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Rice Raiders boy’s basketball has started the season off hot with a record well above .500 after recently struggling over the past couple years. The Raiders have always been athletic, it’s just been about executing and finding the finesse the put the ball in the rim. Rice has done that in the ’23-’24 season as they’ve won their last five games in a row and also had a seven-game win streak earlier in the season.

COLUMBUS – La Grange boy’s basketball took down Columbus High School Dec. 5 at the Marley Giddens Center in Columbus by a final score of 52-44. As it was a close game at halftime, La Grange found their edge by executing in crunch time with crucial playmaking.

The Bellville High School girl’s basketball team has start- ed their season not too hot, but not too cold either as they hold a record near .500 to start the ’23’24 season.

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WALLIS – The Brazos High School boy’s basketball team faced off against Victoria West High School and won handedly by pouring it on in the second half with a final score of 54-30. The game was played Dec. 7 at Brazos Middle School Gym in Wallis and things were pretty close until the second half, when Brazos made shots and found ways to convert at the rim.

PFLUGERVILLE – The Bellville High School football team is heading to Cowboy Stadium in Arlington for the UIL State Football Championship game as they defeated Wimberley High School Dec. 7 in flugerville in thrilling fashion by a final score of 35-33. This was a game where the two teams answered each other’s scores throughout the match and a missed extra point by Wimberley late in the game made a huge difference as the Texans weren’t able to convert on a last second two-point conversion, ultimately sealing the deal for Bellville.

Tribe signs with UTSA

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The Flatonia High School girls basketball team has been dominating with a bunch of victories and a win streak of three as they’ve recently defeated Prairie Lea, Brazos Christian, and Fayetteville consecutively.

Lions forward Jake Kubala

WEIMAR – Fayetteville boy’s basketball traveled to Weimar High School Nov. 28 to take on the Wildcats at Wildcats Gym in Weimar and went home with a win by a final score of 70-46. This was a close game all the way until the fourth quarter when the Lions went on a scoring tear due to their feisty defense and fast break offense to secure a big win.

CONROE - The Bellville High School football team is strolling to the state semifinals with a huge win against Jasper High School Dec. 1 at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Conroe with a final score of 31-7. Jasper made things close in the first half until Bellville settled in and played their normal game of running the football and forcing turnovers to win the contest handedly.

WHARTON – The La Grange High School boy’s basketball team was defeated by Wharton High School Nov. 27 at Tigers Gym by a final score of 66-58. La Grange hung tough with Wharton throughout this match, but Wharton's athleticism and ability to get to the basket was a little too much for the Leopards. “I felt like we needed to be able to play the way we played in that second half,” said La Grange head boy’s basketball coach Trent Collier.

FLATONIA – Bulldogs girl’s basketball put a beating on Yorktown High School Nov. 21 at Bulldogs Gym by a final score of 62-20. Flatonia’s offense was on fire as they were able to score around the perimeter and down near the paint as well, overpowering Yorktown in all aspects.

LA GRANGE – The La Grange High School boy’s basketball team defeated Schulenburg High School Nov. 20 at Leopards Gym by a final score of 60-39. La Grange surged out to a big lead in the first half and the Shorthorns cut into the lead in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as the Leopards continued to produce on the offensive end.

SPRING – The Bellville High School football team blasted Sils- bee High School by a final score of 61-7 Nov. 24 at Planet Ford Sta dium in Spring. Bellville did their usual running of the football, wearing down Silsbee and scoring heavily while locking them down on defense.

Columbus volleyball star Ally Tribe recently signed with the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) volleyball team after she made her verbal commitment during her junior year. Tribe made the signature happen Nov. 8, about a week before Columbus headed to their third straight state tournament appearance.

HUTTO – The Columbus High School football team’s season came to an end Nov. 24 at Hutto High School as they were defeated by Lorena High School with a final score of 4221. Columbus had a 14-0 lead after the first quarter, then Lo -

SAN ANTONIO – The Weimar High School Wildcat football team had their season come to an end Nov. 24 at Northside ISD Dub Farris Stadium in San Antonio with a loss to Refugio High School Bobcats by a final score of 42-14.

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