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Season of streaks continues for Cards after four straight wins
Season of streaks continues for Cards after four straight wins
The Cardinals’ varsity baseball team has had some long stretches of ups and downs throughout the season so far. After starting the season with a six-game winning streak, they followed with a streak of seven-straight losses to fall below a .500 winning percentage on the year. However, the Cards have changed their fortunes in recent weeks, finding another win streak in district that extended to four straight after their games last week. Columbus handled TIdehaven to begin the week and then followed with their best offensive performance of the season in a big blowout over Palacios. 03/22/2023 12:00 AM
RICE BASKETBALL ALL DISTRICT HONORABLE MENTION
RICE BASKETBALL ALL DISTRICT HONORABLE MENTION
Jalen Porch, Sr. Guard; Jon Woods, So. Forward; Dyren Johnson, Jr. Guard 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Trio of tennis players get top three placements
Trio of tennis players get top three placements
HALLETTSVILLE – The Columbus tennis team took another strong step toward having a high-quality season with another solid outing from the team in the Schulenburg High-hosted tournament using Hallettsville’s facilities. Both the boys and the girls finished with top placements as the Cardinals secured one of each of the top three placements. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Cards gear up for postseason with blowout
Cards gear up for postseason with blowout
The Columbus varsity soccer team had a rough loss to start their week of competition, slowing down their progress up the district standings. With the postseason approaching and limited opportunities to claim a spot in the playoff mix, the Cards responded with their biggest victory of the season in a huge blowout that should give the team confidence as they complete the regular season and move on to the state tournament. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Rice girls’ and boys’ soccer take tough losses
Rice girls’ and boys’ soccer take tough losses
The Rice Raiders’ soccer team has some things on the defensive end that they would like to correct before the season ends, but after two straight losses, they find themselves running out of time to do so. After falling 5-1 to Palacios on Monday, March 6, the Raiders went on to lose to El Campo in a big 10-1 defeat. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
RICE REACHES STATE AFTER REGIONAL MEET
RICE REACHES STATE AFTER REGIONAL MEET
The boys’ side of the Rice powerlifting team turned in some strong outings at the regional powerlifting meet. After their performance at regionals, the Raiders earned a state meet appearance after John Mendoza took first place in his weight class. Ethan Luna took fourth place after his day, and Luis Ceballos placed in fifth. Right: John Mendoza will move on to the state meet after claiming the gold medal at regionals. Above: Some of the other Raider lifters present from left to right are Zane Zbranek, Luis Ceballos and Ethan Luna. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
COLUMBUS GOLF TEAMS TAKE TOP THREE IN WALLER
COLUMBUS GOLF TEAMS TAKE TOP THREE IN WALLER
COLUMBUS GOLF TEAMS TAKE TOP THREE IN WALLER 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Lady Cards’ soccer makes history with highest district placement
Lady Cards’ soccer makes history with highest district placement
The Columbus Lady Cards are officially in the postseason after winning in eight of their final ten games to end the season. Their hard work paid off as their second-place finish to Bay City marked the highest spot in the district rankings Columbus has ever reached by the end of the regular season. After suffering their second loss to Bay City on March 3, the Lady Cards handled business against Calhoun and then again against Wharton as they secured the history-making mark and shifted their focus to the state playoffs. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Columbus gets state qualifier from regionals performance
Columbus gets state qualifier from regionals performance
WEST HARDIN – The Columbus boys’ powerlifting team turned their season full of solid performances into a few appearances at the regional meet on Friday, March 10. The Cards notched yet another strong performance as Clay Kohleffel, Hunter Mangum and Jesse Reip represented the Cardinals at the regional meet. After a top performance at regionals, Reip qualified to move on to the next level and represent Columbus at the state championship meet in Abilene after finishing in first place for his weight class. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Cards drop Industrial game before La Grange tourney
Cards drop Industrial game before La Grange tourney
The Columbus baseball team battled through a relatively tough week as they played a plethora of high-performing teams in the La Grange-hosted tournament at the end of the week. The Cards struggled throughout much of the week as the suffered three straight losses before ending the streak during the tournament. Their misfortunes started with a difficult, late loss to Industrial that set Columbus up for a difficult response game to start the tournament. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Lady Cards softball follows blowout win with hard loss
Lady Cards softball follows blowout win with hard loss
The Columbus Lady Cards’ softball team has had an up-and-down season so far, following up a five-game win streak in the last two weeks of February to dropping three of their last four matchups as they entered March. Last week, the Lady Cards saw both the ups and the downs as they started their week with a strong victory against Industrial, but then followed with a difficult defeat to Hallettsville. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Wildcats beaten in tourney championship
Wildcats beaten in tourney championship
WEIMAR – The Wildcats got some of their best stretch of play of the season during their last tournament as they made a run to the first-place game against Sacred Heart. Weimar won through their pool games, finishing at the top along with the opposing Indians. In a high-scoring championship game, the Wildcats were not able to keep up with Sacred Heart’s scoring in a difficult 12-6 defeat. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
County teams in action at Cardinal Relays
County teams in action at Cardinal Relays
COLUMBUS- Every Colorado County varsity trackand- field team was in attendance for a close-to-home competition. Each team will likely be looking to improve upon their results after a relatively difficult day across the board. However, there were some standout performances as the athletes continue to get into the rhythm of meet season. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Wildcat golf takes third
Wildcat golf takes third
FLATONIA – The Wildcat golfers continued their strong season with another top-three placement. With a few sub-90 finishes as well as a silver medalist, the Wildcats as a whole turned in solid outings that helped the team’s score. The team finished with a score of 369 which was tied for second place. The final placement came down to a tie breaker in which Weimar claimed the bronze medal position. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Ladycats have strong tourney following blowout win
Ladycats have strong tourney following blowout win
The Weimar Ladycats’ softball team has been turning out some big wins as they try to continue off the momentum from their deep postseason run last year. Their most recent feats over the week include a few no-hitters, blowout wins and double-digit scoring games as they took just one loss over the week that started with a big win over Schulenburg and ended with a dominant tournament run in San Marcos. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Junior High Lady Cards finish in top five at El Campo
Junior High Lady Cards finish in top five at El Campo
03/10/2023 03:40 PM
WILDCATS BASEBALL CONTINUES SEASON
WILDCATS BASEBALL CONTINUES SEASON
WILDCATS BASEBALL CONTINUES SEASON 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
Cards take on Leopard Relays
Cards take on Leopard Relays
LA GRANGE – The Columbus Cardinals’ track team got a number of top performances during an early-season meet last week. The varsity team finished with a number of medals and had several near misses as well. All of their performances combined to make up for a strong overall outing from Columbus as they continue to try to turn some of those near misses into medals. 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
Rice Consolidated graduate medals for Texas A&M
Rice Consolidated graduate medals for Texas A&M
Connor Schulman medaled at the recent conference indoor track and field championship. 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
Weimar, Columbus snag top places at WHS-hosted golf tournament
Weimar, Columbus snag top places at WHS-hosted golf tournament
The Weimar golf team hosted and competed in the Weimar varsity golf tournament last week that featured many nearby teams, including the Columbus Cardinals. The boys and the girls from both schools had strong outings as they each finished with high placements. 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
RICE SENDS LADY LIFTERS TO STATE
RICE SENDS LADY LIFTERS TO STATE
RICE SENDS LADY LIFTERS TO STATE 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
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