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From left, Olivia Etzler and April Leopold advanced to state in doubles, coach John Hoelter and alternate to state, Breylon Swoboda. Contributed photo

From left, Olivia Etzler and April Leopold advanced to state in doubles, coach John Hoelter and alternate to state, Breylon Swoboda. Contributed photo

LB duo advances to State

News Staff
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
JOURDANTON – April Leopold and Olivia Etzler advanced to state for the second year in a row with a second place finish at the Region IV-3A Tournament last week.The LB were the #2 seed coming into the tournament and were defeated by the top seed, Jourdanton in the finals 6-7, 7-5, 7-5.In a playback,...
Shiner pitcher Landyn Pohler follows through on a pitch in game one against Freer. He gave up two hits and struck out 12. Photo courtesy of Louann Heinsohn

Shiner pitcher Landyn Pohler follows through on a pitch in game one against Freer. He gave up two hits and struck out 12. Photo courtesy of Louann Heinsohn

Shiner baseball: Comanches nine give up nothing in area sweep of Freer

News Staff
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The Shiner Comanches blanked Freer 16-0 and 1-0 in the area-round series last week at Karnes City.The Comanches face  district oppponent Ganado in the regional quarterfinals in a best-of-three series at Victoria Riverside Stadium.
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

Chuck Grafe
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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.Lytle scored...
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.

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

Mark Lube
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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.“Our kids competed...
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.

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

Mark Lube
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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

News Staff
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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.Morgan Lenehan posted  109-100-209; Grace Migl...
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

News Staff
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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. Paul had six hits to the...
Jack Ehrig makes a cut in the state semifinal game against Sacred Heart on Friday. He scored one run. Photo by Mark Lube.

Jack Ehrig makes a cut in the state semifinal game against Sacred Heart on Friday. He scored one run. Photo by Mark Lube.

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St. Paul baseball: Cards defeat FWCL 5-4 to win baseball state title

Mark Lube
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
ARLINGTON — With bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, St. Paul brought on a pitcher who was close to his limit.In the Division V state game on Saturday afternoon at UTA’s Clay Gould Ballpark and holding on to a 5-4 lead against Fort Worth Christian Life Preparatory, the Cardinals...
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

Chuck Grafe
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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.Hallettsville, who has only two losses, slapped out 29 hits with 10 for going...
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