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Just one week after the girls competed at the Jimmy Clay golf course for the state championship meet, the boys took their own turn on the course as they vied for their own state placement. The Cards sent their whole boys’ golf team to State after the team one the regional championship led by individual regional champion Kaldon Roensch. Roensch, along with Adam Schobel, Camdon Pitchford, Cullin Loessin and Trace Braden all put up quality performances at Regionals to earn their spot at the next level.

AUSTIN – Columbus’ lady golf team continued one of the best multiyear stretches in its history with a fourth-straight State Championship Meet appearance. This year marked their best finish in that stretch as they cracked into the top 10 in the standings with quality performances throughout the roster. After a score of 429 on the first day, the Lady Cards responded with a strong second day after finishing with 394 shots. Their two-day total of 823 claimed the ninth-place spot in the standings, just a single stroke away from tying the eighth-place finisher.

HALLETTSVILLE – The Columbus Cardinal s’ baseball team understood the challenges of facing a district opponent in the playoffs and the hurdles they would have to clear to claim an advantage over a team they had played twice already. During the district season against the Industrial Cobras, the teams split their competitions as Industrial claimed the first matchup by a 7-4 margin and Columbus won the second by a score of 11-4. The offense was not nearly as potent in the postseason rematch against these teams as the familiarity led to some highly defensive and tight games. However, when the offense could not get going, the Cards relied on the quality pitching and defense they have benefitted from all season to help them claim a twogame shutout sweep over their district rivals. The Cardinals will continue their postseason run into the regional semifinals with a series against Saint Gertrudis Academy for a chance to move on to the regional finals.

1st Team All-District

We have been at Texas ChalleNGe Academy for over sixteen weeks, and while it has been a challenging program, once I accepted the challenges thrown my way, it went by very fast.

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AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

WEIMAR KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS RECOGNIZE HONORARY MEMBERS

On May 15, Moonside Macaron held its grand opening and ribbon cutting. There to partake in the ceremony, from left: Tim Kelley, mayor, Connie Herman, Chamber of Commerce staff, GayeLynn Thomas, Chamber of Commerce president, Stan Warfield, Justice of the Peace Precinct 4, Charles Jackson, city manager, Rod Marcotte, building owner, David Burkhalter, Moonside Macarons owner, Ashley Pitre, Downon90 owner, Joseph Torres, Downon90 owner, and Jorge Vazquez, Moonside Macarons owner. The business is located at 101 W. Main St. in Eagle Lake.

WEIMAR UNITED DONATES TO TURTLE WING

CCH SPRING GIVEAWAY WINNER

Teacher Appreciation Week was celebrated last week, May 8-12. On May 9, Industry State Bank wanted to show their support and appreciation of teachers by starting their day off with a meal for breakfast. The bank offered teachers at all Columbus Independent School District schools and St. Anthony’s Catholic School breakfast tacos, sponsored by ISB. The bank said they offered the meal to give thanks to all the teachers and staff for the hard work they put in year-round with their students.

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COLUMBUS – The fifth-grade classes of Columbus Elementary School and St. Anthony Catholic School were scheduled to bury a time capsule on Thursday, May 11 at the Courthouse.

The following dates and times below are graduations for Weimar, Rice Consolidated, and Columbus:

WEIMAR – The Friends of the Weimar Public Library and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office of Colorado County will present “Pasture Weed Identification: Strategies and Tips” at the Weimar Public Library, 1 Jackson Square, on Friday, May 26.

CARDS SENIOR COMMITS TO ANGELINA JC

On Tuesday, May 9, the Rice athletics program held their annual Athletic Awards Assembly to recognize a host of players and athletes who had successful seasons and contributed to Rice’s forward steps in athletics this season. The theme of the night was the hope Rice has for the future as many of the featured teams had little to no seniors on their respective squads, as well as a plethora of young players hoping to take another step forward next school year. Many awards were given throughout the night as there were several general award recipients as well as awards given out for each team.

ETBU SIGNS ALL-STATE RICE RUNNER

GUSTUS SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT