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Lions baseball recently advanced in the postseason and have kept their playoff success on track as they defeated Medina High School May 11 in a double header by scores of 10-0 and 12-5. The Fayetteville offense has been scorching hot in crunch time as nearly the entire lineup recorded a hit in game one. In game two, the standouts were Lawson Fritsch and Travis Gully, who drove in five RBI's combined.

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After earning a silver medal in last year’s state tournament, Meredith Magliolo from Schulenburg landed a gold medal in the 2A girls high jump competition in this year’s bout. Magliolo’s best jump was a 5-5 with the silver medalist grasping a 5-4.

La Grange sprinter Austen Diggs has put the entire country on notice with his numbers on the track throughout the entire year. Diggs has competed in national tournaments and has done wonders for La Grange track during his tenure. In last weekend’s state track meet at the University of Texas, Diggs grabbed a gold medal in the 200 meter dash and a bronze in the 100 meter dash.

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The Bellville High School baseball team kept their season alive this past weekend by defeating Canyon Lake High School in a best of three series two games to zero.

The Faith Academy Track Team competed at the TAIAO State Meet on Saturday, May 6.

The Fayetteville High School baseball team is looking to reach their second state tournament in three years and are on the right track as they recently defeated Spurger High School May 5 in two games, with both games hav -

Lady Horns softball has extended their 2023 season by winning two out of three games against Refugio High School in a playoff series May 4 and 5. After a relatively slow start to the year, Schulenburg has caught fire with an overall record of 19-9 and 8-6 in district. In the playoff series against Refugio, Schulenburg won the first game 7-2, lost the second game 6-7, and won the third game 9-1.

FLATONIA – The Columbus High School baseball team matched up against Randolph High School in a playoff game at Bulldogs Field May 6 and defeated Randolph by mercy rule with a final score of 18-3. The Cardinals hitting was a force to be reckoned with and Randolph had trouble putting the bat on the ball due to Columbus’ elite pitching. "We talked about that we were up one to nothing in the series and we wanted to come out early and kind of set the tone for game two,” said Columbus head baseball coach Heath Allen.

CALDWELL - The Flatonia High School baseball team was defeated by Caldwell High School May 1 at Hornets Field by a final score of 10-3 in a warm-up post - season match. Flatonia was able to scrape some runs together, but Caldwell's hitting was sufficient throughout the entire contest. "We wanted to get our pitchers some work,” said Flatonia head

GEORGETOWN - The Brahmanettes softball team was defeated by Boerne High School May 5 at Eagles Field in George- town by a final score of 14-4.

Columbus track runner Scarlett McClelland 

Cardinals track runner Ty'Vonne

Rice track runner Kejun Wilson

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Lady Horns claim the Bi-District round of the softball playoff

COLUMBUS – The Columbus High School softball team competed in a playoff match against Marion High School April 28 at Lady Cardinals Field and was victorious by a final score of 10-0. Columbus was solid on both sides of the ball with stellar pitching and finding open holes at the plate.

Tri-county volleyball players were recognized for their performance on the hardwood and recently made the 2022-2023 Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) Volleyball All-State Team. Making the list in Class 1A is Kynley Hurst (Fayetteville), Brooklyn Jaeger (Fayetteville), Mallory Krause (Round Top-Carmine), and Maggie Salinas (Round Top-Carmine).