SPECIAL to KBEC Sports ARLINGTON — Sam Houston senior Qua Grant has been named the Western Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Grant, a 2018 Waxahachie graduate, was also a first-team All-WAC selection and named to the all-newcomer team. Senior guard …
Read More »Playoff bound! Waxahachie hoops makes improbable run to 6A playoffs
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Roughly one month ago, the season for the Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians was about as hopeless as one could project. The Tribe, under first-year head coach Corey Johnson, was banged up and starting several underclassmen. They had also just begun the second half of …
Read More »Runnin’ Indians upset DeSoto to jump back in 6A playoff hunt
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports An 18-point second quarter proved the difference for the Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians in an upset win against DeSoto. Waxahachie (9-18, 3-6) rallied to enter the halftime locker room knotted at 25. The Runnin’ Indians then found the bottom of the net just enough …
Read More »Berry rushes for program-high 5 TDs in Life Waxahachie win against Ferris
KBEC Sports report Kordell Berry rushed for a school-record 5 touchdowns to power Life Waxahachie over Ferris in a non-district tilt. Berry rushed 33 times for 336 yards, which is also a new program-best, in the 50-37 Mustang victory on Sept. 9. The junior also added three catches for 50 …
Read More »Legendary Waxahachie volleyball coach Faussett-Stoops retires, Weber named replacement
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The winningest volleyball coach in Waxahachie’s history and a top-10 all-time in Texas called it a career on Wednesday. Waxahachie head volleyball coach Sandy Faussett-Stoops made the decision public following a family vacation to Hawaii and at the end of the fall semester. …
Read More »Waxahachie fends off Rockwall for first-ever 6A area football championship
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Anxiety crept in late, but the Waxahachie Indian defense continued to prove its worth in a thrilling 31-25 6A Region II area championship victory against Rockwall on Friday at Globe Life Field in Arlington. Waxahachie led 31-18 with 6:40 to play in the …
Read More »Football Friday: 4 Ellis County programs advance to round 3 of football playoffs
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Four Ellis County programs won area championships in the second round of the Texas high school football playoffs. The week started with seven schools. Regional quarterfinal details are still pending at this time. Stats, quotes and links to photo galleries will be added …
Read More »Football Friday: 7 Ellis County programs win bi-district championships
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Seven Ellis County programs triumphed in the bi-district round of the Texas high school football playoffs this past week. Scroll below to see predictions for the area round, recaps from the first week of the postseason and background on each of the seven …
Read More »No. 10 Waxahachie volleyball headed to 6A Region II tourney for first time in program history
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports CORSICANA — The 1oth-ranked Waxahachie Lady Indians are headed to the 6A regional tournament for the first time in program history. Waxahachie triumphed in a five-set thriller against Hewitt “Don’t Call Us Waco” Midway on Tuesday night in the 6A Region II quarterfinal …
Read More »Football Friday: District champs crowned, playoffs secured in final week of regular season in Ellis County
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports District champions were crowned and playoff pictures became clear across Ellis County in the final week of high school football. Midlothian ISD now boasts two 5A district champions, Waxahachie ran away from Dallas Skyline, Ennis continued its incredible run and more! Stats, quotes …
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