The La Grange high school football team went on a road trip to Lago Vista high school Friday night and came home with a 42- 26 victory. Senior running back D.J.

The Schulenburg Shorthorns suffered a bitter 27-12 loss at home against their archrivals, the Weimar Wildcats, on Friday night, Sept. 25.

Better late than never. Without one of their stars, Lanie Doyle, the La Grange volleyball team stumbled through their first two sets against Smithville Saturday in an important district match.

The La Grange High School cross country team competed art the Camp Tejas Invitational in Giddings Friday. The La Grange boys team finished second overall in the 4A division, with top medals going to Josh Amick in 5th place and Gage Mihatsch in 8th place.

The Flatonia Bulldogs played at No. 1-ranked Shiner Friday and the Comanches ran away with a 49-0 victory.

Round Top-Carmine The Round Top-Carmine volleyball team improved to 6-0 in district with a sweep of Burton Friday. The Cubettes won 25-19, 25-15, 25-21.

La Grange vs. Lago Vista When: 7:30 p.m.

The Schulenburg Shorthorns have cracked the state’s Top 10 for the first time in years after their 4-0 start. The Shorthorns debut at No. 8 in this week’s rankings. Schulenburg is in a district with the state’s No.

Brett Janecek has taken the reins of the quarterback position as a senior for Schulenburg High School football and is off to an impressive start. Schulenburg is currently 4-0 with their most recent win on the road against district opponent Flatonia, who was also undefeated until last Friday. Janecek had a perfect completion percentage going five for five and added a rushing touchdown in a hard-fought victory that came down to the very last play. “He’s a good leader for our kids”, said Schulenburg head football coach Walt Brock. “He helps get kids to practice, he calls them. He does such a great job in the classroom, on the field, and outside of school. We appreciate his hard work ethic and leadership skills.”

The non-district portion of their schedule was frustrating for the La Grange volleyball team but they put that behind them in a big way Tuesday as the Lady Leps went to Manor New Tech and swept them 25-11, 25- 3, 25-11.