The La Grange Lady Leopards proved that you don’t need a big-city zip code to make big-time noise. Competing Feb.

The La Grange powerlifting team put up some impressive numbers at the Rice Consolidated meet last week. “Our lifters showed incredible strength and determination on the platform,” said La Grange coach Charles Otto.

The La Grange boys soccer team won both their games last week, beating Smithville 6-1 on the road Tuesday and then winning 4-2 Friday at Taylor. Against Smithville Jeffrey Cabrera had a hat trick (three goals) and Raul Mancera, Aaron Torres, and Aldo Hernandez all scored a goal a piece.

The La Grange softball team won three of its four games at the Brenham Leadoff Classic over the weekend: Porter 10, La Grange 5 La Grange 2, La Porte 1 La Grange 5, Tuloso Midway 3 La Grange 9, Harlan 3 The Lady Leps are now 3-2 overall and play vs. Brazos Christian Tuesday.

The Schulenburg boys basketball team is officially on fire. The Shorthorns won their seventh district game in a row in a thrilling battle on the road over in-county rival Flatonia Friday 57-45.

The La Grange boys basketball team went to Smithville Friday and smashed the Tigers 69-23. The playoff bound La Grange boys are now 22-10 overall and 7-2 in district and will host Bellville at 7 p.m.

The Flatonia girls basketball team completed their dominant run through the regular season Tuesday with a 72-17 win over Ganado. The Lady Bulldogs are now 31-3 overall and their 12-0 mark in district wins them the 28-2A title.

The La Grange boys basketball team lost to Navasota at home Tuesday 64-32. The loss drops the Leps to 21-10 overall and 6-2 in district.

The La Grange softball team lost its season opener to Lexington Tuesday 3-1. Hannah Mitchell hit a triple and scored La Grange’s only run.