This upcoming year Jaxon Radcliff, third from left above (shown with his parents and sister), has signed to play with Austin FC Academy at the U13 level. Austin FC is the first major professional sports team in Austin and has one of 26 professional academies in the US. The academy is a fully funded scholarship program which competes in the MLS Next league. MLS Next is the highest level of soccer available at the U13 level in the United States. The team trains and plays at the new $45 million St. David’s Performance Center. Jaxon is the son of Chris and Danna Radcliff, grandson of Donnie and Kay Dippel (La Grange) and Brian and Brenda Killough (La Grange), great grandson of Joyce Dippel (La Grange), Virginia Killough (Round Top) and Martha McDowell (Aspermont).

Practice for high school volleyball season begins Monday and scrimmages begin later in the week. Over in Schulenburg, those events will be in the old gym because the new high school gym is still dealing with the aftermath of February’s freeze.

From the Texas Girls Coaches Assoc. Class 2A/1A 1.

Fayetteville head baseball coach Clint Jaeger was named Coach of the Year and numerous Fayetteville and Round Top-Carmine players earned allstate honors on the just released Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class A All-State Baseball Team.

The Fayette County 4-H Shooting Sports had two members recently participate in the Texas 4-H State Shooting Games held at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, July 21-24. Pictured are Austin Nedbalek (left) and Gavin Noak (right). They shot in the following events while there, International Skeet, American Skeet, WhizBang, American Trap and Sporting Clays. The Fayette County 4-H Shooting Sports meets on the 2nd Sunday of the month at the Fayette County Gun Club. If you are interested in 4-H Shooting Sports or would like more information, please contact the club manager, Christy Noak at (979) 966-3437.

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football online magazine recently did a feature story detailing how the Kates brothers are believed to be the first trio to ever hold Texas high school football head coaching jobs at the same time. Left to right is Ged, Will and Matt Kates. Ged is the head coach at 5A Richland High School in Fort Worth. Will was a longtime La Grange assistant head coach before being hired as the head coach at 3A Merkel (outside Abilene) this spring. Matt heads into his 12th year as head coach at La Grange this season. He has held the La Grange head coaching position longer than anyone in school history.

Look for these athletes from the Lone Star State as you’re watching the Olympics over the next two weeks: Info from teamusa.org Archery (women’s) Mackenzie Brown - Flint, Texas Baseball Shane Baz - Cypress, Texas Scott Kazmir - Cypress Falls, Texas Simeon Woods-Richardson - Sugar Land, Texas Basketball (women’s) Ariel Atkins - Dallas, Texas Britney Griner - Houston, Texas Basketball (men’s) Kevin Durant - University of Texas Khris Middleton - Texas A&M University Luka Doncic (representing Solvenia) Boxing (women’s) Virginia “Ginny” Fuchs - Houston, Texas Cycling (men’s) Lawson Craddock - Houston, Texas Connor Fields - Plano, Texas Diving (women’s) Alison Gibson - Austin, Texas Hailey Hernandez - Southlake, Texas Diving (men’s) Jordan Windle - UT Austin Fencing (women’s) Courtney Hurley - San Antonio, Texas Kelley Hurley - San Antonio, Texas Anna Van Brummen - Houston, Texas Gymnastics (women’s) Simone Biles - Spring, Texas Jordan Chiles - Spring, Texas Ema Malabuyo (alternate) - Flower Mound, Texas Karate (men’s) Tom Scott - Richardson, Texas Rowing (women’s) Gia Doonan - UT Austin Rugby (men’s) Kevon Williams - Houston, Texas Shooting (women’s) Austen Smith - Keller, Texas Shooting (men’s) Phillip Jungman - Caldwell, Texas Keith Sanderson - San Antonio, Texas Skateboarding (women’s) Jordyn Barratt - Dallas, Texas Softball (women’s) Catherine Osterman - Houston, Texas Swimming (women’s) Natalie Hinds - Athens, Texas Lydia Jacoby - UT Austin Simone Manuel - Sugar Land, Texas Erica Sullivan - University of Texas Swimming (men’s) Townley Haas - University of Texas Drew Kibler - UT Austin Table Tennis (women’s) Huijing Wang - Sugar Land, Texas Tennis Austin Krajicek - Sugar Land, Texas Track and Field (women’s) Valarie Allman - Austin, Texas Teahna Daniels - University of Texas, Austin Tara Davis - University of Texas at Austin Ariana Ince - Gonzales, Texas Annie Kunz - Texas A&M University Sally Kipyego - Texas Tech Maggie Malone - Texas A&M University Inika McPherson - Port Arthur, Texas Jasmine Moore - Grand Prairie, Texas Athing Mu - Texas A&M University Raevyn Rogers - Houston, Texas Gabby Thomas - University of Texas Track and Field (men’s) Ronnie Baker - TCU Trayvon Bromell - Baylor University Ryan Crouser - University of Texas Bryce Deadmon - Missouri City, Texas Kendra Harrison Bryce Hoppel - Midland, Texas Fred Kerley - San Antonio, Texas Benard Keter - Texas Tech KC Lightfoot - Baylor University Steffin McCarter - Copperas Cove, Texas Will London - Waco, TX Volleyball (women’s) Chiaka Ogbogu - Coppell, Texas Weightlifting (women’s) Sarah Robles - Wylie, Texas Wrestling (women’s) Tamyra Mensah-Stock - Katy.

Downtown La Grange was filled with Jiu-Jitsu competitors of all ages Saturday as Insight Brazilian Jiu Jitsu held its first in-house tournament. Dozens of competitors ranging from a 7-under division to Masters competed. Shown here are just a few of the medalists.

The Schulenburg Lady Horns Volleyball Team is proud to announce that they are a recipient of the 2020-2021 United States Marine Corps-American Volleyball Coaches Association (USMC/AVCA) Team Academic Award. It is the 8th consecutive year that the Lady Horns have received the award.

Insight Brazilian Jiu Jitsu had a great weekend of competition. On Friday night Insight had two competitors fight on the professional stage in Houston at Fight 2 Win 177. Assistant coach, John Burgoyne had his professional debut. After being down in the eyes of the judges early on, he came back and choked his opponent into submission for the win.