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Incoming Rice High School freshman band members prepared for marching season at the Mighty Raider band’s three-day band camp July 27-29 in Altair. Citizen
Read moreOn Saturday, the Weimar Vets hosted Sealy. The game was scoreless through the first four innings with strong pitching by both teams. Both teams plated two runs to tie the game in the fifth. Sealy broke the game open by scoring the seventh and eighth innings, the final score, Sealy 12, Vets 2. Only 5 earned runs for Sealy.
Read moreThe Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) named their top picks for the 2021 TSWA Class 2-A, All State Baseball teams. Four Weimar athletes were honored to have been chosen: Trenton Chenard, First Team outfielder; Brady Henke, Second Team Relief Pitcher and Honorable Mention shortstop; Jagger Fishbeck, Honorable Mention First baseman; Hudson Ervin, Honorable mention 3rd baseman.
Read moreColumbus athlete Sarah Randermann was named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association All Star team for 2021. Small Town Preps
Read moreTexStar volleyball coaches Chelsea Soto and Milton Koller work with junior high athletes at the three-day volleyball camp at RHS July 19-21. Citizen
Read moreColumbus wins the Volleyball championship game over LaGrange in the Schulenberg Summer League. Volleyball action took place Wednesday, July 21. Front Row: Karley and Kase Johns. Second Row: Shatyra Scott, Carina Alonso, Molly Olivarez, Audrey Thomson, Sage Thomas. Back Row: Summer League Coach-Cheyenne Huskey, Lainey Schobel, Kenzie Heffley, Ally Tribe, Ember Mandola, Isabel Kainer, Madyson Carter, Mayson Post Courtesy
Read moreKori Cummings scored a perfect score on the most recent STAAR tests. The Rice Consolidated fourth grade student scored 100 percent on the Math section. She did not stop there. She scored 99 percent on the Reading and Writing sections. Needless to say, Kori has mastered her requirements to move up to the next grade. Kori is a force to be reckoned with as she moves into the fifth grade. Her parents are David and Jennifer Wiese.
Read moreThe newest class of cadets at the Rice Texas Challenge Academy practiced their drills Friday, July 23. The class of 121 cadets will graduate in December, and is one of the largest classes on the campus to date. TCA is a five and a half month quasi-military residential academy sponsored by the Texas National Guard. It is a tuition free educational program for teens 16-18 years old who are at risk of failing or dropping out of school. Academic instruction, structure, and discipline are offered to the cadets in an effort to help them build personal accountability and become successful adults. Citizen
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