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Betty Louise (Blank) Schuchardt, 76, of La Grange, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at TruCare Living Centers in Columbus, Texas.

Diane Ellen O’Bannon, 76, of Houston, Texas passed away on Dec. 29, 2022, at Methodist Hospital in Sugar Land, Texas.

Gus R. Polasek, 74, passed away on Jan. 15, 2023, in Columbus, Texas. He was born to Gus John and Agnes Martha (Dirba) Polasek on Oct.

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WEIMAR – Boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the 2023 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship at the St. Michael Family Center Gym on Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

COLUMBUS – The public is invited to a grand opening and ribbon cutting for Harrell Dentistry at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20 hosted by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce.

COLUMBUS – Students from Columbus ISD, who submitted art to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, currently have their artwork on display at the Live Oak Art Center, 1014 Milam St., until Feb. 1.

SCHULENBERG – The Turtle Wing Foundation’s annual Toast returns on Jan. 26 at Sengelmann Hall, 531 N. Main St.

LA GRANGE – Diane Rose will be a guest presenter at the Colorado Valley Quilt Guild, 653 E. Pearl St., on Jan. 24 at 10 a.m.

VICTORIA – The public is invited to attend the annual Equipping the Saints event on Saturday, Feb. 4 hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church, 106 N. DeLeon St.

The Columbus varsity lady hoops team has not lost many games this season and has not lost in five tries since their two losses in a late-December tournament. In the five games since their last loss to Houston Christian, the Lady Cards have averaged over 55 points per game while holding their opponents to just under 34 points per game. These big wins include their victories last week as Columbus defeated Tidehaven on Tuesday and then Palacios at home on Friday night.

Columbus cheerleaders take top-15 placement at State

The Columbus Cardinals’ varsity basketball team has yet to lose in district play, and if the recent trend of hot shooting continues, opposing teams will have a tough time adding that first loss to the Cards’ record. The three-point shot was a big weapon for the Cards once again over the past week as they used some big performances from Cristian Reyna and Trace Braden to take back-to-back wins over Tidehaven and then Palacios.

Columbus’ lady soccer team has been finding a lot of success in the early season as they battled through another tournament last week. At nearby Rice High School, the Lady Cards fought through six close matches in consecutive days. Like the rest of the season, Columbus relied on their strong defense and top scorers to claim four wins and two ties on the way to the tournament gold medal.

The first powerlifting meet of the season came with significant success forth the Columbus Cardinals’ and Rice Raiders’ lift teams. The Rice-hosted ‘Swamp Strength 1.0’ marked the first of several competitions to be held this season at the school. Lifters in the county got off to a hot start as each school had top performers and placements at the conclusion of the meet.

RAIDERS TAKE DIFFICULT BACK-TO-BACK LOSSES

The Lady Raiders had some difficulties last week as district play continues. Rice has been having those same difficulties all district season as they have yet to get their first district win of the season. After a difficult offensive performance in the first game of the week against Edna, the Lady Raiders got a better performance against Industrial despite still falling in a big deficit.

The Texas Girls’ Coaches Association is a statewide press organization that covers, analyzes and ranks varsity girls’ sports in every division. Both the Columbus Lady Cardinals and the Weimar Ladycats spent time this past season on the TGCA top-25 poll as one of the top teams in the state. Because of their team performance this season, it is no surprise that there are a number of players from both teams who received honors for their play. Below are the TGCA All-State selections in Colorado County. Note: The All-State selections are separated by division and consolidated here for space. Columbus is in the 3A division, and Weimar is in the 2A division.

The Weimar Ladycats had only one game this past week after having an off day on Friday. Despite the break, they may have been chomping at the bit to get back on the court to redeem themselves after dropping a close game against the Ganado Lady Indians. Weimar had a strong game and kept things close because of their defense which has been elite all season. However, they did not find enough scoring late to get over the hump as they fell to the 37-35 defeat.

COLUMBUS BOYS TAKE SECOND AT RICE SOCCER TOURNEY

The Weimar Wildcats had chances near the end of their game against Ganado to potentially come out with a victory. They were able to score and defend at a relatively high level all game. However, Ganado made just enough plays to take the tight victory as they held on for a 56-53 win.