The Schulenburg Shorthorns defeated the Burton Panthers 28-7 at home Friday night. The Harris Poll picked Burton to win by five.

La Grange and Smithville met for the 98th time in football Friday. Rarely has the meeting between these two historic rivals been this lopsided.

The Dallas Cowboys’ loss Sunday ruined some otherwise perfect ballots and there was still no winner in last week’s pick it game sponsored by Farmers Lumber Company. So the prize grows by another hundred to $400 this week. Pick the 10 winners below, don’t forget the tiebreaker score prediction, and return to Farmers by Friday at 7 p.m. Play as often as you like, but no photocopies.

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What a week for the La Grange volleyball team. On the heels of getting revenge Tuesday on a Bastrop team that had beaten them earlier in the year, the Lady Leps kept the momentum going and beat state-ranked Schulenburg 21-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-19, 15-12 Friday.

Here are the La Grange team tennis results for the season at this point and the current standings: Aug. 12 vs. Wharton (L 0-19 (forfeit)) Aug. 21 @ Navasota (W 12-7) Aug. 25 @ Bellville (L 0-10 (called due to lightning)) Sep. 9 vs. El Campo (W 11-8)

Flatonia (17-10) is in the state volleyball rankings for the first time in years, and a big part of that rise has been the play of senior Elzah Herrera. She’s the senior leader defensively of the Lady Bulldogs, amassing a bunch of digs every match, and she’s also among the team leaders in aces and assists.

Tuesday was a triumphant night for several local volleyball teams. La Grange showed just how much progress their young team is making by getting revenge against a Bastrop team that swept them three weeks ago.

The new La Grange Sports Academy is holding Club Volleyball tryouts Sept. 29 and Oct. 20 at La Grange Middle School from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. each day. There will be three teams, 11-under, 12-under and 13-under. You are asked to register before tryout dates and bring a $25 tryout fee, and athletic shoes and knee pads.

La Grange freshman Lilian Carey was the top female (22nd place out of 196 runners) and Abbott Acosta (63rd out of 208) was the top LHS male at last week’s cross country race in Huntsville..