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Raiders suffer back-to-back double-digit losses
Raiders suffer back-to-back double-digit losses
The Rice Raiders’ varsity baseball team has had a combination of traits that have made it difficult to pick up wins against a difficult district schedule. For one, their defense and pitching has not been able to frustrate the strong offenses from other teams in the district. On the offensive side, the Raiders show flashes of potency but also have difficulties in sustaining stretches of quality at-bats or high-scoring innings. Both of these issues appeared yet again as the Raiders suffered two big district losses last week, first against Industrial and then later in the week against their county rivals the Columbus Cardinals. 04/26/2023 12:00 AM
Shutouts, blowouts define Lady Cards dominant week
Shutouts, blowouts define Lady Cards dominant week
The Columbus Lady Cardinals have pushed their way to the #20 spot in the TGCA state rankings after a stretch of some of their best ball this season. Following last week’s competitions, the Lady Cards pushed their win streak to 10-straight games with an average margin of victory of just over eight runs. The offense has been a major factor for their victories as they have matched their season- high 15 runs on four separate occasions during the streak. They matched that high point run total once again in a big win against Yoakum following a shutout victory against Palacios earlier in the week. 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
Columbus sends flock to area T&F Championships
Columbus sends flock to area T&F Championships
The Columbus varsity track and field team had a number of performances they can be satisfied with after an impressive performance as a team in the district meet. They came away with several individual medals, and they also claimed the district championship in a couple events. Columbus finished with 13 total medals and even more athletes who qualified to compete in the upcoming Area Championship Meet on April, 19 in Seguin. 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
Cards reach double digits in two straight
Cards reach double digits in two straight
The Columbus varsity baseball team has turned things around offensively since scoring just two runs against Hallettsville in just their second district loss of the season. The Cards have won four-straight games following the defeat, scoring into double digits in three of their four matchups. Not only have the Cards been able to outhit their recent opponents by a significant margin, but their work on the basepaths has also been at a high level as they brought in plenty of runs last week in a big win against Palacios to start and a shutout victory against Yoakum at the end of the week. 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
DISTRICT CHAMPION CARDINALS TAKE ON REGIONALS
DISTRICT CHAMPION CARDINALS TAKE ON REGIONALS
DISTRICT CHAMPION CARDINALS TAKE ON REGIONALS 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
COLUMBUS UIL ACADEMIC TEAMS HAVE REGIONAL QUALIFIERS
COLUMBUS UIL ACADEMIC TEAMS HAVE REGIONAL QUALIFIERS
COLUMBUS UIL ACADEMIC TEAMS HAVE REGIONAL QUALIFIERS 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
RAIDER OF THE WEEK
RAIDER OF THE WEEK
RAIDER OF THE WEEK 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
SAS SAINTLY NEWS
SAS SAINTLY NEWS
“Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.” –Proverbs 22:15 Registration for the 2023-24 school year is now open to our entire community. Please stop by the school office for the necessary paperwork or with any questions! We’d love to have you as part of our school family! 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
Turtle Wing teams up with Columbus for Autism Awareness
Turtle Wing teams up with Columbus for Autism Awareness
The Turtle Wing Foundation has been a consistent advocate for children with special needs since their inception in Schulenburg in 2011. Since then, they have partnered with several local area schools to increase the opportunities for these students as well as increasing awareness and acceptance of the different challenges these special needs children face. Columbus was one of the most recent teams to partner with the foundation, playing part in one of the many “Autism Acceptance Games” around the area. 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
Ladycats inch closer to District Championship
Ladycats inch closer to District Championship
The Weimar Ladycat varsity softball team had just one game left in their regular season following a big win against Louise. While they will still need to take care of business in the finale against Flatonia, the Ladycats have done just about everything they needed to do to claim the District Championship for themselves. Weimar, a team the TGCA has ranked as the fifth best 2A team in the state, put themselves in the pole position in the district standings after beating fellow top-five team Ganado. The Ladycats matched up with the Lady Indians and handed the no. 3 ranked team their second district loss, both of which came at the hands of Weimar. Ganado went on to lose a third district game to Shiner, another team in Weimar’s stacked district that stands in the top 20 of the state poll. With a path to victory in place, the Ladycats got one step closer to achieving their mission of sweeping the end of district season and claiming their second district championship in three years after defeating Louise in a 15-run shutout. 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
SMITH COMPETES IN GOLF REGIONALS
SMITH COMPETES IN GOLF REGIONALS
