By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A 21-point fourth quarter propelled the Waxahachie Lady Indians to a 66-52 home win against Mansfield on Tuesday. The win was the first in District 7-6A this season for the Lady Indians, who improved to 1-5 in district action and 9-15 on the …
Read More »No. 3 Red Oak girls’ hoops stays unbeaten in 14-5A
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The state-ranked Red Oak Lady Hawks basketball team has rolled to a three-game winning streak to start the New Year. And it’s been about as dominant a stretch as any hoops team could put together. Red Oak began the New Year with a …
Read More »The Press Box: Buckets, goals and wrestling mats: Ep. 10 (Jan. 6th, 2020)
This week’s episode of The Press Box featured an in-depth interview with Waxahachie Runnin’ Indian standout BJ Francis and Midlothian wrestler Marshall Hodges. Hosts Seth Sims and “Tater” Beard, who filled in for Brian Stevens, also spoke with Waxahachie head boys’ soccer coach Seth Riley and Red Oak head girls’ …
Read More »The Press Box: Ep. 9 (Dec. 30, 2019): Hawaii and hoops
This week’s episode of The Press Box featured an in-depth interview with Midlothian Heritage all-everything wide receiver Jay Wilkerson. Hosts Seth Sims and “Tater” Beard, who filled in for Brian Stevens, also spoke with Waxahachie head boys’ basketball coach Greg Gober and Midlothian head boys’ basketball coach Steven Middleton. The …
Read More »Davis pair fuels Red Oak girls’ rout of Midlothian
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A double-double and season debut propelled the Red Oak Lady Hawks to a District 14-5A victory Friday night at home against in-county-rival Midlothian. No. 9 (15-4, 2-0) Red Oak scored 32 points in the first half and cruised through the second half for …
Read More »No. 9 Red Oak Lady Hawks defeat Burleson Centennial
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Three Lady Hawks scored in double-figures to lead Red Oak to a 52-44 victory at home against Burleson Centennial on Dec. 3. Micah Cooper, Breanna Davis and Aniyah Johnson each scored 11 points in the win that saw the Lady Hawks pour in …
Read More »No. 19 Maypearl girls’ hoops opens district slate with win
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Behind three double-digit scoring performances, the Maypearl Lady Panthers basketball team continued its torrid roll into the District 17-3A portion of the schedule on Tuesday. The Lady Panthers outscored visiting Rio Vista 28-0 in the first quarter and then heled a 40-4 lead …
Read More »Johnson’s 27 leads state-ranked Red Oak girls’ hoops to road win against Waxahachie
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Classifications do not matter much when in-county rivals take to the basketball court for a non-district game. And that is precisely how Friday’s tilt between the Class 6A Waxahachie Lady Indians and 5A Red Oak Lady Hawks played out. Red Oak, which entered …
Read More »Lady Indians play host to Aussie Travelers in game bigger than basketball
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Any pregame routine the Waxahachie Lady Indians had on the basketball court or in the hours leading up to tipoff was thrown out Friday. After all, it’s a little difficult to focus on a gameplan while playing host to eight standout hoopers from …
Read More »The Press Box: Ep. 5 (Dec. 2, 2019)
This week’s episode of The Press Box focuses on the third round results of the UIL football playoffs and the upcoming regional finals, including interviews with head coaches Chris Ross (Red Oak), Lee Wiginton (Midlothian Heritage) and Sam Harrell (Ennis). Hosts Brian Stevens and Seth Sims also previewed the Ellis …
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