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By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports The winningest volleyball coach in Waxahachie’s history and a top-10 all-time in Texas called it a career on Wednesday. Waxahachie head volleyball coach Sandy Faussett-Stoops made the decision public following a family vacation to Hawaii and at the end of the fall semester. …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports CORSICANA — The 1oth-ranked Waxahachie Lady Indians are headed to the 6A regional tournament for the first time in program history. Waxahachie triumphed in a five-set thriller against Hewitt “Don’t Call Us Waco” Midway on Tuesday night in the 6A Region II quarterfinal …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports WACO — Each member of the 15th-ranked Waxahachie Lady Indian volleyball team had a 6A bi-district crown to wear on Halloween.  The Lady Indians swept (21-17) Hutto, 25-10, 25-13, 25-15, at Midway High School on Monday in the opening round of the Class 6A …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports WAXAHACHIE — Senior Night for the state-ranked Waxahachie Lady Indians against DeSoto went precisely as planned. The 17th consecutive win for 6A No. 18 (35-10, 12-0) Waxahachie came in straight-set fashion (25-12, 25-17, 25-17) inside Mike Turner Gymnasium. Waxahachie previously locked into its …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports CEDAR HILL — For the 21st consecutive season, the state-ranked Waxahachie Lady Indian volleyball team is playoff bound. No. 20 Waxahachie swept host Cedar Hill (25-10, 25-15, 25-23) on Tuesday to improve to 33-10 on the season and a perfect 11-0 in District …

SPECIAL to Ellis County Sports Sports FORT WORTH — Audrey Nalls has been invaluable in staking TCU to its best start to Big 12 play since 2016, and the conference took notice.   Nalls was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks on Tuesday. The 6-1 …

By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports History was made Tuesday evening in front of a near-capacity crowd inside the Midlothian High arena.  Midlothian and Midlothian Heritage met on the volleyball court for the first time, and did so as District 8-5A foes. It marked the first-ever UIL-sanctioned game of …

Ellis County Sports Sports report The Midlothian Lady Panthers opened the season with a home sweep of Keller Timber Creek and did not look back — for 18 consecutive matches. The Lady Panthers dropped the opening set of that opening match, 20-25. They quickly recovered to run out the ensuing three sets …

SPECIAL to Ellis County Sports Sports Caldwell, ID – The Southwestern Assemblies of God University volleyball team is set for the first serve of its 2022 campaign. There will be three Ellis County student-athletes helping lead that charge into The College of Idaho Tournament.  The trio hailing from around the county includes sophomore …

The Midlothian volleyball team honored Austin Elbert, a Waxahachie baseball player who tragically died in a car accident, during a match in 2020. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by Ellis County Sports Sports ____ Travis M. Smith, @Travis5mith tsmith@kbec.com