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Lady Brahmas pick up two wins in West Columbia Tournament

WEST COLUMBIA – The Hallettsville Lady Brahmas picked up two wins while losing three games in the West Columbia Tournament Thursday thru Saturday.The Lady Brahmas (3-5) opened the tournament with a 71-35 victory over Brazosport Thursday.All but one lady Brahma scored in the contest.

LB go 2-1 in Schulenburg JV Tourney

SCHULENBURG – Hallettsville defeated Yoakum, 32-31, Saturday for its second win in the Schulenburg JV Tournament against one loss.Hallettsville led 28- 19 at the end of the third quarter before the Lady Bulldogs outscored the Lady Brahmas 12-4 in the fourth period before holding on at the...
Photo by Chuck Grafe Ty Noska (2) puts a hat on Dylan Jones.

Photo by Chuck Grafe Ty Noska (2) puts a hat on Dylan Jones.

Sacred Heart kayoed by First Baptist

BARTLETT – It was a perfect night for football, but not for the Sacred Heart Indians.With one big play after another, the Dallas First Baptist Saints accumulated 389 yards total offense –130 yards rushing and 259 yards passing – in taking a 42-0 victory over the Indians in a TAPPS Division IV...

Shiner girls basketball: Lady Comanches bested by neighbor Moulton, 52-18

Shiner played just its second game of the season in a home contest against northerly neighbors Moulton.Shiner struggled to score in a 52-18 loss led by six points from Jaliyah Barnett.“Coming into this game, we have not had a lot of practice. We are working to get that chemistry.
The Shiner Lady Comanche softball senior college signees: Addy Siegel (second from left), Lauren Springfield (third from left), Hailey Radicke (middle), Kara Kupka (third from right) and Kloe Polasek (second from right). Also shown are Shiner assistant coach Anastacia Rehak (left) and head coach Jason Keller (right). Photo courtesy of Photos by Lori Raabe.

The Shiner Lady Comanche softball senior college signees: Addy Siegel (second from left), Lauren Springfield (third from left), Hailey Radicke (middle), Kara Kupka (third from right) and Kloe Polasek (second from right). Also shown are Shiner assistant coach Anastacia Rehak (left) and head coach Jason Keller (right). Photo courtesy of Photos by Lori Raabe.

Shiner softball: Shiner softball C/O ‘26 has five sign for college ball

The Shiner Lady Comanche softball team had five seniors sign national letters of intent to compete in college softball at institutions of varying classifications.Addy Siegel (LSU, Baton Rouge, La., NCAA Division 1), Hailey Radicke (Embry Riddle, Daytona Beach, Fla, NCAA Division II), Lauren...
Skylar Mozisek attempts a first-half layup Thursday against Yoakum. She led the Lady Cardinals with 13 points and made one triple. Photo by Mark Lube.

Skylar Mozisek attempts a first-half layup Thursday against Yoakum. She led the Lady Cardinals with 13 points and made one triple. Photo by Mark Lube.

St. Paul girls basketball: Lady Cardinals hold off Yoakum 44-39 on the road

YOAKUM — With a 41-39 lead with under two minutes to play Thursday at Yoakum, the Lady Cardinals made the plays for a win.St. Paul scored three points in the final 1:40 of the game to secure a 44-39 win, their first of the 2025-26 campaign.“We did enough at the end to pull out a win,” Lady...
Jarvis Williams (right) blocks for Clayton Fric Friday night against Brackett. Fric led all rushers with 149 yards and scored two touchdowns as Shiner rolled to a 55-19 win in the area-round game in Pleasanton. Photo by Mark Lube.

Jarvis Williams (right) blocks for Clayton Fric Friday night against Brackett. Fric led all rushers with 149 yards and scored two touchdowns as Shiner rolled to a 55-19 win in the area-round game in Pleasanton. Photo by Mark Lube.

Shiner football: Third-quarter explosion gets Shiner past Tigers, 55-19

PLEASANTON — Ahead 18-13 at halftime after a hail-mary score, the Shiner Comanches took advantage of a bizarre special teams play.The Comanches had the second-half kickoff in the area-round game against Brackett at Eagle Stadium in Pleasanton  bounce up and down off the turf and looked to be headed...
Ava Olivarez takes an inside shot with Shiner’s Emersyn Boehm defending. Olivarez scored six points. Photo by Mark Lube.

Ava Olivarez takes an inside shot with Shiner’s Emersyn Boehm defending. Olivarez scored six points. Photo by Mark Lube.

Moulton girls basketball:Kittens defeat Shiner, place second at PA tournament with three wins

SHINER — Araceli Vasquez hit two tres and scored 12 points while Audrey Swinford had nine points and one triple as the Kittens won handily at neighbor Shiner on Nov. 18 52-18,“It went well. We were able to push the ball and shot the ball in the first half,” Kittens head coach Craig Barta said.

Indians face defending State Champions

After a first round bye, the Sacred Hear Indians travel to Little River to play the defending state champion Dallas First Baptist Saints in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Academy High School Thursday.The Indians will try to avenge a 52-6 loss to the Saints last year.“They are a solid team with big play...