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 »Press Box: UIL realignment special: Ep. 14 (Feb. 3, 2020)
This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured on-air interviews with four Ellis County high school football coaches and a full breakdown of the bi-annual UIL Realignment. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Tater Brown (who filled in for Brian Stevens) spoke with head football coaches Todd Alexander (Waxahachie), Doug Wendel …
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 …
Read More »#17 Runnin’ Indians win third straight with rout of Mansfield
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports On a rather somber night and behind 22 points by BJ Francis, the Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians locked into District 7-6A postseason spot. Francis scored nine of his 22 points in the second quarter to propel the Runnin’ Indians to a comfortable 82-56 victory …
Read More »GALLERY: Henderson’s hat trick leads Midlothian past Ennis
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Midlothian senior Tanner Henderson netted a hat trick Friday to lead the Panthers past Ennis. The midfielder’s trifecta outscored the Lions in the 5-2 victory and kept Midlothian unbeaten in District 14-5A action. Henderson scored the first-of-his-three goals on a Christian Epperson assist. …
Read More »GALLERY: Midlothian girls’ soccer upends Ennis in 14-5A action
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Midlothian Lady Panther soccer team continued its undefeated run through District 14-5A with a 5-1 victory at home Friday against Ennis. Kaleigh Nazier got the Lady Panther scoring with a goal from a distance and tucked inside the upper 90. Mariah Griffin …
Read More »2 alumni inducted into Waxahachie Lady Indian Hall of Honor
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports As the Waxahachie Lady Indian soccer team continued its run back into the 6A postseason, the program inducted two alumni into its Hall of Honor. Tierney Thomison and Aeriel Horton were officially inducted Friday, Jan. 31 on the field at Stuart B. Lumpkins …
Read More »Patrick Lawrence, a 2014 Waxahachie grad, lands on XFL’s ‘Team 9’ with NFL dreams
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Patrick Lawrence has never doubted his football future. Has he sometimes wondered where his next opportunity would come from? Sure. But he has always known that one day he’d take the field as a professional football player on the sidelines at the Ballpark …
Read More »Aloha, Washington: Midlothian Heritage’s Wilkerson follows coaches to Washington State
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Jay Wilkerson will officially catch passes as a Division-I wide receiver in 2020. It just won’t be where many around the country thought he’d suit up. In front of friends, family, teammates and coaches, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound standout wide receiver inked his National …
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