The La Grange football team traveled to Franklin Thursday to play the always tough Lions. Here’s what head coach Kyle Cooper had to say about the scirmmage: “I am very proud of the hard-nose physical football we played in the scrimmage.

Our 24-page football special section will be included free in Tuesday’s newspaper, just three days before the exciting start of the new regular season. Schulenburg and Flatonia have new coaches, while La Grange looks to take another step forward after three consecutive years of first-round playoff exits.

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Before opening night of the high school football season, Aug. 29, each of the three Fayette County football teams have one more scrimmage to fine-tune things.

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Volleyball Roundup The Fayetteville volleyball team started its season with a perfect 6-0 record, including a championship at the Bellville Faith West Tournament last week. That really got the attention of the Texas Girls Coaches Association, which ranked the Lady Lions as the New No.

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Class 1A 1. Fayetteville 6-1 2.

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