It won’t be a repeat state championship for the Fayetteville Lions this year. Despite another stellar season on the diamond, the defending 1A champs were eliminated one step from state Friday in the regional finals against D’Hanis.

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Schulenburg Athletic Booster Club All Star boys and girls basketball games hosted by the Schulenburg Student Council were held over the weekend. Here are photos of all the participants, senior basketball players that came from all around the region.

The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches inducted former Schulenburg coach Larry Tidwell into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame. A ceremony took place Saturday, May 21, at the Texas Ballroom in the Hilton San Antonio Airport Hotel.

Local swimmers from the Fayette Area Swim team (F.A.S.T) had the once in a lifetime chance to participate in a swim camp held on May 14-15 at Camp Lone Star in La Grange. Swimmers could choose from four different camps offered by Fitter & Faster.

Fayetteville baseball player Cooper Mau handles the hot corner as third baseman for the Lions team and also gets the job done at the plate. Mau contributed nicely to last year’s state title team and currently leads the team in onbase percentage this season as they head into the regional finals this week against D’Hanis.

Fayette County election results from the May 24 runoff largely mirrored the rest of the State. Stan Kitzman defeated incumbent Phil Stephenson in the State House District 85 Republican runoff. Kitzman will face Democrat Larry Baggett and Libertarian Michael Miller in the November election.

The defending state champ Fayetteville baseball team faces its old nemesis D’Hanis next week in the 1A regional finals. The best-of-three series will be played in Marion.

La Grange catcher Kadyn Hall has been named the District 20-4A Defensive Player of the Year, and teammate Ty Stark was picked as the district’s Newcomer of the year, as district accolades were released last week.

La Grange High School graduate Ja’Keia Williams was a valuable part of the Texas Lutheran University relay teams this track and field season. The sophomore helped the 4-by-400-meter relay place third at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference outdoor championship.