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Lady Cats SecureFirst-Ever Trip to Final Four

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Columbus chamber honorees …

Among the local citizens who received volunteer recognition at the Annual Columbus Chamber of CommerceMembership Appreciation Banquet last Thursday night at the Stafford Opera House in Columbus were CharlieNovasad, left, of Colorado County Habitat for Humanity, and Riana and Al Jamison. Not pictured was JoanieDungen of AL&M Building Supply. Banner Press Photos by Ramona Ferguson

Employees recognized at the Annual Columbus Chamber of Commerce Membership Appreciation Banquetlast Thursday night at the Stafford Opera House in Columbus were, from left, Nora Rollins of The BannerPress Newspaper, Connie Lowe of AL&M Building Supply, Lauren Jette of The Colorado County Citizen,Cheryl Foster of Tru Care Solutions Inc., Frances Brod of Edward Jones Investments, Pam Cernoch of Indus-try State Bank and Jason Frank of Brookshire Brothers. Not pictured was Ruth Horndt of H•E•B.

Columbus Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citi-zen recipient Jerry Mikeska enjoys the spotlight with2013-14 Miss Columbus Katie Cain after receivinghis award from board member Bill Stolle.

Eagle Scout Colton Matus, left, also was honored asa Distinguished Citizen last Thursday night at theStafford Opera House in Columbus. Presenting theaward was chamber board member Bill Stolle.

Weimar girls basketball coach Roger Maupin shows a piece of the net hehad just cut for everyone to see after the Lady Cats defeated Harper 51-45 in the Region IV-1A Division I championship to earn their first-evertrip to the UIL Final Four last Saturday at the Cougar Den on the cam-pus of Canyon High School in New Braunfels. Banner Press Photo byChad Ferguson

A piece of history …

Aggravated sexual assault suspectof Flatonia teen arrested in Austin

MIGUEL GUTIERREZ

AUSTIN — There has been an arrest in thecase from Flatonia, where a 13-year-old femalejuvenile initially had reported being “kidnapped”from a Flatonia school.

been assaulted by someone that she had met using asocial media App.

After a nearly two-month rigorous investigationby Jasek, a suspect was later identified as MiguelAngel Gutierrez, 30, of Austin.

He was indicted by the Fayette County grand juryon the charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child.A warrant was later issued for his arrest and he wastaken into custody by Austin Police Department per-sonnel.

Gutierrez posted a $100,000 personal recognizantbond in Travis County where he was arrested.

“I want to warn children of the importance to onlyspeak with someone on social media that you knowand be aware of the dangers of meeting someonethat you do not know,” said Korenek.

According to Fayette County Sheriff KeithKorenek, Investigator Angela Jasek assisted theFlatonia Police Department with the initial in-vestigation, where it was later learned that a kid-napping had not occurred, but the juvenile had

“I want to warn children of the importance toonly speak with someone on social media thatyou know and be aware of the dangers of meet-ing someone that you do not know.”

—Keith Korenek Fayette County Sheriff

It’s time to go to the pollsfor 2014 primary elections

Voter turnout for Tuesday’sDemocratic and Republican pri-maries is expected to be higherthan usual across the tri-countythanks primarily to the number ofcontested races on the ballot.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m.to 7 p.m.

Early voting for Tuesday’s pri-maries will end Friday.

A total of six Republican can-didates tossed their hats in the ringfor county judge after longtimeAustin County Judge CarolynBilski announced she would notseek re-election.

The list includes Clyde Drake,Tommy Johnson, Tim Lapham,Nick Tirey, John F. Graham andAbel A. Pena Jr.

They were among the 18 Re-publicans to file for seats in Aus-tin County.

No one filed on the Democraticticket, according to Austin CountyParty Chair Jack Sterling.

There are two other contestedraces for the March 2014 primary.Seeking the county treasurer’spost to be vacated by Laura Kayeare Tinson Ekarius Rasbury andBryan Haevischer.

And in quest of the Precinct 4justice of the peace seat will beBrian T. King and Bernice Burger.Dennis King did not file for re-election.

Among the incumbents whofiled for re-election were TravisJ. Koehn for criminal district at-torney; Daniel W. Leedy as countycourt at law; Sue Murphy, districtclerk; Carrie Gregor, county clerk;Robert Wayne “Bobby” Rinn,Precinct 2 commissioner; DouglasW. King, Precinct 4 commis-sioner; Rick Yancey, Precinct 1JP; Wilfred W. Krause, Precinct 2JP; and Cheryl B. Kollatschny,Precinct 3 JP.

IN COLORADO COUNTY,there are three contested races onthe GOP ticket.

With Harvey Vornsand notseeking re-election as district

clerk, Linda Holman and Eugenia“Genia” Behrens have filed for hisseat. Willie Mae Williams is un-opposed for the position on theDemocratic ticket.

