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Softball Recap: Fredericksburg snaps nine-game streak of wins on the road
Fredericksburg and Sealy squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Fredericksburg had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Sealy Tigers by a score of 3-2. Fredericksburg's loss signaled the end of their 22-game winning streak. For Sealy's part, Charlee Ramos spent all seven innings...
Man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 Fayette County murder
LA GRANGE, Texas — A man has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility for a deadly shooting in La Grange nearly three years ago. According to a press release from the Office of the Texas Attorney General, a jury found Charles Lee Tillman Jr. guilty of murder in Fayette County on April 19. The jury then assessed Tillman's sentence for a term of life in prison on April 22. He will be eligible for parole in 30 years.
Softball Recap: Kayleigh Nash can't quite lead Tidehaven over Hallettsville
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tidehaven can now relate to. They lost 12-2 to the Hallettsville Brahmas on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Tidehaven of the 11-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April. Tidehaven...
Lindley wins first in 2024 Gone to Texas Fiddler’s Frolic
14 fiddler players from all over the country showed their exceptional talent as they competed in the Gone to Texas portion of the 53nd annual Fiddlers Frolics held at the Hallettsville KC Hall April 27. These players, from as far as Oregon to Ohio faced off in three rounds – with the top three going head to head in a freestyle round performing six styles of fiddler’s music.
YHS Bulldog track wins co-state track and field championship
It was a great day for the Yoakum High School (YHS) track and field program May 2 at the UIL state meet. The Yoakum boys were co-state champions with Hallettsville with each team scoring 36 points. The 400-meter relay team of Trae Cuellar, X’Zavier Barnett, Qyion Williams and Zach Taylor...
Lady Eagles’ season ends in loss to Weimar
Weimar’s Taylor Smith threw a five-inning no-hitter as the Lady Cats blanked Woodsboro 10-0 in a one-game Class 2A area playoff on May 2 in Palacios. Weimar scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning, two in the second, and a solo run in the third to go up 7-0.
Softball Recap: Karly Kram12 leads Sealy to victory over Fredericksburg
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sealy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Fredericksburg Billies and snuck past 3-2. The win was familiar territory for Sealy who now have seven in a row.
Trojanettes overpower Bulldogs
Charlotte appeared to not let their foot off the gas following their bi-district win over Schulenburg. Time and time again this season, the Trojanettes have proven themselves to be a contender and that certainly was the case again last week. The Trojanettes swept the former No. 7 team in the...
Jewish Heritage Month: Honoring small Texas Jewish communities
Part 2: ‘Rah-rah’ president keeps the shul in Schulenburg. On the surface, Becky Berger seems like she would have been an unlikely person to save a 73-year-old synagogue in a rural corner of Central Texas. Born in Kansas and raised in the Disciples of Christ Church in Oklahoma,...
Brahmas win first-ever state track championship
Who would have thunk it! The Hallettsville Brahmas went to the UIL State Track and Field Championships Thursday at Mike A. Myers Stadium with just four athletes and shared a state championship with Yoakum with each scoring 36 points. “We thought we had a pretty far outside chance,” Brahma coach...
Baseball Game Preview: Menard Hits the Road
The Menard Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Fayetteville Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Menard sitting on three straight victories and Fayetteville on eight. Menard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup...
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