Schulenburg basketball player Rodney Walton handles business on the hardwood and the gridiron as he was among the leading rushers for Shorthorns football last season. Walton brings his athletic ability to basketball and it has helped lift Schulenburg to a strong start this season.

Read about our Athletes of the Week in every Friday edition and then watch their interviews on the FCR’s Facebook page. Recent Players of the Week: Nov.

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The La Grange girls went to Caldwell Tuesday and blew past Caldwell 47-31, led by a careerhigh 21 points from Camille Gonzalez. The win improves the Lady Leps to 10-8 overall, 3-0 in district. They are all alone in first place in District 22-4A and play at Austin Achieve Friday.

Last year the La Grange boys soccer team surged to a 177-2 season record, a 10-2 district mark and went to the second round of the playoffs. With most of that team back this year, the Leps looked poised for even bigger things this season, and they certainly started that way with a 5-0 win Monday in the season-opener over Wharton at home.

Win No. 1 for new La Grange head coach Lauren Hubbert was special.

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La Grange Boys Grab Second at East Chambers Tourney, Win at AT&T Center What a week it was for the La Grange boys basketball team to close out 2022. The Leps went to the East Chambers Tournament and marched all the way to the title game by beating Galveston O’Connell, La Marque and East Chambers before falling to Hamshire Fannett in the championship game.

The La Grange girls closed out the Weimar tourney last week with a 49-44 win over Bellville to improve to 8-8 this season. The Lady Leps play in Caldwell Tuesday at 6:15 p.m.

12/27/22 Schulenburg girls 38, LG girls 28 Schulenburg 8 8 11 11 – 38 La Grange 5 6 4 13 – 28 Schulenburg scoring: Jessalyn Gipson 13, Landry Zapalac 2, Brooke Redding 4, Tamara Otto 15, Haylie Goode 2, Grace Schramek 2. La Grange scoring: Kylie Trlicek 14, Katelyn Allen 6, Landri Hernandez 2, Xeriah Jimenez 2, Railla Bradley 2, Rachel Matocha 2.