Red Oak High School

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Red Oak boys’ basketball program has a new, well-decorated head coach. Chris Davis was officially named the Hawks’ new head coach Tuesday morning. He replaces Jason Sasser, who departed the program in August to pursue other career opportunities. Both head coaches came …

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 …

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 …

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 …

By KBEC Sports The Red Oak Hawks hosted the visiting 6A Waxahachie Indians on Thursday evening for a preseason scrimmage at Billy Goodloe Stadium. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by Fred Phipps/KBEC Sports

By KBEC Sports The Waxahachie Indians traveled to Red Oak on Thursday evening for a preseason scrimmage against the 5A Hawks at Billy Goodloe Stadium. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by Fred Phipps/KBEC Sports

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 …

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 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Wednesday evening might’ve marked the first time in modern history that Ennis and Waxahachie fans simultaneously cheered as a runner crossed home plate. The previously thought-to-be-absurd celebration came when 2021 Ennis graduate Mattie Beakley drilled a single into left field at Lady …

The first-ever All-Ellis County All-Star baseball game was held Thursday, July 1 at historic Paul Richards Park in Waxahachie. The game featured an East and West team comprised exclusively of county student-athletes and coached by volunteers. A link to the game recap, which saw the West team win 10-3, will …