The La Grange boys basketball team heads into the holiday break with plenty to be thankful for. The Leps improved to 2-1 with a 57-47 victory over Taylor at home Tuesday afternoon as the team continues to look more and more in basketball shape just a week after half their players finished up football season.

to get by.” Do you have any pregame rituals, superstitions? “Just say a prayer” What’s the best food at Thanksgiving dinner? “Sweet potatoes” What’s the worst food at Thanksgiving dinner? “Ham” Who is going to win the Texas versus A&M football game this week? “Texas all the way – UT.” What will be the key to the Leps having a good basketball season? “Not losing confidence, we are a great team overall.” What are your goals for you and for this team this season? “My goal is just to be a good leader, pass the rock, get everybody motivated and keep winning. As a team the goal is to do better than last year.

Class 4A Division I Region III Kilgore (10-2) vs. Navasota (7-5), 2 p.m. Friday at Corsicana’s Tiger Stadium Tyler Chapel Hill (9-3) vs. Stafford (8-4), 2 p.m. Friday at New Caney’s Randall Reed Stadium

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Conner Brooks has had a hot start to the 2024 basketball season for the La Grange Leps, leading the team in scoring in every game so far. Tuesday he had a teamhigh 13 points as the Leps beat Taylor 57-47.

Photos by Stephanie Steinhauser .

The 27-2A All-District volleyball team has been released, filled with players from Schulenburg and Flatonia. Here’s the complete list: 2024 27AA All District Volleyball Team Co-Most Valuable Player: #7 Landry Zapalac Schulenburg Jr S #12 Janiyah Cooper Weimar Jr MB Setter of the Year: #2 Summer Sodek Flatonia Jr S Offensive Player of the Year: #14 Emmrie Marx Schulenburg Sr OH Co-Defensive Player of the Year: #16 Morgan Lenehan Shiner Sr MB #2 Chandley Tolbert Weimar Sr OH Defensive Specialist of the Year: #3 Elzah Herrera Flatonia Sr L Co-Newcomer of the Year: #5 Haylee Vacek Schulenburg Soph OH #8 Paisly Wallace Shiner Fr S First Team Number Name School Class Position 1.

Several La Grange volleyball players were honored on the 22-4A all-district team. Junior Carley Ulrich was named to the first team.

11/25/24 Poth girls 49 Flatonia 34 Flatonia 9 6 11 8 – 34 Poth 10 9 7 13 – 49 Flatonia scoring: Allie Uzzell - 15, Dani Vinklarek - 7, Elzah Herrera - 4, Jalee Trussell - 4, Abbie Uzzell - 4, Kat Sullivan - 1. 11/25/24 Snook boys 62 Flatonia 52 No individual stats available.

In a record-setting performance Sunday, Fayetteville’s Brooklyn Jaeger helped lead the Texas A&M Corpus Christi volleyball team to the Southland Conference Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA national tournament.