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Most Outstanding Athlete Award winners are Riley Rainosek (second from left), Ryan Peterson (middle) and Dalton Brooks (second from right) along with Desiree Nitsch (left) and Daniel Boedeker (right). Photo by Mark Lube.

Most Outstanding Athlete Award winners are Riley Rainosek (second from left), Ryan Peterson (middle) and Dalton Brooks (second from right) along with Desiree Nitsch (left) and Daniel Boedeker (right). Photo by Mark Lube.

Shiner athletics: Athletic banquet awards winners

News Staff
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Award winners from the May 8 Shiner ISD athletic banquet.
Pitcher Drew Wenske secures a fielded ball in the Game 2. Photo by Mark Lube.

Pitcher Drew Wenske secures a fielded ball in the Game 2. Photo by Mark Lube.

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Shiner baseball: Comanches allow zero runs in sweep of Weimar

Mark Lube
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
ALTAIR — The Shiner Comanches swept Weimar in the regional quarterfinals at Rice High School with solid pitching and defense, and late-game runs in both games. The Comanches won 7-0 on Thursday before completing the series in a 2-0 win on Saturday.
Lady Comanche golf seniors: from left is Lauren Faldyn and Megan Winkenwerder. Photo courtesy of Michelle Winkenwerder.

Lady Comanche golf seniors: from left is Lauren Faldyn and Megan Winkenwerder. Photo courtesy of Michelle Winkenwerder.

Shiner girls golf: LC place fifth at state

News Staff
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
The Shiner Lady Comanches golf team came in fifth  place in their first-ever trip to the state tournament as a team. There were 150 teams in 2A in the state at the start of the season. The tournament was held at Lions Municipal Golf Course in Austin.
Caleb Lehnert

Caleb Lehnert

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Shiner baseball: Comanches waste little time in win over Refugio

Mark Lube
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
VICTORIA — In a single-game series, you do not have  a lot of time to get something on the scoreboard. After a slow start, the Shiner Comanches scored four runs in the second and five in the third to defeat Refugio 10-0 May 10 at Riverside Stadium in Victoria.
the Lady Comanche mile-relay team of from left Hayleigh Burns, Rylee Vancura, Riley Rainosek and JaMya Wright set a new school record with a time of 4:03.15. The old record of 4:04.10 was set in 2017 by Rashel Bonds, Mackinly (Pilat) Fifer, Kyondra Miller and Faith Wagoner. Photo courtesy of Kristi Peterson.

the Lady Comanche mile-relay team of from left Hayleigh Burns, Rylee Vancura, Riley Rainosek and JaMya Wright set a new school record with a time of 4:03.15. The old record of 4:04.10 was set in 2017 by Rashel Bonds, Mackinly (Pilat) Fifer, Kyondra Miller and Faith Wagoner. Photo courtesy of Kristi Peterson.

Shiner track and field: Lady Comanches sets new school record in mile-relay at state meet

News Staff
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
The Shiner girls and boys track teams concluded the season Friday at the UIL state track meet at Mike A. Meyers Stadium at the University of Texas at Austin.
Catcher Paeden Vincik embraces a couple of teammates after the end of Game 2. Photo courtesy of Howard Esse.

Catcher Paeden Vincik embraces a couple of teammates after the end of Game 2. Photo courtesy of Howard Esse.

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Shiner softball: LC defense stands tall in second game to complete sweep of Ganado

Mark Lube
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
CUERO — The Shiner Comanches needed some solid defense in the second half of the game. And they got it, along with solid pitching, to see off Ganado 4-1 in the second game of the best-of-three regional quarterfinal series.
Shiner senior Gavyn Gipson signed with Northland College in Wisconsin to run cross country and will also try his hand or rather his feet at cross-country skiing. Sitting from left is Carter Gipson, Stephen Gipson, Gavyn Gipson, Sheena Gipson and Lilyana Gipson. Standing is head cross-country coach Michelle Winkenwerder. Photo by Mark Lube.

Shiner senior Gavyn Gipson signed with Northland College in Wisconsin to run cross country and will also try his hand or rather his feet at cross-country skiing. Sitting from left is Carter Gipson, Stephen Gipson, Gavyn Gipson, Sheena Gipson and Lilyana Gipson. Standing is head cross-country coach Michelle Winkenwerder. Photo by Mark Lube.

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Shiner cross country: Gipson to run cross country, try hand at cross-country skiing next year

Mark Lube
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Shiner cross-country runner Gavyn Gipson is obviously very familiar with cross-country running. What he is not as familiar with is cross-country skiing.
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