Kinkaid team 1 0 in the SPC 4A title game. The Knights earned 3 0 wins over St. Andrews and Greenhill in the first two rounds. The championship is the sixth in program history and the fifth since 2016.

Both the Girls and Boys Basketball teams returned to the SPC 4A Championship game for the second consecutive year.

The girls squad earned impressive wins over Hockaday and Greenhill in the first two rounds and gave Houston Christian an incredible game before falling 71 60 in the title game. The boys team earned opening wins over ESD and St. Mark’s before dropping an 81 78 double overtime decision to Houston Christian.

The Girls Soccer team defeated Kinkaid 2 1 in an overtime thriller to finish third in the SPC 4A division. The Knights earned an impressive 3 0 win over ESD in the opener before falling in overtime 2 1 to St. John’s in the semifinal.

The wrestlers enjoyed an outstanding SPC tournament where three Knights were crowned SPC Champions. Jimmy Guzman ’24, Lane Robinson ’23, and Ben Sanders ’23 found the top spot on the podium and led the Knights to a third place finish.

The Swimming and Diving teams enjoyed two thrilling days at the Lewisville ISD Natatorium where junior Meredith Frasier’s third place finish in the 100 backstroke paced the Knights. EHS divers Nicole Wotring ’23 and Luke Waters ’24 earned all SPC recognition following their strong performances in the championships.

In addition to team successes, the Knights celebrated historic individual achievements this winter as junior basketball stars Emrie Holt and Justin Begg were celebrated for reaching their 1000th point milestones. Senior wrestler Ben Sanders capped an incredible career by recording his 100th career win in the final weeks of the season.

– Jason Grove, Director of Athletics