Utility player Lauren Little is trying to earn regular playing time. As a freshman for the Rhodes College (Tenn.) softball team last year, the La Grange High School graduate batted .364 in playing 11 of the team’s 21 games.

The Flatonia Lady Dog coaching staff put on three athletic sport camps last week from June 1-4. All the campers were instructed in the fundamental skills & drills of each sport.

Shown here are the participants in the La Grange summer girls basketball camp held earlier this month..

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A couple of months ago, only the most faithful Fayetteville fans thought a state baseball title was possible this season. The Lions started the season losing three of their first five games, and then after a fourgame losing streak in early April the Lions were only 8-8.

Fayetteville sophomore baseball player Travis Gully can now call himself a state champion. Gully played a large part in the Lions’ title run, notching a save in the regional final game with a strikeout against D’Hanis in order to punch his team a ticket to Dell Diamond. He also closed out the state title game against Kennard by fanning the last batter. “He came in and did the job”, said Fayetteville head baseball coach Clint Jaeger. “Great performance, especially in the regional game. He started the game and then we had to come back to him at the end. He only had 10 pitches left, so it was pretty much all or nothing. He’s always been our rock. He’s confident out there and he displays that. I think it makes everybody confident around him.” Gully contributed with his glove at shortstop as well, laying out to snag a ball in mid air that was hit across the middle in the state semifinal against Nazareth.

Fayetteville head coach Clint Jaeger was hesitant to use the ‘D’ word after Thursday’s state title win when asked if the state championship could be the start of a dynasty. “Not yet, we have a long way to go,” Jaeger said.

• Fayetteville was the smallest school at the state tournament with an enrollment of 71. Keller, in Class 6A was the largest with an enrollment of 3,154.

The Fayetteville High School baseball team took on Kennard high school in the 1A state championship final Thursday morning and were victorious by a final score of 6-4, winning their first state championship title since 2012.

2021 District 26 AA All-District Baseball Team Co-MVPs: Jonathan Falcon, Junior, Mumford Ryker Goehring, Senior, Round Top-Carmine Offensive MVP: Joseph Flores, Freshman, Mumford Defensive MVP: Chet Fritsch, Sophomore, Burton Pitcher of the Year: Alex Pieper, Senior, Round Top-Carmine Freshman of the Year: Damian Castorena, Mumford Sophomore of the Year: Travis Gully, Fayetteville FIRST TEAM Pitcher: Tyler Schwenn, Senior, Burton Catcher: Vicente Veliz, Sophomore, Burton Infi eld: Chris Castilleja, Sophomore, Mumford Bryson Rodriguez, Junior, Mumford Kevin Polasek, Senior, Round Top-Carmine Kannyn Goehring, Sophomore, Round Top-Carmine Keagan Supak, Freshman, Fayetteville Outfi eld: Cooper Lucheck, Senior, Burton Lorenzo Puente, Senior, Mumford Reid Gross, Freshman, Fayetteville Utility/DH: Hunter Schobel, Sophomore, Round Top-Carmine Colby Sechelski, Senior, Iola SECOND TEAM Pitcher: Clay Stafford, Junior, Iola Catcher: Logan Fritsch, Sophomore, Fayetteville Infi eld: Riley Eldridge, Senior, Somerville David Toler, Junior, Snook Michael Kaatz, Sophomore, Mumford Hagen Jenkins, Senior, Iola Colton McCarty, Sophomore, Richards Outfield: Bryan Lunbeck, Senior, Round Top-Carmine Colby Beck, Freshman, Burton Gardner Shivers, Freshman, Somerville Juan Arias, Senior, Snook Landon Urban, Senior, Fayetteville Utility/DH: Aiden Wicke, Senior, Fayetteville HONORABLE MENTION Parker Vitek, Sophomore, Fayetteville Jake Kubala, Freshman, Fayetteville Kaben Lunbeck, Junior, Round Top-Carmine Holden Wagner, Senior, Round Top-Carmine Tanner Schobel, Freshman, Round Top-Carmine Reece Wrobleski, Senior, Richards Abby Fletcher, Junior, Richards Easton Evans, Sophomore, Iola Larry Randall, Senior, Iola Caden Jordan, Freshman, Iola Blake Crocker, Sophomore, Iola Brian Crosby, Sophomore, Iola Vincent Roberts, Junior, Iola Kaleb Rangel, Sophomore, Mumford Tyler Wolters, Junior, Mumford Triston Harrison, Freshman, Mumford ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Ryker Goehring, Senior, Round Top-Carmine. Kevin Polasek, Senior, Round Top-Carmine Alex Pieper, Senior, Round Top-Carmine.