Sports

The Rice Raiders competed in two cross country meets recently, one at McNeil and the other was the Coach Ed meet in Sealy on Friday and Saturday respectively.

The Weimar Wildcats lost their first district matchup against the Holland Hornets by a score of 43-22 Friday, Sept. 22, on the road in Holland.

The Weimar Wildcats cross country team traveled to participate in the Needville invitational on Thursday, Sept 21, in Needville.

The WJHS Ladycats played Flatonia in Weimar on Monday, Sept. 11. Flatonia has just three teams so only the eighthgrade teams and the seventh- grade A team played. The eighth-grade B-team won both games 25-15 and 25-11. The Ladycats had some fantastic serving by Karina Martinez and Angelic Jenkins. The eighth-grade A-team won in two games, 25-10 and 25-8. MJ Griffin had 12 serves, Kailea Burley had eight serves and Ty’Rianna Rhodes had six serves. Zariah Sims had three big hits and Victoria Sherwood played well on the net.

The Weimar Ladycats picked up their first two wins of their district schedule last week in dominant fashion. The Ladycats went to battle with the Flatonia Bulldogs on Tuesday, Sept. 19, then came back for more against the Louise Hornets on Saturday, Sept. 23, to open district play. The Ladycats knew these were big games and they did not miss a beat when it came to handling business.

The Columbus Lady Cardinal volleyball team improved to 5-0 last week in district play after defeating Tidehaven on Tuesday, Sept. 19, and the Palacios on Friday, Sept. 22, The Lady Cards dominated both matches, sweeping both teams all while celebrating accomplishments from two great players. Sage Thompson and Ally Tribe celebrated their athletic accomplishments they achieved while wearing a Lady Cardinal uniform. Thompson eclipsed the 4,000-assist mark while Tribe reached 2,200 kills in their career and what better way to celebrate than back-to-back district wins.

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Cardinals celebrated their homecoming the right way with a big blowout victory over the Hargrave Falcons as they secured their fifth win of the season by a 42-14 margin.

The Rice Lady Raiders have a much-improved squad this season after benefitting from an extra year of experience from a team that returned every player from last season. The Lady Raiders have already surpassed their record from last season and are on the hunt to finish with a higher district placement than their last place finish a season ago. After picking up their first district victory last week, they have taken a major step towards reaching their goal. Just a few matches into the district season, the Lady Raiders find themselves tied for fifth place and ahead of winless Tidehaven and Hallettsville.

CORPUS CHRISTI – The Rice cross-country team took on one of their largest competitions of the season after a long trip to the south on Sept. 16 as the team nears the district meet. With well over 300 varsity runners for the boys and over 200 varsity runners for the girls, Rice had plenty of competition as they took on one of their toughest challenges this season. Despite the increased number of runners from several divisions, Rice still had many runners perform well.

ALTAIR – The Rice Raiders varsity football team felt like their offense was much better than their lone score performance against the no. 2 ranked Columbus Cardinals for their first loss of the season. They got their chance to prove it as their offense returned along with plenty of former Raiders for Homecoming on Sept. 15 against Palacios. Rice found their biggest scoring performance of the season, breaking the 50-point margin for the first time and finished the game with a 56-7 victory.

RAIDERS HOLD HOMECOMING GAME, CEREMONY

WEIMAR HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING

WEIMAR – The Wildcats have officially surpassed their 3-7 record from last season just four games into the current season. Each of the four wins for Weimar have been in dominating fashion as they controlled the trenches on both sides of the ball; getting after the quarterback defensively and making huge holes for their running backs on offense. That trend continued against Snook as they hosted the Bluejays for their homecoming game. The Wildcats stuck to the gameplan as they reached the 50-point threshold for the third time this season in a 51-20 victory.

WEIMAR – The Weimar varsity volleyball team has done everything they can to prepare themselves for the upcoming district season after playing through some difficult matches in the tournament and non-district portion of the schedule. After coming out with a positive record, Weimar enters district play with the hopes of taking the top spot after gaining valuable experience throughout the first half of their season. They got their final tune-up for district after taking a three-game sweep against Fayetteville in a match that had its tight moments, but for the most part was dominated by the Ladycats.

The Colorado County Fair brought a lot of excitement for St. Anthony School students recently.

The Rice Raider junior-varsity football team traveled to Palacios on Thursday, Sept. 14. Despite leading for the majority of the game, the Raiders fell to Palacios.

WEIMAR HOLDS HOMECOMING PARADE FOR FALL ATHLETES

NAVASOTA – The Columbus cross- country team has had a strong run this season with several top performances while they steadily improve and prepare themselves for the district meet. Their most recent outing was reflective of the success they have been able to find this season as Columbus took several medal placements and had a triplet of runners finish in the top 10.

HOUSTON – The Columbus Cardinals have established themselves as an offensive juggernaut early in the season as they have scored over 45 points in every game they have played so far. The rushing attack has been a big emphasis as lead running back Ty’Vone Whitehead uses his speed to impact the game and break away for huge gains. Whitehead had yet another huge performance in the Cards’ most recent game against North Forest as Columbus picked up their first shut out in a 48-0 victory over the Bulldogs.

The Columbus Junior High Lady Cardinals played Tidehaven at home on Monday, Sept. 11. The seventh grade B-Team tied with Tidehaven after losing set one 17-25 and winning set two 25-21. The eighth grade B-Team won both sets, first with a 25-11 win and then by a 25-4 margin. The seventh grade A-Team team won two straight by 25-16 and 25-6. The eighth grade A-Team took down Tidehaven 25-16 in set one and then 25-22 in set two.

The varsity volleyball team for Columbus has gotten the district portion of the season started with a dominant run throughout their first few matches. The no. 4 ranked team on the TGCA poll has yet to concede a single set so far in three matches, first winning in three-straight sets against rival Rice before sweep victories against Hallettsville on the road on Sept. 12 and Edna at home on Sept. 15.