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RICE BASKETBALL ALL DISTRICT HONORABLE MENTION
RICE BASKETBALL ALL DISTRICT HONORABLE MENTION
Jalen Porch, Sr. Guard; Jon Woods, So. Forward; Dyren Johnson, Jr. Guard 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Trio of tennis players get top three placements
Trio of tennis players get top three placements
HALLETTSVILLE – The Columbus tennis team took another strong step toward having a high-quality season with another solid outing from the team in the Schulenburg High-hosted tournament using Hallettsville’s facilities. Both the boys and the girls finished with top placements as the Cardinals secured one of each of the top three placements. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Cards gear up for postseason with blowout
Cards gear up for postseason with blowout
The Columbus varsity soccer team had a rough loss to start their week of competition, slowing down their progress up the district standings. With the postseason approaching and limited opportunities to claim a spot in the playoff mix, the Cards responded with their biggest victory of the season in a huge blowout that should give the team confidence as they complete the regular season and move on to the state tournament. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Rice girls’ and boys’ soccer take tough losses
Rice girls’ and boys’ soccer take tough losses
The Rice Raiders’ soccer team has some things on the defensive end that they would like to correct before the season ends, but after two straight losses, they find themselves running out of time to do so. After falling 5-1 to Palacios on Monday, March 6, the Raiders went on to lose to El Campo in a big 10-1 defeat. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
RICE REACHES STATE AFTER REGIONAL MEET
RICE REACHES STATE AFTER REGIONAL MEET
The boys’ side of the Rice powerlifting team turned in some strong outings at the regional powerlifting meet. After their performance at regionals, the Raiders earned a state meet appearance after John Mendoza took first place in his weight class. Ethan Luna took fourth place after his day, and Luis Ceballos placed in fifth. Right: John Mendoza will move on to the state meet after claiming the gold medal at regionals. Above: Some of the other Raider lifters present from left to right are Zane Zbranek, Luis Ceballos and Ethan Luna. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
COLUMBUS GOLF TEAMS TAKE TOP THREE IN WALLER
COLUMBUS GOLF TEAMS TAKE TOP THREE IN WALLER
COLUMBUS GOLF TEAMS TAKE TOP THREE IN WALLER 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Lady Cards’ soccer makes history with highest district placement
Lady Cards’ soccer makes history with highest district placement
The Columbus Lady Cards are officially in the postseason after winning in eight of their final ten games to end the season. Their hard work paid off as their second-place finish to Bay City marked the highest spot in the district rankings Columbus has ever reached by the end of the regular season. After suffering their second loss to Bay City on March 3, the Lady Cards handled business against Calhoun and then again against Wharton as they secured the history-making mark and shifted their focus to the state playoffs. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Columbus gets state qualifier from regionals performance
Columbus gets state qualifier from regionals performance
WEST HARDIN – The Columbus boys’ powerlifting team turned their season full of solid performances into a few appearances at the regional meet on Friday, March 10. The Cards notched yet another strong performance as Clay Kohleffel, Hunter Mangum and Jesse Reip represented the Cardinals at the regional meet. After a top performance at regionals, Reip qualified to move on to the next level and represent Columbus at the state championship meet in Abilene after finishing in first place for his weight class. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Cards drop Industrial game before La Grange tourney
Cards drop Industrial game before La Grange tourney
The Columbus baseball team battled through a relatively tough week as they played a plethora of high-performing teams in the La Grange-hosted tournament at the end of the week. The Cards struggled throughout much of the week as the suffered three straight losses before ending the streak during the tournament. Their misfortunes started with a difficult, late loss to Industrial that set Columbus up for a difficult response game to start the tournament. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Lady Cards softball follows blowout win with hard loss
Lady Cards softball follows blowout win with hard loss
The Columbus Lady Cards’ softball team has had an up-and-down season so far, following up a five-game win streak in the last two weeks of February to dropping three of their last four matchups as they entered March. Last week, the Lady Cards saw both the ups and the downs as they started their week with a strong victory against Industrial, but then followed with a difficult defeat to Hallettsville. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Junior High Lady Cards finish in top five at El Campo
