Sports

It’s playoff time for La Grange soccer and this week is an especially do-or-die time for the Leps and Lady Leps. That’s because both squads are very senior-heavy with 10 seniors on the La Grange girls teams and 11 on the La Grange boys team.

The La Grange girls softball lost to Smithville on the road Tuesday 10-9. The Lady Tigers scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to get the win after La Grange had rallied to take a lead in the top of the seventh.

Schulenburg powerlifter Jacob Vacek has pure strength and recently utilized it by qualifying for the state powerlifting meet. Vacek is in the 165 weight class and lifted 290 pounds on the bench press, 420 on the squat, and 500 on the deadlift for a 1,210 total and a tie for first place in the regional meet.

Read about our Athletes of the Week in every Friday edition and then watch their interviews on the FCR’s Facebook page. Recent Players of the Week: Feb.

The La Grange tennis team has had a strong start to the season heading into the district meet this week. Here are medalists so far for this season: Yoakum (Feb.

The Fayetteville baseball team has four games in a row and had a 5-2 overall record. Tuesday they spanked Snook 15-0 and 21-0 in a doubleheader.

Every athlete wants to win for their team, especially if they are in high school and almost to the end of their sports career. Some of our La Grange High School Men’s Powerlifting athletes shared the goal of making regionals, then state, and even planned to shave their heads if they were successful at the regional meet.

Read about our Athletes of the Week in the newspaper and then watch their interviews on the FCR’s Facebook page. Landri and Her Lady Lep Softball Teammates Opened District Play With an 18-2 Win over Manor New Tech Last Week La Grange softball player Landri Hernandez is a multisport athlete who also plays sports such as basketball and track.

Already a must-see runner at track meets around here, La Grange High School track star Austen Diggs is now making a name for himself nationally as well. Diggs competed in the Adidas Indoor Nationals in Virginia Beach this weekend and won national titles in both the 60 meter dash (in a time of 6.92) and in the 200 meter dash (in a time of 21.40.) Both times were personal records for Diggs as he raced against some of the top high school talent in the nation – and beat them.

Senior Danyelle McIntyre wrapped up her LG powerlifting career with a meet total personal record of the season of 815 pounds. This total garnered her 6th place at the recent state championships