This is a story that appeared in the Friday, December 29, 2000 edition of The Fayette County Record after the La Grange football team won the 2000 state title: Like a championship team, the La Grange Leopards (14-2), trailing 17-14 with 5:45 left in the game, drove 94 yards in 11 plays to take a 20-17 lead in the Class 3A State Championship in front of 11,479 fans at Texas Stadium in Irving. But it looked like the 2:35 left was going to be too much time for a come-from-behind victory by the Forney Jackrabbits (11-5).

The Fayetteville volleyball team is state-ranked and has gotten off to 18-9 record this season. The Lady Lions are a young team, but get strong leadership from the team’s lone senior, Devynn Moeckel, who is among the team leaders in digs.

LMS cross country competed at the Burton invitational relay last week. Boys Team 1 of Micah Gordan, Mason Pohl, Jonathan Lopez, and Kemper Truex took first place. Boys Team 2 of Maddox Wick, Caden Janda, Lennox Samples, and Justin Jasek placed

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La Grange native J.K. Dobbins ran for 63 yards on 12 carries with a touchdown in his regular season debut with the Broncos Sunday as Denver beat the Titans 20-12.

The Fayette County Fair Commercial Heifer Show and Sale took place on Aug. 22 and 23.

Fayetteville def. Hempstead 3-1 Stats: Devynn Moeckel 31 assists, 8 digs; Lainey Gromaski 23 kills, 2 blocks, 16 digs; Cambree Denham 9 kills; Raelee Denham 3 aces; Emily Keilers 3 aces, 10 digs; Raelee Denham 15 digs.

The La Grange varsity boys cross country team competed at the Brenham Meet Saturday. The Leps, coached by Cameron Hammontree, were third out of eight teams in the two-mile run. Placing for La Grange varsity (out of 73 runners were)

The Schulenburg volleyball team split their two matches last week, beating Round Top-Carmine in four sets Tuesday but losing to Burton in three sets Friday. Tuesday, Reagan Dusek had 18 kills and Greenli Van Zandt and Miranda Bonner each had 12 kills.