Midlothian

KBEC Sports report Year in and year out, Ellis County is blessed with a plethora of volleyball talent and this season was no different. The 2019 season saw Ovilla Christian win its second consecutive TAPPS 2A state championship, Red Oak, Midlothian and Midlothian Heritage reach their respective regional tournaments and …

KBEC Sports report Midlothian Heritage, Ennis and state-ranked Red Oak all took to the gridiron for post-Thanksgiving high school football action Friday. Final scores, photo galleries, recaps and reaction will be available via hyperlinks below as the scores become final. Frisco 0, ENNIS 17 — FINAL MIDLOTHIAN HERITAGE 28, Palestine …

Episode four of The Press Box, hosted by Brian Stevens and Justin Burns (filling in for Seth Sims), featured on-air interviews with head boys’ basketball coach Steven Middleton (Midlothian), KBEC Sports Player of the Week CJ Palmer (Red Oak) and “Tater” Brown, the play-by-play voice for Midlothian Panther Radio. The crew …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports An old adage reminds us that every vote counts, which was precisely what played out in the KBEC Sports Player of the Week poll following the bi-district round of the football playoffs.  Four votes separated Red Oak running back CJ Palmer and Palmer …

By KBEC Sports The high school football season turned to the area round of the postseason this week. Final scores for all Ellis County teams will be updated below as they become available. Game recaps can be found by clicking on the hyperlink associated with each final score. Burleson Centennial …

The bi-district championship week of the high school football season 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 Ellis Down Home and KBEC 1390AM/ …

By KBEC Sports Two Ellis County 5A girls’ basketball teams are ranked in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches top-25 poll following the first full week of the season.

By KBEC Sports Four boys’ basketball teams were ranked inside the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches top-25 following the opening weekend of the 2019-20 season. Statewide rankings provided by the TABC are below. Congratulations to the Waxahachie, Red Oak, Midlothian and Life Waxahachie boys’ basketball teams.

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Nyk Madison capped a whirlwind of a week with a double-double to lead the Midlothian Panthers to a season-opening basketball win Saturday. The Panthers raced out to a 37-17 halftime lead against Sachse and then expanded that advantage to 26 points by the …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A record-setting number of votes for two Ellis County athletes decided the winner of the week 11 KBEC Sports Player of the Week poll. When the final votes were tallied, Palmer running back Dylan Tyree had received 312,205 (53%) of the new-record 589,055 …