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Alyssa Liccioni, is a senior star for the La Grange softball team. As a pitcher, she leads the team in innings pitched, strikeouts and ERA. At the plate she’s hitting .329 and knocked a inside-the-park home run in last week’s playoff opener.

The La Grange baseball team (12-13) will face Houston Furr (14-1) in a one-game bidistrict playoff series, set for Thursday, May 2 at 5:30 p.m. in Montgomery. The winner of this series advances to face the Georgetown Gateway/Salado winner in the second round of the 4A playoffs.

The La Grange varsity tennis team competed at the District Tournament in Caldwell on April 25 and 26: The Mixed Doubles team of Phoebe Tucker/Gage Mihatsch won 2nd place to advance to Regionals, where they will play Saturday May 11 at Rudder HS in Bryan.

• Schulenburg’s softball season came to an end last week with a loss to Charlotte in a best-of-three bidistrict playoff series. The Lady Horns lost 10-0 and 5-1. Kinley Tillery pitched a complete game in both contests for the Lady Horns. Hailey Kahlden scored the long run for Schulenburg in the second game. The loss brings an end to the coaching career of Gilbert Price, who is retiring this season after 17 seasons leading the Lady Horns. He won 241 games over that span. Loren Besetzny has been hired as the new Schulenburg softball coach and her husband, Cameron will be an assistant football and assistant track coach at the school.

The Schulenburg golf team finished ninth out of the 12 teams at the 2A state golf tournament held this week at Lions Municipal Course in Austin. The Shorthorns shot a two-day 692. Sonora won the team title with a 626.

48-Year Coaching Vet Tidwell Hired to Lead Lady Horns Hoops Larry Tidwell will return to Schulenburg to coach high school girls basketball. A legend in women’s hoops and a Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee in 2021, Tidwell has compiled an overall record of 548-245 as a head coach at both the high school and collegiate level.

The Flatonia Bulldog baseball team won the 2024 District 29-2A title by defeating the Shiner Comanches 5-0 last week. This was the first district baseball title won by Flatonia since 2009.

The La Grange softball team blasted Houston Wheatley 23-0 Thursday at Rice Consolidated to win their 4A playoff opener. Thursday’s victory vaults the Lady Leps into the second round where they will face Salado in a best-of-three series in Thrall.

1A Boys 3200 – Cole Fenhaus, Fayetteville Boys 4x400 Relay, Fayetteville Boys Long Jump – Jack Schley, Fayetteville Boys Triple Jump – Jack Schley, Fayetteville Boys Pole Vault – Lawson Fritsch, Fayetteville (defending state champ) Girls 400 Meters – Olivia Dominey, Fayetteville Girls High Jump – Cambree Denham, Fayetteville Girls Pole Vault – Cambree Denham, Fayetteville Girls 100 Meters – Egypt Woods, Round Top-Carmine Girls Long Jump –Egypt Woods, Round Top-Carmine 2A Boys Discus –Zachary Charanza, Flatonia Boys Shot Put – Kobe Burton (best state qualifying distance) Girls High Jump – Meredith Magliolo (defending state champ) 4A Boys 100 Meters – Austen Diggs, La Grange Boys 200 Meters - Austen Diggs, La Grange (defending state champ) Girls 300 hurdles – Macie Collier, La Grange.