At the 27/28-2AArea Meet in Thrall Thursday, several Schulenburg and Flatonia athletes punched their ticket to the regional meet by finishing in the top four of their events. Fayette County area champs included Schulenburg’s Meredith Magliolo in the high jump, Flatonia’s Zachary Charanza in the discus and Flatonia’s Kobe Burton in the shot put.

The La Grange baseball team became the first district team to knock off Caldwell Friday as the Leps beat the Hornets 9-8 in an extra-inning thriller. Bennett Barber drove in Bradyn Prasek with the winning run in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the eighth inning.

La Grange results from Navasota Varsity Tournament-April 3: Boy Singles- Owen Westall (4th place) Girls Singles- Marissa Muras (5th place); Jill Newton (2nd place consolation bracket) Mixed Doubles- Phoebe Tucker/Gage Mihatsch (4th place) Boys Doubles- Reece Nygren/Veer Desai (6th place)

Iola defeated Fayetteville in baseball Tuesday 5-4 in a game that went 10 innings. Kellen Lopez drove in two runs for the Lions (5-4 overall) and Lawson Fritsch and Chance Konvicka had RBIs. Jack Schley, Brody Dooley and Kole Schmitt combined on the pitching effort.

Schulenburg senior Makena Kopecky had a stellar district track meet last week, winning the 28-2A titles in the 1600 meters (in a time of 5:57.45) and the 3200 meters (in a time of 13:11.41). “This year Makena has had a new-found love for the sport.

The La Grange girls soccer team had several players earn honors on the 24-4A alldistrict team. Riley Lowe was the district’s Utility Player of the Year. Trinity Yanis was the district’s Newcomer of the Year.

Below are the District 29 golfers who qualified for the Regional Golf Tournament on Tuesday, April 16 - Wednesday, April 17 at the Shadow Glen Golf Course in Manor. The schools that participated at District were Round Top-Carmine, Fayetteville, Richards, McDade, and Dime Box.

The La Grange Lady Leps pounded Taylor Tuesday 11-1 in softball. Kylin Brawley homered as part of her threehit, two-RBI night. Teagan Branch had two hits, including a homer. Haylie Cooper had three hits and three RBIs. Haedyn Cooper and Sarah Kay each had two hits. Alyssa Liccioni pitched a complete game three-hitter. The Lady Leps play at Caldwell Friday.

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