It’s been 50 years since the La Grange High School baseball team won the 1973 state title. Members of that championship team are going to reunite and be honored before Thursday’s 7 p.m. varsity game at La Grange High School against Taylor. The ceremony will begin about 6:45 p.m. The above photo was taken the day the Leps won the title by Warren O. Albrecht.

Here are the results from the La Grange Varsity and JV district tennis tournaments Wednesday and Thursday in Caldwell: Varsity Mixed Doubles- Campbell Youens (Sr)/Corbin Supak (Sr) - 2nd place (advance to Regionals at Bryan HS on Tuesday, April 11) JV Girls Singles - Marissa Muras (Fr) - 1st place Boys Singles - Graham Youens (Fr) - 1st place Girls Doubles - Eleanor Carey (Fr)/Ella Nygren (Fr)1st place Boys Doubles - Cullen Mathis (Sr)/Austin Nedbalek (Sr) - 1st place Oliver Gunn (Fr)/Collin Landis (So) - 2nd place.

The La Grange girls won the district golf title after two days of play at Colo Vista in Bastrop, while the Lep boys golfers grabbed second. On the girls side, La Grange shot a two-day 830 to beat out runner-up Caldwell by 29 strokes.

• The La Grange softball team went to Caldwell Tuesday and lost to the Lady Hornets 11-1. The loss drops La Grange’s record to 2-2 in district play.

Flatonia powerlifter Taden Alvarado not only qualified for the state powerlifting meet in Abilene back-to-back years, he took the 2A crown in ’22 as well as this year in ’23. Alvarado also set state records this year in squat with 800 pounds and in overall total with 1,775 pounds.

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The start of the season was forgettable for the La Grange baseball team as the Leps began with seven consecutive losses. But the Leps are playing well when it has mattered most.

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Coming off a heartbreaking 10-9 last inning loss to Smithville Tuesday, the La Grange softball team needed to turn things around in a big way. They did so Friday as a freshman pitcher and rejuvenated bats powered the Lady Leps to a 12-2 home win over Taylor.