By Jerome Stewart | KBEC Sports Maypearl head baseball coach Mike Martin and his Panthers were off to a roaring start last year. It was the first season as the Panthers’ skipper for Martin and he had the team rolling to start the 2020 season. Maypearl was one of the …
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 »Life Waxahachie students learning sports medicine through hands-on training
By Chelsea Groomer | SPECIAL to KBEC Sports You see them on the sidelines giving aid to players. You catch a glimpse of them buzzing around teams with water bottles in hand — constantly ready, these unsung heroes of the field are just as crucial to athletics as the sport …
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 »$10K Dulin Brothers Memorial scholarship awarded to 6 Waxahachie seniors
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Six of the newest Waxahachie Indian baseball alums received a monetary boost Wednesday evening ahead of their first days on each respective college campus this fall. The annual presentation of the Dulin Brothers Memorial Scholarship was once again held outside of …
Read More »Waxahachie grad BG Winn to continue baseball career at SAGU
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A recently graduate Waxahachie baseball player has found his four-year home following one of the more unique recruitment seasons in recent memory. BG Winn signed his national letter of intent Monday morning to continue his baseball career at Southwestern Assemblies of God University …
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 »Waxahachie baseball seniors honored with unique, socially-distanced ceremony
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Historic Paul Richards Park recently served as the final and unfortunate curtain call for 10 Waxahachie Indian baseball seniors. The senior night ceremony, held Friday, June 12, afforded the student-athletes and their families to bid farewell to a high school career cut short …
Read More »The Press Box: Maypearl baseball and senior salutes: Ep. 25 (April 20, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured an in-depth conversation with three members of the (11-1-1) Maypearl Panthers baseball team after their season was cut short due to COVID-19. The link to the podcast can be found at the bottom of this article. On-air hosts Seth Sims, Tater Beard …
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