By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — To say the state-ranked Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians dominated their first two district basketball games would be an understatement. Waxahachie (9-2, 2-0 in 11-6A) limited both of its first two District 11-6A opponents — Waco Midway and Mansfield Lake Ridge — to …
Read More »NFL announces schedule for first-ever Super Wild Card Weekend
KBEC Sports report The NFL has announced the schedule of sites, dates, and times for Super Wild Card Weekend on Jan. 9-10. The addition of a third Wild Card team in each conference and the subsequent expansion of the playoffs has resulted in a Super Wild Card Weekend of NFL …
Read More »No. 19 Red Oak Lady Hawks hoops win 3 during holiday break
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports RED OAK — With three wins this past week, the Red Oak Lady Hawks are once again marching toward the 5A basketball playoffs. The Lady Hawks entered the Christmas break as the 19th-ranked team in Class 5A, as polled by the Texas Association of …
Read More »Red Oak upsets No. 6 Lubbock Coronado, makes program history in OT
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports All it took was one turn of the head Saturday afternoon to miss one of the biggest plays in the history of the Red Oak football program. The fact that the drama unfolded in the second overtime and moved Red Oak deeper into …
Read More »2 Midlothian Heritage OL sign Division-I letters of intent
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports MIDLOTHIAN — Two Midlothian Heritage big men signed Division-I letters of intent Wednesday to continue their football careers, becoming the fourth and fifth Jaguars in program history to accomplish the career milestone. The ceremony for Carson Walker (University of Houston) and Coby James (Northwestern …
Read More »Life Waxahachie’s Jordynn West donates 30 pairs of cleats, spikes to The Bahamas
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports One Life Waxahachie freshman has already begun to utilize the platform provided to her by athletics. Those efforts will soon be felt in the Caribbean — again. Jordynn West, 14, spent her Thanksgiving break collecting 30 pairs of running shoes and track spikes …
Read More »Over 700 yards of offense propels Red Oak to bi-district win against Justin Northwest
Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Red Oak Hawks used over 700 yards of total offense to undress Justin Northwest in the first round of the playoffs Friday. Three-hundred-seventy of those yards came on the ground in the Hawks’ 62-7 5A Division-I Region 1 bi-district championship win. The Hawks …
Read More »Waxahachie unable to capitalize in 6A bi-district round against Temple
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The magical first-ever run to the Class 6A football playoffs came to a screeching halt for the Waxahachie Indians on Friday in Temple. The Indians had their opportunities to take the lead or remain close early in the 6A Division II bi-district contest …
Read More »Shorthanded No. 4 Waxahachie routes No. 12 San Antonio Wagner
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The fourth-ranked Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians downright outplayed visiting No. 12 San Antonio Wagner on Friday evening. They pulled off the 71-48 win without leading scorers and seniors CJ Noland and Montez Young Jr. Noland and Young are out with injuries and are eyeing returns …
Read More »Life Waxahachie girls’ XC finishes top-5 at 4A state championship meet
By KBEC Sports | Contributions from Life Schools The Life Waxahachie Lady Mustang cross-country team recently made program history with its first-ever top-ten finish at the 4A state meet. The Lady Mustangs ultimately placed fifth on Nov. 24 at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock. Life Waxahachie’s impressive fifth-place finish …
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