The week of Sept. 21-25 saw these four student-athletes stand just a little taller than the rest. Cast your vote early and often before the poll closes at noon Friday! The KBEC Sports Player of the week is presented by The Press Box and KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM. Each week, the winner …
Read More »Stone-walled: Goal-line stand, senior running back lead No. 9 Midlothian Heritage to win
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Cullen Stone proved to be the hero Midlothian Heritage needed Friday night on the gridiron against Decatur. Oh, and there was also a goal-line stand as the clock expired to boot. The senior running back carried the football 18 times for a game-high …
Read More »No. 12 Midlothian Heritage offense throttles Hirschi to open 2020 football season
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Senior quarterback Daelin Rader and the Midlothian Heritage offense had its way with visiting Wichita Falls Hirschi in the 2020 season opener on Friday. The Jaguars ultimately out-gained the Huskies 444 yards to 274 en route to opening the football season with a …
Read More »2020 Football Preview: No. 12 Midlothian Heritage Jaguars
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Write it in stone: The Midlothian Heritage Jaguars will be in the postseason. The 2020 Midlothian Heritage Jaguars will look to build on a program-best 2019 playoff run under a new offensive coordinator and without one of the state’s top wide receivers. Heritage …
Read More »‘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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Midlothian Heritage OC Cooper Crowell named head coach at North Lamar High
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Midlothian Heritage football program will have a new offensive eye in the sky during the 2020 season, as offensive coordinator Cooper Crowell has accepted a promotion within north Texas. Crowell was officially named the new head football coach at North Lamar High …
Read More »KBEC Sports announces 2019-20 All-Ellis County boys’ soccer teams
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Following a season cut short by COVID-19, the team at KBEC Sports has diligently pieced together the first-ever KBEC Sports All-Ellis County boys’ soccer teams. And the decisions on placement were not easy, as a large component to constructing the teams includes overall and postseason team …
Read More »KBEC Sports announces 2019-20 All-Ellis County girls’ soccer teams
Following a season cut short by COVID-19, the team at KBEC Sports has diligently pieced together the first-ever KBEC Sports All-Ellis County girls’ soccer teams. And the decisions on placement were not easy, as a large component to constructing the teams includes overall team success. With no playoff runs to …
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