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Cards rebound from tourney opening loss with win streak

Cards rebound from tourney opening loss with win streak

Just a few days after Christmas, the Cards traveled out to Schulenburg to compete in their varsity tournament on Dec. 27 and Dec. 28. Columbus struggled in the opening game against a visiting, out-of-country opponent and took a big blowout loss to open the tournament. The Cards recovered after that loss as their offense got some big boosts from their leading scorers to finish the tournament with a three-game winning streak. 01/04/2023 12:00 AM

Lady Cardinals take third place in Weimar tournament

Lady Cardinals take third place in Weimar tournament

The Columbus Lady Cardinals took a short trip into Weimar during the winter break to take on the Weimar-hosted varsity tournament in the middle of the week. Columbus started off the tournament with a strong push with big performances on both ends of the court. Despite their strong performances in their victories, they also took a few defeats against opponents that took an advantage over Columbus in those areas. The Lady Cards finished the tournament with a 2-2 split after alternating wins and losses through four games. 01/04/2023 12:00 AM

Ladycats host LadyCards for county matchup

Ladycats host LadyCards for county matchup

The Weimar Ladycats hosted a varsity tournament during the last week of December which featured appearances by fellow Colorado County school Columbus. The day following the tournament, the two teams competed against each other on the following day as an in-county matchup between both schools that are having strong seasons so far. The Lady Cards had a big scoring game that started from the opening tip as they took a 55-26 victory over the Ladycats. 01/04/2023 12:00 AM

Lady Raiders drop tourney games

Lady Raiders drop tourney games

The Rice Lady Raiders competed in a tournament during the last week of 2022. Stats and results for some of the games were not available by the time of press deadline. However, the results that were available reflected some major struggles for Rice. They took a 46-34 loss to Karnes City early in the tourney, and then later took a huge 54-14 loss to Nixon-Smiley the next day. 01/04/2023 12:00 AM

Raiders led by All-tournament selections

Raiders led by All-tournament selections

The Raiders spent some time during the winter break to take on the Nixon-Smiley varsity tournament. Rice had some strong performances during the tourney, especially on the offensive end. In their wins, the Raiders offense was effective and potent. Led by All-Tournament selections Jalen Porch and Dyren Johnson, the Raiders reached the thirdplace game against Navarro in which they were defeated and claimed fourth place at the tournament. 01/04/2023 12:00 AM

Wildcats swept at Giddings-hosted tournament

Wildcats swept at Giddings-hosted tournament

The Weimar varsity basketball team traveled to Giddings during the winter break to take part in their mid-week varsity tournament. They had a stretch of tough outings in these games as they failed to pick up a single win against their opponents. The Wildcats ran into some defensive struggles in the first day of competition before encountering some issues on the other side of the ball on the second day of the tournament. 01/04/2023 12:00 AM

Ladycats split games as tournament hosts

Ladycats split games as tournament hosts

The Weimar Ladycats’ varsity basketball team hosted a winter break tournament in the middle of the week. Weimar had a few strong games during the tournament and picked up some big victories. They also had some tougher games where they found a much lower level of success on both ends. The Ladycats finished the Weimar tournament 2-2 after averaging 40 points per game. 01/04/2023 12:00 AM