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Hudson Chenard was the starter and winning pitcher vs. Lytle. Chuck Grafe/ Tribune-Herald

Hudson Chenard was the starter and winning pitcher vs. Lytle. Chuck Grafe/ Tribune-Herald

Brahmas defeat Lytle, 7-3

KARNES CITY – Hallettsville seemed headed for a runrule game with Lytle after leading 7-0 in its area round playoff contest.But things got a little dicey after Lytle rallied for three runs in the sixth inning before the Brahmas held on for a 7-3 victory at Perkins Field Friday night.
Lady Cardinals Stefany Pokluda, in her last game for St. Paul softball, had a second-inning leadoff, solo home run. Photo by Mark Lube.

Lady Cardinals Stefany Pokluda, in her last game for St. Paul softball, had a second-inning leadoff, solo home run. Photo by Mark Lube.

St. Paul softball: Sacred Heart rallies to down SP in semis

ARLINGTON — A flurry of late-inning runs allowed Sacred Heart to rally from a 4-0 and 6-4 deficits to beat St. Paul 16-6 in the state semifinals Friday at Allan Saxe Softball Field.The Indianettes powerful hitting game produced 16 hits and four home runs with two by Haley Noska.
Shiner left fielder Jo Caka catches a fly ball for the first out in the second inning in the Lady Comanches’ 10-0 win over Charlotte on May. 8. Photo by Mark Lube.

Shiner left fielder Jo Caka catches a fly ball for the first out in the second inning in the Lady Comanches’ 10-0 win over Charlotte on May. 8. Photo by Mark Lube.

Shiner softball: LC down Charlotte in two to advance to regional semifinals

KARNES CITY — The Shiner softball team swept Charlotte 10-0, 10-0 in the regional quarterfinals series last week at Karnes City High School. Shiner faces Bremond in the regional semifinals this week. Game one will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Dripping Springs High School.
The Shiner Lady Comanches golf team placed sixth in their second appearance at the state tournament. From  left are head coach Michelle Winkenwerder, Callie Chrismon, Brianna Sofka, Morgan Lenehan, Chelsea Whiddon, Grace Migl, Olivia Akin and vounteeer coach Eric Winkenwerder. Photo courtesy of Michelle Winkenwerder.

The Shiner Lady Comanches golf team placed sixth in their second appearance at the state tournament. From left are head coach Michelle Winkenwerder, Callie Chrismon, Brianna Sofka, Morgan Lenehan, Chelsea Whiddon, Grace Migl, Olivia Akin and vounteeer coach Eric Winkenwerder. Photo courtesy of Michelle Winkenwerder.

Shiner girls golf: Lady Comanches golf get top 7 finish at state meet

The Shiner Lady Comanches placed sixth in the UIL state girls golf tournament last week.They finished 28 strokes out of third place.Chelseas Whiddon carded 92-92-184 to lead Shiner; Callie Chrismon went 96-92-199; Brianna Sofka recorded 95-105-200.
Dillon Goedrich had two hits in the loss to St. Paul. Lisa Noska for the TribuneHerald

Dillon Goedrich had two hits in the loss to St. Paul. Lisa Noska for the TribuneHerald

Indians lose a stunner

ARLINGTON – The Sacred Heart Indians had defeated St. Paul 10-8 and 15-11 in district.But the Cardinals won when it counted, taking a 5-1 victory at UT-Arlington Friday in the TAPPS Division IV state semifinal game.Five Indian errors played a big part in the loss.St.
Third baseman Carson Jansky makes a put out at third in the Game 1 win. Chuck Grafe/Tribune-Herald

Third baseman Carson Jansky makes a put out at third in the Game 1 win. Chuck Grafe/Tribune-Herald

LB set school record for wins in sweep of Tigerettes

COLUMBUS – The Hallettsville Lady Brahmas swept El Maton Tidehaven 12-2 and 15-1 Thursday and Friday in the regional quarterfinals.The LB set a school record for wins with 36, eclipsing the old record of 35 set in 2022.

Moulton softball: Kittens sweep Leakey, play Slocum in regional final

Moulton swept Leakey 7-3 and 3-2 in the regional semifinals last week in Poteet.The Kittens will continue their historical playoff run with a matchup against Slocum in the regional final.Game one will be today at 6 p.m. Game two will be Saturday at 4 and game three, if needed, will follow game two.
Avery Beach was an all tournament selection. Mark Lube/Shiner Gazette

Avery Beach was an all tournament selection. Mark Lube/Shiner Gazette

Indianettes: Queens of TAPPS Softball

ARLINGTON – In 2021, Haley Noska led the Indianettes to a TAPPS Division IV state championship.An injury prevented her from playing in the state tournament in 2022 and last year, the Indianettes were upset by St. Paul in the semifinals.
Pictured from left to right are Zach Taylor, Qyion Williams, Trae Cuellar, and X'Zavier Barnett. Contributed photo.

Pictured from left to right are Zach Taylor, Qyion Williams, Trae Cuellar, and X'Zavier Barnett. Contributed photo.

YHS Bulldog track wins co-state track and field championship

It was a great day for the Yoakum High School (YHS) track and field program May 2 at the UIL state meet.The Yoakum boys were co-state champions with Hallettsville with each team scoring 36 points.