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 »Life Waxahachie students learning sports medicine through hands-on training
By Chelsea Groomer | SPECIAL to KBEC Sports You see them on the sidelines giving aid to players. You catch a glimpse of them buzzing around teams with water bottles in hand — constantly ready, these unsung heroes of the field are just as crucial to athletics as the sport …
Read More »‘Love is key’: Athletics continue uniting student-athletes in Ellis County
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, …
Read More »Waxahachie community rallies around 21-year-old’s fight against cancer
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Waxahachie community is rallying to support a former soccer standout as she begins and continues her fight against cancer. Lexi Workman, 21, first learned that she has stage two lymphoma in her neck and chest in May. She was then informed that …
Read More »Youth Kickball Tournament held at Penn Park in Waxahachie
WAXAHACHIE — Four members of the Waxahachie community recently rallied friends and families to host the first-ever Penn Park Youth Kickball Tournament. The tournament was held Sunday afternoon, June 28 at Lee Penn Park in Waxahachie and featured nine teams from Waxahachie and Ennis with the competitors ranging in age …
Read More »KBEC Sports announces 2019-20 All-Ellis County girls’ soccer teams
Following a season cut short by COVID-19, the team at KBEC Sports has diligently pieced together the first-ever KBEC Sports All-Ellis County girls’ soccer teams. And the decisions on placement were not easy, as a large component to constructing the teams includes overall team success. With no playoff runs to …
Read More »Waxahachie senior follows long path from Ireland to Lumpkins soccer pitch
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Though Emmanuel Nwonkonko was not the lone senior on the Waxahachie Indians soccer team, he certainly traveled further than any of the other eight to get to Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium. All nine, unfortunately, had their senior seasons and postseason dreams dashed Friday …
Read More »UIL cancels all spring sports, state championships amid COVID-19 fallout
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 …
Read More »Ellis County athletic programs begin virtual coaching, canceling spring sports amid COVID-19
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 …
Read More »Soccer, toilet paper and a dog: Waxahachie Lady Indians await postseason
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Friday should have marked the end to the regular season for high school soccer teams. The day, instead, was filled with student-athletes passing the time with toilet paper challenges, in-home workouts, a meddling dog and seated juggling acts on social media. And there …
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