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Photo by Chuck Grafe Christine Felcman fights for a rebound in the Smithville game.

Photo by Chuck Grafe Christine Felcman fights for a rebound in the Smithville game.

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Smithville 53, Lady Brahmas 47

Chuck Grafe
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
On a night when two players reached milestones, the Smithville Lady Tigers held off an eleventh hour rally by Hallettsville in taking a 53-47 victory here Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Photo by Nicole Smith/Luling Newsboy Alli Clark was an all-tournament selection.

Photo by Nicole Smith/Luling Newsboy Alli Clark was an all-tournament selection.

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'Nettes take third

News Staff
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
VICTORIA –Alli Clark was named to the alltournament team as the Sacred Heart Indianettes (3-2) took third place in the Faith Academy Tournament Friday and Saturday.The lone loss was to the Victoria East JV, 46- 35 Friday.Kenzie Chance was in double figures with 11 points.
Contributed Photo From left, Dillon Goedrich, Kolby Haas and Shooter Laqua were named to the all-tournament team

Contributed Photo From left, Dillon Goedrich, Kolby Haas and Shooter Laqua were named to the all-tournament team

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Indians finish second

News Staff
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
VICTORIA – The Sacred Heart Indians played their first games of the season in the Faith Academy Tournament Friday and Saturday and finished second.Dillon Goedrich, Kolby Haas and Shooter Laqua were named to the alltournament.The Indians lost to the Gregory-Portland JV, 36- 34, in the finals.

Misc sports: Harris picks for state semifinal games

News Staff
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
2ADII: Mount Enterprise by 1 over Shiner3ADI: Yoakum by 11 over Llano2ADII: Muenster by 9 over Gruver2ADI:Refugio by 10 over Joaquin2ADI:Hamilton by 2 over West Texas3ADI: Grandview by 4 over Peaster4ADII:Carthage by 11 over Brock4ADII: West Orange Stark by 3 over Sinton4ADI: Kilgore by 13 over La...
Lexi Boner tries to grab the ball during a Fayetteville Tournament game. Photo courtesy of Louann Heinsohn.

Lexi Boner tries to grab the ball during a Fayetteville Tournament game. Photo courtesy of Louann Heinsohn.

Shiner girls basketball: Lady Comanches get two wins at Fayetteville tournament

News Staff
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The Shiner Lady Comanches went 2-2 in the Fayetteville Tournament.Brazos Christian 50, Shiner 39Addy Siegel scored 12 points in Shiner’s tournament opener, a 50-39 loss to Brazos Christian on Thursday.The Lady Eagles led 14-7 after one quarter and 23-10 at halftime.
The St. Paul Cardinals boys basketball team get together for a photo after winning the Round-Top Carmine Tournament with a 4-0 record last weekend. Photo courtesy of St. Paul Booster Club.

The St. Paul Cardinals boys basketball team get together for a photo after winning the Round-Top Carmine Tournament with a 4-0 record last weekend. Photo courtesy of St. Paul Booster Club.

St. Paul boys basketball: Cards beat Waelder, win RTC tourney

News Staff
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The St. Paul boys basketball team defeated Waelder and won the Round Top-Carmine Tournament in last week’s games.SP 96, Waelder 38The Cardinals scored at least 20 points in each quarter in a 96-38 rout of Waelder Dec. 2 at home. The Cards led 22-11 after one quarter and 47-19 at halftime.St.
The Lady Cardinals basketball team won the Silver Bracket last weekend at the Schulenburg Tournament. Bottom row from left are McKinley Jacobs, Emori Rodriguez, Annabelle Collins and Ashlin DeSarro. Top row from left are head coach Max Bergkamp, Faith Brown, Riley Mozisek, Kristin Cerny, Reese Chilek, Skylar Mozisek, Addy Matias and assistant coach Nicco Brown. Photo courtesy of Max Bergkamp.

The Lady Cardinals basketball team won the Silver Bracket last weekend at the Schulenburg Tournament. Bottom row from left are McKinley Jacobs, Emori Rodriguez, Annabelle Collins and Ashlin DeSarro. Top row from left are head coach Max Bergkamp, Faith Brown, Riley Mozisek, Kristin Cerny, Reese Chilek, Skylar Mozisek, Addy Matias and assistant coach Nicco Brown. Photo courtesy of Max Bergkamp.

St. Paul girls basketball: SP girls get three wins at Schulenburg tourney

News Staff
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The Lady Cardinals went 3-2 and won the Silver Bracket at the Schulenburg Tournament last weekend. Industrial 46, St. Paul 31Skylar Mozisek scored 12 points in St. Paul’s 46-31 loss to Industrial on Thursday.
St. Paul at Shiner junior varsity action on Dec. 2. Photo courtesy of Louann Heinsohn.

St. Paul at Shiner junior varsity action on Dec. 2. Photo courtesy of Louann Heinsohn.

Shiner, St. Paul girls basketball: Lady Cardinals change defense in win over Shiner

Mark Lube
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
After a 17-17 tie at the end of the first quarter, the St. Paul Lady Cardinals decided to make some changes.St. Paul switched from a man-to-man defense to a zone defense in their away non-district game Dec. 2 at cross-town rivals Shiner and came away with a 55-37 win.
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