The first-ever All-Ellis County All-Star baseball game was held Thursday, July 1 at historic Paul Richards Park in Waxahachie. The game featured an East and West team comprised exclusively of county student-athletes and coached by volunteers. A link to the game recap, which saw the West team win 10-3, will …
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The first-ever All-Ellis County All-Star softball game was held Wednesday, June 30 at Lady Indian Park on the campus of Waxahachie High School. The game featured an East and West team comprised exclusively by county student-athletes and coached by volunteers. A link to the game recap, which saw the East …
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KBEC Sports report For the first time in the history of Ellis County athletics, the top high school baseball and softball talent will be collectively on display during the upcoming All-Ellis County All-Star Week. The three-day showcase is under the coordination of KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM and is powered by the National Worldwide Education …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Three Waxahachie Indian baseball players earned All-District 11-6A superlatives following an impressive 2021 season. Junior outfielder and pitcher Jared Thomas and senior centerfielder Xavien Thompson led the way for the Tribe as the district’s offensive and defensive players of the year, respectively. Sophomore …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Eleven Waxahachie student-athletes recently signed to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. The ceremony was held inside the Performance Arts Center on Thursday, April 29. The celebration welcomed family, friends and teammates and was as close to “normal” as any indoor …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Jose Olvedo lined a seventh-inning single into left field Saturday afternoon to continue the historic run for Life Waxahachie in the 4A baseball playoffs. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh and Mustangs on first and second, Olvedo singled home Julian …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A lead-off home run proved to be all the run support Jared Thomas needed to defeat Harker Heights and send the Waxahachie Indians into round two of the 6A baseball playoffs. Xavien Thompson sent the second pitch he saw in the bottom of …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A balk made it interesting, but Waxahachie’s Anthony Mata came right back on the next pitch for a strikeout to clinch game one of their 6A Region II bi-district championship against Harker Heights. Mata came on in relief of starting pitcher Casey Kelly …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Anthony Mata tossed the barrel around an outside offspeed pitch to send it into the third base coach’s box during the Waxahachie Indians’ regular-season home finale. The senior was battling, already stuck in a 2-1 count with the Indians tied with visiting Mansfield …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports An ever-crowded District 11-6A playoff picture became crystal clear just as the rain clouds took over Monday night in Hewitt. With a torrential downpour quickly approaching, the (22-8, 10-4) Waxahachie Indians defeated host Waco Midway, 6-4. The game, initially rained out on Friday, …
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