Life Waxahachie High School

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports RED OAK — A matchup of two Ellis County and state-ranked 5A teams went down to the wire Tuesday in Red Oak. No. 24 (17-4, 9-1) Midlothian skated by host No. 12 (19-5, 9-1) Red Oak, 33-32. The Lady Hawks had won the previous …

By Chelsea Groomer | SPECIAL to KBEC Sports After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last year, Lanita Smith feared she would never see her son play football in-person again. Three Life Waxahachie football coaches erased that fear this past season — just in time for Elijah Smith, a Life Waxahachie …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports One Life Waxahachie freshman has already begun to utilize the platform provided to her by athletics. Those efforts will soon be felt in the Caribbean — again. Jordynn West, 14, spent her Thanksgiving break collecting 30 pairs of running shoes and track spikes …

By KBEC Sports | Contributions from Life Schools The Life Waxahachie Lady Mustang cross-country team recently made program history with its first-ever top-ten finish at the 4A state meet. The Lady Mustangs ultimately placed fifth on Nov. 24 at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock. Life Waxahachie’s impressive fifth-place finish …

By Chelsea Groomer | SPECIAL to KBEC Sports The Life Waxahachie Lady Mustangs are headed to the 4A state cross-country championships following a stellar showing in the regional meet. Life Waxahachie ultimately placed third in the 4A Region II championships held this past Tuesday at the Jesse Owens Memorial Complex …

By Chelsea Groomer | SPECIAL to KBEC Sports The flawless season continued for the Life Waxahachie Lady Mustang cross-country team on Friday in Hillsboro, as the group ran away with the District 11-4A title. “This is a huge accomplishment for Life School, these young ladies, our coaches and stakeholders,” expressed …

KBEC Sports report WAXAHACHIE — The Life Waxahachie Lady Mustang cross country team will soon take its flawless season into the District 11-4A meet. Led by two freshmen and a returning sophomore, the varsity girls’ cross-country team has already won each of its first six meets so far this season. …

By KBEC Sports A second volleyball player was selected as the KBEC Sports Player of the week following a record-setting and jawdropping vote total.  Midlothian Heritage senior Elizabeth Schmidt received 440,434 (49.73%) of the 885,686 total votes, just edging Palmer running back Bralen Lopez by 13,142 votes.  Schmidt helped the …

The week of Oct. 5-9 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 of the fan vote …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Life Waxahachie quarterback Colby Grmela took the final snap from the victory formation on Friday night at Mustang Stadium. The knee he took after closed out an impressive 20-14 homecoming win against visiting Alvarado. Life Waxahachie improved to 2-4 on the …