The La Grange boys and girls golf teams both won district team titles this week. The Leps boys golf team won the district title after shooting a two-day 817, beating second place Smithville by 42 strokes.

Flatonia softball player Laurel Betak has some pop in her bat that can make a difference in a ballgame. In a recent match against Schulenburg, Betak launched a walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to score three runs and snag an 11-9 victory. “Laurel Betak is a solid ball player,” said Flatonia head softball coach Shawn Bruns. “She plays the game right. She has played a lot of ball in her life, whether it’s high school ball or select ball. She knows the game. For Laurel to be in that position the other night, a lot of things have to happen and those things happened.

It was a split decision Friday night for the La Grange boys and girls soccer teams as they began the playoffs. The La Grange boys defeated Bellville 1-0 in Brenham thanks to a late goal by Jonathan Vazquez-Granillo and as usual the Leps had a spectacular defensive effort.

On Friday the Flatonia High Boys Powerlifters competed at the THSPA Division 4 State Meet in Abilene. Sophomore Gentry Doyle, a two-time state qualifier competed in the 132 lb. weight class. He had a squat of 315, bench of 225 and dead lift of 315 for a 855 total and a 10th place finish. Sophomore Davon Walles competed in the 308 lb weight class. He had a squat of 540, bench pressed 310 and a dead lift of 485 for a 1335 total and a 9th place finish. Junior Tadan Alvarado, a two-time State qualifier competed in the SHW class and finished first, winning his first State championship. Alvarado had lifts of 710 in the squat, 385 in the bench press and 565 in the dead lift for a winning total and personal best of 1660 lbs.

The La Grange High School softball team had a match against Giddings High School last Wednesday and were victorious by mercy rule with a final score of 12-2. Giddings started the action with a two-run bomb in the top of the first inning, then La Grange settled in on both sides of the ball and poured on the runs throughout the game.

Here’s how LHS athletes did at the Texas Relays in Austin last week: The La Grange boys 4x100 relay team of Devon Johnson, Dana Baker, Austen Diggs and Bravion Rogers was 38th out of 49 teams with a time of 45.56. The La Grange boys 4x200 relay team of Dana Baker, Austen Diggs, Carson Kemp and Bravion Rogers made the finals and was eighth with a time of 1:30.39.

The La Grange baseball tea’ms bats have gotten hot as they approached their district opener Monday at Austin Eastside. The Leps beat the Austin Waves Wednesday 10-9 and Hallettsville Sacred Heart 13-12 Friday.

Flatonia High School hosted a track meet Thursday. Industrial won the boys team title, Shiner won the girls team title, but several Flatonia and Schulenburg athletes did well.

Members from the La Grange tennis team did very well at the Navasota Tournament last week. Left to right: Owen Westall-1st Place Boys Singles; Kambri Mihatsch-1st Place Girls Singles; Gage Mihatsch/ Clayton Knapik-3rd Place Boys Doubles; Campbell Youens/Corbin Supak-1st Place Mixed Doubles.

The La Grange boys soccer team had already clinched the district title heading into Tuesday’s regular season finale against Gonzales. But the Leps added a little luster to that title, knocking off the Apaches 2-0 on a pair of goals by Salvador Aguirre-Cardenas.