The La Grange High School cross country program had a productive day at the Smithville Invitational, held at McMahan Ranch on Aug. 21, with the varsity girls team posting a runner-up finish and several Leopards turning in personal-best efforts across the girls and boys races.

The La Grange volleyball team lost at East Bernard Tuesday in four sets 25-20, 14-25, 25-15, 25-16. Avery Griffin and Brion Williams had eight kills for La Grange, Campbell Cooper had six and Gabby Hollek had five.

Fayette Savings Bank (FSB) proudly presented a $10,000 check to the Fayetteville Baseball Alumni Association (FBAA) recently to support continued additions to their baseball facility. Making the presentation on behalf of FSB to the Association President Josh Vitek were FSB Fayetteville staff Tammy Beseda, Sarah Bertsch and Nicole Davis.

In their second, and final, preseason scrimmage the La Grange Leopards put on quite a show. Hosting the state’s preseason No.

The La Grange girls volleyball team went to the Bastrop Tournament last week and beat Boswell and Elgin but lost to Industrial, Fort Bend Austin, Taft and Hays. The Lady Leps are now 9-7 overall and play at East Bernard Tuesday.

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High School football Friday nights are almost here. The regular seasons start Friday Aug.

La Grange ISD Monday announced a big-time hire as their new softball coach, Roger Maupin, who won four state softball titles at Weimar before retiring after the 2025 season, but he’s obviously itching to get back in the dugout. And it’s great timing for a La Grange softball team that didn’t make the playoffs this spring, snapping a 28year streak of making the postseason.

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La Grange’s Avery Griffin had 11 kills to lead the Lady Leps to a dominating sweep of Caldwell at home Tuesday 25-4, 25-14, 25-6. The victory improved the Lady Leps overall record to 8-3 heading into this weekend’s Bastrop Tournament.