Volleyball

Ellis County Sports report WAXAHACHIE — The All-Ellis County All-Star Games began as a way to honor local high school senior baseball and softball players who had their final season representing our communities stolen by COVID mandates. The several hundred spectators gathered on a berm at the Waxahachie Sports Complex …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports WEATHERFORD, OK — Lacy Mott isn’t exactly an “imposing” figure when she steps onto the court for the Southwestern Oklahoma State University volleyball program. At 5-foot-6, the senior from Waxahachie is likely thought by the opposition across the net to be a …

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 …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports ARLINGTON — Before calling it a career, Alli Wells made it a career for the record books on the volleyball court at the University of Texas at Arlington. Wells is a 2019 graduate of Waxahachie High School, where she was twice named to …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports MIDLOTHIAN — A raucous student section and one senior’s signature game helped reignite the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars and fuel a five-set, come-from-behind victory against crosstown rival Midlothian.  The Jaguars won the first, fourth and fifth sets at home Tuesday against the neighboring Lady …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports MANSFIELD — A Division-I commitment to a perennial national power capped a wildly successful opening weekend for the Waxahachie Lady Indian volleyball team.  Saturday ended with (8-2) Waxahachie sweeping district rival (8-2) Mansfield to finish in third place of the Championship Bracket in …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports WAXAHACHIE — For the first time in over two decades, a new head volleyball coach led the Waxahachie Lady Indians to a victory Tuesday evening.  First-year Waxahachie head coach Erika Weber credited the five-set victory against visiting Burleson Centennial to a newfound “growth …

SPECIAL to Ellis County Sports IRVING, Texas — After one of the best single-season performances in program history last fall, Audrey Nalls has been named to the 2023 All-Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Team. Nalls was one of five unanimous selections and one of 16 student-athletes tabbed to the preseason team. She …

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KBEC Sports report Following a relatively short search and several dozen applicants, Maypearl ISD has named Marte Amrine Jr. its next head football coach and athletic coordinator. The official approval by the Maypearl ISD Board of Trustees came during its Jan. 26 meeting. Amrine is an Aledo graduate and played …