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The annual Waxahachie Homecoming Parade was held Friday, Oct. 22 ahead of the Waxahachie volleyball and football games against Mansfield. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by Travis M. Smith/KBEC Sports
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Red Oak promotes UNT Hall of Famer Davis to lead Hawk basketball program
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 …
Read More »Ennis war hero, multisport athlete memorialized in bronze statue on Baylor campus
SPECIAL to KBEC Sports WACO — A former Ennis football standout turned war hero has been forever memorialized with a bronze statue on the campus of Baylor University. U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Jackson “Jack” Lummus Jr. will now stand alongside U.S. Army Corps Col. John Riley Kane thanks to …
Read More »11 Waxahachie student-athletes sign with collegiate athletic programs
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Eleven Waxahachie student-athletes recently signed to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. The ceremony was held inside the Performance Arts Center on Thursday, April 29. The celebration welcomed family, friends and teammates and was as close to “normal” as any indoor …
Read More »No. 2 Duncanville survives furious rally by No. 1 Waxahachie to win 6A Region II title
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports There would be no last-second magic for the top-ranked Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians against No. 2 Duncanville in Tuesday’s 6A Region II championship. The No. 1 (20-3) Runnin’ Indians fell to No. 2 (26-1) Duncanville, 70-65, inside Michael Key Turner Gymnasium in what was …
Read More »6A No. 1 Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians dominate Cy Woods to reach regional final
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Tuesday’s 6A Region II semifinal was not the barnburner that some outside of Waxahachie expected. Instead, the top-ranked Runnin’ Indians asserted their dominance against Cypress Woods from the opening tip to the final buzzer at Temple High School. Waxahachie ultimately throttled (22-4) Cypress …
Read More »‘Taking it personally’ mantra has No. 1 Waxahachie hoops 4 wins from first state title since 1983
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians are four wins from a 6A state championship, following a 78-67 victory Saturday against Ellison in Waco. To those who have intently followed the program this year, it comes as very little surprise that this team has continued its …
Read More »6A No. 1 Waxahachie nearly breaks the scoreboard against Belton in bi-district ‘ship
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports LORENA — The Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians had their way with the Belton Tigers in Tuesday’s 6A Region II bi-district championship. Health-and-safety protocols and snowpocalypse be danged, too. Waxahachie nearly busted the scoreboard in its 99-62 victory. The Runnin’ Indians had practiced just four …
Read More »Midlothian basketball headed to postseason following half-decade of dominance
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports For a program once a bit void of perennial success, the Midlothian boys’ basketball team is once again headed back to the postseason tournament. The Panthers are taking a head of steam with them, too. The Panthers will ride an 11-game winning streak …
Read More »Noland’s 31, a Gober first lead No. 1 Waxahachie past Mansfield Lake Ridge
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports MANSFIELD — The top-ranked Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians avoided falling victim to a true trap-game scenario Tuesday against Mansfield Lake Ridge. A little program history, 31 points by CJ Noland and a whole lot of second-half defense eventually led the Runnin’ Indians to a comfortable …
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