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Travis M. Smith

Travis M. Smith is the owner and content director of Ellis County Sports and has over a decade of award-winning sports coverage. He most recently served as the digital sports director for KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM. He is the former managing editor of the Waxahachie Daily Light, Midlothian Mirror and Glen Rose Reporter.

‘Love is key’: Athletics continue uniting student-athletes in Ellis County

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A sand volleyball court in Waxahachie is proving one serve at a time that sports have a way of uniting communities. And, in a world currently void of amateur sport but heavy on hate, the friendly competition has also proven capable of healing, …

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$10K Dulin Brothers Memorial scholarship awarded to 6 Waxahachie seniors

Dulin Brothers Memorial Scholarship Waxahachie baseball

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Six of the newest Waxahachie Indian baseball alums received a monetary boost Wednesday evening ahead of their first days on each respective college campus this fall. The annual presentation of the Dulin Brothers Memorial Scholarship was once again held outside of …

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Revised Waxahachie football scheduled features two zones, midseason playoff

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — The upcoming Texas high school football season has already seen several hundred scheduling changes and twice as many headaches. That trend has undoubtedly now hit home, as the Waxahachie Indians and District 11-6A have a schedule that features several contingencies, two …

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Waxahachie grad BG Winn to continue baseball career at SAGU

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A recently graduate Waxahachie baseball player has found his four-year home following one of the more unique recruitment seasons in recent memory. BG Winn signed his national letter of intent Monday morning to continue his baseball career at Southwestern Assemblies of God University …

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Cleared for flight: Jalen Reagor inks 4-year contract with Philadelphia Eagles

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Though nothing much more than a formality, Jalen Reagor officially became a Philadelphia Eagle early Monday. Reagor hopped on an airplane and departed Dallas for Philly shortly after news broke of his four-year, $13.3-million contract. The rookie deal for the 2017 Waxahachie graduate …

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Waxahachie community rallies around 21-year-old’s fight against cancer

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Waxahachie community is rallying to support a former soccer standout as she begins and continues her fight against cancer. Lexi Workman, 21, first learned that she has stage two lymphoma in her neck and chest in May. She was then informed that …

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Midlothian Heritage’s Vasquez wins first-ever Ellis County Home Run Derby

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — The first-ever Ellis County Home Run derby came down to the final 38 seconds Thursday night at the Waxahachie Sports Complex. And when 2020 Waxahachie graduate Aaron Tesei took his final hack a few pitches later, he remained one long ball short …

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Youth Kickball Tournament held at Penn Park in Waxahachie

WAXAHACHIE — Four members of the Waxahachie community recently rallied friends and families to host the first-ever Penn Park Youth Kickball Tournament. The tournament was held Sunday afternoon, June 28 at Lee Penn Park in Waxahachie and featured nine teams from Waxahachie and Ennis with the competitors ranging in age …

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Waxahachie baseball seniors honored with unique, socially-distanced ceremony

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Historic Paul Richards Park recently served as the final and unfortunate curtain call for 10 Waxahachie Indian baseball seniors. The senior night ceremony, held Friday, June 12, afforded the student-athletes and their families to bid farewell to a high school career cut short …

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GALLERY: Midlothian football NLI signings: Feb. 5

MIDLOTHIAN — The Midlothian Panther football team held a collegiate signing day for five seniors on Feb. 5 inside the media studio on the Midlothian High campus. He signees includes Nick Pollard (West Texas A&M University), JT Cavender (West Texas A&M University), Blake Cellars (Oklahoma Baptist University), Ethan Hill (East …

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