The Fayetteville volleyball team defeated Richards Friday 25-23, 25-8, 25-11 to close out the regular season with a 15-6 record and a 11-3 mark in district. The Lady Lions now ready for the playoffs. Friday Brooklyn Jaeger had 17 kills and Kayme Schley added 11 and Rylie Dyer had five. Landry Wied and Jaeger each had five aces. Jaeger had nine digs and Mattie Konvicka had eight. Weid had 30 assists. The Lady Lions play a postseason warmup Tuesday at Weimar at 6 p.m. and then play bidistrict vs. Prairie Lea Monday Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. in Flatonia.

Matthew Johnson scored touchdowns in three different ways in the first half. Clay Wolff threw for more touchdowns in the second quarter (three) than some quarterbacks do all season.

The La Grange High School Swim Team participated in an exhibition tri-meet with Columbus and El Campo at the El Campo Aquatic Center on October 20. Highlights include Campbell Youens, sophomore, placing 1st in the 100 fly with a time of 1:19.69. Morgan King placed 2nd in the 100 free with a time of 1:11.64. Trey Cunningham placed 2nd in the 100 free with a time of 1:00.59.

A historic matchup of 2 teams, one on the West Coast (LA) the other on the East Coast(TB) - Dodgers vs Rays. Where is Globe Life field...California or Florida ? Maybe the answer is only known in Texas....Arlington, Texas that is !

Roy Golan graduated from Bellville High School and Sam Houston State University. He taught and coached in Sealy 6 years and Palacios seven years, where he was Athletic Director the last four years. Deciding to move home, he taught and coached in Bellville for 19 years where he led the boys’ track team to a long string of district championships.

The 8th grade Leopard football team played a couple of hard fought games last night versus Gonzales. In the B game, the Leopards pitched a shutout 36-0.

Back in August nobody knew how long high school volleyball season was going to last with all the uncertainty of the coronavirus. But here were are in the final week of the regular season – and all five Fayette County volleyball teams are poised to make the playoffs, with Schulenburg and Round Top-Carmine already clinching district titles and La Grange two wins away from a share of their district title.

Natalie Blackwell is a senior volleyball player at La Grange high school who has led her team to a 14-13 overall record and a 9-1 record in district, along with a chance to clinch a share of the district title if they win their final game this Saturday.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: La Grange Records: LG is 3-4 overall and 0-2 in district.

In the aftermath of injuries and COVID precautions, Schulenburg and Shiner St. Paul are no longer going to play football this Friday (the Cardinals are going to play Houston Kinkaid instead for homecoming), leaving the Shorthorns with just one more regular season game, Oct,. 30, when the Shorthorns host No. 1-ranked Shiner in what is now a must-win game if the Shorthorns are to make the playoffs. Flatonia is also off this week.