Campbell Cooper is just a sophomore but she has emerged as a force for the La Grange girls basketball team. She has led the team in scoring several games this season and she really excelled Tuesday, scoring a team-high 19 points as the Lady Leps came from behind to beat Gonzales 40-36.

Forty-four years after he was a star for the University of Texas-Pan American baseball team, La Grange native Garry Dippel’s name is still all over the school’s record books. The school, now called The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, has announced that it is inducting Dippel, along with some of the school’s other greats, into its 2025 Athletics Hall of Fame class.

Thanks to a big scoring night from Campbell Cooper and a strong team-wide defensive performance, the La Grange Lady Leps came from behind at home Tuesday to defeat Gonzales 40-36. Cooper scored a teamhigh 19 points as the Lady Leps improved to 5-3 this season.

The La Grange High School swim team competed in their first two-day meet of the season at the TISCA 4A and Under South Meet in San Antonio on November 22–23. This meet served as a preview for February’s state championship, featuring top 4A teams from across the State.

The high school football playoffs have reached their state quarterfinal stage with local teams Lexington, Columbus, Sealy, and Shiner still alive. Here’s every matchup: CLASS 6A DIVISION I North Crowley (13-0) vs.

Flatonia junior star Summer Sodek reached a career milestone Wednesday, scoring her 1,500 career point as her Lady Bulldogs beat the visiting La Grange Lady Leps 67-45. Sodek had a game-high 22 points and Allie Uzzell added 14 for Flatonia.

Shown here are the members of the La Grange boys varsity basketball team which has started the season with a 2-1 record, including wins over Sealy and Taylor. Last year in their first year under coach Trent Collier, the Leps went 25-10 and won the district title. They return five varsity players from that team. The Leps return to the court Tuesday at Hallettsville. The Leps are also hosting a basketball tournament this week, Thursday-Saturday, called the Schmeckenfest Shootout.

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DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE F JV VARSITY 11/19/24 Tues Fayetteville La Grange HS X 5:00 6:15 11/22/24 Fri Sealy La Grange HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 11/25/24 Mon Schulenburg Schulenburg HS TBA TBA TBA 11/26/24 Tues Taylor La Grange HS 11:00 11:00 12:30 12/3/24 Tues Hallettsville Hallettsville HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 12/5-12/7 Thurs-Sat Schmeckenfest Shootout La Grange TBA TBA TBA 12/10/24 Tues Columbus La Grange HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 12/12-12/14 Thurs-Sat Brazos Tournament Brazos X X TBA 12/13-12/14 Fri-Sat Schulenburg Tourney Schulenburg TBA TBA X 12/17/24 Tues Lexington La Grange HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 12/20/24 Fri Pettus La Grange HS 4:00 2:30 5:30 12/26-12/28 Thurs-Sat TexasBank Holiday Classic Brownwood X X TBA 1/3/25 Fri Belton La Grange HS 1:00 1:00 2:15 1/4/25 Sat LG Sub-Varsity Tournament La Grange TBA TBA X 1/6/25 Mon Bandera San Marcos HS X X 6:30 1/10/25 Fri Giddings* La Grange HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 1/14/25 Tues Caldwell* Caldwell HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 1/17/25 Fri Navasota* La Grange HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 1/21/25 Tues Smithville* Smithville HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 1/24/25 Fri Bellville* La Grange HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 1/28/25 Tues Giddings* Giddings HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 1/31/25 Fri Caldwell* La Grange HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 2/4/25 Tues Navasota* Navasota HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 2/7/25 Fri Smithville* La Grange HS 6:15 5:00 7:30 2/11/25 Tues Bellville* Bellville HS 6:15 5:00 7:30.