Volleyball

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports History was made Tuesday evening in front of a near-capacity crowd inside the Midlothian High arena.  Midlothian and Midlothian Heritage met on the volleyball court for the first time, and did so as District 8-5A foes. It marked the first-ever UIL-sanctioned game of …

KBEC Sports report The Midlothian Lady Panthers opened the season with a home sweep of Keller Timber Creek and did not look back — for 18 consecutive matches. The Lady Panthers dropped the opening set of that opening match, 20-25. They quickly recovered to run out the ensuing three sets …

SPECIAL to KBEC Sports Caldwell, ID – The Southwestern Assemblies of God University volleyball team is set for the first serve of its 2022 campaign. There will be three Ellis County student-athletes helping lead that charge into The College of Idaho Tournament.  The trio hailing from around the county includes sophomore …

The Midlothian volleyball team honored Austin Elbert, a Waxahachie baseball player who tragically died in a car accident, during a match in 2020. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by KBEC Sports ____ Travis M. Smith, @Travis5mith tsmith@kbec.com

Midlothian Heritage defeated Decatur during the fall season of 2020. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by Kirk Holt/KBEC Sports

SPECIAL to KBEC Sports SAN ANTONIO – University of the Incarnate Word volleyball head coach Samantha Dabbs Thomas recently announced the addition of setter Taylor Stoops to the Cardinal roster. “We are extremely excited to have Taylor Stoops join our program this fall,” Dabbs Thomas said. “Although it’ll be short-lived …

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 …

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 …

KBEC Sports report Kansas City, MO – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics recently announced the teams and opening-round pairings for the 2021 NAIA Volleyball National Championship Tournament. And, for the first time in program history, the 48-team field will include the Lady Lions of Southwestern Assemblies of God University.  …

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