This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured on-air interviews with a pair of Midlothian head baseball coaches. On-air hosts Seth Sims and “The Voice of the Panthers” Tater Beard, who filled in for Brian Stevens, first spoke longtime Midlothian head baseball coach Ray Hydes about his program, philosophy and …
Read More »The Press Box: Swinging for the fences & March Madness: Ep. 18 (March 2, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured on-air interviews with two Waxahachie baseball seniors and “The Voice of the Panthers.” On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke with senior Waxahachie baseball standouts, Campbell Sullivan and Aaron Tesei, about the upcoming season, their NLI signings and life in …
Read More »The Press Box: Hachie hoops, softball and the NFL: Ep. 17 (Feb. 24, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured on-air interviews with a Waxahachie basketball senior and pair of WHS head coaches. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke with senior hooper AB Shorter and head boys’ basketball coach Greg Gober. Sims and Stevens then spoke with Waxahachie head …
Read More »The Press Box: A repeat champ and soccer seniors: Ep. 16 (Feb. 17, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured on-air interviews with a Midlothian wrestler aiming for his second-consecutive state championship and two senior soccer captains from Waxahachie. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke Midlothian senior Jackson Carter and wrestling coach Kevin Reed about the Panthers return trip …
Read More »The Press Box: Car lots, U.S. soccer and NLIs: Ep. 15 (Feb. 10, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured on-air interviews with two soon-to-be collegiate football players and one head soccer coach pulling double duty. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke Midlothian Heritage senior Jay Wilkerson about his decision to sign an NLI with Washington State instead of …
Read More »PLAYOFF ROUND-UP: A look at Ellis County girls’ basketball ahead of round one
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. …
Read More »Press Box: UIL realignment special: Ep. 14 (Feb. 3, 2020)
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 …
Read More »SMITH: Social media, wannabe reporters have made a mockery of National Signing Day
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. …
Read More »2020-22 UIL realignment shakes up Ellis County sports landscape
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 …
Read More »Press Box: Kobe’s legacy on Ellis County hoops: Ep. 13 (Jan. 27, 2020)
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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