By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Though the high school hoops season is still two months away, Waxahachie senior CJ Noland made quite the splash on Tuesday. Noland took to Twitter to officially announce his top-seven potential Division-I destinations, knocking out a host of suitors across the country. Texas …
Read More »Gipson inks NLI, becomes first-ever DI men’s hoops signee at Tarleton State
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports One Waxahachie basketball alumnus made a little history Monday evening, by becoming the first-ever student-athlete to sign a national letter of intent to play Division-I men’s basketball at Tarleton State University. And he’ll take the court under a new head coach with four …
Read More »Waxahachie, SAGU alumna tabbed as first-ever Lake Belton girls’ hoops coach
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports One Waxahachie and Southwestern Assemblies of God University alumna has been officially tasked with leading a highly-populated and upstart girls’ basketball program into its very first season. Belton ISD made the announcement of Taylor Hill, a 2012 Waxahachie and 2016 SAGU graduate, as …
Read More »The Press Box: All-Ellis County boys’ basketball announcements: Ep. 22 (March 30, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured the live on-air announcements of superlative winners for the KBEC Sports All-Ellis County girls’ basketball teams. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens spoke with Red Oak head coach Jason Sasser and senior Keshawn Green, Midlothian head coach Steven Middleton and freshman …
Read More »KBEC Sports announces 2019-20 All-Ellis County boys’ hoops teams
By KBEC Sports There was no shortage of talent on the hardwood in Ellis County during the 2019-20 season. When the dust settled and we all had a little time to breathe and reflect, the team at KBEC Sports compiled the 2020 KBEC Sports All-Ellis County boys’ basketball teams. The teams are broken down …
Read More »The Press Box: All-Ellis County girls’ basketball announcements: Ep. 21 (March 23, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured the live on-air announcements of superlative winners for the KBEC Sports All-Ellis County girls’ basketball teams. The on-air announcement was also made of all All-Ellis County first- and second-team members, as well as honorable mentions. On-air hosts Seth Sims and “The Voice …
Read More »KBEC Sports announces 2019 All-Ellis County girls’ basketball teams
KBEC Sports report There was no shortage of talent on the hardwood in Ellis County during the 2019-20 season. When the dust settled and we all had a little time to breathe and reflect, the team at KBEC Sports compiled the 2020 KBEC Sports All-Ellis County girls’ basketball teams. The teams were broken down …
Read More »A photo worth over 1,000 words: Runnin’ Indians lore returns with undated picture
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A black-and-white photo resurfaced Thursday that reminded Waxahachie basketball faithful of just how good the good times were. It also provided a welcomed case study into how deeply sports engrain themselves into a community. The question was simple, “Who remembers this great team?” …
Read More »Grant named LSC Player of the Year ahead of No. 3 WTAMU postseason run
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Basketball fans, especially those in Ellis County, who haven’t already taken an interest in the West Texas A&M University men’s basketball program should do so — quickly. Sure, the (32-1) Buffs are currently the third-ranked team in Division II and are set to …
Read More »GALLERY: Life Waxahachie boys’ hoops defeats West
KBEC Sports Life Waxahachie defeated West, 79-24, at home on Nov. 19, 2019. The Mustangs poured in 50 first-half points. Colton Wilhoite his four three-pointers for a game-high 17 points. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by Fred Phipps/KBEC Sports
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