Sports

St. Rose of Lima students in grades 4-8 were able to compete in three recent track meets.

Emma Kubala threw out the first pitch at the Schulenburg softball game on Tuesday, March 19, as part of the school’s Turtle Wing Game. It was a strike. Turtle Wing’s mission is “helping individuals with learning challenges in rural areas achieve their full potential,” and Turtle Wing Games are part of the foundation’s education and advocacy efforts. Turtle Wing partners with local high school baseball and softball teams, and a child enrolled in special education gets to be the star of the show and throw out the first pitch. Be on the lookout, as there are many more games planned throughout Fayette, Lavaca, and Colorado counties! Follow @turtlewingfoundation on Facebook for updates. Pictured above are Schulenburg Head Softball Coach Gilbert Price and Emma Kubala.

• Congratulations to La Grange Senior basketball players John Gray, Veer Desai and Reece Nygren for earning Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State honors. John was named to the 1st team and Veer and Reece were named to the 2nd team.

Fayetteville swept Snook in a baseball doubleheader Tuesday as the Lions improved to 4-0. In the first game, a 14-2 Lions victory, Fayetteville got two hits each from Jack Schley, Brody Dooley, and Chance Konvicka. Dooley had two doubles and drove in four. Konvicka drove in three. Schley pitched five hitless innings.

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The largest custom knife show in Texas offers more than the opportunity to shop for unique, hand-crafted knives made by over 150 individual exhibiting knifemakers from all across the country. The Texas Select Custom Cutlery Event welcomes two internationally recognized Forged in Fire Judges to the April 6-7 show at the Austin County Fairgrounds in Bellville. Historic weapons recreation specialist and Forged in Fire Judge David Baker will be presenting for the first time this year. He is bringing some of the swords that he made for the Forged in Fire competition show, and telling the audience about their form and function.

Flatonia powerlifter Isaac Vasquez has qualified for the state meet. He will compete Saturday in Abilene. He qualified for state after lifting personal bests in all three lifts at regionals - 385 pounds in bench, 540 in squat and 495 pounds in dead lift.

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