When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Madisonville Records: Both teams are 3-2.

Flatonia vs. Danbury When: 7:30 p.m.

Fayetteville’s volleyball coach Marcus Sodek has high praise for his junior defensive specialist Emily Keilers. “I’ve been coaching for 13 years and she’s one of the hardest working kids I’ve ever had in any sport,” Sodek said.

A very young La Grange Leopard Swim Team rose to the challenge and shined brightly at their first meet of the season. The Leopards entered the year with determination and heart, despite being in a rebuilding phase after graduating a large group of senior athletes last season.

The La Grange High School girls cross country team (above) competed in the District 22-4A meet on Monday at Camp Tejas. The varsity girls placed 2nd overall earning a trip to the regional meet in Huntsville on Oct. 21. The JV girls also placed second overall. Individual results were: Varsity - 2nd overall Lillian Carey 3rd Eleanor Carey 7th Miriam Lopez 11th Mylah Blaschke 16th Lacee Surman 20th Melanie Cuz 24th Avery Harbers 37th JV 2nd overall Paisley Greenwood 1st Mattie Muzny 4th Juliana Vasquez 14th Liliana Lopez 16th Hannah Anderson 19th Kaedyn Otto 21st Samantha Castaneda 22nd Reisy Janca 24th On the boys side, the Leps were 5th as a team. Dylan Barron was 12th and Eli Rios 15th. LHS boys runners’ times in the 5,000 meters: Dylan Barron 18:56.61 Eli Rios 19:23.10 Jacob Estrada 20:33.31 Antonio Suarez 20:49.48 Ian Hill 21:00.49 Roan Willrich 21:07.63 Hagan Mings 21:35.78 Tristan Taylor 21:58.02 Grayson Hart 22:03.49 Deacon Wick 22:52.73 Alan Hutchins 24:14.84 Joddy Moore 24:40.13 Gabriel Haverda 24.56.53

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The La Grange Team Tennis team played its bi-district playoff match on Tuesday against Caldwell but was not able to advance, losing 1-10. Although it’s the second year in a row to suffer a first-round loss to Caldwell, it does mark the most successful season for LG Team Tennis in its three years of existence. The team had a program-best season record of 5-2, attained its highest seeding at #3, and hosted the first team tennis playoff round in school history. The standout players were seniors Eleanor Carey and Ella Nygren, who defeated Caldwell’s #1 girls doubles team in three sets for La Grange’s only match win.

LG stats: Kills – Carley Ulrich 19, Brion Williams 13, Avery Griffin 9, Kylie Trlicek 7; Assists – Trlicek 24, Gabby Hollek 15, Ashtyn Smith 5; Blocks – Williams 7, Campbell Cooper 3; Digs – Smith 10, Haedyn Cooper 8, Trlicek 5, Ulrich 5, Williams 5, Hollek 5; Aces – Smith 3, Williams 3, Hollek 3.

The Schulenburg Shorthorns lost to their district rival the Weimar Wildcats Friday night 41-26. The Wildcats appear to be the team to beat in District 15-2A Division 1.