The 2022 FEC #Lineman2Lineman program is here. This year we want you to nominate your favorite high school lineman football players for recognition.

Ava Myers is set for her final year of college volleyball. The Round Top-Carmine High School graduate is a senior outside hitter and defensive specialist for Southwestern Assemblies of God University, ranked first in the preseason Sooner Athletic Conference volleyball poll. She was an all-conference honorable mention selection last year, when she ranked seventh in the conference in service aces and points per set and eighth in kills per set. The 5-foot-9 Myers excelled coming off a year that tested her physically. She suffered an injury to her shoulder labrum during the COVID spring, she said. With the fall 2020 season extending into spring 2021, she said, it was a “year of nonstop volleyball.” “Mentally I’ve grown a lot with handling disappointment,” she said. “The COVID and injury was an obstacle to overcome.”

• The Round Top-Carmine volleyball team won the consolation title at the Navasota Tournament over the weekend. The Cubettes lost to Franklin before beating Richards and Livington. In the consolation title match Mallory Krause had 17 assists, Jill Eilers had seven kills and Maggie Salinas had 22 digs.

Subvarsities Place at Tournaments as Well La Grange Varsity Volleyball @ Columbus Classic lost to St Johns XXIII 21-25, 25-23, 9-25 defeated Devine 22-25, 25-23, 15-12 lost to Columbus 19-25, 15-25 defeated Smithville 25-4, 25-11 defeated Lexington 25-13, 25-19 defeated Brazos 25-15, 25-23 defeated Industrial 25-18, 25-12 defeated Brazos 25-20, 25-13 Overall tournament record 6-2 Won Bronze Championship Overall record 7-2 Tournament Totals Kill Leaders: Maddi Fritz - 70, Camille Gonzalez - 40 Dig Leaders: Jena Jobb - 61 Hailey Hill - 57, Madison Fritz - 46 Ace Leaders: Maddi Fritz - 13 Hailey Hill - 11, Camille Gonzalez - 10 Assist Leaders: Maddi Fritz - 42 Hailey Hill - 112 Block Leaders: Alicia Tisdell - 7 Maddi Fritz - 6, Camille Gonzalez - 6 Hailey Hill - 5 La Grange JV @ Schulenburg Tournament defeated Smithville 25-12, 25-18 lost to Bellville28-25, 15-25 defeated Weimar Purple 225-12, 25-13 defeated Weimar Gold 25-19, 25-18 Overall tournament record 3-1 Won 3rd place Overall record 3-2 La Grange Freshmen @ Schulenburg Tournament defeated East Bernard 25-21, 25-27, 15-10 defeated Flatonia 25-23, 25-23 defeated Hallettsville 25-14, 25-16 lost to Bellville 26-24, 13-25, 10-15 Overall tournament record 3-1 Won 2nd place Overall record 4-1 The Lady Leps will host Bastrop on Tuesday night with F & JV playing at 5:30 p.m. and the Varsity @ 6:30 p.m..

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High School football scrimmages have begun in advance of the regular season openers Aug. 26.

Trey East is a former student at La Grange High School. He began his track career with the LC Express Track Club out of Giddings at age 11 competing across the nation in AAU Track & Field competitions on the district, regional, and national levels throughout his public-school years. He was an AAU National Junior Olympic qualifier each year he competed at this level. Trey was a 3-year varsity student athlete in football and track at LHS. His senior year he was a member of the 4x100 and 4x200 that placed 2nd at the UIL State Track & Field Meet posting a new school record in both events (40.91 in the 4x100 and 1:24 in the 4x200). Upon graduating high school Trey went on to pursue his track career at Jackson Community College, Tyler, Texas. In preparation for his new endeavor, he continued training with his summer league coaches. Trey’s indoor season exploded mid-way the season with a personal best time of 21.6 in the 200M; this time qualified him for the Junior College Indoor Championships. Outdoors he posted personal a best time of 10.42 in the 100M, 46.12 in the 400M, and 20.53 in the 200M. These times placed him in the top 3 junior college rankings.

La Grange native J.K. Dobbins has been removed from the Baltimore Ravens’ injured list and went through practice with the team Monday – his first action in almost a year after suffering a season- ending knee injury in a 2021 preseason game.

La Grange High School star cornerback Bravion Rogers (considered one of the top senior defensive backs in the nation) has decommited from Texas A&M, after verbally accepting a scholarship offer from the Aggies back in April. Now the recruiting of Rogers will again heat up (he’s been offered a scholarship by just about every bigtime football program in the nation).

A Weekly Feature by BRIAN PIERSON Question: What are you most looking forward to this upcoming football season? “Looking forward just to winning district, and as a team, getting better straight down the line.” Question: What’s your specialty in football? “Probably building the team together. Can’t do it without the team.