Sports

LA GRANGE – The Lady Leopards hoop squad of La Grange High School faced off against Smithville High School Jan. 20 at Leopards Gym and La Grange had the upper hand with a win by a final score of 69-27. La Grange flourished in all aspects with their defense, play design, and shot-making, but it was their full-court press that wreaked havoc on the Lady Tigers to result in easy baskets and layups.

The Fayetteville High School girls basketball team has found their rhythm after losing their best player, Brooklyn Jaeger, before the season even started after tearing her ACL in a playoff volleyball match. Fayetteville is now 11-12 on the season with a 7-2 record in district after starting the year with a 1-11 overall record. They proceeded to win 10 of their last 11 games and look like a real threat if they’re to make the postseason.

LA GRANGE - Thirteen-year La Grange High School head football coach and athletic director Matt Kates resigned last week.

WALLIS - The Brazos Cougarettes suffered a beatdown to Hitchcock High School Jan. 17 at Cougars Gym in Wallis by a final score of 93-31. Hitchcock’s athleticism, shot-making, and pressure on defense won them this ball game.

FLATONIA – Longtime Flatonia High School athletic director and head football coach Chris Freytag has resigned after having one of his best football seasons during his 13 year tenure.

The Schulenburg High School volleyball team put the area on notice for the 2022 season after a state tournament run and were recently recognized by the Houston television station KHOU. The team was honored at a Shorthorns basketball game January 3 and were featured by the KHOU Inside High School Sports Chevy Spotlight Team while accepting a good sized trophy for their big season.

FLATONIA – Two of the best basketball teams in Fayette County went head-to-head Jan.

FAYETTEVILLE – Lions boys basketball pulled out a

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HALLETTSVILLE – The Hallettsville KC 70th Texas State Championship Domino Tournament will be held Sunday, Jan. 15 and the annual Wild Games Supper Saturday, Jan. 28 at the KC Hall in Hallettsville.

LA GRANGE – La Grange found the net a bunch of times Jan. 2 at Leopards Stadium as the girls soccer team shutout Wharton High School by a final score of 3-0.

COLUMBUS – Cardinals boys basketball had a convincing win Jan. 6 at the Marley Giddens Center in Columbus vs Halletts ville High School by a final score of 60-42. A tie score at halftime led to 15 unanswered points in the third quarter to give them - selves enough cushion to coast for the rest of the game.

LA GRANGE – Sealy boys soccer looked very sharp in their La Grange tournament Jan. 5 at Leopards Field in La Grange by taking down Bandera High School with a final score of 4-0.

SEALY – The Bellville High School boys basketball team scraped out a win at Tigers Gym Jan. 3 as they defeated Sealy High School by a final score of 42-36.

GIDDINGS – Bellville boys basketball took care of business Dec. 28. 2022, at Buffaloes Gym in Giddings with a win vs Wei- mar High School by a final score of 57-33. Bellville’s transition game was the bright spot in this matchup as they capitalized off Weimar’s turnovers and also hit a lot of shots. “Attitude and physicality,” said Bellville head boy’s basketball coach Mason Loiodice on the keys to victory.

Newly hired Schulenburg head football coach and athletic direc- tor Luke Hobbs had his first offi cial day on the job Jan. 3 after a stint as the offensive coordinator for Columbus High School football. The move was made a while after former Schulenburg head football coach and athletic director Walt Brock was dismissed due to a heated altercation during a football game with one of his assistants.

Former Bellville football player and all-time leading rusher Richard Reese stepped into Waco after a remarkable senior season with the Brahmas and proved that he can ball at the division one college level as well. Reese gathered a ton of minutes in his freshman season as a Baylor Bear and was a premier back for his team throughout the entire 2022 season.

The Flatonia boys and girls basketball teams are loaded with talent and good coaching, which has shown early in the year as they both have winning records well above .500. This could be the best boys team to step foot in Flatonia in quite sometime with senior Holden Kloesel back healthy after a season ending leg injury in the 2021-2022 season. The boys also have players such as 6’2’ senior center Jaidyn Guyton, who’s athletic and threw down a dunk during a game vs Rice a couple weeks ago.