SMITH COMPETES IN GOLF REGIONALS 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
TENNIS ALL-STATE HONORS
TENNIS ALL-STATE HONORS
Weimar senior Abigail Hilley received recognition by the Texas High School Coaches Association for her academic achievements during this tennis season. She was selected as an honorable mention for the Academic All-State Team. 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
Wildcats blast Hornets in big win
Wildcats blast Hornets in big win
The Weimar varsity baseball team had one of their best offensive performances of the season against a Louise team that finds itself near the bottom of the district standings. With the Wildcats still shooting for a postseason spot in the standings, they knew they had to handle business against the Hornets and not allow any mistakes that would slow their progress. With that in mind, the Wildcats went on to put on a complete performance, shutting out the Hornets while putting up nearly 30 runs in a huge 28-0 win. 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
Weimar T&F sends athletes to Regionals
Weimar T&F sends athletes to Regionals
The varsity track and field team for Weimar can boast several athletes who qualified to compete in the regional competition after notching some top finishes and quality performances in the district meet. Weimar qualified in a few separate events, but they have many athletes who will be present at the Kingsville-hosted regional meet from April 28 to April 29. Some of these athletes who qualified will be reaching Regionals for the second season in a row. 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
CARTER TAKES TOP-3 AT REGIONALS
CARTER TAKES TOP-3 AT REGIONALS
CARTER TAKES TOP-3 AT REGIONALS 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
Lady Raiders stop shutout to prevent second straight
Lady Raiders stop shutout to prevent second straight
All season, the Lady Raiders’ varsity softball team has had some struggles with scoring runs as well as preventing their opponents from responding with their own runs. The month of April came with some more difficulties for the Lady Raiders in that regard as to this point, they have allowed three of their four opponents to score into double digits. While they could not keep many of the games close, the Lady Raiders battled to prevent shutouts with just one so far in April. Their lone shutout loss came at the hands of the Tidehaven Lady Tigers to begin last week’s competition. Rice followed that defeat with a trip away from home to Hallettsville where they suffered another blowout defeat. 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
Raiders get top five team placement, Area Championships next
Raiders get top five team placement, Area Championships next
Rice’s varsity track team will have a number of athletes competing in the upcoming Area track meet after a solid overall team performance. Many individuals stepped up as the Raiders claimed many top four sports to qualify for the Area Championship Meet. The girls picked up a lone area meet qualifier while finishing with one of their highest team totals of the season. On the other side of the tournament for the boys, they found plenty of success in long-distance runs as well as in field events as they took fourth place as a team. 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
Raiders make contact, fail to convert runs
Raiders make contact, fail to convert runs
The Rice Raiders’ varsity baseball team had some quality hitting over the last week of competition. The Raiders found several hits and even played some at-bats with bases loaded with potential to score. However, despite a week of effective hitting at the plate, the Raiders could not get the big swings to bring in scores for the offense. Many runners were left on board as the Raiders struggled to bring runs home from the base path. Even in a game where the Raiders outhit their opponents, they still suffered two-straight blowout losses as they failed to keep pace with their opponents’ scoring. 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
EIGHTH-GRADER RAIDERS TAKE FIRST
EIGHTH-GRADER RAIDERS TAKE FIRST
EIGHTH-GRADER RAIDERS TAKE FIRST 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
Runs at a premium for Raider baseball
Runs at a premium for Raider baseball
The Rice Raiders’ varsity baseball team had some difficulties scoring runs last week as they faced off against a pair of district teams that had things going offensively. Rice suffered two double-digit losses as they ran into a potent Yoakum Bulldogs team before facing off against the Edna Cowboys on Monday, April 10 after a weather postponement during its original date. While the Raiders’ two opponents had strong games at the plate, Rice struggled themselves as they failed to register a hit in two games and scored just one run from both games combined. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
Girls’ THCSA Super Elite Teams pick county players
Girls’ THCSA Super Elite Teams pick county players
Two of Colorado County’ s varsity girls’ basketball teams were represented Texas High School Coaches Association inaugural Super Elite Team, a yearly all-star team selected from players of every division of play. Weimar’s Paige Pavlu made the cut for one of the top nine players in the 2A division. Columbus had a representative in the next largest division with Karlee Mathis being named to the Super Elite Team. Mathis saw a few of her fellow Elite Teammates in this most recent postseason, facing off against 3A MVP Jalynn Bristow in the State Semifinal game. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
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