KBEC Sports report Kansas City, MO – For the first time in program history, the Southwestern Assemblies of God University softball team has the label of being a national champion. A recent Red Oak graduate played a key role in the victory and the season-long success, too. The Lady Lions captured …
Read More »2022-24 UIL Realignment: Ellis County high schools land in new districts
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 »Waxahachie baseball, softball don Halloween costumes to aid Waxahachie CARE, local community
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — A truckbed sagged much closer to the pavement than it parked as spectators exited the Bill Midkiff Sports Complex on Tuesday night. The result of the heavy load was a canned food drive by the Waxahachie baseball and softball teams. And each …
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 »Ennis standouts lead East to win in first-ever Ellis County all-star softball game
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Wednesday evening might’ve marked the first time in modern history that Ennis and Waxahachie fans simultaneously cheered as a runner crossed home plate. The previously thought-to-be-absurd celebration came when 2021 Ennis graduate Mattie Beakley drilled a single into left field at Lady …
Read More »GALLERY: First-ever All-Ellis County All-Star softball game
The first-ever All-Ellis County All-Star softball game was held Wednesday, June 30 at Lady Indian Park on the campus of Waxahachie High School. The game featured an East and West team comprised exclusively by county student-athletes and coached by volunteers. A link to the game recap, which saw the East …
Read More »First-ever All-Ellis County All-Star Week set to begin June 29; featuring baseball, softball standouts
KBEC Sports report For the first time in the history of Ellis County athletics, the top high school baseball and softball talent will be collectively on display during the upcoming All-Ellis County All-Star Week. The three-day showcase is under the coordination of KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM and is powered by the National Worldwide Education …
Read More »No. 3 Italy sees historic softball season end in first-ever regional championship
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A dream softball season for the third-ranked Italy Lady Gladiators came to a screeching halt Saturday afternoon in West. Stuck in a peculiar jam following a lead-off triple, a double-pumped throw to home after a nifty stop resulted in a walk-off 1-0 win …
Read More »Waxahachie softball closes in on 6A postseason after 16-run outburst
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A pair of signature wins highlighted the opening two weeks of District 11-6A action for Waxahachie Lady Indians on the softball diamond. The Lady Indians began their district slate with a thrilling come-from-behind home win against the always pesky Mansfield Lake Ridge, 9-8, …
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