KBEC Sports The Midlothian Heritage girls’ basketball team defeated Life Waxahachie, 53-28, on Jan. 11 at Midlothian Heritage High School. Dani Wallace led all scorers with 18 points for the Jaguars. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by Fred Phipps/KBEC Sports
Read More »The Press Box: Swinging for the fences & March Madness: Ep. 18 (March 2, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured on-air interviews with two Waxahachie baseball seniors and “The Voice of the Panthers.” On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke with senior Waxahachie baseball standouts, Campbell Sullivan and Aaron Tesei, about the upcoming season, their NLI signings and life in …
Read More »Heartbroken in 3OT: Midlothian girls’ hoops falls in 5A regional championship
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Heartbreak does not begin to describe the feeling left by the outcome of Saturday’s 5A Region II championship game in Garland. Some will claim the Midlothian Lady Panthers girls’ basketball team overachieved a bit by reaching the regional final. Those critics will likely …
Read More »The Press Box: A repeat champ and soccer seniors: Ep. 16 (Feb. 17, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured on-air interviews with a Midlothian wrestler aiming for his second-consecutive state championship and two senior soccer captains from Waxahachie. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke Midlothian senior Jackson Carter and wrestling coach Kevin Reed about the Panthers return trip …
Read More »PLAYOFF ROUND-UP: A look at Ellis County girls’ basketball ahead of round one
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE The Waxahachie Lady Indians missed the postseason under first-year head coach Ashlaa Zuniga in a stacked District 7-6A. The Lady Indians placed seventh with a 2-11 record, which was two games better than (0-13) Grand Prairie and two back of (4-10) Mansfield. …
Read More »Press Box: UIL realignment special: Ep. 14 (Feb. 3, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured on-air interviews with four Ellis County high school football coaches and a full breakdown of the bi-annual UIL Realignment. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Tater Brown (who filled in for Brian Stevens) spoke with head football coaches Todd Alexander (Waxahachie), Doug Wendel …
Read More »2020-22 UIL realignment shakes up Ellis County sports landscape
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Several Ellis County high schools officially moved football classifications, while others will see new athletic and extracurricular district competition in 2020-22 following UIL bi-annual redistricting announcements made Monday morning. What changed? Compared to the previous realignment, which occurred ahead of the 2018-19 school …
Read More »Press Box: Kobe’s legacy on Ellis County hoops: Ep. 13 (Jan. 27, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” focused on Kobe Bryant and his impact on the local basketball culture. The show featured live on-air interviews with the head coaches and standout players from the Ferris and Midlothian High boys’ basketball teams. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke …
Read More »The Press Box: An injury and how-to on recruitment: Ep. 12 (Jan. 20, 2020)
By KBEC Sports This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured live on-air interviews with a Life Waxahachie senior basketball player and his head coach, plus a knowledge drop by a local collegiate coach on the football recruiting process. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke with Life …
Read More »Williams scores 29 to lead Ferris girls’ hoops over Life Waxahachie
Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Tatyana Williams poured in 29 points to lead the Ferris Lady Yellowjackets to a key district victory at home Friday against Life Waxahachie. Though Williams scored just four points in the first quarter, Ferris carried a 23-8 lead into the second quarter and then …
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