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The Blinn College District and the Columbus, Fayetteville, Flatonia, Schulenburg, and Weimar ISDs are in a partnership designed to increase high school dual credit completion and establish seamless pathways toward postsecondary awards and industry credentials.

Bulldogs football had one of their best seasons in a while last year under head coach Chris Freytag. As Freytag went on to take another job non-football related, incoming head coach Brent Mascheck will take over the reigns of head football coach and athletic director. Freytag had tons to do with Flatonia’s success last year, but the Bulldogs breeding of solid athletes across the board will keep this team in respectable form this fall.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Keegan Grissom recently traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, to compete in the 2023 USA Archery JOAD Target Nationals.

The Brazos High School foot ball team shocked a lot of people last year with their 9-4 overall record and a winning mentality after going 2-9 the previous year. As they will graduate one of their best overall players Bryson Bennett, who happens to play quar- terback, Brazos will be able to fill the void with not only coaching, but players who are coachable.

Weimar and La Grange High School softball programs both found themselves on the 2023 Blue Bell/TSWA (Texas Sports Writers Association) All-State softball team. Lady Leopard ju- nior outfielder Hailee Cooper earned a spot for the Class 4A honorable mention group.

As volleyball season approaches, there are certain teams in the area that have winning formula and are worth noting for evaluation, and La Grange volleyball fits right in that category. The Lady Leopards had a very talented bunch in 2022 with players such as University of Louisiana at Lafayette volleyball commit Maddi Fritz and middle hitter Camille Gonzalez.

Weimar softball senior pitcher Reagan Wick has earned a selection for the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) Softball Super Elite Team for 2022-2023. Wick is committed to Colorado State University to play softball next year after leading her team to a state championship win and the team’s third-straight state tournament appearance.

The rewards and recognition continue to pile on for ’21 Bellville football graduate and Brahma all-time leading rusher Richard Reese. Reese was named by league media to the preseason All-Big 12 Conference team for the 2023-2024 season.

Bellville High School football alum and former NFL star Emmanuel Sanders will soon be inducted into the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Hall of Fame. The date of his induction will be on September 15 and Sanders was a machine from his high school career all the way into his pro career, playing for five NFL teams and reaching two Super Bowls, one being a win at Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos and Peyton Manning as his quarterback.

Flatonia’s Titan Targac and Bellville’s Tyler Fishbeck earned recognition of the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) Super Elite Team for the 2023 season. Targac was lights out from the mound all season long and Fishbeck’s power is a force to be reckoned with at the plate.

The Weimar High School softball team has had tons of recent success as they’ve went to the

Leopards football is going through a lot of big changes as the ’23-’24 school year approaches. La Grange recently hired Kyle Cooper as their athletic director and head football coach while graduating two division one football players in Jaren Woods (Baylor) and Bravion Rogers (Texas A&M). With Woods and Rogers being two huge losses, the Cooper hiring brings optimism to a new-look Leopards team.

The Bellville High School volleyball team is known for making the state tournament and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them go again this fall. Brahmanette volleyball is led by hall of fame coach Susan Brewer, who has nothing short of a powerhouse running at Bellville. Brewer was inducted to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Hall of Fame last summer, has been to multiple state tournaments, and does it all with pure class.

After the recent departure of former Sealy High School head football coach and athletic director Shane Mobley, newly hired Clint Finley will take on the same role to start the ’23-’24 school year. Finley has plenty of quality football experience as he played college football at University of Nebraska and also had stints with the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys, along with the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe in the late 90’s and early 2000’s.

A few Lady Cardinals volleyball players traveled to Florida for the AAU Junior National Volleyball Tournament and didn’t come home empty handed. Seniors Ally Tribe and Claire Klausmeyer earned third place in the 18u division out of 60 teams.

Grissom places second at TFAA State Field Championship

Paige Pavlu and Reagan Wick from Weimar softball were recognized for their efforts this year and made the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) Softball Legacy Team. TGCA picks a maximum of 20 Legacy All-Stars from conferences 1A through 6A and these selections are made by the TGCA Softball Committee, which is made up of softball member coaches of the association. Athletes have to be seniors in order to qualify.

2023 senior Brooklyn Jaeger of Fayetteville High School has been recognized for her efforts in sports and in the classroom by earning a 2024 Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association (THSBCA) scholarship.

Isn't stopping any time soon

COLUMBUS – The Columbus High School volleyball team went to their second state tournament in a row last year under head coach Kayley Johns and the Lady Cardinals still have the personnel for a potential thirdstraight trip to the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland.