By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports MIDLOTHIAN — So far so good for the Midlothian Lady Panthers during district play on the soccer pitch, as the team completed its perfect run through the first round of 14-5A on Friday. The Lady Panthers defeated neighboring rival Red Oak, 2-nil, at …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE The Waxahachie Lady Indians missed the postseason under first-year head coach Ashlaa Zuniga in a stacked District 7-6A. The Lady Indians placed seventh with a 2-11 record, which was two games better than (0-13) Grand Prairie and two back of (4-10) Mansfield. …
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This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured on-air interviews with four Ellis County high school football coaches and a full breakdown of the bi-annual UIL Realignment. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Tater Brown (who filled in for Brian Stevens) spoke with head football coaches Todd Alexander (Waxahachie), Doug Wendel …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Midlothian senior Tanner Henderson netted a hat trick Friday to lead the Panthers past Ennis. The midfielder’s trifecta outscored the Lions in the 5-2 victory and kept Midlothian unbeaten in District 14-5A action. Henderson scored the first-of-his-three goals on a Christian Epperson assist. …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Midlothian Lady Panther soccer team continued its undefeated run through District 14-5A with a 5-1 victory at home Friday against Ennis. Kaleigh Nazier got the Lady Panther scoring with a goal from a distance and tucked inside the upper 90. Mariah Griffin …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Jay Wilkerson will officially catch passes as a Division-I wide receiver in 2020. It just won’t be where many around the country thought he’d suit up. In front of friends, family, teammates and coaches, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound standout wide receiver inked his National …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports National Signing Day was once a day of celebration. It originated with ballcaps donning logos of several universities atop a folding table and one high school senior seated in a letterman jacket, beaming with intel possessed by only his or her closest circle. …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Several Ellis County high schools officially moved football classifications, while others will see new athletic and extracurricular district competition in 2020-22 following UIL bi-annual redistricting announcements made Monday morning. What changed? Compared to the previous realignment, which occurred ahead of the 2018-19 school …
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This week’s episode of “The Press Box” focused on Kobe Bryant and his impact on the local basketball culture. The show featured live on-air interviews with the head coaches and standout players from the Ferris and Midlothian High boys’ basketball teams. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A strong second and third quarter propelled the state-ranked Life Waxahachie Mustangs past visiting Midlothian Heritage on Tuesday night. The Mustangs jumped out to three-point, 14-11, lead following the first quarter and then outscored Heritage 27-20 over the second and third quarters to …
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