Flatonia (17-10) is in the state volleyball rankings for the first time in years, and a big part of that rise has been the play of senior Elzah Herrera. She’s the senior leader defensively of the Lady Bulldogs, amassing a bunch of digs every match, and she’s also among the team leaders in aces and assists.

Tuesday was a triumphant night for several local volleyball teams. La Grange showed just how much progress their young team is making by getting revenge against a Bastrop team that swept them three weeks ago.

The new La Grange Sports Academy is holding Club Volleyball tryouts Sept. 29 and Oct. 20 at La Grange Middle School from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. each day. There will be three teams, 11-under, 12-under and 13-under. You are asked to register before tryout dates and bring a $25 tryout fee, and athletic shoes and knee pads.

La Grange freshman Lilian Carey was the top female (22nd place out of 196 runners) and Abbott Acosta (63rd out of 208) was the top LHS male at last week’s cross country race in Huntsville..

La Grange native Anthony Oppermann, pictured above, second from right, is the Assistant General Manager for the Richmond (Virginia) Flying Squirrels, the Double-A minor league baseball team of the San Francisco Giants, and in that role, he was one of those selected for a special ground-breaking at Richmond’s new $110 million baseball stadium last week. Anthony is the son of Eddie and Laurie Oppermann of La Grange. Shown below is a close up of Oppermann’s commemorative shovel at the event.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Flatonia Records: Flatonia is 1-1.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Schulenburg Records: Schulenburg is 1-1. Of Note: Burton started the season with a 32-21 loss to Holland but bounced back last week to edge Hearne 6-0. A 76-yard touchdown pass from Burton sophomore quarterback Kayden Patterson to senior wide receiver Drayton Oakes was the only score. By contrast points were being scored in bunches last week when Schulenburg lost to Rogers 63-56, despite 394 passing yards and six touchdowns by Shorthorn quarterback Aaron Janecek. Byron Johnson caught 12 pass es for 232 yards and three touchdowns for the ‘Horns, and Jayse Janda also had three touchdown catches ... Burton went 6-5 last season and returned six offensive five defensive starters from last year’s team.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Smithville Records: Leps are 1-1.

In a game of contrasting offensive styles, Rogers edged Schulenburg Friday 63-56. Each team had more than 500 yards of offense, but in very different ways.