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The Columbus football and volleyball teams have released their schedules for the 2023 Fall season.
Read moreGARWOOD – The Rice Little League nears the start of the season as they hosted their inaugural co-ed softball tournament fundraiser on Saturday, May 6. Teams met together for a double elimination style tournament as they raised funds for the Rice All-Stars Little League teams. The funds were raised using the participation fees for each player and team as several residents of Eagle Lake and the surrounding areas joined in to participate in the event.
Read moreThe Rice Raiders football team has a notable alumnus in its recent history as Marcus Cooper from the University of the Incarnate Word attempts to claim his spot in the NFL as an undrafted free agent. Cooper has given himself a chance to get looks by teams at the highest level after a strong career at Rice High School that continued at the collegiate level for Cardinals.
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Read moreThe sports programs of Weimar recognized several of their standout athletes on Sunday, May 7 as part of the festivities at the Weimar Athletics Banquet. Players in several sports received spotlights as the school gave out awards and recognition for their students’ achievements throughout the past school year. Baseball, softball and golf awards could not be given out as those seasons were still in progress by the time of the banquet.
Read moreThe Weimar Wildcats varsity baseball team needed extra innings to secure their Bi-District Championship and move on to the Area round of the postseason. After a blowout victory to start the series, the Wildcats got into a dogfight with the Falls City Beavers in the following games as they dropped a close one in game two and needed 11 innings to decide the victor in a decisive game three. The Bi-District Champions will move on to face Skidmore-Tynan at Yoakum High School starting on Friday, May 12 at 7 pm. Game two and, if necessary, game three will be the following day with action starting at 2 pm.
Read moreThe Weimar Ladycats have had nearly a perfect start to their postseason as they have dominated each of their first two opponents to begin what they hope will be a deep playoff run. Through four postseason games, the Ladycats have allowed just one run combined while scoring double digits in every game so far. Their lone concession came in the first round against Falls City, so this time around, Weimar made sure to keep their sheet clean as they won twostraight shutout games against the La Villa Lady Cardinals for the Area Championship. They start the regional portion of the playoffs with a series against a familiar foe, the Schulenburg Lady Horns at Rice High School. Game one begins on Thursday, May 11 at 6 pm.
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