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By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports GEORGETOWN — For the past couple decades, not years, Midlothian has become synonymous with soccer dominance. Panther blue, however, had not yet made its way to Georgetown.  The narrative changed Saturday afternoon in Wichita Falls.  Three Midlothian Panthers then found the back of …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports GEORGETOWN — Dreams of a back-to-back fairytale came to a heartbreaking end for the Midlothian Heritage girls’ soccer team on Thursday. Heritage walked onto the pitch at Bernard E. Birkelbach Field in Georgetown as the 4A girls’ soccer defending state champions. They exited …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — The unofficial Battle of Ovilla Road returned to the playoff platform Friday, as the ladies of Midlothian and Red Oak took to the pitch in a 5A regional quarterfinal soccer match. The (19-7-1) Midlothian Lady Panthers outlasted the (16-4-3) Red Oak Lady …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Midlothian Heritage girls’ soccer is back where it belongs — in the postseason and driver’s seat to Georgetown.  The young Jaguar side proved its more-than-capable of a third state tournament run on Tuesday evening with a 6-nil victory against Burkburnett. The 4A Region …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Midlothian and Midlothian Heritage girls’ soccer programs put on an exhibition of things to come at Midlothian ISD Multipurpose Stadium — both for this season and for the next, as both sides will compete in Class 5A (and likely in the same …

KBEC Sports report STEPHENVILLE — A Life Waxahachie senior recently inked her National Letter of Intent to join the first-ever signing class for women’s soccer at Division-I Tarleton State University. Brianna Rodriguez and 15 other standout soccer players will soon don the Purple and White for the Texans under head coach …

The Midlothian Heritage girls’ soccer team won its second 4A state championship on Friday by defeating Corpus Christi Calallen, 6-nil, at Birkelbach Field in Georgetown. For the full recap, CLICK HERE! PHOTO GALLERY All photos by Fred Phipps and Travis M. Smith/KBEC Sports

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Jules Burrows sat in the stands at Birkelbach Field in Georgetown as a sixth-grader when Rachel Allen was hoisted into the air by teammates following Midlothian Heritage winning the 2018 girls’ soccer state championship. She vividly remembers the 2-1 victory against Jasper, which …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Though it wasn’t known at the time, a Hannah Dorsey goal in the 16th minute Tuesday evening served as the perfect precursor. The goal came on a loose ball in front of the Celina goal at Dragon Stadium in Southlake during the 4A …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The historic run for the Waxahachie Lady Indian soccer team came to an end in the 6A Region II quarterfinals. District 11-6A foe Mansfield defeated (19-4-3) Waxahachie, 2-1, in that regional quarterfinal match. The third-round appearance was the furthest-ever in the state’s highest …