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St. Paul defenders bring down a Falcon ball carrier on Friday. Photo by Mark Lube.

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Shiner, St. Paul football: Cardinals open at St. Joe; scrimmage reports

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

St. Paul played its one preseason scrimmage against Frassauti Catholic and is set to open the regular season at Victoria St. Joseph while Shiner hosted Tidehaven and will scrimmage at Schulenburg tomorrow.

The Shiner Lady Comanches and Comanches cross-country team at the Yoakum Bulldog Invitational. Photo courtesy of Michelle Winkenwerder.

Shiner cross-country: St. Paul, Shiner harriers open season at Yoakum meet

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Shiner Catholic School and Shiner ISD cross-country runners ran in the Yoakum meet on Saturday.St. PaulVarsity Girls (1.49 miles)St. Paul came in ninth in the team standings.McKinley Jacobs placed No. 19 in 10 minutes, 33.47 seconds.

Kiera Curtis (#11) and Kayden Smith (#14) leap up to block a hit from Cuero’s Taylor Gayle Thursday morning in the Cuero Tournament. Shiner won five of eight games and placed third in the tournament. Photo by Mark Lube.

Shiner volleyball: Lady Comanches place third at Cuero Tournament

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

The Lady Comanches placed third in the Cuero Tournament last Thursday through Saturday and won their season opener at Edna on Aug. 11.Cuero TournamentShiner won five and lost three matches total in the tournament.Lady Comanches win two of three on Thursday Shiner dropped their opening match to host...

Ashlin DeSarro is about to make a kill attempt in the Aug. 11 3-2 win over Georgetown Grace Academy. Photo by Mark Lube.

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St. Paul volleyball: Lady Cards rally to defeat Georgetown Grace in five sets

Mark Lube

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

The St. Paul Lady Cardinals found themselves in a 2-0 hole after two matches in the season opener.First-year head coach Taylor Hudson made personnel changes and St. Paul rallied for a 22-25, 15-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-12 win over Georgetown Grace Academy Aug. 11 at home.“I changed my lineup,” she said.

Moulton cross country: Harriers open with Yoakum meet

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

The Moulton cross-country squads started their season Saturday in Yoakum at the Bulldog Invitational.Varsity Girls (1.49 miles)The Moulton varsity girls scored 154 points to place seventh.Ava Olivarez placed No. 13 to lead the Kittens, finishing in 10 minutes, 18.31 seconds, followed by Mina...

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UIL mandates "heat stress" monitor

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Beginning this school year, the University Interscholastic League has put into effect that a “heat stress” monitor must be used for any outdoor athletic or marching band activities.The UIL refers to this requirement as a “Heat Stress & Athletic Participation Required Plan.”

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Indians making progress

Chuck Grafe

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Back in the day, General Electric had a slogan “Progress is our most important product.”That can be said for the Sacred Heart Indians.The Indians went out in pads for the second time Friday morning.“We’re very young,” coach Rodney Dowell said.

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Brahmas in first dress rehearsal

Chuck Grafe

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Head coach Levi Montgomery will get a look at the Brahmas against outside competition when they travel to Altair Thursday to scrimmage Rice Consolidated Thursday beginning with the JV at 6 p.m.“With the first scrimmage, it’s really about us and how we can play and how we can evaluate our new...

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Shiner baseball: Wenske pitches in 11 games for SFA

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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Shiner graduate and Stephen F. Austin junior Drew Wenske saw action on the mound for several games for the Lumberjacks in the 2026 season.His first action came on Feb. 14 in the third game of a three-game series against Mississippi Valley State.

Kendyl Boehm gets ready to catch a play on defense. Photo courtesy of Amanda Ulcak.

Local sports: Shiner Junior Softball picks up win during historical run at World Series

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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

The Shiner Junior Little League Softball All-Stars team played five games in the Little League World Series Aug. 2 through 7 in Kirkland, Wash., losing their first four games but finishing their historical run with a win in their final game.Southwest 10, Washington D9 3Shiner picked up a 10-3 win...

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