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The Columbus Lady Cardinals were crowned Area Champions on Thursday, Nov. 2, after defeating Hondo in Nixon, TX.

The Weimar Wildcats are enjoying a much-deserved bye week this week after securing a spot in the playoffs last week so now it is time to look at who were some top performers for the Wildcats offense this season.

Week ten of The Citizen’s Football Fever contest resulted in one person picking eight of the eight games right. For second place we had a four-way tie which led to the tie-breaker game between Columbus vs. Hempstead. Ryan Beane, of Columbus, is the first-place winner. Robert Chaloupka, of Columbus, is the second-place winner. Robert had the closest score for the tie breaker game. Remember while there is a team from Colorado County in the playoffs then Football Fever will continue. This week all ballots need to be dropped off at the Citizen’s office (2024 Hwy 71 in Columbus) or emailed to melissa. theriot@ coloradocountycitizen. com by 5 p.m. on Thursday to be eligible to win.

The Rice Raiders football team is a team that does not get talked enough but today that changes because they are one of my favorite teams moving forward.

The Columbus Cardinals won their last regular season of the year 41-0 to finish the year at a perfect 10-0 before beginning their playoff journey.

The Weimar Ladycats traveled to Industrial High School on Tuesday, Oct. 31, and were treated in a big way despite not trick-or-treating.

The Weimar Ladycats can now refer to themselves as Area Champs after defeating Burton in three straight sets on Friday, Nov. 3, in Schulenburg.

The Rice Lady Raiders are an interesting team which might be weird to hear seeing that their season is over but just hear me out.

The Columbus Lady Cardinals start their playoff journey off with a bang by capturing the Bi-District Championship Monday night.

The Weimar Wildcats have earned a spot in the postseason this season after defeating Flatonia on Friday, Oct. 27 in Weimar.

The Weimar Lady Cats traveled to Corpus Christi, TX to participate in the Regional Cross Country Meet on Tuesday, Oct. 24, looking to make it to the State Championship meet.

The Rice Lady Raiders volleyball season has come to an end but not without laying some foundation down for the future.

Coming off of two tough losses the Rice Raiders prepare to travel to East Bernard for their final game of the season.

The Weimar Ladycats have punched the ticket to the post season securing third place in the district and hosted Brazos for a playoff warm up game on Friday, Oct. 27, in Weimar.

The Columbus Cardinals have been having one of the best seasons in all of high school football and they are being recognized for it.

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The Columbus Lady Cardinals closed out their district schedule with a huge win over Industrial on Tuesday, Oct. 24, gaining some momentum heading into the playoffs.

The Rice Raiders took on Van Vleck Friday night on their home field and lost by only one score in heartbreaking fashion.

The Columbus Cardinals had three runners compete in the Regional Meet looking to secure a spot in the State Meet and two of the three achieved this goal.

The Weimar Ladycats volleyball team’s playoff hopes now have a question mark next to it after losing both of their district games this week.

The Weimar Wildcats won their third district game in a row and continue to make their push for the playoffs.