Junior High Lady Cards finish in top five at El Campo
03/10/2023 03:40 PM
Columbus soccer teams take shutout losses
Columbus soccer teams take shutout losses
As the soccer season enters its final weeks, both the Cards and the Lady Cards have been competing with some of the other top teams in their district to try to finish as high on the district standings as possible. While both teams have made strides towards reaching the top of the district, last week brought some pitfalls that slowed down their progress. 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
Cards take on Leopard Relays
Cards take on Leopard Relays
LA GRANGE – The Columbus Cardinals’ track team got a number of top performances during an early-season meet last week. The varsity team finished with a number of medals and had several near misses as well. All of their performances combined to make up for a strong overall outing from Columbus as they continue to try to turn some of those near misses into medals. 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
Rice Consolidated graduate medals for Texas A&M
Rice Consolidated graduate medals for Texas A&M
Connor Schulman medaled at the recent conference indoor track and field championship. 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
Weimar, Columbus snag top places at WHS-hosted golf tournament
Weimar, Columbus snag top places at WHS-hosted golf tournament
The Weimar golf team hosted and competed in the Weimar varsity golf tournament last week that featured many nearby teams, including the Columbus Cardinals. The boys and the girls from both schools had strong outings as they each finished with high placements. 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
RICE SENDS LADY LIFTERS TO STATE
RICE SENDS LADY LIFTERS TO STATE
RICE SENDS LADY LIFTERS TO STATE 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
Raiders steal Wharton win after Bay City beating
Raiders steal Wharton win after Bay City beating
The Rice Raiders’ soccer team has been jockeying for position in the district standings as they compete through an up-anddown season. The Raiders experienced both the lows and highs of the season after a pair of games last week. Rice followed a difficult loss with one of their best wins of the year as the regular season draws near a close. 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
Raiders track hosts Rice Relays 2.0
Raiders track hosts Rice Relays 2.0
The Rice High School track team competed in their second straight home-hosted meet during the second iteration of the Rice Relays. Both the girls and the boys for Rice had some difficulties in claiming the point-scoring placements for their respective teams. Because of their difficulties, the boys finished just outside of the top five with a sixthplace finish, and the girls finished near the bottom of their team standings. 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
Lady Raiders suffer pair of clean sheet defeats
Lady Raiders suffer pair of clean sheet defeats
The Rice Lady Raiders’ varsity soccer team had some difficulties last week getting their offense to produce chances at goal effectively. Throughout their two games last week, they failed to score a single goal as their opponents found their own success offensively. These struggles led to the Lady Raiders taking a couple of big losses, including the season’s biggest defeat so far. 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
Lady Cards take a bow at State Semis to end historic season
Lady Cards take a bow at State Semis to end historic season
SAN ANTONIO – The Lady Cards basketball team has just completed the best two-year stretch of competition they have ever had in their history. After an undefeated regular season last year, Columbus fell in the first round of the postseason despite their potential to make a deep playoff run. This year, they recognized their potential with another impressive regular season as well as a trip to the State Tournament’s Final Four, the furthest the Lady Cards had ever reached in the playoffs. Columbus ran into a stout opponent when they faced the Holliday Lady Eagles on Thursday, March 2. The Lady Cards fell to their opponents in a difficult 59-40 defeat, but they had no lost pride as competed admirably and took their final bow at the hands of the eventual State Champions. 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
Cards baseball swept in Yoakum tourney
Cards baseball swept in Yoakum tourney
The Columbus Cardinals’ varsity baseball team saw all of their momentum from a big win at the start of last week dissipate by the end as they struggled through a difficult stretch of games in the Yoakum varsity tournament. Despite getting a big win to open the week, they could not recreate their success in any of their four games in the tournament as they finished without a single win. 03/08/2023 12:00 AM
Colorado County Citizen
Colorado County Citizen