Sports

As the school year comes to a close, that means football season is right around the corner. While there are many respectable teams in the tri-county area, Bellville and Columbus high schools seem to still be the premier programs at this point.

ROUND ROCK – The Fayetteville High School baseball team made it to the state championship game with a win against Nazareth High School June 7 at Dell Diamond in Round Rock by a score of 4-0. The Lions scored early and were also able to score when it mattered in the later innings of the game.

ROUND ROCK – The Fayetteville Lions baseball team was defeated by Abbott Panthers June 9 at the 2023 UIL Class 1A State Baseball Championship finals at Dell Diamond in Round Rock by a final score of 6-5.

SAN MARCOS - Lions baseball won the first game of a playoff series with D'Hanis High School May 30 by a final score of 11-1 in five innings at Rattlers Field in San Marcos. Fayetteville scored right away and collected runs throughout the game while the pitching staff kept things intact. "With them, we always know it's gonna be a battle," said Fayetteville head baseball coach Clint Jaeger.

Bellville High School head baseball coach Todd Hatton has resigned and assistant Ty Morgan has taken over the program. Hatton posted an overall record of 46-17-2 during his tenure at Bellville and it was reportedly his own decision to resign.

The Austin County Brewers scored three runs in the eighth and ninth innings to defeat the Weimar Vets 6-5 in a game de- layed by lightning on Sunday.

AUSTIN – The Weimar High School softball team traveled to University of Texas for the UIL State Softball Tournament and defeated Crawford High School in a rematch of the 2022 state semis by a final score of 3-0 May 30 at Red & Charline McCombs Field. The pitching was superb yet again and the Lady Wildcats were able to put their bats to good use early in the game as well.

SAN MARCOS – The Fayetteville High School baseball team defeated D’Hanis High School June 1 at Bobcat Ballpark in the second game of a threegame series to head to their second state tournament in the last three years. It was evenly matched to start the event before Fayetteville unloaded their offense in the later part of the contest for a final score of 12-4.

AUSTIN – Lady Cats softball won themselves a Class 2A state championship after threestraight appearances in the state tournament with a win against Como-Pickton High School May 31 at Red & Charline Mc- Combs Field by a final score of 4-3. Both teams went back and forth throughout this game and Weimar had the last laugh with a clutch hit in the bottom of the seventh inning to take home the state trophy.

COLUMBUS – The CAT- fish (Columbus Aquatic Team) hit the swimming pool for a mock meet on May 27 to help work out the jitters when it comes to the real deal.

The Weimar High School soft- ball team has finished third in the Texas Girls Coaches Associ- ation (TGCA) softball poll after an overall regular season record of 37-7-1 and 11-2 record in dis - trict. The Lady Wildcats have been atop the TGCA poll for the majority of the season due to the strong leadership from head coach Roger Maupin and elite pitching from Colorado State University softball commit Rea -

Adam Schobel is the starting quarterback for the Columbus High School football team and can put his throws on a dime. Schobel has led his team to deep playoff runs in each of his last two seasons and has captured the attention of division one col - lege coaches. Schobel currently has offers from University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), Sam Houston State, Oklahoma State, Houston, and Baylor.

AUSTIN - The UIL

The Weimar High School softball team is headed back to state with another dominant season.

Schulenburg Shorthorn golf team with Coach Richard Hoogendoorn

COLUMBUS – Columbus Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1127 announces its 3rd annual Benefit Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 10, at the Columbus City Golf Club with a tee-off time at 8:30 a.m.

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Garret Nedd, Sealy High School senior signed on to play baseball at Texas Lutheran University (TLU) on May 17 at Sealy High School in Sealy. Nedd was a three-year starter for the Tigers where he pitched and played shortstop. His senior year he had a 10-1 won-loss record and finished with a 0.83 earned run average.