Darlene Hayek also will notseek re-election as county clerk,and Kimberly Menke and LynnWostarek have filed as Republi-cans.

Joyce Stancik, a former countytreasurer who was appointed bycommissioners’ court to fill anunexpired term, is being chal-lenged by Gretchen Maddux in theRepublican Party primary.

Unopposed in their respectiveprimaries to succeed GeorgeCason are Republican CarolynBaird and Democrat StanWarfield.

GOP incumbents who filedwithout opposition were TyPrause as county judge, MatthewW. Loessin as county surveyor,Darrell Kubesch as Precinct 2commissioner, Darrell D. Gertsonas Precinct 4 commissioner, BillyHefner as Precinct 1 JP and ChrisMaddux as Precinct 2 JP. Precinct3 JP incumbent Francis J.Truchard will be unopposed onthe Democratic ticket.

FAYETTE COUNTY’S fil-ing period ended with a record-breaking 11 Republicans runningfor county offices.

Eight of the 11 are incumbentsrunning for re-election, with sixof them being former Democratsnow running as Republicans, ac-cording to GOP County ChairDavid Stall.

Only two offices will have acontested race. Lee Allen Fritschwill challenge incumbent Ed Jan-ecka for county judge and StevenElton Moeller will attempt to oustincumbent Tommy Tipton for Pre-cinct 3 JP.

Precinct 4 Commissioner TomMuras, County Surveyor GeneKruppa, and JPs Sheila Coufal inPrecinct 2 and Dan Mueller inPrecinct 4.

Greg Covington also is unop-posed on the Republican ticket forPrecinct 1 JP.

On the Democratic side, CecilR. Webster Sr. resigned as partychair to file for county judge.

The only other Democrats tofile in Fayette County were Vir-ginia Wied as district clerk andScott Parker as Precinct 1 JP.

THERE ALSO are somehighly-contested races on the na-tional and state level.

Seven callengers want to up-end incumbent U.S. Senator JohnCornyn on the GOP ticket. Theyinclude Linda Vega, DwayneStovall, Ken Cope, Reid Reaswor,Steve Stockman, Curt Cleaver andChris Mapp.

And if Cornyn clears the Re-publican hurdle, one of theseDemcrats will be waiting inNovember’s general election.

They include Harry Kim,Maxey Marie Scherr, Michael“Fjet” Fjetland, David M.Alamael and Kesha Rogers.

In the governor’s race to suc-ceed Rick Perry, current TexasAttorney General Greg Abbottand State Senator Wendy R. Davisare the favorties in the Republi-can and Democratic primaries,respectively.

Running unopposed as incum-bent Republicans are CountyClerk Julie Karstedt, Precinct 2Commissioner Gary Weishuhn,

The GOP also has contestedraces for attorney general comp-troller of public accounts, includ-ing General Land Office commis-sioner, and commissioner of agri-cultural. The Democratic Partyalso has three candidates seekingthe agriculture chair.

If needed, May 24 is the dateset aside for a primary run-offelection.

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RELAY TO RECOGNIZE CAREGIVERSEALY — Are you a cancer survivor or family member who

would like to have a special caregiver recognized? One specialcaregiver will be recognized during the opening ceremony of the14th Annual Relay for Life of Austin County to be held Saturday,May 3 at Tiger Stadium in Sealy. Nominations can be submittedby writing a short letter/essay telling the committee why the spe-cial caregiver should be recognized as this year’s Caregiver of theYear. Please limit the submission to one page in length and mail toPam Schneider, P.O. Box 614, Sealy, TX 77474. Nominations mustbe postmarked by March 31.

GUITARIST KAYA TO PERFORMROUND TOP — Guitarist Celil Refik Kaya will perform Sat-

urday, March 8 at 3 p.m. at Festival Concert Hall at Round TopFestival Institute in Round Top. Kaya is a child prodigy who hasgrown up to dazzle and amaze all who attend his performances.He will perform works by J.S. Bach, Leo Brouwer, Jorge Morel,Manuel Ponce and Joaquin Rodrigo. For more information or topurchase tickets, call (979) 250-3815.

WINE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL SETSCHULENBURG — The What I Like About Texas Schulen-

burg Wine and Music Festival will be held Saturday, March 8 inSchulenburg. The Texas Wine Trail will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.,and the Wine and Beer Cafe will be open from 4 to 8 p.m. withlive acoustic music. A dance with Austin’s Honky Tonk king DaleWatson and his Lonestars is scheduled from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. atSengelmann Dance Hall in Schulenburg. Tickets are $10 for thedance only, and $20 for dance and wine trail. For more informa-tion or to purchase tickets, call (866) 504-5294. Tickets also willbe available at the door.

