By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Despite three seniors ranked inside the top-60 in the state, iSchool of Lewisville could not slow down the Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians in a non-district hoops contest. The Runnin’ Indians defeated the stacked iSchool squad, 77-68, inside Mike Turner Gymnasium on Nov. 26. CJ …
Read More »2 program records help Waxahachie swim team to pair of 2nd-place finishes
KBEC Sports report Behind two new school records, the Waxahachie boys’ and girls’ swim teams nearly bested the entire 11-school field in the Southwest Invitational held in Fort Worth on Saturday. Though both Waxahachie teams finished in second place, the Lady Indians missed the top spot by just one point …
Read More »Texas high school state football championships: Dates, times and TV schedules
The high school football season comes to an end this week in Texas and AT&T Stadium in Arlington will once again play host to all 12 state championship games. And, for a second consecutive year, all 12 games will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Southwest. A complete state championship …
Read More »The Press Box: Ep. 7 (Dec. 16, 2019): Boys’ hoops and football state championships
This week’s episode of The Press Box featured in-depth discussions on the ongoing high school boys’ basketball season and a preview of this week’s state football championships. Hosts Brian Stevens and Seth Sims spoke with head boys’ basketball coaches Greg Gober (Waxahachie), Jerrel Chumley (Ferris) and Jason Sasser (Red Oak), …
Read More »Life Waxahachie’s Jones signs NLI to run track at Fort Scott
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports An offseason of history continued for the Life Waxahachie Lady Mustang track-and-field team Friday, as a second senior signed her National Letter of Intent. Jayda Jones has officially inked her commitment to Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas. In doing so, …
Read More »Johnson’s 27 leads state-ranked Red Oak girls’ hoops to road win against Waxahachie
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Classifications do not matter much when in-county rivals take to the basketball court for a non-district game. And that is precisely how Friday’s tilt between the Class 6A Waxahachie Lady Indians and 5A Red Oak Lady Hawks played out. Red Oak, which entered …
Read More »Life Waxahachie names new head football coach
KBEC Sports report Just over three weeks after its head coach stepped down, the Life Waxahachie football program is officially under new leadership. Well, kind of. Scott Thrush, Director of Athletics for Life Schools, announced the promotion Friday of Micah Stanley from offensive coordinator to head football coach for the …
Read More »Lady Indians play host to Aussie Travelers in game bigger than basketball
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Any pregame routine the Waxahachie Lady Indians had on the basketball court or in the hours leading up to tipoff was thrown out Friday. After all, it’s a little difficult to focus on a gameplan while playing host to eight standout hoopers from …
Read More »The Press Box: Ep. 6 (Dec. 9, 2019): All-Ellis County volleyball announcements
A KBEC Sports report This week’s episode of The Press Box announced the superlative winners of the 2019 KBEC Sports All-Ellis County volleyball teams! Hosts Brian Stevens and Seth Sims spoke with head coaches Mollie McBride (Ovilla Christian), Sandy Faussett-Stoops (Waxahachie) and Hope Porter (Red Oak), as well as student-athletes …
Read More »2019 KBEC Sports All-Ellis County volleyball superlatives announced
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Superlative honors for the 2019 KBEC Sports All-Ellis County volleyball teams were announced live on-air Monday night, Dec. 9. The announcement highlights individual accomplishments on and off the court. All superlative honorees will be presented with a commemorative bobblehead. For more information on …
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