The Flatonia volleyball team defeated Hallettsville in five sets Tuesday 18-25, 25-17, 25-17, 21-25, 27-15. Flatonia stat leaders were: Aces: Summer Sodek - 3, Kat Sullivan - 2, Abbie Uzzell - 2, Eliana Herrera - 1; Assists: Summer Sodek - 24, Abbie Uzzell - 5, Brynlee Zimmerman - 3, Digs: Kat Sullivan - 12, Brynlee Zimmerman - 12, Emma Kosler - 10, Summer Sodek - 9, Abbie Uzzell - 9 Kills: Kat Sullivan - 14, Emma Kosler - 12, Abbie Uzzell - 6.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Schulenburg Records: Both teams are 1-0. Of Note: The two new coaches of these teams had impressive debuts last week, but one will loss their first games at their new jobs this week. Rogers is coming off a 38-21 victory over Groesbeck in their season opener under nee head coach Casey Carr ... Meanwhile, Schulenburg looked very impressive in Clay Ferguson’s first game as head coach at Schulenburg as the Shorthorns spanked Hallettsville Sacred Heart 42-0. New ‘Horns starting QB Owen Brenek ran 91 yards and threw for 134 yards. The Schulenburg defense limited Sacred Heart to just 34 total yards.

La Grange vs. Columbus When: 7:30 p.m.

Ramon Ortiz & Matthew Olvera Are Leopard Sr. Football Players & Also Coaching an Optimist Soccer Team this Fall After a long day of classes followed by football practice, most players head home for some well-deserved rest.

At Thursday’s Schulenburg CC Meet held at the City of Schulenburg Sports Complex Lady Horn Ellie Hammack finished in 6th place in the varsity girls division. Bo Brossman and Demarion Glass medaled in the JV Boys division. The varsity boys finished 4th as a team led by Adam Schramek (26th individually), and the JV Boys finished 3rd as a team. The Horns and Lady Horns were set to travel to Shiner’s Greens Dickison Park this Thursday.

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Rank / School (Record) / Week 1 result / Prv rank 1 Carthage (1-0) W: Kilgore, 21-10 1 2 Texarkana Pleasant Grove (1-0) W: Atlanta, 34-2 2 3 Waco La Vega (1-0) W: Kennedale, 41-3 3 4 Brock (1-0) W: Decatur, 52-31 4 5 Sealy (1-0) W: Navasota, 33-18 5 6 Sunnyvale (1-0) W: Aubrey, 35-17 7 7 West Orange-Stark (1-0) W: Newton, 32-24 8 8 Gilmer (1-0) W: Longview Pine Tree, 41-25 9 9 Graham (1-0) W: Midland Christian, 17-7 10 10 Bellville (0-1) L: Celina, 50-28 6 Dropped out: None CLASS 3A DIVISION I Rank / School (Record) / Week 1 result / Prv rank 1 Columbus (0-1) L: Cuero, 28-21 1 2 Paradise (1-0) W: Gainesville, 71-0 3 3 Franklin (0-1) L: China Spring, 42-28 2 4 Jefferson (1-0) W: Leonard, 56-12 4 5 Edna (1-0) W: Vanderbilt Industrial, 46-2 5 6 Malakoff (1-0) W: West Rusk, 33-14 6 7 Llano (1-0) W: Lytle, 55-14 8 8 Hitchcock (1-0) W: Anahuac, 48-7 9 9 Winnsboro (1-0) W: Tatum, 55-28 10 10 Shallowater (1-0) W: Monahans, 28-6 NR CLASS 2A DIVISION I Rank / School (Record) / Week 1 result / Prv rank 1 Refugio (1-0) W: Cotulla, 48-6 1 2 Ganado (1-0) W: Van Vleck, 48-13 2 3 Garrison (1-0) W: Waskom, 39-19 4 4 Panhandle (1-0) W: Clarendon, 71-0 6 5 Waskom (0-1) L: Garrison, 39-19 3 6 Honey Grove (1-0) W: Hugo (OK), 21-20 8 7 Post (1-0) W: Kermit, 37-6 9 8 Stamford (0-1) L: Albany, 21-7 5 9 Marlin (0-1) L: Lexington, 55-26 7 10 DeLeon (1-0) W: Dublin, 68-14 NR Dropped out: No. 10 Joaquin.

Jaylee Griste, granddaughter of La Grange’s “legendary” Mr. Charles Griste, made her grandfather Charles Griste proud this summer with a standout performance at the 2025 Girls Jr. National Volleyball Championship held June 21-24 in Kansas City Missouri.