PUBLIC FORUM PLANNEDLA GRANGE — The City of La Grange Economic Develop-

ment Department, headed by Scott Byler and the La Grange AreaChamber of Commerce led by Interim President Korin Burnett,chairman Donald Roensch and Economic Development Commit-tee chair Dick Frenzel, will sponsor a public forum Monday, March17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Randolph Recreation Center in LaGrange. The purpose of the forum is to release the findings of thestudy conducted on broadband assessment completed by ConnectedTexas for La Grange. For more information or to RSVP, contactthe chamber at (979) 968-5756 or email chamber@lagrangetx.org.

DANCE CLUB TO HOLD DANCESEALY — The Sealy Dance Club will host a public dance Sat-

urday from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall inSealy. Music will be provided by The Old Rascals, featuring sing-ing star Amber Bennett. This is the club’s Go Western Dance soeveryone is encouraged to put their boots and come party. Mostpeople bring some food, cake, sandwiches, chips, dips, etc. to puttogether to share for the 9:30 p.m. break. The club furnishes thecoffee. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to at-tend. For more information, call C.W. Brandes at (979) 885-3489.

FOTOFEST 2014 BIENNIAL SLATEDFAYETTEVILLE — FotoFest International Biennial, founded

in Houston in 1983, celebrates worldwide photography every twoyears with multiple exhibits and lectures. The Red & White Gal-lery in Fayetteville will participate with three galleries exhibitedthe work of 10 photographers. Opening receptions will be heldSaturday, March 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will be openthrough April 26.

TEACHERS ASSOCIATION TO MEETLA GRANGE — The Fayette County Retired Teachers Asso-

ciation will meet Monday, March 10 at 1:45 p.m. at the FaisonHome in La Grange. After the guided tour, participants will go tothe Texas One Stop for a short business meeting and social time.All retired school personnel are encouraged to attend, even if re-tired from another city, county or state. For more information, call(979) 743-4812.

FIRST-EVER SAUSAGEFEST SLATEDSCHULENBURG — The Schulenburg Chamber of Commerce

will hold its first-ever Schulenburg Sausagefest Saturday, April 5.The event will include a sausage-making contest with five catego-ries, plus showmanship. There will be live music in the streetswith entertainment by The Ennis Czech Boys, Mark Halata &Texavia and Los Kolaches. The event also will include antiquetractors, children’s activities, biergarten and food vendors. For moreinformation, contact the chamber at (979) 743-4514, emailinfo@schulenburgchamber.org or visit the website atwww.schulenburgsausagefest.org.

PAPA JOHN’S COMING TO CESCOLUMBUS — Papa John’s will be coming to the Columbus

Elementary School playground area Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. Theevent, sponsored by the CES student council, will benefit CESstudents.

CCWO MEETING PLANNEDCOLUMBUS — The Columbus Christian Women’s Organi-

zation will hold its regular meeting Thursday, March 6 at St. PaulLutheran Church in Columbus. Social time will begin at 9 a.m.followed by the meeting promptly at 9:30 a.m.

GERMAN SOCIETY SLATES MEETINGCOLUMBUS — The Colorado County Chapter of the Texas

German Society will hold its bimonthly meeting tonight (Thurs-day) at 7 p.m. at the Colorado County Services Facility in Colum-bus. Members are asked to bring items representative of their Ger-man traditions of Easter, Christmas, etc. to share with others. Any-one interested in the German culture is invited.

PTO TO MEETCOLUMBUS — The next Columbus Junior High School-Riv-

erside Campus PTO meeting will be Tuesday at noon in Room110 at the school. All members and prospective members are urgedto attend.

TEXANA TROT TO HOLD 3K FUN WALKROSENBERG — A Texana Trot 3K Fun Walk, benefiting the

Texana Center, will be held Saturday at the Texana West Campusin Rosenberg. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. The event willinclude vendor booths, arts and crafts sale, face painting, sno-cones,popcorn, kids games, inflatable obstacle course, and walking mu-sic by Electric DJ Entertainment. For more information, or to reg-ister a team or individual, call (281) 239-1427 or go online totexanacenter.com.

BLINN SEEKS FORMER STUDENTSSEALY — Blinn College is seeking to tighten its bond with

former students and others throughout Austin County who are ex-cited about the college’s future. Blinn asks former students andfriends of the college to provide contact information, so it cankeep them better informed about the exciting community events,student programs and educational opportunities taking placethroughout the community college district and especially on Blinn-Sealy’s campus. To receive future information about Blinn Col-lege happenings, send name, mailing address, email address andphone number to lisa.caton@blinn.edu or call (979) 627-7997.

KC TO HOLD FISH FRYFRELSBURG — The Frelsburg Knights of Columbus Coun-

cil No. 5157 will hold its annual all-you-can-eat fish fry everyFriday night from March 7 through April 11 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. atSts. Peter & Paul Diamond Center in Frelsburg. The meal is $11for adults and $5 for children under 12, with children under 6being able to eat free. Plates to go and fish by the pound are $10.The meal will consist of catfish filets, French fries, hush puppies,coleslaw and tea. Homemade desserts will be available from theSt. Anne’s Altar Society.

