The Fayette County Record

Strong Opening Statements

3 months ago By News Staff
Leps Beat Sealy 7-2 The La Grange baseball team started the playoffs strong with a 7-2 victory over Sealy in Game 1 of their Bidistrict best-of-three series Wednesday at Rice Consolidated. Tristin Ulrich pitched 5.1 innings of two-run ball, striking out 11.

High School Baseball Round-Up

3 months ago By News Staff
The Schulenburg baseball team lost a playoff warm-up game to Marion Thursday 132. Reid Janda, Owen Brenek and Van Prihoda each had two hits for Schulenburg.
Schulenburg was 29-2A Baseball Co-District champs with Shiner.

Flatonia Girls Sweep Playoff Opening Series

3 months ago By News Staff
The Flatonia softball team had a dominant start to the postseason, sweeping Refugio 16-6 and 25-15 in their Bi-District series last week. In Thursday’s 16-6 win Jalee Trussell pitched a complete game, homered and drove in six runs.
The members of the Flatonia softball team celebrate after Friday’s bi-district victory.

Locals Celebrate Zuhn Getting Drafted in 3rd Round by Raiders

3 months ago By News Staff

There were lots of folks in La Grange celebrating when the Las Vegas Raiders selected Texas A&M’s Trey Zuhn III in the third round with the No. 91 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft this weekend. Zuhn has a ton of family here in Fayette County, including grandmother Judy (Koopmann) Zuhn, several other members of the local Zuhn families as well as Marilyn Strmiska and Karen Koopmann. Earlier this year, Zuhn (who played his high school ball in Colorado) won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the SEC’s top offensive lineman.

Locals Celebrate Zuhn Getting Drafted in 3rd Round by Raiders

Leps Slam Smithville to Clinch Playoff Berth

3 months ago By News Staff
The La Grange baseball team officially clinched a playoff berth Friday with a 17-6 victory at Smithville. The Leps (13-10) cranked out 15 hits with Tristin Ulrich and Eli Gillum leading the way with three hits each.
La Grange head coach James Zaruba, in purple, is all smiles as he talks to his players between innings earlier this season.

Ulrich, Jobb Combine to No-Hit Smithville

4 months ago By News Staff
Amazingly with all the rain earlier this week the La Grange baseball team was still able to get its district game against Smithville in, thanks to a move to the all-turf field in Bastrop … and the Leps performance was worth the work to get the game played.
La Grange’s Tristin Ulrich in action earlier this season. Record file photo
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