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Tyler Fishbeck and Blake Linseisen of Bellville baseball have graced their names on the Blue Bell/TSWA Class 4A All-State Baseball Team. Both of these players were seniors and were a crucial part in helping the Brahmas post another stellar record of 21-10-1 last season.

Flatonia freshman volleyball camp

KIRKLAND, Wash. – The Greater Sealy Little League softball team has clinchJuly 30, 11-1 vs Latin America, then won their second game, July 31, 15-0 against Europe-Africa.

Round Top-Carmine volleyball has had a ton of success in recent years and has been on the cusp of a state tournament birth. They’ve had the personnel, but they’ve also had great coaching from head coach Catie Carney.

Lady Cougar volleyball had a nice season last year and should be just about as good this fall. Brazos loses five se niors to graduation with one of those seniors being their best player, outside hitter Haven Harris. Good thing for Brazos, they are led by head coach Amanda Hatton, who holds her players accountable.

The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association named players from three area teams in Weimar, Flatonia, and Fayetteville to their Class 1A and 2A All-State Baseball Teams. Appearing on the list in 1A from Fayetteville is sophomore second baseman Easton Jaeger (First Team), senior catcher Logan Fritsch (Second Team), junior third baseman Keagan Supak (Second Team), junior outfielder Reid Gross (second team), and sophomore pitcher Chance Konvicka (honorable mention).

The Flatonia High School baseball team went on a nice run last season and there’s no reason why they can’t have the same season, if not better, next spring. While the Bulldogs graduate eight seniors, they’ll have returners such as incoming juniors Beck Zimmerman (catcher) and Titan Targac (pitcher).

After punching a ticket to the state volleyball tournament in 2022 at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, the Schulenburg High School volleyball team looks to pick up where they left off as they recently released their schedule for the 2023 season.

Columbus boy’s basketball had a solid season last year with experience and players that just know how to play the game of basketball.

The Fayetteville High School volleyball team went on another nice run last year, but it wasn’t as nice as bringing home the state crown in 2021. Unfortunately, Fayetteville’s star player and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi volleyball commit Brooklyn Jaeger went down with an ACL injury during the heat of the postseason.

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