Sports

CARTER TAKES TOP-3 AT REGIONALS

The varsity track and field team for Weimar can boast several athletes who qualified to compete in the regional competition after notching some top finishes and quality performances in the district meet. Weimar qualified in a few separate events, but they have many athletes who will be present at the Kingsville-hosted regional meet from April 28 to April 29. Some of these athletes who qualified will be reaching Regionals for the second season in a row.

The Weimar varsity baseball team had one of their best offensive performances of the season against a Louise team that finds itself near the bottom of the district standings. With the Wildcats still shooting for a postseason spot in the standings, they knew they had to handle business against the Hornets and not allow any mistakes that would slow their progress. With that in mind, the Wildcats went on to put on a complete performance, shutting out the Hornets while putting up nearly 30 runs in a huge 28-0 win.

Weimar senior Abigail Hilley received recognition by the Texas High School Coaches Association for her academic achievements during this tennis season. She was selected as an honorable mention for the Academic All-State Team.

SMITH COMPETES IN GOLF REGIONALS

The Weimar Ladycat varsity softball team had just one game left in their regular season following a big win against Louise. While they will still need to take care of business in the finale against Flatonia, the Ladycats have done just about everything they needed to do to claim the District Championship for themselves. Weimar, a team the TGCA has ranked as the fifth best 2A team in the state, put themselves in the pole position in the district standings after beating fellow top-five team Ganado. The Ladycats matched up with the Lady Indians and handed the no. 3 ranked team their second district loss, both of which came at the hands of Weimar. Ganado went on to lose a third district game to Shiner, another team in Weimar’s stacked district that stands in the top 20 of the state poll. With a path to victory in place, the Ladycats got one step closer to achieving their mission of sweeping the end of district season and claiming their second district championship in three years after defeating Louise in a 15-run shutout.

The Turtle Wing Foundation has been a consistent advocate for children with special needs since their inception in Schulenburg in 2011. Since then, they have partnered with several local area schools to increase the opportunities for these students as well as increasing awareness and acceptance of the different challenges these special needs children face. Columbus was one of the most recent teams to partner with the foundation, playing part in one of the many “Autism Acceptance Games” around the area.

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RAIDER OF THE WEEK

COLUMBUS UIL ACADEMIC TEAMS HAVE REGIONAL QUALIFIERS

DISTRICT CHAMPION CARDINALS TAKE ON REGIONALS

The Columbus varsity baseball team has turned things around offensively since scoring just two runs against Hallettsville in just their second district loss of the season. The Cards have won four-straight games following the defeat, scoring into double digits in three of their four matchups. Not only have the Cards been able to outhit their recent opponents by a significant margin, but their work on the basepaths has also been at a high level as they brought in plenty of runs last week in a big win against Palacios to start and a shutout victory against Yoakum at the end of the week.

The Columbus varsity track and field team had a number of performances they can be satisfied with after an impressive performance as a team in the district meet. They came away with several individual medals, and they also claimed the district championship in a couple events. Columbus finished with 13 total medals and even more athletes who qualified to compete in the upcoming Area Championship Meet on April, 19 in Seguin.

The Columbus Lady Cardinals have pushed their way to the #20 spot in the TGCA state rankings after a stretch of some of their best ball this season. Following last week’s competitions, the Lady Cards pushed their win streak to 10-straight games with an average margin of victory of just over eight runs. The offense has been a major factor for their victories as they have matched their season- high 15 runs on four separate occasions during the streak. They matched that high point run total once again in a big win against Yoakum following a shutout victory against Palacios earlier in the week.

The Weimar Wildcats are beginning to slow down in their chase to reach the top of the district standings. After a strong start to their district season, the Wildcats have taken a few losses in a row along with some other defeats to bring some uncertainty to their final place in the district standings at the end of the season. Weimar will at least be hoping to secure a postseason position, but their crusade took a step backwards after a loss last week against Schulenburg, and another loss to Ganado during Monday’s make-up game due to a weather cancellation.

The Weimar Junior High School track teams had impressive outings in the district championship meet to end the season. Every team but the seventh- grade boys finished in the top three of the team standings, and the seventh-grade girls were just one medal away from taking the district’s championship spot.

The Ladycat softball team just had the ideal week in regard to their chances at taking the district championship. TGCA’s sixth-ranked Ladycats have been on a path to prove that they are the best team in the district all season, and they made a huge step towards that goal after an undefeated week against a few of the top teams in the district. After a big shutout win against Schulenburg to start the week, the Ladycats got themselves ready for a matchup against Ganado, the team that shared a tie with Weimar for first place in the district. The Ladycats survived a slow start to take a victory that secured the lead in the district standings with only a few games remaining in the regular season.

The golfers of Columbus High School will be moving on to Regionals after their performance in the in the district meet last week. There were several top performances individually as both the boys’ and the girls’ teams claimed first place for their respective sides of the tournament. The girls were led by Thea Schobel and Jordyn Templeton to reach their district title. Schobel finished in second place while Templeton finished in third place overall as the Lady Cards took up two of the top-3 spots in the standings.

The mission has been clear for the Lady Cards’ softball team after tying the season series against fellow district leader Hallettsville a few weeks ago. Their goal: win out for the rest of the regular season and give themselves a chance to either tie for the district championship or win it if the Brahmettes stumble a bit to end the season. To prevent their own stumbles on the way to that goal, the Lady Cards made sure to play solid games against Industrial on Tuesday, April 4 and then again on Monday, April 10 against Tidehaven. Offense and defense came together perfectly for Columbus as the 25th ranked team in the TGCA poll won both games by large margins.

The Lady Raiders softball team showed some improvement in Monday night’s defeat to the Edna Cowgirls. Originally moved from its scheduled date on April 6 due to a rain cancellation, Rice had a much more complete effort than in their game against the Yoakum Bulldoggettes earlier in the week on April 4. Despite their improvement, the Lady Raiders were not able to keep up with Edna as they dropped the Monday make-up game after falling to Yoakum by a large margin.

Two of Colorado County’ s varsity girls’ basketball teams were represented Texas High School Coaches Association inaugural Super Elite Team, a yearly all-star team selected from players of every division of play. Weimar’s Paige Pavlu made the cut for one of the top nine players in the 2A division. Columbus had a representative in the next largest division with Karlee Mathis being named to the Super Elite Team. Mathis saw a few of her fellow Elite Teammates in this most recent postseason, facing off against 3A MVP Jalynn Bristow in the State Semifinal game.