By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Entering the 2024 season, most avid Texas high school football watchers knew how talented Waxahachie has been on defense over the past three seasons. That group has led the Indians to the 6A Division I postseason as the No. 2 seed from …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports WAXAHACHIE — Ol’ Lady Mo shifted sidelines in the second half Friday night in a non-district tilt between Waxahachie and Forney. And she never tiptoed near midfield again at Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium. Coppell senior safety Scott Fishpaw batted away a would-be …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports WAXAHACHIE — A career-high could not sway the smile nor the team-first focus of Wade Lemons. The senior Indian running back quickly credited the Waxahachie offensive line and defensive front-7 following Friday’s 42-14 romp of the Ennis Lions in the 103rd meeting …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports WAXAHACHIE — A former Nelson University strikeout king has taken the scenic route to become a professional baseball player. And, after signing with the St. Louis Cardinals organization in July, Michael Watson is now proving he’s worth his Glen Rose Tiger stripes. …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports FORT WORTH — Two years in Austin did not make or keep Jared Thomas’ swing weird, but it sure did establish the “Snake Farm” and propel the left-handed slugger into the stratosphere. Thomas became the highest-ever Ellis County player drafted in the …

Ellis County Sports report WAXAHACHIE, TX — A partnership eight years in the making has brought together The Waxahachie Sun and Ellis County Sports Media, LLC as the premier hyperlocal content and sports-focused leaders in Ellis County. The ultimate mission remains the same — to provide a first-class, community-first approach …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports WAXAHACHIE — A 12-inning walk-off thriller secured the Life Waxahachie Mustangs a sweep of state-ranked Kennedale on Friday night. It also won Life Waxahachie head baseball coach Dustin Robinson and his program a District 10-4A championship.  Ritter Carson delivered the swing to plate …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports GEORGETOWN — For the past couple decades, not years, Midlothian has become synonymous with soccer dominance. Panther blue, however, had not yet made its way to Georgetown.  The narrative changed Saturday afternoon in Wichita Falls.  Three Midlothian Panthers then found the back of …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports A 2-ball, 2-strike elevated curveball in game 5 of the 2023 World Series exercised the demons swirling inside every Texas Rangers fan. No, not in a biblical sense — but not far off, either. Sports are the ultimate unifier. They connect communities, …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports WAXAHACHIE — Corey Johnson knows how to win in the postseason. He has two Texas high school basketball state championships to prove it.  Waxahachie’s second-year head boys’ basketball coach also knows how to identify next-level talent and a state-gold-standard team. And in …