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WIMBERLEY – Fayetteville baseball took on Medina High School May 10 and won handedly by a final score of 18-0 at Wimberley ISD Fields in an area playoff bout. The Lions had the bats going for the entire game and didn't allow anything on defense and at the mound. "On the pitching, our game plan coming in was to have Jack go and then Chance. Get him an inning and Keagan an inning. They all pitched really well. It looks good going forward from here. We played excellent defense. I don't know if we had an error. We made some good plays. Hitting wise, we talked about being right off the bat. The top of the first inning, let's show we're the better team and we did. Kudos to our guys, they did a really good job at the plate being disciplined and taking what they give us." Sophomore pitcher Jack Schley started the game and pitched three strong innings while connecting with his bat also. "I think it's great everything's falling in line during this time of year," Schley said. "Our bats are hot right now, our pitching's great, we're all finding the zone well. With that type of playing, hitting well and pitching well, we'll be a tough team to beat." Fayetteville took a 5-0 advantage in the top of the second inning and added to their lead with a base hit to left field from Schley to drive in a run and make it 6-0. Schley then advanced to third on a pass ball before being driven in by Chance Konvicka on a sacrifice fly to centerfield, putting it at 7-0. Medina struggled to get the ball across the plate in the Lions' following at bat and Fayetteville took advantage by scoring a few runs on a bunch of pass balls to take a 9-0 lead in the very next inning.

Bulldogs baseball is on the cusp of a state title run this year with division one talent and a program that has been in this position before. Flatonia found themselves in the playoffs last year as well with players such as Texas A&M baseball commit Titan Targac. The lefty can throw it hard with movement, locate his pitches, and also gets the job done at the plate with his bat. Targac can throw high heat but his off speed pitches are his bread and butter as he puts ton of movement on his curve ball to keep hitters off balance. He can also blow it by with his fast ball, likely reaching somewhere in the mid to upper 80's and maybe even the 90 mile per hour range.

MARION - The Schulenburg High School baseball team went down in an area playoff matchup to Kenedy High School May 11 at Bulldogs Field in Marion by a final score of 11-7. The game was postponed until the next day due to storms and Schulenburg was able to gain some momentum, but Kenedy scraped up a few more runs down the stretch to come out on top. "It was one of those things when lightning blows in, it went in our favor," said Schulenburg head baseball coach Isaiah Barrera. "Just because we didn't have the momentum on Thursday. Lightning struck, we just had to go to the next day and ended up coming back and overcoming it a little bit. It carried into Saturday." Kenedy took a 6-0 lead going into the top of the third inning and threatened to score more in their next at bat with a bases loaded jam after Schulenburg's Bryce Stoever came into pitch that was maintained by the Shorthorns with an out by fielder's choice and fly out to right field to keep the score at 6-0. Kenedy didn't add to the tally again until the top of the fifth inning when they hit a double down the left field line that scored a run after a base hit. Schulenburg was able to get on base in the next inning with a hit down the left filed line, but the game was called due to lightning and heavy storms. The game resumed Saturday and Schulenburg put forth a nice rally, but Kenedy's run support in the final innings won them the game at 11-7.

ALTAIR - Rice Consolidate Independent School District announced its 2023-2024 sports awards at their annual sports banquet in the following sports:

The Columbus High School softball team is making another deep run in the postseason as they defeated Jourdanton High School in a three game series to make it to the regional semifinal game, where they will face off against Lyford High School. This has been the norm for the Lady Cardinals for at least the past few years as they possess athletes and coaches who know how to win when it matters most. In Alfred Rosa's second year as head coach, he's kept the program in great hands with yet another reasonable shot at the state tournament.

A good amount of area teams took their bags to the UIL 2024 Golf State Championship meet and all four classes were represented, which included both girls and boys golfers.

CVFD holds Firefighter Memorial Service

MENTZ–The Bernardo Volunteer Fire Department, St. Roch’s Catholic Church, and the Bernardo community came together on May 11 on the grounds of St. Roch’s Catholic Church in Mentz to help raise money for Blake Schramm’s family. The Schramm family was involved with BVFD and members of St. Roch.

COLUMBUS – In a regular display of tradition, the Columbus Volunteer Fire Department pushed its newest firefighting apparatus into its bay at the CVFD fire station on May 13. This is a practice that firefighters follow with every new truck, sparking curiosity as to why they don’t just back it in, considering it does, hopefully, have an engine.

Walls new chief deputy

WEIMAR - Two days filled with wonderful fun and entertainment, Gedenke in Weimar kicked off on May 10 and didn’t stop until the late night of May 11. Downtown Weimar was packed with good times.

WEIMAR – A free program on the benefits of and the reasons for owning real estate will be held at the Weimar Public Library at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 17.

LA GRANGE - The Tex as Czech Heritage and Cultural Center (TCHCC) in La Grange invites everyone to a family Sun- day Funday filled with music, food, laughter, Czech culture, and remembrance during the 23rd Annual Slavnost ‘May Fest’ on Sunday, May 19. Festivities begin with a recognition ceremony at 10:30 a.m. The Czech Immigrants to Texas will be hon ored, and the stones on the Immigrant Wall will be recognized.

Buzzin’ at New Ulm

The unofficial results for posi tions voted on in Austin County on May 4 has been posted. Jim Batson wins the Bellville ISD Position 3 on the school board.

The Columbus ISD bond proposals, Prop A and B, passed with Prop A having 807 for and 465 against and Prop B having 762 for and 514 against. Prop A is for a bond to help rebuild the fifth grade wing and many other issues with that side of the building. Prop B is for a CTE building for skilled trades training.

COLUMBUS – In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memo rial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week.