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The St. Paul volleyball team finished as state semifinalists, helping the Lady Cardinals to be awarded the TAPPS 2A overall girls athletic champions. Photo by Mark Lube.

The St. Paul volleyball team finished as state semifinalists, helping the Lady Cardinals to be awarded the TAPPS 2A overall girls athletic champions. Photo by Mark Lube.

St. Paul athletics: St. Paul girls athletics is crowned TAPPS 2A athletic champions

News Staff
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
The Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) have announced Shiner St. Paul as the 2A 2024-2025 girls overall athletic champions.The Lady Cardinals won the state title in cross country and the tennis team had two doubles teams and one singles team compete at state.
Tatum Walker

Tatum Walker

St. Paul softball: St. Paul Lady Cardinal softball post-season awards

News Staff
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
The TAPPS IV regional finalists Lady Cardinals softball team had nine players receive All-State and All-District awards.All-StateJunior shortstop Presley Tuch, junior outfielder Kristin Cerny and sophomore pitcher Tatum Walker received First Team.Freshman second base/pitcher Annie Werner got...
Shortstop Brinley Ramirez makes a throw to second for a fielder’s choice out in the top of the fourth inning. Photo by Mark Lube.

Shortstop Brinley Ramirez makes a throw to second for a fielder’s choice out in the top of the fourth inning. Photo by Mark Lube.

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Shiner softball: Sundown takes advantage of Shiner miscues to take 9-3 state win

Mark Lube
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
AUSTIN — Multiple defensive errors and offensive struggles are not the usual patterns of the Shiner softball team.The Lady Comanches had several plays on both sides of the ball that were not their usual play Thursday morning against Sundown in the 2ADII state championship game at the University of...
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Story of a Lavaca County pioneer

Murray Montgomery
Thursday, May 29, 2025
By Murray Montgomery     Staff WriterNot long ago, I was browsing the Internet for some material of interest about Lavaca County in the early years of Texas.As fate would have it, my search was rewarded when I came across an article about a lady who spent her entire life in Lavaca County - when the...
Bode Werner takes a swing at a pitch during action in the first game. Photo by Mark Lube.

Bode Werner takes a swing at a pitch during action in the first game. Photo by Mark Lube.

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Shiner baseball: Burton overcomes Shiner in two games in regional finals

Mark Lube
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
BASTROP — The Shiner baseball team had several uncharacteristic mistakes in the regional-final series against Burton.The Panthers took advantage of some of them in sweeping Shiner 4-1 and 2-1 Thursday in Bastrop to end the Comanches’ season.“You cannot make mistakes when you get to this point in...
Addy Siegel scores the first Shiner run in the 11-0 win on May 21. She scored twice in the game. Photo by Mark Lube.

Addy Siegel scores the first Shiner run in the 11-0 win on May 21. She scored twice in the game. Photo by Mark Lube.

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Shiner softball: RETURN OF THE LADY COMANCHES-Shiner sweeps Cross Roads to book second straight trip to state championship game

Mark Lube
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
TEMPLE — The Shiner Lady Comanches softball team will be playing in the state title game for the second straight season.Shiner swept Malakoff Cross Roads in the state semifinals 11-0 on May 21 and 10-4 on Thursday at Lake Belton High School in Temple.The Lady Comanches outhit the Lady Cats 27-11 in...
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