RSVP SEEKING VOLUNTEERSBELLVILLE — The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

(RSVP), a non-profit organization serving Austin, Colorado andWaller counties, is seeking volunteers. RSVP is America’s largestvolunteer network for people age 55 and over. Volunteering leadsto new discoveries and new friends. Plus, studies show that vol-unteering helps you live longer and promotes a positive outlookon life. With RSVP, volunteers will receive pre-service orienta-tion, training from the organization where you serve, and will beinvited to the annual Celebration of Volunteerism event. Volun-teer as little as a one hour a month up to 40 hours a week. There isno cost to volunteer. For more information, call Mary Martin at(979) 398-9549 or email mmartin@erjcchouston.org.

LOAC TO PRESENT WATERCOLOR GROUPCOLUMBUS — The Live Oak Art Center (LOAC) will present

the Waterloo Watercolor Group 2014 Juried Exhibition with jurorAlexis Lavine now through March 8. The Waterloo Water Groupis an organization of water media artists in Austin and CentralTexas who have been active since 1977. For more information orgallery hours visit www.liveoakartcenter.org.

ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP TO MEETCOLUMBUS — An Alzheimer’s support group will meet the

fourth Tuesday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. on the secondfloor of the Columbus Community Hospital Professional Build-ing in Columbus. Lunch will be provided. The meetings are spon-sored by Parkview Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation, River OaksHealth & Rehabilitation Center and Schulenburg Regency Con-tinuum of Care Retirement Community. For more information orto RSVP, call Betty Hajovsky at (979) 732-2372, Ext. 608.

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Footprintsof Fayette

The untold story of Whales Clemons,an African American pioneer

EDITOR’S NOTE: FayetteCounty is one of the oldest andhistoric counties in Texas andthere are so many wonderful sto-ries that need to be preserved andshared with everyone.

The Fayette County Histori-cal Commission will resume pub-lishing articles relating historicalfacts pertaining to FayetteCounty in a column, Footprintsof Fayette, which will run weeklyand cover a wide range of topics.Members of the Fayette CountyHistorical Commission will au-thor these articles.

This column will give newresidents of Fayette County agood background on theiradopted home and help all resi-dents appreciate the history ofthis county. Teachers also will beable to utilize this column in theirclasses as a teaching aid.

Care will be taken to ensurethe accuracy of the column. Anycomments on the articles can bedirected to Footprints of FayetteCommittee Chair CarolynHeinsohn.

The Fayette County Histori-cal Commission meets the thirdMonday of odd-numberedmonths at various locationsthroughout the county and mem-bership is open to everyone. Ifyou are interested in becoming amember, call (979) 968-3545.

Its office, located at the Fay-ette County Agricultural Build-ing in La Grange is open Mon-days and Wednesdays from 10a.m. to 3 p.m., or other days byappointment.

By DAVID L. COLLINS SR.

This is the second of a three-part series.

The conditions of the sale ofthe 35 and 80-acre tracts by Jo-seph Krupa were very stringentuntil paid in full and states that“Whales Clemons cannot cut tim-ber on the two tracts and can onlycut timber for his place of resi-dence and farming. If there is adefault, all land, improvements,plus money paid remains in theownership of Josef Krupa.”

At the closing, Mr. Krupa gaveWhales one iron axle and a horsewagon.

As we look back at the 1880U.S. Census, the Whales Clemonsfamily had grown from six chil-dren in 1870 to 10 children. Thechildren living at home includedCharlie (18), Tom (17), Ed (14),John (12), Henry (8), Samie“Samuel” (6), Lucy (5) and Bessie(3). Mary, 22, had apparentlymoved away from home or mar-ried, and Mandy, 20, also was notliving at home.

At that time, they were livingin the 5th District of FayetteCounty.

Mandy Clemons apparentlywas married to Richard Collinsbefore the enumeration of the1880 Census. Their first child, IraCollins, was born on Oct. 1, 1880.

Based on Ira Collins’ birth cer-tificate, they lived near Nechanitz,Texas, located along FM 2145.Richard Collins and MandyClemons were my great-grandpar-ents and were the parents of fivechildren, Ira, Edward, Hugh, Gen-eral Sr. and Gertrude. Ed Collinswas my grandfather.

In my previous articles, I docu-mented the migration of my an-cestors and other African Ameri-can pioneers from Fayette County,Texas, to Lee County, Texas. Thismigration began after the CivilWar and continued through the1920s and ’30s, because the whiteslave owners sold their land andleft the slaves to fend for them-selves.

Also most of the Germans andCzechs, who had settled in the twocounties, had from five to 10 chil-dren who worked on their ownfarms, so there generally was noneed for share croppers.

