September 29, 2020
Avalon High School, Ennis High School, Ferris High School, Football, Italy High School, Life Waxahachie High School, Maypearl High School, Midlothian Heritage High School, Midlothian High School, Milford High School, Ovilla Christian School, Palmer High School, Player of the Week, Red Oak High School, Venus High School, Volleyball, Waxahachie High School
The week of Sept. 21-25 saw these four student-athletes stand just a little taller than the rest. Cast your vote early and often before the poll closes at noon Friday! The KBEC Sports Player of the week is presented by The Press Box and KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM. Each week, the winner …
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August 18, 2020
Avalon High School, Baseball, Boys Basketball, Boys Cross Country, Boys Golf, Boys Soccer, Boys Swimming, Boys Tennis, Boys Track & Field, Boys Wrestling, Ennis High School, Ferris High School, Football, Girls Basketball, Girls Cross Country, Girls Golf, Girls Soccer, Girls Swimming, Girls Tennis, Girls Track & Field, Girls Wrestling, Italy High School, Life Waxahachie High School, Maypearl High School, Midlothian Heritage High School, Midlothian High School, Milford High School, Ovilla Christian School, Palmer High School, Powerlifting, Red Oak High School, Softball, Venus High School, Volleyball, Waxahachie High School
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, …
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April 17, 2020
Avalon High School, Baseball, Boys Golf, Boys Soccer, Boys Tennis, Boys Track & Field, Ennis High School, Ferris High School, Girls Golf, Girls Soccer, Girls Tennis, Girls Track & Field, Italy High School, Life Waxahachie High School, Maypearl High School, Midlothian Heritage High School, Midlothian High School, Milford High School, Ovilla Christian School, Palmer High School, Powerlifting, Red Oak High School, Softball, Venus High School, Waxahachie High School
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 …
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March 19, 2020
Avalon High School, Baseball, Boys Soccer, Boys Tennis, Boys Track & Field, Ennis High School, Ferris High School, Girls Golf, Girls Soccer, Girls Tennis, Girls Track & Field, Italy High School, Life Waxahachie High School, Maypearl High School, Midlothian Heritage High School, Midlothian High School, Milford High School, Palmer High School, Red Oak High School, Softball, Venus High School, Waxahachie High School
KBEC report AUSTIN — Any last hopes for a return to the playing field for high school teams in Texas were all but dashed Thursday afternoon following the latest action taken by the University Interscholastic League. Via an official press release, the UIL extended the length of the suspension of all UIL-sanctioned activities due to …
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February 3, 2020
Avalon High School, Baseball, Boys Basketball, Boys Cross Country, Boys Golf, Boys Soccer, Boys Swimming, Boys Tennis, Boys Track & Field, Boys Wrestling, Ennis High School, Ferris High School, Football, Girls Basketball, Girls Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Girls Golf, Girls Soccer, Girls Swimming, Girls Tennis, Girls Track & Field, Girls Wrestling, Italy High School, Life Waxahachie High School, Maypearl High School, Midlothian Heritage High School, Midlothian High School, Milford High School, Ovilla Christian School, Palmer High School, Powerlifting, Red Oak High School, Softball, Venus High School, Volleyball, Waxahachie High School
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Several Ellis County high schools officially moved football classifications, while others will see new athletic and extracurricular district competition in 2020-22 following UIL bi-annual redistricting announcements made Monday morning. What changed? Compared to the previous realignment, which occurred ahead of the 2018-19 school …
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January 8, 2020
Avalon High School, Boys Basketball, Boys Soccer, Boys Wrestling, Ennis High School, Ferris High School, Girls Basketball, Girls Soccer, Girls Wrestling, Italy High School, Life Waxahachie High School, Maypearl High School, Midlothian Heritage High School, Midlothian High School, Milford High School, Ovilla Christian School, Palmer High School, Red Oak High School, Venus High School, Waxahachie High School
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’ …
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December 17, 2019
Avalon High School, Ennis High School, Ferris High School, Football, Italy High School, Life Waxahachie High School, Maypearl High School, Midlothian Heritage High School, Midlothian High School, Milford High School, Palmer High School, Red Oak High School, Venus High School, Waxahachie High School
The high school football season comes to an end this week in Texas and AT&T Stadium in Arlington will once again play host to all 12 state championship games. And, for a second consecutive year, all 12 games will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Southwest. A complete state championship …
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November 26, 2019
Avalon High School, Boys Basketball, Ennis High School, Ferris High School, Football, Girls Basketball, Italy High School, Life Waxahachie High School, Maypearl High School, Midlothian, Midlothian Heritage High School, Midlothian High School, Milford High School, Ovilla Christian School, Palmer High School, Player of the Week, Red Oak High School, Venus High School, Waxahachie High School
Episode four of The Press Box, hosted by Brian Stevens and Justin Burns (filling in for Seth Sims), featured on-air interviews with head boys’ basketball coach Steven Middleton (Midlothian), KBEC Sports Player of the Week CJ Palmer (Red Oak) and “Tater” Brown, the play-by-play voice for Midlothian Panther Radio. The crew …
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November 11, 2019
Avalon High School, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Italy High School, Life Waxahachie High School, Midlothian Heritage High School, Midlothian High School, Milford High School, Venus High School, Waxahachie High School
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Three Ellis County student-athletes placed inside the top-25, while eight others competed well in the 2019 UIL cross country state championships on Saturday. Class 4A saw the largest Ellis County contingent and several of the highest finishes on the day at Old Settler’s …
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November 3, 2019
Avalon High School, Baseball, Boys Basketball, Boys Cross Country, Boys Golf, Boys Soccer, Boys Swimming, Boys Tennis, Boys Track & Field, Boys Wrestling, Ennis High School, Ferris High School, Football, Girls Basketball, Girls Cross Country, Girls Golf, Girls Soccer, Girls Swimming, Girls Tennis, Girls Track & Field, Girls Wrestling, Italy High School, Life Waxahachie High School, Maypearl High School, Midlothian Heritage High School, Midlothian High School, Milford High School, Ovilla Christian School, Palmer High School, Powerlifting, Red Oak High School, Softball, Venus High School, Volleyball, Waxahachie High School
By KBEC Sports Ellis County athletics will soon have a new home on the radio waves, as KBEC 1390AM/99.1 FM and KBEC Sports have announced plans to launch a one-hour weekly sports talk show. The Press Box will debut at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4 on KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM. It can …
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