Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine is arriving on news racks around the state, the first sign that football season is just around the corner. The cover this year features Texas A&M, saying “A&M’s Defense Leads the Aggies’ National Title Charge.” Of interest to local readers is the high school section which features district-by-district predictions and breakdowns.

Flatonia Bulldog Varsity August August 13 – Palacios (Scrimmage) 6 p.m. 19 – Goliad (Scrimmage) 6 p.m.

The Texas Lady Aces 16-under softball team competed in the 2021 USSSA World Series Open Division in Viera, Florida last week. Playing great teams from all over the country, the small town ladies from (Weimar, La Grange, Bellville, Flatonia, Shiner and Brazos ISDs) brought their “A” game. Great pitching backed up by great defense and timely hitting set the tone early as they went 3-0 in pool play to earn the #1 seed. After losing the second bracket game 2-1 to the eventual champions, they battled back through the losers bracket to bring home 3rd place. Top left to right – Coach Tandy Betak, Laurel Betak, Paeden Vincik, Emma Eckelberg, Taylor Smith, Avery Marshall, Coach Bernado Nino, Coach Danny Smith; Bottom left to right – Haylie Cooper, Makinzy Kneip, Hannah Fisbeck, Chloe Grifaldo, Landri Hernandez.

Riley Youens, a La Grange High School student, and Dylan Truss, who just graduated from La Grange High School, are both headed to the AAU Junior Olympics next month after faring very well at the AAU Region 19 Qualifier at Converse earlier this month.

We’re still seven weeks away from high school football season’s opening night, but it has already been a busy recruiting season for La Grange junior-to-be Bravion Rogers. Rogers, who was also on two La Grange state silver-medal winning relays at the state track meet this spring, has picked up sfootball cholarship offers from Michigan, Baylor, SMU and TCU.

District 13 Little League Tournaments Softball Machine Pitch: Winner Washington County; LG went 3-2 Minor Softball: Winner Columbus Major Softball: Winner Columbus Junior Softball: Winner Columbus * La Grange did not have teams in Minor, major or junior softball Baseball 7-Year-Olds: Winner Washington Co; La Grange was runner-up 7/8-Year-Olds: Winner Washington Co.; La Grange goes 2-2 9-Year-Olds: Winner Washington Co; No LG team 9-11-Year-Olds: Winner Washington County; No LG team Minor Baseball: Winner Washington Co; La Grange goes 2-2 Major Baseball: Winner Washington Co; La Grange goes 0-2 Intermediate baseball: Winner Washington Co; No LG team Junior baseball: Winner Twin Cities; LG was runner-up.

The 11-under CenTex Storm baseball team played last weekend at the USSSA State Championship tournament in Conroe and won the title. Pictured are (front row, from left) Skip Holmes, Hunter Gross, Aiden Guzman, Dalton Janacek, Cy Welker, Roan Willrich, (back) Kannon Rooks, Coach Jared Curnel, Ryder Klesel, Tristan Ulrich, Coach Byron Gross, Kris Cuevas, Kandon Kaspar.

The TexStar 16-year-old volleyball team won the National title at the AAU Tournament in the Aspire Division in Florida last week, going 14-0 to beat out 134 other teams. Several local athletes are on the team, including La Grange High School’s Hailey Hill and Madison Fritz and Fayetteville’s Brooklyn Jaeger, who was named the MVP. Shown here is the team with their trophy.

Kinleigh Hall Sarah Castaneda Brooklyn Jaeger Carina Alonso Madison Fritz Maci Jane Biehle Hallettsville Victoria East Fayetteville Columbus La Grange Lexington Hailey Hill Sierra Beasley Emma Swift Brenly Walker Kynley Hurst La Grange Giddings Tidehaven Lexington Lexington.

As part of the artificial turf project going on at the football stadium in La Grange, the removal of more than two feet of stadium grass and dirt is underway, and at the request of the athletic department, that material is being used to construct a hill for athletes to run up and down for conditioning purposes just north of the stadium. Photo by Jeff Wick