As I continued to develop theWhales Clemons story, based onFayette County deed records, itwas documented that he receivedan offer for his accumulated acre-age of 195 acres from W.R. Doak,who was representing AxelMeerscheidt of Bexar County,Texas, and H. B. Kaulbach of Fay-ette County, Texas, in 1883.

The land in question was theaccumulated acreage purchasedby Whales and Sarah Clemonsfrom John and Catherine Kozurekin 1874 and Joseph and FranciskaKrupa in 1878.

For the Whales Clemons 195acres in Fayette County, Texas,W.R. Doak began negotiating aland swap for Tracts No. 8, 9 and10 and the north half of Tract No.11 in the Stephen F. Austin Leaguein Lee County, Texas. Tract No. 8contained 114 acres; Tract No. 9,101 acres; Tract No.10, 100 acres;and Tract No. 11, 50 acres, plustwo acres for a church, for a totalof 365 acres.

An agreement was reached onthe land swap, and the deed wasexecuted by Axel Meerscheidt andH.B. Kaulbach on Nov. 23, 1891,in Bexar County, Texas. The deedwas also filed in Fayette County,Texas by Kaulbach.

The above transactions, as faras I can tell, were a pure swap of195 acres of land in FayetteCounty, Texas, for 365 acres inLee County, Texas. There was nomention of money or dollars paidin the final deed.

The Whales Clemons familytransitioned from their Nechanitzarea home to their new homesteadthat is still in the family today. Thenew homestead is located at theend of Lee County Road CR 429along Brushy Creek near theBurleson County Line and dueeast of FM 141 near New DimeBox, Texas.

The area is a Freedom Colonynamed Sandy Point. Many of theClemons family members are bur-ied there in the Sandy Point Cem-etery.

Whales and Sarah Clemonsraised a beautiful family on theirfinal home place from 1892 to1906 in Lee County, Texas. Theynot only reared their own children,but also took in the children ofRichard Collins and MandyClemons-Collins, which includedEd (14), my grandfather, hisbrothers, Ira (20), General Sr. (16),Hugh (12); and his sister, Gertrude(18), based on the 1900 U.S. Cen-sus.

For some reason, Richard Col-lins and Mandy Clemons-Collinsdisappeared around 1900, and thefamily has not been able to deter-mine where they went or whathappened. After several years ofresearch of records, I was able tolocate Mandy Clemons-Collins’death certificate, which indicatedthat she was buried in Seguin,Texas.

Thanks to Whales and SarahClemons, the children of RichardCollins and Mandy Clemons-Col-lins grew up and made a life forthemselves. We have not beenable to find a picture of Whalesand Sarah; however, we were ableto find a few pictures of siblingsand their grandson, WhalesClemons.

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Law clarifies whereelectioneering may occur

By ED STERLING

AUSTIN — Questions over where you maystand, what you can say and when you can say itarise here and there around Texas at election time.A new law to solve such issues is on the books.

House Bill 259, which took effect when Gov.Rick Perry signed it into law on June 14, 2013,allows political speech outside of the 100-foot zoneat public buildings where election polls are located.

The new law trumps local practices that previ-ously may have prevented citizens from engagingin political speech outside of the 100-foot zone.

“This change in law protects First Amendmentrights by assuring that people are able to expresstheir political views without fear of prosecution orpersecution,” said state Rep. Ron Simmons, R-Carrollton, primary author of HB 259, in a Feb. 18statement.

“Language was specifically included in the billto authorize reasonable time, place, and mannerrestrictions on electioneering conducted outside ofthe 100-foot marker, so long as electioneering isnot prohibited altogether,” Simmons added. “HB259 protects some of our nation’s most fundamen-tal rights: the freedom of speech and the right tovote.”

DPS Offers Election IDOn Feb. 18, the first day of early voting in the

primary election, the Texas Department of PublicSafety publicized a reminder that election identifi-cation certificates are available at driver licenseoffices, with select offices open on Saturdays andat mobile stations in select counties.

State law requires voters to present their driverlicense or suitable photo identification at the pollsprior to voting.

There is no fee for the election identificationcertificate. Information on how to obtain a certifi-cate can be found online at dps.texas.gov or by tele-phoning (512) 424-2600.

More Health Funding ComesThe state announced the awarding of $45 mil-

lion to supplement the amount the 2013 Texas Leg-islature appropriated for women’s health servicesfor use in 2015.

“We’re providing women greater access to abroader range of health services in Texas,” saidDepartment of State Health Services CommissionerDavid Lakey on Feb. 14. “These dollars will helpwomen receive the family planning and screeningservices they need to be healthy.”

According to Lakey, the entities to receive thesupplemental funding — which include local healthdepartments, hospital clinics and other health clin-

ics — serve about 170,000 low-income women peryear with services including family planning andhealth screenings.

