Yoakum

Yoakum softball: Columbus nudges Yoakum out of postseason

News Staff
Monday, May 16, 2022
The Lady Bulldogs ecstatic  run in the playoffs ended last week with a close-contested series with  district rival Columbus 2-0 (2-1, 9-7) in Weimar. In both games, Columbus had to rally, including overcoming a four-run deficit in the seventh inning of the second game.
YHS art students and members of the Bulldog Band were honored at Monday’s YISD School Board meeting.

YHS art students and members of the Bulldog Band were honored at Monday’s YISD School Board meeting.

YISD honors YHS students

News Staff
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Yoakum High School art students, tennis players, and members of the Bulldog Band were recognized for their excellence in competition at Monday’s Yoakum ISD School Board meeting.

Softball to face Columbus; baseball to battle Lago Vista

News Staff
Monday, May 9, 2022
The Yoakum softball and baseball teams have their respective playoff games set for this week. Softball The Lady Bulldogs play Columbus in the regional quarterfinals best-of-three series. All games will be played in Weimar. Game one will be 7 p.m. Thursday (tomorrow).
Brayden Goode got two hits, scored two runs and has one RBI in game one. Photo by Mark Lube.

Brayden Goode got two hits, scored two runs and has one RBI in game one. Photo by Mark Lube.

Bulldogs put in two good performances in bi-district sweep

News Staff
Monday, May 9, 2022
The Yoakum baseball had two good games all round in sweeping Poteet (12-2, 10-0) Friday in Kenedy to win their bi-district series. The Dogs had double digits in hits in both games, gave up only handful of hits total and allowed just two runs. “We played a great series. Had two good games pitching.
Unofficial winners from Saturday's Yoakum city council race edged out incumbents.

Unofficial winners from Saturday's Yoakum city council race edged out incumbents.

Yoakum’s city council incumbents edged out by challengers

News Staff
Saturday, May 7, 2022
As few as two votes in one race and five in another is all that separated the winners from the losers Saturday in Yoakum’s first contested city council race in a couple decades, unofficial election night returns showed.
Polls in Lavaca County close at 7 p.m. Saturday, May. 7. Be sure to check back here later tonight for results.

Polls in Lavaca County close at 7 p.m. Saturday, May. 7. Be sure to check back here later tonight for results.

Lavaca County has much riding on today’s elections

News Staff
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Moulton decides a school board seat. Shiner picks who will serve on its council. Yoakum chooses council members, too, for the first time in nearly two decades. And Hallettsville weighs in on both council and school board members, as well as a proposed $13.8 million school bond package.
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