Lady Comanches golfers from left Bri Sofka, Grace Migl, Megan Winkenwerder, Chelsea Whiddon, Morgan Lenehan and Lauren Faldyn practice at the range at Green-Dickson Park Monday afternoon in preparation for next week’s state golf tournament. Photo by Mark Lube.
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Mark Lube
Early next week will be historical for the Shiner girls golf team.
The Lady Comanches came in second at regionals to qualify for the state tournament as a team for the first time in school history. Shiner has sent individual golfer Monington Clark to state in 2017 and 2019.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Yoakum softball: Yoakum limits Jourdanton's offense in 4-0 area-round loss
Mark Lube
Throughout the season, the Yoakum softball team had been seeking solid defensive play.
In what turned out to be the final game of the season, the Lady Bulldogs sought and found. But they also needed a little more offense.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Yoakum track and field: State track and field competitors will compete Thursday morning, evening
News Staff
The Yoakum track and field team will compete in three total events Thursday at the UIL state meet at Mike A. Meyers Stadium in Austin.
Jayana Phillips wil compete in the triplejump around 9 a.m.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
St. Paul softball: Burton blanks SP 2-0 in practice game
News Staff
Burton scored a pair of sixth-inning runs to get past St. Paul softball 2-0 April 25 in Burton.
St. Paul was held to a single hit, a single by Dallyn Pesek.
Julia Machacek pitched four innings with two hits, a walk and six strikeouts.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Shiner baseball: Shiner beats Flatonia for undefeated district season
News Staff
Shiner edged out the Flatonia Bulldogs 2-1 on April 25 to earn its third straight undefeated district championship.
Shiner plated the game-winning run in the seventh with a 1-1 score. Cale Shows and Caleb Lehnert singled; Ryan Peterson walked walked to load the bases.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
St. Paul baseball: Cards defeat Conroe Covenant Christian 7-1
News Staff
The Cardinals opened the area round with Conroe Covenant Christian with two runs in the first inning, then outscored Covenant Christian 3-1 in the sixth and 2-0 in the seventh for a 7-1 win Saturday in Conroe.
Jackson Ulcak limited the Cougars to a run on three hits and struck out eight batters.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Shiner baseball: Columbus edges Comanches in warmup game
Mark Lube
The Shiner Comanches had their chances but did not fully capitalize.
Shiner hosted 3A Columbus on Friday evening in a playoff warm up game.
The Cardinals held on for a 3-2 win in a full game.
Columbus outhit Shiner 6-4 with a pair of doubles but did not ever put Shiner away.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
The St. Paul boys track and field team won the TAPPS 2A South regional track title while the girls placed second. St. Paul will have 20 athletes in action at the state meet tomorrow and Friday in Waco. Photo courtesy of Jake Wachsmuth.
St. Paul track and field: Cards capture regional title
News Staff
The St. Paul boys track team won the 2A South Regional championship last Thursday at Texas State University with the girls coming in second place. St. Paul had 20 total athletes qualify for the state meet tomorrow and Saturday at Panther Stadium in Hewitt.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
St. Paul softball: SP outs Keystone in first round
Mark Lube
St. Paul’s bi-district playoff game at home on Saturday would be the last game for three seniors.
Those seniors, Julia Machacek, Ashlyn Pesek and Paris Kutac, got a nice send-off gift as St. Paul defeated San Antonio Keyston 17-2 in three innings.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Dalton Brooks (center) won the long jump and set a Region IV-2A record with a jump of 23 feet, 8 3/4 inches. Photo courtesy of Randy Palmer.
Shiner track and field: Dalton Brooks sets regional record in long jump
News Staff
The Shiner Lady Comanches finished in the top three Friday and Saturday at the regional meet in Kingsville while the boys came in fifth place and Dalton Brooks set a regional record in the long jump with 23 feet, 8 3/4 inches and won the event.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023