Fittingly, this battle between in-county neighbors was really close. In an edge-of-your-seat-all-night type of game, a huge crowd showed up Thursday to watch Fayetteville edge Round Top-Carmine 3-2 in a thrilling one-game regional semifinal at Mumford.

The 20-4A Baseball All-District Selections were released this week, including several La Grange honorees. *DENOTES A UNANIMOUS SELECTION MVP Blayne Fritcher, Sr-Giddings* OFFENSIVE POY Chase Oltmann, Sr-Giddings* DEFENSIVE POY Wyatt Wick, Sr-La Grange NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Bennett Barber, Fr-La Grange Darius Stewart, Soph-Manor N.

Due to the weather and field conditions in Brenham, Thursday’s Fayetteville vs. RT-C 1A regional semi-final baseball game has been moved to Mumford at 7 p.m.

La Grange High School senior Grant Juno competed at the 4A state golf tournament Monday and Tuesday at Plum Creek Golf Course in Kyle. Monday Juno shot an 83 over 18 holes.

Fayetteville baseball player Parker Vitek gets it done on the mound and also at the plate for the Lions. Vitek carries an insanely high batting average of .700 throughout the playoffs. “Parker’s really come through the last couple weeks as far as getting our offense going”, said Fayetteville head baseball coach Clint Jaeger. “It’s coming from the middle of the lineup, so he’s kind of getting things going in the bottom of the order. Finishing the job. Especially against Bartlett that first game, he got us going because we were kind of stagnant. He did a really good job. Pitching, he’s improved a lot this year. We count on him a lot doing that too. We look for that to continue.” Vitek’s consistency with his arm and bat has given him the nod for this edition’s Player of the Week.

This week, Schulenburg High School’s 70-year-old coach Richard Hoogendoorn added a visual reminder in the locker room of his team’s run to the state semifinals earlier this year with a basketball painted in the team’s honor. Several such basketballs are already part of the locker room recalling teams Hoogendoorn has coached during a career that includes more than 400 wins at SHS (see below) and more than 800 wins overall. Photos by Dave Oldham

2021 La Grange Little League All-Star teams have been announced. Here are the teams: 7-YEAR-OLD MACHINE PITCH BASEBALL 1.

The Flatonia girls golf team of Braidy Fike, Addisan Wagner, Carly Bonds, Katelyn Croyle and Jordyn Ponewash competed at the 2A state tournament last week, placing 11th. The Lady Bulldogs shot a two-day combined 677. Normangee won the state title with a 553. Ponewash was the top Flatonia individual with a two-day 147. Mia Nixon of Martin’s Mill won the title with a 104. Croyle shot a 171, Bonds a 178, Fike a 182 and Wagner a 184.

Every La Grange softball starter earned an honor as the 20-4A all-district team was released this week: Newcomer of the Year: Marissa Gonzales Defensive MVP: Missy Muras First Team pitcher: Abigail Dela Rosa First Team Infield: Alyssa Dela Rosa First Team Outfield: Natalie Blackwell First Team Outfield: Kailee Jones Second Team infield: Avery Marshall Second Team infield: Kayleigh Lehmann Second Team Outfield: Haylie Cooper Honorable Mention: Madison Schroeder.

La Grange senior Grant Juno was set to tee-off as an individual qualifier at the 4A state golf tournament Monday morning at Plum Creek Golf Course in Kyle. Juno earned his spot at state by placing second individually at the Region III-4A meet in Huntsville last month. The state tournament will continue Tuesday back at Plum Creek.