By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE The Waxahachie Lady Indians missed the postseason under first-year head coach Ashlaa Zuniga in a stacked District 7-6A. The Lady Indians placed seventh with a 2-11 record, which was two games better than (0-13) Grand Prairie and two back of (4-10) Mansfield. …
Read More »Press Box: UIL realignment special: Ep. 14 (Feb. 3, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured on-air interviews with four Ellis County high school football coaches and a full breakdown of the bi-annual UIL Realignment. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Tater Brown (who filled in for Brian Stevens) spoke with head football coaches Todd Alexander (Waxahachie), Doug Wendel …
Read More »SMITH: Social media, wannabe reporters have made a mockery of National Signing Day
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports National Signing Day was once a day of celebration. It originated with ballcaps donning logos of several universities atop a folding table and one high school senior seated in a letterman jacket, beaming with intel possessed by only his or her closest circle. …
Read More »2020-22 UIL realignment shakes up Ellis County sports landscape
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 …
Read More »Press Box: Kobe’s legacy on Ellis County hoops: Ep. 13 (Jan. 27, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” focused on Kobe Bryant and his impact on the local basketball culture. The show featured live on-air interviews with the head coaches and standout players from the Ferris and Midlothian High boys’ basketball teams. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke …
Read More »No. 16 Life Waxahachie outlasts Midlothian Heritage in ‘rollercoaster’ win
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A strong second and third quarter propelled the state-ranked Life Waxahachie Mustangs past visiting Midlothian Heritage on Tuesday night. The Mustangs jumped out to three-point, 14-11, lead following the first quarter and then outscored Heritage 27-20 over the second and third quarters to …
Read More »GALLERY: 2019 KBEC Sports All-Ellis County volleyball awards
KBEC Sports report KBEC Sports and Ellis DownHome are excited to formally introduce you to the 2019 KBEC Sports All-Ellis County volleyball teams! The KBEC Sports All-Ellis County volleyball teams, sponsored by Ellis DownHome and The Waxahachie Sun, were first announced on Dec. 2, 2019. Superlative honors were released live …
Read More »The Press Box: An injury and how-to on recruitment: Ep. 12 (Jan. 20, 2020)
By KBEC Sports This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured live on-air interviews with a Life Waxahachie senior basketball player and his head coach, plus a knowledge drop by a local collegiate coach on the football recruiting process. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke with Life …
Read More »Johnson scores 21 in Life Waxahachie’s district-opening win against Ferris
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Life Waxahachie Mustangs ran away from Ferris with a District 17-4A road win Friday. The Mustangs opened by outscoring the Yellowjackets 25-3 in the first quarter and carried a 27-15 advantage into halftime. Life Waxahachie closed out the game with 25 points …
Read More »Williams scores 29 to lead Ferris girls’ hoops over Life Waxahachie
Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Tatyana Williams poured in 29 points to lead the Ferris Lady Yellowjackets to a key district victory at home Friday against Life Waxahachie. Though Williams scored just four points in the first quarter, Ferris carried a 23-8 lead into the second quarter and then …
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