The week of Oct. 19-23 saw these four student-athletes stand just a little taller than the rest. Cast your vote early and often before the poll closes at noon Friday! The KBEC Sports Player of the week is presented by The Press Box and KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM. Each week, the winner of the fan vote …
Read More »No. 1 Ennis overpowers Waxahachie in 99th annual Battle of 287
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 …
Read More »Buchanan becomes first volleyball player voted KBEC Sports Player of the Week
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 …
Read More »‘He is going to be remembered’: Communities rally around passing of Waxahachie senior Austin Elbert
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, …
Read More »KBEC Sports Player of the Week: Sept. 21-25
The week of Sept. 21-25 saw these four student-athletes stand just a little taller than the rest. Cast your vote early and often before the poll closes at noon Friday! The KBEC Sports Player of the week is presented by The Press Box and KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM. Each week, the winner …
Read More »Defense, running game lead No. 1 Ennis by No. 9 Red Oak in 5A opener
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 …
Read More »Waxahachie baseball senior tragically passes in two-car accident
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Waxahachie community received devastating news Monday afternoon when it learned of a tragic traffic accident involving a baseball senior. That news took an even more heartbreaking tone Tuesday when the community learned that Austin Elbert, 17, had succumbed to his injuries. “Waxahachie …
Read More »‘Love is key’: Athletics continue uniting student-athletes in Ellis County
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A sand volleyball court in Waxahachie is proving one serve at a time that sports have a way of uniting communities. And, in a world currently void of amateur sport but heavy on hate, the friendly competition has also proven capable of healing, …
Read More »Midlothian Heritage’s Vasquez wins first-ever Ellis County Home Run Derby
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — The first-ever Ellis County Home Run derby came down to the final 38 seconds Thursday night at the Waxahachie Sports Complex. And when 2020 Waxahachie graduate Aaron Tesei took his final hack a few pitches later, he remained one long ball short …
Read More »Youth Kickball Tournament held at Penn Park in Waxahachie
WAXAHACHIE — Four members of the Waxahachie community recently rallied friends and families to host the first-ever Penn Park Youth Kickball Tournament. The tournament was held Sunday afternoon, June 28 at Lee Penn Park in Waxahachie and featured nine teams from Waxahachie and Ennis with the competitors ranging in age …
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