Gillie Wins $100 in Football Contest

We had three readers predict all 10 football games right in last week’s contest – Jennifer Matocha Gillie, Randy Gardiner and Bo Janda. But it was Gillie who wins the $100 pot on the score prediction tiebreaker.

Four-For-Four:

Four Fayette County volleyball teams kept their amazing playoff runs going Thursday as they all won third round playoff matches in commanding fashion. The victories vault Fayetteville and Round Top-Carmine into the 1A regional semifinals, while the victories by Schulenburg and Flatonia in their 2A regional semifinals sets up a battle between those two neighbors for the Region IV-2A title.
The members of the Fayetteville volleyball team celebrate their regional quarterfinal victory over Richards Thursday in Caldwell.

Sealy Beats La Grange 42-7 in Regular Season Finale

Sealy put the finishing touches on a 9-1 regular season at the expense of the visiting La Grange Leopards Friday as the Tigers dominated on both sides of the ball to win 42-7. But the loss is not the end of the road for the Leps (5-5 overall and 2-3 in district).
La Grange defensive players Dwodney Thompson (#2), Chris Supak (#5), Christian Biles (#7) and Van Hill (#13) converge on Sealy quarterback Kane Killough Friday. Photos by Jeff Wick

Cubettes Roll into Regional Quarterfinals

The Round Top-Carmine volleyball team looked sharp in the area round of the 1A playoffs Tuesday, sweeping past Goodrich 25-7, 25-10, 25-8 in Huntsville. The victory improves the Cubettes record to 16-23-1 and vaults them into the regional quarterfinals where they will play Chester at 6 p.m.
The Cubettes pose after Tuesday’s playoff win in Huntsville.

Fayetteville Sweeps Into 3rd Round

The Fayetteville volleyball team smashed Hull-Daisetta Tuesday in Waller 2511, 25-11 25-19 in a second round 1A playoff match. The victory improves the Lady Lions overall record to 28-13 and vaults them into a third round match against Richards at 7:30 p.m.
The members of the Fayetteville volleyball team celebrate their area round victory in Waller Tuesday over Hull-Daisetta.

Lady Leps Stellar Season Comes to an End

For a team that started with so much uncertainty, the La Grange volleyball team certainly accomplished a lot this season. The Lady Leps season came to an end Monday in Thrall with a three-set 25-16, 25-13, 25-11 loss to a Salado team loaded with at least four future D-I college athletes.
La Grange’s Campbell Cooper, center, and Brion Williams, right, try to block the hit of Salado’s Elsie Law, a 6-foot-2 University of Arkansas signee. Photo by Jeff Wick

La Grange Band Members are Our County Athletes of the Week

Anyone who thinks band members are not athletes have obviously not seen the La Grange High School Band. From marching practice in the heat of the summer back in August to the stressful spotlight of the Alamodome this week at the state marching competition, the members of the Mighty Leopard Band are the epitome of athletic excellence.
La Grange Band Members are Our County Athletes of the Week
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