By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The historic run for the Waxahachie Lady Indian soccer team came to an end in the 6A Region II quarterfinals. District 11-6A foe Mansfield defeated (19-4-3) Waxahachie, 2-1, in that regional quarterfinal match. The third-round appearance was the furthest-ever in the state’s highest …
Read More »GALLERY: Waxahachie boys’ soccer continues march with first 6A playoff win
By Travis M. Smith| KBEC Sports The Waxahachie boys’ soccer team netted its first-ever 6A playoff victory Thursday — and did it in upset fashion at Panther Stadium in Hewitt. Waxahachie, which finished fourth in District 11-6A, knocked off District 12-6A champion (13-2-5) Belton, 1-nil. Bryan Dominguez scored the game-winning …
Read More »GALLERY: Ennis baseball celebrates seniors, thumps Waco University
By Travis M. Smith The Ennis Lions celebrated their baseball seniors on Friday with pregame festivities and a lopsided district victory. Ennis outslugged visiting Waco University 12 hits to 6 and capitalized on four errors and eight walks for the 16-6 run-rule win. The Lions plated a pair of runs …
Read More »All 4 Midlothian ISD soccer teams win district, bi-district championships
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The City of Midlothian has continued its dominance on the soccer pitch, as all four varsity programs have once again and officially claimed district titles. And, following Friday’s tilts, each of the four has also won their respective bi-district championships too. Again. This …
Read More »Red Oak boys’ soccer nets 5A bi-district championship victory
The Red Oak boys’ soccer team held on for a 4-3 win at home against West Mesquite in the 5A Region II bi-district championship on Friday at Billy Goodloe Stadium. The Hawks, now 15-3-6, finished third in District 14-5A behind district-champion (13-8-3, 9-1-2) Midlothian and (17-6-1, 8-3-1) Joshua. Corsicana finished …
Read More »Waxahachie soccer coach Seth Riley reaches 100-win milestone ahead of postseason run
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A playoff warmup game served as the perfect opportunity for the playoff-bound Waxahachie Indians to get in a little extra work on the soccer pitch. It also provided the group with a chance to help seventh-year head coach Seth Riley reach his first …
Read More »Late-inning woes spoil otherwise stellar 11-6A outing for Waxahachie baseball
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Tuesday night will be one that the Waxahachie Indians can do a few things with before their next trip onto the baseball diamond. The Tribe could sulk; after all, they did squander a golden opportunity in District 11-6A and a three-run seventh-inning lead …
Read More »2017 Waxahachie grad, Levi David earns first Southland Conference weekly honor
SPECIAL to KBEC Sports NATCHITOCHES – Levi David turned in his most dominant start in a Northwestern State uniform on Saturday. He then landed his first Southland Conference weekly award for the efforts. David, a 6-foot-5 sophomore right-handed pitcher and 2017 Waxahachie graduate, earned Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week honors …
Read More »Waxahachie baseball splits 11-6A week to open district slate
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports An Anthony Mata two-run home run and Casey Kelly’s stellar night on the mound fueled the Waxahachie Indians to a District 11-6A opening victory Tuesday night at home against Cedar Hill. Unfortunately, the results were mixed for the Waxahachie Indians on the baseball …
Read More »Lady Indians help head coach Jason Venable ‘punch’ his way to milestone 500th win
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports As if Tuesday’s win wouldn’t already be memorable enough for Waxahachie head girls’ soccer coach Jason Venable, the match against visiting DeSoto at Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium ended in a first for the hall-of-famer. It took precisely 810 matches for Venable to see …
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