The agency estimated more than 60 percent ofthe women served will receive family planningservices and that to be eligible for the programwomen must be 18 years of age or older and at orbelow 200 percent of Federal Poverty Level guide-lines.

According to the Texas Health and Human Ser-vices Commission, 3.3 million Texas women areat or below the Federal Poverty Level.

Panel Eyes Health, SafetyReducing child fatalities and improving access

to women’s health services were the subjects of aFeb. 20 interim meeting of the state Senate Com-mittee on Health and Human Services.

While child deaths due to abuse and neglect aredown overall, there has been a recent spike in fos-ter care fatalities, according to a statement releasedby Committee Chair Jane Nelson, R-FlowerMound.

“It is unacceptable for any child to die fromabuse or neglect, certainly when that child has beenentrusted to the state.” Regarding women’s healthcare, Nelson noted that the 83rd Texas Legislatureprovided $240 million in funding for women’shealth services, including cancer screenings,wellness exams and other health services to anadditional 170,000 women.

“As a result, women’s health in Texas is nowfunded at record levels and Texas has the capacityto serve more women than ever before,” she said,adding, “Now we need to ensure that the resourceswe invested are truly meeting the needs of Texaswomen.”

Sen. Kirk Watson, chair of the Texas Senate’sDemocratic Caucus, posted a reaction saying,“We’re encouraged by Chairwoman Nelson’spledge to have ‘a thorough discussion of every as-pect’ of the state’s efforts to provide healthcare toTexas women.”

Court to Hear EPA CasesAn appeal filed by the State of Texas was among

six lawsuits against the federal Environmental Pro-tection Agency grouped and scheduled 90 minutesof collective time for arguments be heard by theUnited States Supreme Court on Feb. 24.

In its case, Texas is petitioning the high courtto stop the EPA and the Obama administration frombroadening greenhouse gas enforcement standardsto include more sources of carbon dioxide emis-sions.

Ed Sterling is the director of member servicesfor the Texas Press Association.

Mr. Webb Honey, do yourhomework at Paper Moon

By WILLIS WEBB

When I “went off” to collegein the mid-1950s, I was used toteachers in our 210-student highschool that knew me and calledme by my first name.

When they got mad at me theyscreeched: “Willis NewmanWEBB!!!” Yeeesh.

Attending Sam Houston StateUniversi ty,nee StateTeachers Col-lege in thosedays, was likeattending abig Houstonhigh school.There were

1,900 students, 900 of them fresh-men.

Teachers-lecturers-professorswere known as Mr., Miss or Doc-tor. The only place I got “famil-iar” with a T-L-P was in journal-ism where the head of the depart-ment, Dr. Ferol Robinson becameknown to me as “Dr. R.”

Of course, he knew his “J” stu-dents by their first names.

In most other classes, the T-L-P’s addressed us as Mr. Webb orMiss Hill. However, I had awoman instructor who used theformal Mr. or Miss in front of yourname and added the term “honey,”after your name.

Her name was Martha AnnTurner, and she was middle-agedand unmarried.

Ms. Turner was in the Englishdepartment and taught a course in“creative writing,” which could becredited as either English or jour-nalism. I chose it as a journalismcourse.

In those somewhat puritanicalmid-1950s, one did not hear pro-

fanity or suggestive stories in aclassroom, i.e., unless you tookMs. Turner’s creative writingcourse.

While Ms. Turner did not useprofanity, she did allow what werethen considered “liberties” in writ-ing creatively. The teaching andthe writing were nowhere near thedefinition of lewd or “dirty” intoday’s society.

Word around campus was thatif you wrote about alcohol, party-ing and the like and hinted at sex,you’d receive an “A” on the pa-per and perhaps in the course.

The implication was that Ms.Turner loved implied sex and/or“dirty” stories, and that you’d geta good grade for such inferenceswhether it was well written orgrammatically correct.

One thing is certain, however,and that is that Martha Ann Turnerwas colorful to the point of beingentertaining. And she was a verygood teacher in the art of creativewriting.

I thoroughly enjoyed the classand, since I’d never known any-one like Ms. Turner, I was enam-ored of this intriguing instructor.

She was a free spirit and de-veloped in me a bent for writingcreatively. My strict Baptist up-bringing, to that point, preventedme from succumbing to sugges-tive description on writing assign-ments. Slowly, however, I did be-gin to write more “creatively.”

In the second semester inschool, I fell into the fraternity-sorority way of life of partyingand having a good time, often tothe detriment of grades. It alsoadded some “understanding” tothe lifestyles implied in the de-sired writing in Ms. Turner’s class.

Ms. Turner, when she called on

you in class, it was usually issuedin this terminology: “Mr. Webb,Honey, would you please readyour paper.”

So, we clever devil studentsthought it was funny to refer to heramong ourselves, as “Martha AnnTurner Honey.”

