The Fayetteville volleyball team opened its season Monday, downing Tidehaven in three sets, powered by a 23-kill night by sophomore Brooklyn Jaeger. The Lady Lions advanced to the regional finals last season and have high hopes for another big season in 2020.

The Schulenburg volleyball team began its season in strong fashion Monday, sweeping Gonzales 25-19, 25-18, 25-16. Erica Otto and Jordan Sommer each had eight kills and Meredith Magliolo had five.

The Flatonia volleyball team lost its season opener Tuesday against Hallettsville 25-21, 25-19, 25-22. The Lady Bulldogs return several key players from last year’s team which was fourth in their district and advanced to the second round of the playoffs.

The Noon Lions are launching an annual subscription-based flag program that will place an American flag in your yard on each of four flag holidays throughout the year (Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Veterans Day). The first placements will be made on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. See subscription flier below or contact Lion Sam Wilson at Sam@OFFLN.com or (713) 408-3317.

The Schulenburg Lady Horn Volleyball Team is proud to announce that they are a recipient of the 2019-2020 United States Marine Corps - American Volleyball Coaches Association (USMC/AVCA) Team Academic Award. It is the seventh consecutive year that the Lady Horns have received the award. Team members include: Kambri Adams, Claire Antosh, Taylor Demel, Alexandria Galipp, Julie Guentert, Brynlee Hollas, Kloe Kutac, Madison Landeche, Regan Lux, Morgan Marburger, Erica Otto, Elizabeth Seyl, Jordan Sommer, & Erin Treybig. Some 461 high school teams from across the United States of America received recognition, and 45 Teams were from Texas. The Lady Horns also received the AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll Designation. This designation is for high school teams that were in the top 15% in the United States based on their team cumulative GPA. Seventy teams in the United States of America earned this honor with 15 teams from Texas. The Lady Horns overall cumulative team GPA for 2019-2020 was 101.342

With masks on, coaches just need to yell a little louder. That was one conclusion that was clear Monday as volleyball practice officially began at La Grange and many other high schools around the state.

Football’s back. The first official football practice of the new school year was Monday, and La Grange head coach Matt Kates said about 90 high school football players reported for workouts, a little down from previous years, but not unexpected because of a small freshman class.

Alan Orona is competing to be the starting kicker for the Texas State University football team. The La Grange High School graduate is among three kickers, including two returnees, in camp, according to Nick Whitworth, Texas State special teams coordinator.

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine is out on newstands statewide and the massive bible of preseason football weighs in at 402 pages and with a cost of $11.95. Here’s a look at some of the local content of interest to Fayette County football fans: La Grange is picked to finish fourth in the new District 13-4A.