When Dionie Tolman was first diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2009, her husband Randy thought it might be a good idea to hold a golf tournament to help defray some of the medical expenses. “Oak Meadows Church in Houston (the church that we had been part of) held one earlier and it was quite successful,” said Tolman, “so why wouldn’t one for my sickly wife be successful, too?” He had participated in their golf tournaments. It was fun and they had barbecue and big prizes. So, when his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, there were four men who had participated in other tournaments and he asked them if it would be a good idea. Everyone from the church was excited and wanted to participate.

The La Grange varsity volleyball team stayed undefeated in district play with a 25-9, 25-9, 25-5 victory at Austin Achieve Friday. The Lady Leps are now 1817 overall and 4-0 in district and poised to play a huge match Tuesday at home against Giddings, which is tied for first in district along with La Grange.

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In his first game back this season after a knee injury last year, La Grange’s J.K. Dobbins had seven carries for 23 yards and caught two passes for 17 yards as the Baltimore Ravens beat New England 37-26 Sunday. “The emotions were very high,” Dobbins told reporters after the game. “When I got out there, I wasn’t even worried about taking that first hit; I was just worried about making a play. The night before, I was thinking about it, but it was good to get back out there.”

East Texas agrees with the Leps more than the Hill Country. The past two weeks the La Grange football team has made long road trips.

Score by quarters La Grange 16 8 8 6 – 38 Splendora 70 00–7 LG Splend. Rushing Yds 238 63 Passing yards 169 18 Total yards 407 81 Comp-Att-Int 14-22-0 7-20-1 Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-1 Punts 3-35.3 4-28.5 Penalties-yds 6-75 4-25 Scoring summary First Quarter LA GRANGE – 10:48, Safety LA GRANGE – 8:22, Jaden Williams 16 run (William Bundick kick) SPLENDORA – 6:09, Jason Williams 33 fumble return (Fernando Manzano kick) LA GRANGE – 5:16, Jakobe Wilkerson 59 run (Bundick kick) Second Quarter LA GRANGE – 4:47, Bear Meng 4 pass to Wilkerson (Bravion Rogers conversion run) Third Quarter LA GRANGE – 9:25, Wilkerson 1 run (Wilkerson conversion run) Fourth Quarter LA GRANGE – 11:05, Meng 14 pass to Williams (kick failed) INDIVIDUAL STATS Rushing – La Grange: Jakobe Wilkerson 6-84, Bravion Rogers 1-57, Jaden Williams 7-35, CJ Davis 4-33, Bear Meng 5-15, Thai Scott 2-8, Cody Krupala 2-6; Splendora: Dominic Rodriguez 7-26, Logan McGinnis 10-19.

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Jaidyn Guyton snagged three interceptions and caught seven passes to lead the Flatonia Bulldogs to a 62-20 win over Thrall Friday in the district opener for both teams. Flatonia quarterback Fidel Venegas ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more as the Bulldogs improved to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in district.

The Schulenburg football team lost to Thorndale 36-7 Friday in the district opener for both teams. The Shorthorns fell to 0-5 overall and 0-1 in district with the loss while the Bulldogs improved to 4-1 overall and 1-0.

LG 7th Grade Gold 12 Cuero 6 Jordan Dugan led the offense with several long carries while scoring two touchdowns. Defensively, the Leopards were led by Darius Johnson,Alex Hernandez, and Edric Gants who each had several tackles. Darius Johnson fell on a fumble in the last minute of the game to help seal the victory for the Leopards.