By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports ….and we wait no more! The UIL released the new fall and winter sports districts for high school athletics at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3. Scroll down to see where your program landed! Congratulations are in order for the Italy Lady Gladiator volleyball …
Read More »UIL announces conference cutoff numbers: Midlothian Heritage to 5A, several others see district shakeup
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports One Ellis County high school jumped classifications, while several narrowly missed the same fate or watched districts dissolve following the UIL releasing conference cutoff numbers. The UIL released the cutoff numbers and preliminary enrollment figures for the biannual 2022-24 reclassification and realignment on …
Read More »GALLERY: 2021 Waxahachie Homecoming Parade
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
Read More »Waxahachie XC inducts 3 into Hall of Honor, hosts annual Woodhouse Invitational
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports MAYPEARL — The 7th annual Robert Woodhouse Invitational ushered in a bit of normalcy and a ton of pride for the Waxahachie cross-country team Saturday at Camp Lakeview in Maypearl. The morning began with the third and final inductee into the Waxahachie Cross Country …
Read More »Life Waxahachie’s Jordynn West donates 30 pairs of cleats, spikes to The Bahamas
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports One Life Waxahachie freshman has already begun to utilize the platform provided to her by athletics. Those efforts will soon be felt in the Caribbean — again. Jordynn West, 14, spent her Thanksgiving break collecting 30 pairs of running shoes and track spikes …
Read More »Life Waxahachie girls’ XC finishes top-5 at 4A state championship meet
By KBEC Sports | Contributions from Life Schools The Life Waxahachie Lady Mustang cross-country team recently made program history with its first-ever top-ten finish at the 4A state meet. The Lady Mustangs ultimately placed fifth on Nov. 24 at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock. Life Waxahachie’s impressive fifth-place finish …
Read More »Curry, Moore and Jones make Waxahachie High history in 6A XC state championship meet
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The historic season for the Waxahachie Lady Indian cross-country team came to an impressive end Tuesday afternoon in the 6A state championships. For the first time in program history, the Lady Indians advanced three runners — seniors Emma Curry and Alyson Moore and …
Read More »West, Williams and Adames lead Life Waxahachie girls’ XC to 4A state championship meet
By Chelsea Groomer | SPECIAL to KBEC Sports The Life Waxahachie Lady Mustangs are headed to the 4A state cross-country championships following a stellar showing in the regional meet. Life Waxahachie ultimately placed third in the 4A Region II championships held this past Tuesday at the Jesse Owens Memorial Complex …
Read More »7 Waxahachie student-athletes sign NLIs to continue playing careers
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Seven Waxahachie student-athletes signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday afternoon to continue their playing careers after high school. Five of those 2021 graduates will soon move on to the NCAA Division-I level. The group was headlined by DI signees CJ Noland …
Read More »No. 7 Life Waxahachie girls’ XC remains perfect; both teams qualify for 4A regional championships
By Chelsea Groomer | SPECIAL to KBEC Sports The flawless season continued for the Life Waxahachie Lady Mustang cross-country team on Friday in Hillsboro, as the group ran away with the District 11-4A title. “This is a huge accomplishment for Life School, these young ladies, our coaches and stakeholders,” expressed …
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