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Wyatt Hanzelka makes a pitch in the Tidehaven game. Photo by Mark Lube.

Wyatt Hanzelka makes a pitch in the Tidehaven game. Photo by Mark Lube.

Yoakum baseball: Yoakum loses close games to Tidehaven, Edna

Yoakum produced the hits but just not enough runs. The Bulldogs hosted Tidehaven in a district game, coming up short 8-5. “Every district game we play is going to be a good game,”  Bulldogs head coach Karl Saenz said.
Senior Beck Bishop got first medalist this past Monday in the Yorktown tournament. Photo courtesy of Randy Palmer.

Senior Beck Bishop got first medalist this past Monday in the Yorktown tournament. Photo courtesy of Randy Palmer.

Shiner boys golf: Shiner boys place second at Yorktown tournament

The Shiner boys golf team came in runner up at the Yorktown Invitational  on Monday with a team score of 348. Beck Bishop led the team, getting first place overall with a 79. Micah Carson carded an 80; Ryan Peterson registered a 93 and Jackson Welch had a 103.
Shiner came in close second at the Navarro Tournament on March 20. From left is Grace Migl, Bri Sofka, Megan Winkenwerder, Chelsea Whiddon, Morgan Lenehan, Lauren Faldyn, Callie Chrismon and Olivia Akin. Photo courtesy of Michelle Winkenwerder.

Shiner came in close second at the Navarro Tournament on March 20. From left is Grace Migl, Bri Sofka, Megan Winkenwerder, Chelsea Whiddon, Morgan Lenehan, Lauren Faldyn, Callie Chrismon and Olivia Akin. Photo courtesy of Michelle Winkenwerder.

Shiner girls golf: LC get runner up at Navarro tourney

The Lady Comanches golf team came in second at the Navarro Panther tournament held at Starke Park in Seguin on March 20. Wimberley beat out Shiner for first place by three strokes. Chelsea Whiddon led Shiner with a 97 and Grace Migl carded a 98.
Shiner tennis team at team tennis state tournament. Photo courtesy of Desiree Nitsch.

Shiner tennis team at team tennis state tournament. Photo courtesy of Desiree Nitsch.

Shiner tennis:Shiner places sixth at team tennis state tournament

The Shiner Comanches tennis team placed sixth in the TTCA State Team Tennis Tournament March 10-11 in Waco. Shiner came in sixth place, defeating Northside Vernon 8-3, falling Sonora 7-1, beating Sanderson 7-0 and losing to Quanah 7-4.
Lady Comanche Paeden Vincik pitches against Bloomington March 13. Against Ganado, she and Rylee Vancura had a home run. Photo by Mark Lube.

Lady Comanche Paeden Vincik pitches against Bloomington March 13. Against Ganado, she and Rylee Vancura had a home run. Photo by Mark Lube.

Shiner softball:LC endure district loss to Ganado

Despite home runs from Paeden Vincik and Kailey Boedeker, the Shiner softball team fell short to Ganado on the road 10-5 on March 22. The game was scheduled for the previous day in Shiner but moved back one day because of weather-related field issues before the teams decided to play in Ganado.
St. Paul’s infield huddles before resuming play against the Lady Patriot batters. Photo by Mark Lube.

St. Paul’s infield huddles before resuming play against the Lady Patriot batters. Photo by Mark Lube.

St. Paul softball:Lady Cardinals come up short against SA Feast at home

Late-inning plays by both teams eventually led to an 8-7 win for the San Antonio Feast Lady Patriots against St. Paul. The Lady Patriots plated two runs in the top of the seventh and held off the Lady Cardinals in the bottom of the frame for the non-district win March 22 at the Shiner Starplex. St.
The Shiner boys track team took second place in the Flatonia meet on March 22. Dalton Brooks won the long jump; Shawn Liska got gold in the high jump; Kyle Muehlstein won the 1,600-meter run and finished second in the 800.The 800-relay team of  Micah Carson, Trace Bishop, Rankin Wallace and Dalton Brooks got runner up in the 800-meter relay. Photo courtesy of Randy Palmer

The Shiner boys track team took second place in the Flatonia meet on March 22. Dalton Brooks won the long jump; Shawn Liska got gold in the high jump; Kyle Muehlstein won the 1,600-meter run and finished second in the 800.The 800-relay team of Micah Carson, Trace Bishop, Rankin Wallace and Dalton Brooks got runner up in the 800-meter relay. Photo courtesy of Randy Palmer

Shiner track and field: Shiner girls get 2nd at Tidehaven; boys runner up at Flatonia

 The Shiner boys track team got top two at the Flatonia meet in the varsity division on March 22 and the Shiner girls had two competitors with most of the Lady Comanches track team competing at Tidehaven on Thursday.