By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Red Oak took care of business at home against visiting Ennis on Tuesday evening in a District 14-5A tilt. The Lady Hawks took the match 25-19, 25-13 and 25-18. Junior outside hitter Gracie Lee led the Red Oak attack with 12 kills on …
Read More »Ellis County Football Friday Roundup: Week 5 (Sept. 24)
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Six Ellis County teams picked up wins during week five of the high school football season. Though district play has begun for a few programs, there are still a handful that wrapped up non-district play this week as we head into the halfway …
Read More »Ellis County Football Friday Roundup: Week 4 (Sept. 17)
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports For the second consecutive week, seven Ellis County teams picked up wins during week four of the high school football season. District play has also begun for a few programs as we head into the halfway point of the season. Stats, standout players …
Read More »100th Battle of 287 between Waxahachie, No. 6 Ennis ends in historic overtime thriller
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Legendary head football coach Sam Harrell is no stranger to the storied rivalry between Ennis and Waxahachie. In fact, he’s helped pen quite a few memorable chapters over the first 99 meetings among the schools separated by roughly 17 miles along US Highway …
Read More »Ellis County football Friday roundup: Week 3 (Sept. 10)
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Seven Ellis County football teams picked up wins during week three of the high school football season. Stats, standout players and recaps will be added throughout the weekend. As always, fans can catch a full recap of all things Ellis County athletics every …
Read More »Ellis County football Friday roundup: Week 2 (Aug. 27)
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Five Ellis County football teams picked up wins during week two of the high school football season. Stats, standout players and recaps will be added throughout the weekend. As always, fans can catch a full recap of all things Ellis County athletics every …
Read More »Ennis, Red Oak open football season with 5A top-15 offensive showcase
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports ENNIS — For the second-consecutive football season, Ennis and Red Oak opened state-ranked in the top-15 of Class 5A and faced off in week one. And the two teams once again put on quite the offensive show — combining for over 1,000 yards …
Read More »Ellis County football Friday roundup: Aug. 27
KBEC Sports Eleven Ellis County football teams opened their seasons Friday evening. Stats, standout players and recaps can be found below. As always, fans can catch a full recap of all things Ellis County athletics every Monday night from 6-7 p.m. on KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM and online at sports.kbec.com during “The …
Read More »Thompson, Starks battle the field, rain in 2nd annual All-Ellis County Home Run Derby
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports It took two rain delays, one power outage, three fields and seven competitors from five Ellis County high schools to decide the winner of the second annual All-Ellis County All-Star Home Run Derby. At the end of the two-and-a-half-hour ordeal Thursday evening, 2021 …
Read More »Humphreys powers West All-Stars in inaugural Ellis Countywide game
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — With a full dugout and talent to boot, the West All-Stars cruised to a victory in the first-ever All-Ellis County All-Star baseball game Thursday evening. Nathan Humphreys, a 2021 Midlothian graduate, set the tone for the West early and often in the …
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