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By Jerome Stewart | KBEC Sports Maypearl head baseball coach Mike Martin and his Panthers were off to a roaring start last year.  It was the first season as the Panthers’ skipper for Martin and he had the team rolling to start the 2020 season. Maypearl was one of the …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports MIDLOTHIAN — A team that made history on the pitch in thrilling fashion has been officially immortalized in stone.  Or, granite, rather. Either way, Midlothian Heritage’s unforgettable victory in the 2018 4A state championship will soon intimidate opposing players and greet endearing supporters as …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Senior guard CJ Noland reached a career milestone while the Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians made yet another statement Wednesday. Class 6A No. 1 (11-2, 4-0) Waxahachie exploded offensively in the second half to thump visiting No. 21 (12-1, 3-1) Mansfield, 89-68, at Michael …

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 Montez Young delivered the biggest shot of the season for the third-ranked Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians on Saturday afternoon against top-ranked Duncanville. The 6-foot-4 senior, typically known for his insanely springing legs and work around the basket, took a pass from Jalen Lake and …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — The Waxahachie Lady Indians picked up their second District 11-6A victory Thursday evening in convincing fashion. Waxahachie (5-10, 2-3 in 11-6A) jumped out to a 21-6 first-quarter lead and ran away with the 54-23 win against (3-9, 0-1) Waco Midway inside Michael …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Following the first-ever 6A postseason berth in program history, Waxahachie head football coach Todd Alexander announced his plans to step down Thursday morning. Alexander first informed his coaching staff and then the returning players shortly before the first class bell rang. He notified …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — To say the state-ranked Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians dominated their first two district basketball games would be an understatement. Waxahachie (9-2, 2-0 in 11-6A) limited both of its first two District 11-6A opponents — Waco Midway and Mansfield Lake Ridge — to …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports RED OAK — With three wins this past week, the Red Oak Lady Hawks are once again marching toward the 5A basketball playoffs. The Lady Hawks entered the Christmas break as the 19th-ranked team in Class 5A, as polled by the Texas Association of …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports All it took was one turn of the head Saturday afternoon to miss one of the biggest plays in the history of the Red Oak football program. The fact that the drama unfolded in the second overtime and moved Red Oak deeper into …