Loving to dance — and alreadyintroduced to the favorite step ofthe day, the jitterbug — I leapt intothe social swirl. The places to so-cialize and dance were those clubsthat served beer and had a juke-box and, often, a band.

The club of choice for under-age imbibers was The Paper Moonin neighboring Trinity County,which was “wet” compared tothen-dry Huntsville and WalkerCounty.

We soon learned that MarthaAnn Turner Honey and anotherEnglish instructor, CharlesAdams, were frequenters of “TheMoon.”

It was said that if you’d buyMartha Ann Turner Honey a beer,you were ensured an A in the cre-ative writing course.

I couldn’t bring myself to buya beer for a teacher, particularlyin order to improve my grade inthe class.

However, I did always askMartha Ann Honey to dance. Wecut a pretty mean rug.

My grade?An A, of course. I had dance

lessons while attending highschool.

Willis Webb is a retired com-munity newspaper publisher ofmore than 55 years experienceand past president of the TexasPress Association. He can bereached by email atwwebb1937@att.net.

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ObituariesWELDON E. CHOLLETT

June 8, 1929 — February 15, 2014Services for Weldon E. Chollett, 84, of Columbus and for-

merly of Houston and Mentor, Ohio, were held Feb. 21 at St.Paul Lutheran Church in Columbus with Pastor John Hunsickerofficiating.

Burial followed at Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery in Colum-bus.

Chollett died Feb. 15 in Columbus.He was born June 8, 1929, in Co-

lumbus, the son of Otto and ViolaEngels Chollett. He was a graduate ofColumbus High School and the Uni-versity of Texas in Austin.

Chollett was united in marriagewith Peggy J. Thomas on Nov. 17,1951.

He worked for Lubrizol Corpora-tion as a chemical engineer for 40 years. He was a member ofSt. Paul Lutheran Church in Columbus and formerly a memberof Zion Lutheran Church in Pasadena and Faith Lutheran Churchin Mentor. He was also a member of the Columbus Lions Club.

Chollett was preceded in death by his wife; parents; andgrandson, Matthew Chollett.

Survivors include his daughter, Kay Wesson and husbandKen of Houston; two sons, Paul Chollett and wife Cheryl ofConroe, and Mark Chollett and wife Heather of Chardon, Ohio;and nine grandchildren, Megan Karlsen and husband Bjorn,Kyle Wesson and fiancée Kathryn Carlson, Kelly Wesson, andCameron, Madi, Zac, Logan, Elise and Madeline Chollett.

Pallbearers were Paul, Mark, Cameron, Zac and LoganChollett, Ken and Kyle Wesson, and Bjorn Karlsen.

Memorial contributions can be made to St. Paul LutheranChurch, P.O. Box 267, Columbus, TX 78934.

Henneke Funeral Home, Columbus, director.

KATHERINE GONZALEZNovember 6, 1949 — February 17, 2014

Services for Katherine Gonzalez, 64, of San Antonio wereheld Feb. 22 at Second Baptist Church in La Grange with theRev. P.A. Turner officiating.

Burial followed at La Grange City Cemetery in La Grange.Gonzalez died Feb. 17 at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San

Antonio.She was born Nov. 6, 1949, in La Grange, the daughter of

Ernest and Augusta Collins Dockery.Gonzalez was united in marriage with Abel Gonzalez.She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, sister

and two brothers.Survivors include two daughters, Rachelyn and La Shanna

Welch, both of San Antonio; son, Brodrick T. Welch of NewYork, N.Y.; stepson, Timothy Welch of San Antonio; three sis-

ters, Earnestine Demerson and husband, Ralph, and LeolaDudley and husband Lee, all of Houston, and Gloria Wolfordof Ruttersville; two brothers, the Rev. Floyd Dockery and wifeGloria of Houston, and Delvin Dockery and wife Dorothy ofBastrop; two sisters-in-law, Harriet Dockery of La Grange andMartha Dockery of Houston; and four grandchildren.

Tommy E. Taylor Funeral Home Inc., La Grange, director.

WILBERT JOE “WILL” KUTRAAugust 3, 1942 — February 20, 2014

Services for Wilbert Joe “Will” Kutra, 74, of Sealy wereheld Feb. 24 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church inSealy.

Burial followed at Immaculate Conception Cemetery inSealy.

Kutra died Feb. 20 at Methodist West Hospital.He was born Aug. 3, 1942, in Frydek, the son of Joe and

Mary Kutra.Kutra attended Sam Houston State University in Huntsville

and served in the U.S. Army in Company B, Third Battalion atFort Polk, La. He remained in the National Guard for a numberof years.

He was united in marriage with Dottie Pavlovsky on Aug.26, 1965, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton.

Kutra was a contractor by trade with Kutra Construction/WK Construction.

He was a member of Immaculate Conception CatholicChurch of Sealy serving as a long time usher, and in earlierdays as past lay reader and music ministry. He was also a mem-ber of the Knights of Columbus at St. Mary’s in Frydek and theSealy Lions Club.

