Lady Comanches golfers from left Bri Sofka, Grace Migl, Megan Winkenwerder, Chelsea Whiddon, Morgan Lenehan and Lauren Faldyn practice at the range at Green-Dickson Park Monday afternoon in preparation for next week’s state golf tournament. Photo by Mark Lube.
Shiner ISD
Mark Lube
Early next week will be historical for the Shiner girls golf team.
The Lady Comanches came in second at regionals to qualify for the state tournament as a team for the first time in school history. Shiner has sent individual golfer Monington Clark to state in 2017 and 2019.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
School bond approved in Shiner, Werner-Mendel wins lone school board race
Bobby Horecka
Shiner voters approved a roughly $4.3 million school bond on Saturday, which the school’s board of directors has said will go toward new classroom space and other needed expansions at the steadily growing local school district.
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Shiner baseball: Shiner beats Flatonia for undefeated district season
News Staff
Shiner edged out the Flatonia Bulldogs 2-1 on April 25 to earn its third straight undefeated district championship.
Shiner plated the game-winning run in the seventh with a 1-1 score. Cale Shows and Caleb Lehnert singled; Ryan Peterson walked walked to load the bases.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Shiner baseball: Columbus edges Comanches in warmup game
Mark Lube
The Shiner Comanches had their chances but did not fully capitalize.
Shiner hosted 3A Columbus on Friday evening in a playoff warm up game.
The Cardinals held on for a 3-2 win in a full game.
Columbus outhit Shiner 6-4 with a pair of doubles but did not ever put Shiner away.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Dalton Brooks (center) won the long jump and set a Region IV-2A record with a jump of 23 feet, 8 3/4 inches. Photo courtesy of Randy Palmer.
Shiner track and field: Dalton Brooks sets regional record in long jump
News Staff
The Shiner Lady Comanches finished in the top three Friday and Saturday at the regional meet in Kingsville while the boys came in fifth place and Dalton Brooks set a regional record in the long jump with 23 feet, 8 3/4 inches and won the event.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Kailey Boedeker with her game one, second-inning, two-run homer. Shiner won in a sweep 31-1 and 18-0. Photo by Mark Lube.
Shiner softball: Lady Comanches sweep Sabinal
Mark Lube
MARION — The Shiner softball team played the first round of the playoffs like any other game: with focus and determination.
The Lady Comanches swept through the bi-district series against Sabinal, winning 31-1 and 18-0 Thursday afternoon and evening in Marion.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Shiner Junior high track: Shiner wins three team titles at district TF meet
News Staff
Shiner junior high track teams won first place in three of four divisions at the district meet April 3 in Weimar.
7th Girls
The Lady Braves squeezed past Weimar 220-217 to win the team title.
100 — 2nd, Reagan Horn, 13.56; 3rd, Paisly Wallace, 13.56; 4th, Riley Fluitt, 13.85.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Shiner baseball:Shiner grounds SJ Flyers
News Staff
The Comanches scored five runs in the fifth frame and three in the sixth with some late-game offensive to defeat Victoria St. Joseph 8-0 in a non-district game on April 18.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Keenan Hailey gets ready for a Weimar batter at the plate in Shiner's win over the Wildcats last Friday. Photo by Mark Lube.
Shiner baseball: Comanches beat WHS 7-3
Mark Lube
The Shiner Comanches, with a 2-1 lead heading into the bottom of the third, scored four runs to pull away from Weimar and won 7-3.
Drew Wenske and Landyn Pohler each had one home run, and Ryan Peterson and Bryce Nerada got a double.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Shiner softball: Shiner wins at 3A Marion
News Staff
Addy Siegel got four hits, two doubles, brought in two runs and scored three to lead Shiner to a 14-4 win over Marion April 18 in Marion as the Lady Comanches began preparing for the upcoming playoffs.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023