Ellis County Sports report WAXAHACHIE, TX — A partnership eight years in the making has brought together The Waxahachie Sun and Ellis County Sports Media, LLC as the premier hyperlocal content and sports-focused leaders in Ellis County. The ultimate mission remains the same — to provide a first-class, community-first approach …
Read More »Waxahachie’s Sterns makes professional debut, helps lead CFL Roughriders to victory
By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports REGINA, Saskatchewan — As of Thursday evening, Jerreth Sterns still has no headshot to showcase on the roster page of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. His No. 83 green-and-white jersey was seen early and often this past Sunday in a dazzling performance in the Canadian …
Read More »Waxahachie’s Jerreth Sterns signs with Saskatchewan Roughriders of Canadian Football League
By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports REGINA, Saskatchewan — If Jerreth Sterns didn’t have an updated passport prior, he certainly does now. The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League announced Monday morning the signing of the former NFL and Waxahachie High (2018) wide receiver. The 23-year-old Sterns will …
Read More »Ellis County Sports launches with familiar faces to lead local sports coverage
ECS staff report *Taps the mic thrice* Welcome to Ellis County Sports, a community-first effort to ensure our student-athletes, coaches, programs and history continue to shine as bright as ever. These are your teams. And these are their stories. The ever-changing media landscape has changed once again. And we cannot …
Read More »Jerreth Sterns shines in first-ever NFL preseason appearance, works to make Tampa roster
SPECIAL to KBEC Sports When you catch 150 passes in a 14-game season, it’s pretty clear you don’t miss anything thrown your way. For Jerreth Sterns, that currently includes his first NFL opportunity. Sterns grabbed that opportunity smoothly on Saturday night when he made his professional debut for the Tampa …
Read More »Waxahachie’s Reagor sets career-high, scores TD in Philly win against Atlanta Falcons
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Jalen Reagor began his sophomore season in the NFL with a new career-high Sunday for the victorious Philadelphia Eagles. Reagor ultimately pulled in a 22-yard touchdown from second-year quarterback Jalen Hurts with 4:20 to play in the Eagles’ 32-6 win against the Atlanta …
Read More »Ennis war hero, multisport athlete memorialized in bronze statue on Baylor campus
SPECIAL to KBEC Sports WACO — A former Ennis football standout turned war hero has been forever memorialized with a bronze statue on the campus of Baylor University. U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Jackson “Jack” Lummus Jr. will now stand alongside U.S. Army Corps Col. John Riley Kane thanks to …
Read More »NFL announces schedule for first-ever Super Wild Card Weekend
KBEC Sports report The NFL has announced the schedule of sites, dates, and times for Super Wild Card Weekend on Jan. 9-10. The addition of a third Wild Card team in each conference and the subsequent expansion of the playoffs has resulted in a Super Wild Card Weekend of NFL …
Read More »Seven statistical highlights from NFL Sunday
A look at seven statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 18, the sixth week of the 2020 season. The INDIANAPOLIS COLTS overcame a 21-point deficit to defeat Cincinnati, 31-27, in Week 6. Indianapolis is the first team to overcome a deficit …
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