KBEC Sports The Midlothian Heritage girls’ basketball team defeated Life Waxahachie, 53-28, on Jan. 11 at Midlothian Heritage High School. Dani Wallace led all scorers with 18 points for the Jaguars. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by Fred Phipps/KBEC Sports
Read More »No. 11 Waxahachie downs No. 24 Coppell in 6A area championship
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports In one of the more physical basketball games of the season, the Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians defeated Coppell on Friday to win their first 6A Region I area championship. The Runnin’ Indians converted on 11-of-their-12 free throws in the fourth quarter to seal the …
Read More »No. 12 Red Oak outlasts No. 13 Midlothian in double-overtime thriller
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports RED OAK — Eleven Red Oak seniors celebrated their final home game in style Tuesday, defeating state-ranked Midlothian to clinch an undefeated boys’ basketball district championship. Following May’s commencement exercises, junior point guard Darren Eubanks will be the lone Hawk hooper left to …
Read More »No. 19 Life Waxahachie boys’ hoops wins fifth outright district title
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — The Life Waxahachie Mustangs made quick and tidy work of the visiting Hillsboro Eagles on Tuesday to win yet another district championship under head coach Eddie Berumen. The Mustangs, who entered as the 19th-ranked team in the TABC 4A poll, used …
Read More »The Press Box: A repeat champ and soccer seniors: Ep. 16 (Feb. 17, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured on-air interviews with a Midlothian wrestler aiming for his second-consecutive state championship and two senior soccer captains from Waxahachie. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke Midlothian senior Jackson Carter and wrestling coach Kevin Reed about the Panthers return trip …
Read More »No. 12 Runnin’ Indians cap regular season with 6th consecutive double-digit win
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Though the Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians are headed to the postseason as the, technically, second-best team in District 7-6A, they will undoubtedly be the hottest. Waxahachie, which entered the week ranked 12th in the TABC 6A poll, outpaced and out-spaced visiting No. …
Read More »No. 13 Midlothian thumps Corsicana, sets stage for title bout against No. 12 Red Oak
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports MIDLOTHIAN — With Friday’s huge second half, the Midlothian Panthers officially set the stage for a repeat opportunity to steal a portion of the District 14-5A crown in the final game of the season. The Panthers carried an eight-point lead into the third …
Read More »PLAYOFF ROUND-UP: A look at Ellis County girls’ basketball ahead of round one
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 »Noland drops 29, leads #17 Waxahachie to fifth consecutive win
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Behind CJ Noland’s game-high 29 points, the No. 17 Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians ran their win streak to five games with a double-digit road victory Friday night in Mansfield. And, thanks to a bit of an upset within District 7-6A, the win carried even …
Read More »No. 17 Waxahachie hands No. 10 Grand Prairie first 7-6A loss
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The rematch between two state-ranked 6A powers went to the home team Tuesday night in Waxahachie. It also provided a sting of defeat not previously felt by the tenth-ranked Grand Prairie Gophers. The 17th-ranked Runnin’ Indians ultimately outscored the visiting Gophers 22-12 in …
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