By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A final bow was put on the 2019 Ellis County football season Monday night with the live on-air announcement of six player-of-the-year recipients, one outstanding coach and the best team to take the gridiron this past season. The eight standout award winners hail …

This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured the live on-air release of the 2019 All-Ellis County football superlative honors and in-depth interviews with award winners. Hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens spoke with student-athletes Collin Drake (Ennis), Konner Jones-Searcy (Midlothian Heritage), BJ Hawkins (Waxahachie) and Joshua Ervin (Red Oak), …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The state-ranked Red Oak Lady Hawks basketball team has rolled to a three-game winning streak to start the New Year. And it’s been about as dominant a stretch as any hoops team could put together. Red Oak began the New Year with a …

With the shoulder pads long put away and banquet season kicking off, it is time to look back on the football season that was across Ellis County. The 2019 season saw both Ennis and Red Oak nearly upset an eventual 5A state champion, Midlothian Heritage reach the fourth round for …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Five days after opening District 14-5A action with a nail-biter, the 19th-ranked Midlothian Panthers trounced visiting Cleburne on Tuesday. Midlothian ultimately put the 83-38 victory away by outscoring the Yellowjackets 32-5 in the fourth quarter inside Panther Arena. “I am very pleased with …

This week’s episode of The Press Box featured an in-depth interview with Waxahachie Runnin’ Indian standout BJ Francis and Midlothian wrestler Marshall Hodges. Hosts Seth Sims and “Tater” Beard, who filled in for Brian Stevens, also spoke with Waxahachie head boys’ soccer coach Seth Riley and Red Oak head girls’ …

Class 6A 1. Duncanville (14-2) 2. Dickinson (16-5) 3. South Grand Prairie (16-4) 4. Waxahachie (18-3) 5. Summer Creek (20-4) 6. Killeen Ellison (20-4) 7. Austin Westlake (20-1) 8. Allen (16-4) 9. Atascocita (20-4) 10. Beaumont United (18-2) 11. North Shore (20-2) 12. Richardson (21-2) 13. Desoto (10-7) 14. Permian …

KBEC Sports report The New Year began with a new milestone for Life Waxahachie head boys’ basketball coach Eddie Berumen. Following a short trip down US Highway 67, the Mustangs defeated Midland Greenwood, 50-38, in their opening game of the annual Glen Rose Lions Club Tournament for Berumen’s 300th career …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Three ACL tears in her left knee weren’t enough to slow Brooke Goad. Turns out, rise balls and collegiate pitchers weren’t much of bother for the 2013 Waxahachie graduate, either. And she now has a National Player of the Decade recognition to prove …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Friday night at Mike Turner Gymnasium was supposed to be a barnburner between state-ranked No. 4 Waxahachie and No. 13 DeSoto. At least, that was the case on paper and between pundits. The Runnin’ Indians instead took the Eagles outback of that barn …