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Flatonia gets a ball past the block attempt of Avery Boedeker and Aimee Mitchon. Photo by Mark Lube.

Flatonia gets a ball past the block attempt of Avery Boedeker and Aimee Mitchon. Photo by Mark Lube.

Shiner volleyball: Lady Comanches come together to down Flatonia 3-0

FLATONIA — The Shiner volleyball team trailed most of the opening set Oct. 4 at Flatonia. The Lady Comanches got it together to win the first one by two points before winning the next by larger margins in a 25-23, 25-16, 25-20 sweep to improve to 3-1 after four matches in district.

Yoakum football: Yoakum starts district at Hitchcock

After a rough non-district schedule that saw the Bulldogs go 2-4, Yoakum now starts district play this week. They will travel to Hitchcock who is undefeated on the year, started off by a 49-12 win over 2ADI powerhouse Refugio. Hitchcock scores 45 points a game and yields 20.3 points a contest.

Yoakum football: Pirates plunder Yoakum with second-half scores

By Alvin Gomez/Special to the Herald-Times The Yoakum Bulldogs welcomed the Waco La Vega Pirates this past Friday on Parent's Night. The Bulldogs were able to keep the game close going into halftime 21-14. The Pirates pulled away though in the second half of the game with the final score 42-14.

Yoakum cross country: Lady Bulldogs second in Shiner meet

Yoakum cross-country teams took part in the Shiner meet on Saturday. Varsity Girls The Lady Bulldogs scored 108 points to take runner up in the 1A-2A girls. Gisela Martinez was third in 12 minutes, 43.76 seconds. Emily Sanchez was No. 23 in 13:22.93 and behind her was Samantha Adamek in 13:25.
The Lady Comanches won first place in the varsity girls 1A-2A. From left is Brinley Ramirez, Erin Pustka, Callie Chrismon, Hayleigh Burns, Amelia Pohler, Molly Kollaus and Eve Roberts. Photo courtesy of Michelle Winkenwerder.

The Lady Comanches won first place in the varsity girls 1A-2A. From left is Brinley Ramirez, Erin Pustka, Callie Chrismon, Hayleigh Burns, Amelia Pohler, Molly Kollaus and Eve Roberts. Photo courtesy of Michelle Winkenwerder.

Shiner October cross country meet: Lady Comanches come in first

Shiner and St. Paul cross-country teams competed in the second Shiner meet Saturday at Green-Dickson Park. Shiner Varsity Girls The Lady Comanches scored 39 points to win the 1A-2A division. Riley Rainosek was third in 12 minutes, 42.01 seconds. Hayleigh Burns was fifth in 12:50.
Ashlyn Pesek with kill attempt against Concordia. Photo by Mark Lube.

Ashlyn Pesek with kill attempt against Concordia. Photo by Mark Lube.

St. Paul volleyball: Concordia downs St. Paul in first-ever meeting between schools

Like a couple of other teams in the district, the Pflugerville Concordia Lady Cardinals were a little mysterious to their avian counterparts in Shiner. St. Paul and Concordia faced off for the first time ever Monday at St. Paul High School with Concordia taking a sweep 25-21, 25-18, 25-14.