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The Columbus Cardinals traveled to Lexingotn to compete in the tournament there where they walked away with 3rd place.

The Preseason rankings for soccer have been released for class 4A and the Lady Cardinals found their way into the top 20. The Lady Cards are currently ranked 15th in class 4A in the preseason rankings and are looking to build off a successful season last year. Coming off a 17-7-4 record last season, the Lady Cards have plenty of returning and upand- coming players ready to get things going. The Lady cards first soccer game is scheduled on Friday, Dec. 15, on the road against the La Grange Leopards.

The Columbus Cardinals were eliminated from the playoffs in the third round and did not get to where they wanted to be but are still walking away with All-district honors.

The Columbus Lady Cardinals had a weekend filled with the excitement of the game of basketball taking on Belton, Alvarado, Levelland and Gunter.

The Rice Raiders traveled to the Round Top-Carmine and went undefeated for the entire tournament.

On Dec. 2, four Faith Academy Knights travelled to Allen Academy in Bryan for the TAIAO All-Star game. Coaches from around the league vote on the players they believed to be some of the best at their respective positions this season. Senior Luke Wicklein, junior Travis Woodley, sophomore Jackson Dunn, and sophomore Christian Pillow were voted to compete. Senior Noah Figueroa earned a spot in the game but couldn’t attend.

Football fever has concluded its final week and with all the fun it has brought us we still have one final winner to announce.

The Weimar Wildcats competed in the Round Top-Carmine Tournament and won three of their four games.

The Rice Lady Raiders dropped back-to-back games on Friday, Dec. 1, to Bellville and Lehman.

Wade Moore is an offensive lineman who just wrapped up his freshman season at Southwest Baptist University where his team finished 4-7.

The Weimar Ladycats lost all four of their games they played at the Little River Academy Tournament.

The Rice Raiders are off to a hot start to their basketball season after winning two of their first three games.

The Rice Lady Raiders played two games this past week and are still on the hunt for their first win.

While local residents were supporting Columbus and Schulenburg High School in the UIL State Volleyball Tournament last week, locals were also supporting Katy-Cinco Ranch High School’s quest for gold. Shea Rainosek, a Senior at Cinco Ranch, starts as the middle hitter for the team and is a three-year starter. Shea is the daughter of Perry (Weimar) and Stephanie (Simmons) Rainosek (Columbus) and granddaughter of Lea and Doris Rainosek and Jimmy and Randa Simmons. The team played Harlan (San Antonio) on Friday winning in 4 sets and competed in the State Finals on Saturday. Cinco came up short losing to Grand Oaks (Conroe) who was the No. 1 ranked public school in the state. Cinco finished as the 6A State Runner-Up amongst 260 teams in the 6A division comprised of the largest schools in Texas. Shea is committed to play volleyball at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX next year.

The Columbus Cardinals had their season come to an end after losing to the Lorena Panthers 42-21 at Hutto Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 24.

The Weimar Ladycats continued their hot start to the season by defeating the Nordheim Pirates 6114 on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in Nordheim.

Future of Columbus football

The Columbus Lady Cardinals started the season on the right foot by picking up their first win over Danbury on Monday, Nov. 20.

The Weimar Wildcats were defeated by the Refugio Bobcats 42-14 on Friday, Nov. 24, which eliminated them from the playoffs.

The Weimar Wildcats had a fantastic season on the gridiron and are being recognized because of their efforts this season.

The Weimar Ladycats volleyball season may be over, but they are still earning honors because of their efforts this past season.