Sports

Shiner football: Brahmas rally in fourth quarter to edge Shiner 22-15

The Shiner Comanches came within 22 seconds of getting their first win against Hallettsville since 2021.The Brahmas had other ideas as quarterback Mycole Pegoda scrambled for a 6-yard touchdown and Tradyn Williams had a two-point run to put the visitors ahead 22-15 with 22 seconds left in the game.

Moulton cross country: Girls cross country get sixth place at Schulenburg

The Kittens and Katz ran in the Schulenburg meet on Thursday with the varsity girls capturing sixth place.Varsity GirlsThe Kittens recorded 175 points for sixth place.Kate Mikulencak led the team with a No. 18 finish in 15 minutes, 37 seconds. Addisyn Grieve was No.

YHS Bulldogs face physical Port Lavaca Sandcrabs in opener

The Yoakum Bulldogs play the first of two road trips to open the season with a trip to Port Lavaca Calhoun at 7 p.m. Friday.The Sandcrabs are coming off 9-5 (4-1) season where they advanced to the regional final/state quarterfinals.

YHS Varsity Cross Country boys place third at Karnes City invitational

The Yoakum boys took third to highlight the cross-country team’s races at the Karnes City Invitational Aug. 24.VARSITY BULLDOGSThe Bulldogs recorded 79 points for the bronze.Aiden Alvarez was the top finisher with fifth place in 14 minutes, 38.88 seconds and a pace of 4:53 per mile.

Victoria St. Joseph 3, Yoakum 1

Deveah Rios had 11 kills as Yoakum fell to Victoria St. Joseph 21- 25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-13 Agu. 20 at home.Yoakum won the opening game and the Lady Flyers won three straight sets to take the match.

SJS Tigers win first volleyball set

St. Joseph School (SJS) volleyball games were held Aug. 26 in Yoakum. Game 1: 25-23 SJS; Game 2: 6-25 Our Lady of The Guadalupe; Game 3: 7-15 Our Lady of The Guadalupe.

High school football: Harris Picks for Aug. 30 2024 games

Hallettsville vs Shiner (Pick ‘em)Port Lavaca Calhoun by 10 over YoakumNixon-Smiley by 13 over LulingFalls City by 13 over Three RiversFlatonia by 27 over LouiseColumbus by 5 over CueroBoling by 15 over Weimar 

YHS Volleyball finishes in second place in Bronze bracket in recent tournament

The Lady Bulldogs won five of eight matches and got Bronze runner up in the Schulenburg Bracket tournament.BRONZE BRACKET PLAYThe Lady ‘Dogs opened bracket play with a 25- 18 and 25-21 sweep over Malakoff Cross Roads on Saturday.

St. Paul volleyball: Flatonia gets four-set win over St. Paul

Down 2-0 in a non-district match at Flatonia Aug. 20, the St. Paul volleyball team prevented a sweep with a win in the third set.The Lady Cardinals eventually fell to Flatonia 25-16, 25-19, 21-25 and 25-17.

Shiner cross country: Burns get No. 40 at Industrial meet

Shiner ISD cross-country had five runners compete in the Industrial meet Saturday in Edna.Varsity GirlsMegan Burns got No. 40 with a time of 17 minutes, 1 second; Jewel Caka was timed at 20:10 for No. 53.Varsity BoysKade Matula was No.