By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports For the second consecutive week, the Waxahachie Indians met a state-ranked District 11-6A opponent and showed they were more than capable of competing in Texas’ toughest football district. The Indians did, unfortunately and ultimately, fall to No. 10 (4-0, 2-0) Cedar Hill on …
Read More »GALLERY: 2020 Waxahachie Homecoming Parade
The 2020 Waxahachie High School Homecoming Parade was held Friday afternoon, Oct. 30. Due to roadway construction in downtown, the route began in front of Marvin Elementary and traveled down Brown Street to Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium. GALLERY All photos by Kirk Holt/KBEC Sports
Read More »No. 7 Life Waxahachie girls’ cross country team looks to remain perfect
KBEC Sports report WAXAHACHIE — The Life Waxahachie Lady Mustang cross country team will soon take its flawless season into the District 11-4A meet. Led by two freshmen and a returning sophomore, the varsity girls’ cross-country team has already won each of its first six meets so far this season. …
Read More »KBEC Sports Player of the Week poll: Oct. 19-23
The week of Oct. 19-23 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 The Press Box and KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM. Each week, the winner of the fan vote …
Read More »Waxahachie to face No. 10 Cedar Hill after opening 11-6A against No. 6 DeSoto
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports DESOTO — There was an opportunity for the Waxahachie Indians to make an early statement Friday night against No. 6 DeSoto. Unfortunately, the Eagles and their defense returned to earth in plenty of time to secure the 42-6 District 11-6A victory. With sophomore …
Read More »Over 800k votes needed to decide KBEC Sports Player of the Week
By KBEC Sports A second volleyball player was selected as the KBEC Sports Player of the week following a record-setting and jawdropping vote total. Midlothian Heritage senior Elizabeth Schmidt received 440,434 (49.73%) of the 885,686 total votes, just edging Palmer running back Bralen Lopez by 13,142 votes. Schmidt helped the …
Read More »Waxahachie grad, 2 UTA teammates earn weekly conference honors
By Michael Hill | SPECIAL to KBEC Sports ARLINGTON – After the first two series of the season were postponed and rescheduled due to positive COVID-19 cases, the UT Arlington volleyball team competed this past weekend and finally had players eligible for Sun Belt Conference weekly awards. One of those just …
Read More »KBEC Sports Player of the Week: Oct. 5-9
The week of Oct. 5-9 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 The Press Box and KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM. Each week, the winner of the fan vote …
Read More »Life Waxahachie leans on defense, big plays to defeat Alvarado, even District 5-4A record
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Life Waxahachie quarterback Colby Grmela took the final snap from the victory formation on Friday night at Mustang Stadium. The knee he took after closed out an impressive 20-14 homecoming win against visiting Alvarado. Life Waxahachie improved to 2-4 on the …
Read More »No. 1 Ennis overpowers Waxahachie in 99th annual Battle of 287
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports ENNIS — The top-ranked Ennis Lions were simply too much for the visiting Waxahachie Indians in the 99th Battle of 287. Ennis (2-0) had its way with (1-3) Waxahachie in the 38-0 victory Friday night at Lion Memorial Stadium. The win improved the …
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