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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Senior Night for the state-ranked Waxahachie Lady Indians against DeSoto went precisely as planned. The 17th consecutive win for 6A No. 18 (35-10, 12-0) Waxahachie came in straight-set fashion (25-12, 25-17, 25-17) inside Mike Turner Gymnasium. Waxahachie previously locked into its …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports CEDAR HILL — For the 21st consecutive season, the state-ranked Waxahachie Lady Indian volleyball team is playoff bound. No. 20 Waxahachie swept host Cedar Hill (25-10, 25-15, 25-23) on Tuesday to improve to 33-10 on the season and a perfect 11-0 in District …

SPECIAL to KBEC Sports FORT WORTH — Audrey Nalls has been invaluable in staking TCU to its best start to Big 12 play since 2016, and the conference took notice.   Nalls was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks on Tuesday. The 6-1 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports History was made Tuesday evening in front of a near-capacity crowd inside the Midlothian High arena.  Midlothian and Midlothian Heritage met on the volleyball court for the first time, and did so as District 8-5A foes. It marked the first-ever UIL-sanctioned game of …

KBEC Sports report The Midlothian Lady Panthers opened the season with a home sweep of Keller Timber Creek and did not look back — for 18 consecutive matches. The Lady Panthers dropped the opening set of that opening match, 20-25. They quickly recovered to run out the ensuing three sets …

SPECIAL to KBEC Sports Caldwell, ID – The Southwestern Assemblies of God University volleyball team is set for the first serve of its 2022 campaign. There will be three Ellis County student-athletes helping lead that charge into The College of Idaho Tournament.  The trio hailing from around the county includes sophomore …

The Midlothian volleyball team honored Austin Elbert, a Waxahachie baseball player who tragically died in a car accident, during a match in 2020. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by KBEC Sports ____ Travis M. Smith, @Travis5mith tsmith@kbec.com

SPECIAL to KBEC Sports SAN ANTONIO – University of the Incarnate Word volleyball head coach Samantha Dabbs Thomas recently announced the addition of setter Taylor Stoops to the Cardinal roster. “We are extremely excited to have Taylor Stoops join our program this fall,” Dabbs Thomas said. “Although it’ll be short-lived …

KBEC Sports report Kansas City, MO – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics recently announced the teams and opening-round pairings for the 2021 NAIA Volleyball National Championship Tournament. And, for the first time in program history, the 48-team field will include the Lady Lions of Southwestern Assemblies of God University.  …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports MANSFIELD — A tight first set and dropped second served as the needed motivation for the Waxahachie Lady Indians on the volleyball court Tuesday at Mansfield Lake Ridge. The Lady Indians ultimately took care of business to solidify their District 11-6A playoff seeding with …