Lanie Doyle has been gaining experience on the volleyball court. The La Grange High School graduate has played in 16 of 24 matches as a freshman for University of Dallas.

LG 8th Grade 18, Giddings 16 The Leopard 8th grade football team returned to action Thursday night against the Giddings Buffaloes. The hard fought match-up ended in a 18-16 victory for the Leopards.

The La Grange volleyball team lost to Giddings in four sets Friday in a tie-breaker match for playoff seeding purposes. Giddings won 25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 25-19.

The La Grange Booster Club held their annual Lil Leps Tunnel Run Friday. The event allows elementary kids to run out onto the field prior to the football game just like the varsity football players do. Photos by Jeff Wick

The La Grange band qualified for the 4A area marching competition Saturday in Pflugerville. The Leps were 22 out of the 31 bands that had qualified for the competition by earning high marks at regionals. Photo by Jeff Wick

The La Grange football team had a three word slogan going into Friday’s game “Rewrite the Script.” They even had the initials “RTS” on all their helmets. They wanted to rewrite the script against a Giddings team that had beaten them six years in a row.

The Flatonia football team dominated Weimar 46-7 Friday as the Bulldogs officially clinched a playoff spot. Flatonia quarterback Dayton Cliffe ran for two touchdowns and threw for another and passed for a total of 197 yards.

Giddings vs. La Grange When: 7:30 p.m.

On Monday, October 25 the La Grange boys and girls varsity cross country teams competed in the Region III meet in Huntsville. With 32 teams and over 170 runners in each event, the girls team finished 20th with top runner Ellee Sodolak finishing 19th and qualifying for the state meet on Saturday Nov.

For the second consecutive season the Fayetteville boys cross country team is headed back to the state meet. The Lions won the 1A regional cross country title this week as their top five times edged runner-up Tilden McMullen County.