Baseball

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Finality came by way of UIL press release Friday afternoon — high school sports are finished for the 2020-21 season. The announcement was delivered at little surprise following a directive issued earlier in the day by Governor Greg Abbott, who requested all Texas …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — As Ryan Allen sat inside his uncle’s pick-up truck in the Home Depot parking lot Wednesday, he couldn’t help but smile. Sure, his college roommate was still asleep and wouldn’t answer the phone to hear the news. And, yeah, the circumstances …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports As school districts have turned to virtual learning and classrooms amid the COVID-19 outbreak, local athletic departments are now pivoting toward much of the same. Those same district officials are also beginning to make tough decisions related to annual spring athletics events, namely …