By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Patrick Lawrence has never doubted his football future. Has he sometimes wondered where his next opportunity would come from? Sure. But he has always known that one day he’d take the field as a professional football player on the sidelines at the Ballpark …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Jay Wilkerson will officially catch passes as a Division-I wide receiver in 2020. It just won’t be where many around the country thought he’d suit up. In front of friends, family, teammates and coaches, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound standout wide receiver inked his National …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports National Signing Day was once a day of celebration. It originated with ballcaps donning logos of several universities atop a folding table and one high school senior seated in a letterman jacket, beaming with intel possessed by only his or her closest circle. …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Several Ellis County high schools officially moved football classifications, while others will see new athletic and extracurricular district competition in 2020-22 following UIL bi-annual redistricting announcements made Monday morning. What changed? Compared to the previous realignment, which occurred ahead of the 2018-19 school …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A 23-point first quarter and stingy defense put the state-ranked Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians back on track Friday night. The Runnin’ Indians outscored the visiting Cedar Hill Longhorns 38-19 over the first half and cruised home to a 71-48 win inside Mike Turner Gymnasium. …
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This week’s episode of “The Press Box” focused on Kobe Bryant and his impact on the local basketball culture. The show featured live on-air interviews with the head coaches and standout players from the Ferris and Midlothian High boys’ basketball teams. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A strong second and third quarter propelled the state-ranked Life Waxahachie Mustangs past visiting Midlothian Heritage on Tuesday night. The Mustangs jumped out to three-point, 14-11, lead following the first quarter and then outscored Heritage 27-20 over the second and third quarters to …
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KBEC Sports report KBEC Sports and Ellis DownHome are excited to formally introduce you to the 2019 KBEC Sports All-Ellis County volleyball teams! The KBEC Sports All-Ellis County volleyball teams, sponsored by Ellis DownHome and The Waxahachie Sun, were first announced on Dec. 2, 2019. Superlative honors were released live …
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The Waxahachie Indian soccer team capped its pre-district slate with a victory Friday night against Life Oak Cliff. Emmanuel Nwokonko first scored on a JP Lopez assist and Landon Gilmore followed unassisted for the 2-nil Waxahachie win at Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium. The victory improved the Indians to 8-2 on …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Though it took 10 matches, the Waxahachie Lady Indian soccer team dropped its first match of the 2019-20 season on Friday — and just barely. Waxahachie capitalized twice Friday against (7-1, 2-0) Mansfield High — which entered Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium as the …
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