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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 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports MIDLOTHIAN — The Midlothian Heritage Jaguars snapped a rare two-game skid by thumping Alvardo in their District 5-4A opener on Friday. The Jaguars scored 41 points in the first half on their way to a comfortable 56-23 home victory at Midlothian ISD Multipurpose …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Six turnovers erased an otherwise dominant showing by the Waxahachie Indians against Arlington Lamar on Friday.  Five of those miscues came in the second half and ended each of the Indians’ offensive possessions. Even still, the Tribe had its opportunities late …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Waxahachie Lady Indians continued their strong start to the abbreviated season Friday with a straight-set sweep of Cedar Hill. Waxahachie set the tone early, winning the opening set in convincing fashion, 25-5. The Lady Indians then rolled off 25-11 and 25-15 victories …

KBEC Sports report Fans of Ellis County athletics cast over 400,000 votes over the past four days in the return of the KBEC Sports Player of the Week poll. And, for the first time, a non-football student-athlete claimed the weekly recognition. Midlothian sophomore Kenna Buchanan received 53.47% of the 454,736 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A green ribbon tied in a single knot around a blue-and-white shoelace wouldn’t typically well the eyes with tears before a non-district volleyball match. The same general thought could easily be applied when looking at photos of students at Ennis, Red Oak, Midlothian, …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports COPPERAS COVE — Shawn Cherry couldn’t help but find himself in the Dawg house on Friday night in the Waxahachie Indians season opener. The senior running back rushed 17 times for 198 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Indians to a convincing 34-7 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports RED OAK — The football season was supposed to open at Billy Goodloe Stadium in Red Oak with a nailbiter between two state-ranked foes. It was instead a headscratcher for the host No. 9 Red Oak Hawks, as No. 1 Ennis ran away with …

By Chelsea Groomer | SPECIAL to KBEC Sports You see them on the sidelines giving aid to players. You catch a glimpse of them buzzing around teams with water bottles in hand — constantly ready, these unsung heroes of the field are just as crucial to athletics as the sport …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Friday night lights have finally returned to the night sky over Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium. Those lights brought about a controlled scrimmage between 6A Waxahachie and 5A state-ranked Red Oak that featured several hundred fans, half a dozen touchdowns and one heck …