Flatonia junior Fidel Venegas was a wide receiver last year for the Bulldogs football team and has now taken command of the starting quarterback role. In last Friday’s match against Stockdale, Venegas led the team in passing and rushing yards while scoring three out of the four touchdowns in a 28-26 victory.

The La Grange volleyball team is heading into district play on a high note. In their final nondistrict tune-up before District 20-4A play starts Friday, the La Grange girls defeated visiting Sealy in five sets Tuesday.

La Grange’s Tori Harold jumps to try to block this tip by Schulenburg’s Kloe Kutac in last Friday’s match. The Schulenburg junior varsity volleyball team won the Flatonia Tournament last week, defeating Smithville, Sacred Heart Hallettsville, Shiner St.

Round Top-Carmine’s Tess Eilers in action Friday against Brazos. Photo by Paul Kipp.

The Leps dug themselves a hole on the new artificial turf that was too deep to climb out of. In the first game on the new playing surface at Leopard Stadium (which was just finished being installed the day before the game) La Grange miscues helped Canyon Lake take a 17-point first quarter lead in what ended up being a 31-14 win for the Hawks.

Fayetteville Wins Again The Fayetteville volleyball team ran its record to a perfect 26-0 with a three-set sweep of Nixon-Smiley Friday 25-18, 25- 22, 25-18. Brooklyn Jaeger had 24 kills.

Flatonia High School Homecoming Queen Lizett Aguillion and King Keston Freytag were crowned at halftime of Friday night’s game. Photo by Stephanie Steinhauser.

The tough pre-district schedule for the La Grange volleyball team continued Friday as stateranked 2A power Schulenburg came to town and beat the Lady Leps in five sets 18-25, 25-21, 25-18, 21-25, 7-15.

We had another week with a bunch of entries last week, but still can’t seem to give away $100. No one was able to predict all 10 games correctly.

As part of the renovations to Leopard Stadium, the old band bleachers beyond the south endzone have been removed and now the band sits and performs on the home side bleachers. La Grange quarterback Clay Wolff runs from a pair of Canyon Lake defensive players Friday.