Kutra coached Sealy Little League for many years. In ear-lier days, he won a trophy in a domino tournament inHallettsville.

He was preceded in death by his parents.Survivors include his wife; son, Kenny Blake Kutra of Sealy

and special friend Sara Hurta of Richmond; daughter, MagenSheree Kutra and fiancée Jacob Bumgardner of Sealy; sister,Bernice Hadash of Angleton; grandchildren, Reese Allen andTanner Blake Kutra, both of Madisonville, and Adison Lili Kutraand Jayden Bumgardner, both of Sealy; and numerous niecesand nephews.

Pallbearers were grandsons Reese and Tanner Kutra, BillBlume, Scott and Stephen Stuessel, Dean Hurta, and BrianMazac.

Honorary pallbearers were Adisyn Kutra, Jacob and JaydenBumgardner, Jody Mazac, Tommy Teague, Curtis, Gregg andScott Spencer, and the Sealy Lions Club members.

Memorial contributions can be made to Immaculate Con-ception Church in Sealy or to St. Mary’s Catholic Church inFrydek.

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AUSTIN

FAYETTE

Court FilingsMarriage License

Jorry R. Carroll and Tammy L. JacksonSamuel Lewis Stone and Melody Diane AshleyMitchell Joseph Krenek and Chelsea Renee

EvansJose Laguna and Norma Alicia GonzalezJames Wade Carlock and Jessica Nicole

CarlockLuis Angel Sanchez and Viridiana Garcia AvilaJames Travis Hance and Tabitha Nicole

TrevinoIvan Perez Velazquez and Maria Guadalupe

GudionJulian-Mathias Roder and Nina Patricia

EdmondsonVictorino Valadez and Ollie Ray Williams

District CourtDivorces Filed

Thomas Hamton Allen and Tina MarieLaskoskie

Cheryl Denise Brown and Willie Ray AnthonyBrown

Ashley Nicole Aguilar and Luis AguilarCourtney Leeannee Collins and Shane An-

thony CurrieD’Andrea Dawn Polk and Draper Andreas

Parker Sr.Daniel James Lewis and Sharla Lyndsee LewisEric Charles Beene Jr. and Lucinda Marie

Beene

Divorces GrantedRicardo Monjaraz Garay and Stacy EstradaBeth Ann Luedeker Robert Otto LuedekerHeather Nicole Duebbe and Danny DuebbeGregory Lionel Wilson and Bandi Celeste

Colley

IndictmentsJanuary 29

Christopher Acosta, Count I: burglary of habi-tation; Count II: theft of firearm.

Marlon Roshone Bryant Sr., theft of propertyin an amount greater than or equal to $20,000but less than $100,000.

Jose Cardenas Jr., Count I: burglary of habi-tation; Count II: theft of firearm.

James Logan Claunch, theft of property in anamount greater than or equal to $20,000 but lessthan $100,000.

Erin Kathryn Culley, possession of controlledsubstance Penalty Group 1 in an amount less than1 gram.

Zachary James Davis, burglary of building.Nathan Xavier Higareda, Count I: burglary of

habitation; Count II: theft of firearm.Wesley McCain, possession of controlled sub-

stance Penalty Group 1 in an amount less than 1gram.

Sandi Marie Ramirez, Count I: forgery of fi-nancial instrument; Count II: theft of property inan amount greater than or equal to $1,500 butless than $20,000.

Sandi Marie Ramirez, possession of con-trolled substance Penalty Group 1 greater thanor equal to 1 gram but less than 4 grams.

Amos Bradley Templeton, burglary of habi-tation intended other felony.

Maurice L. Turner, Count I: burglary of habi-tation; Count II: theft of property in an amountgreater than or equal to $1,500 but less than$20,000.

James B. Whitworth, credit card or debit cardabuse.

Brian Lorel Williams, driving while intoxi-cated, third or more.

DispositionsFebruary 18

Justin Robert Fletcher, possession of con-trolled substance Penalty Group 1 in an amountless than 1 gram. Originally filed June 21, 2011.Defendant was sentenced to 15 months state jail,must submit blood sample to the Texas DPS DNADatabank, and was assessed court costs and fees.

Brandon Justin Perot, theft from person.Originally filed June 27, 2011. Defendant wassentenced to Defendant was sentenced to 15months state jail, must submit blood sample tothe Texas DPS DNA Databank, and was assessedcourt costs and fees.

Christopher Dewitt Kessler, Count I: creditcard or debit card abuse; Count II: theft of ser-vices in an amount greater than or equal to $1,500but less than $20,000. Orginally filed March 30,2009. Defendant’s case was dismissed.

Amos Bradley Templeton, burglary of habi-tation intended other felony. Originally filed Dec.19, 2013. Defendant was sentenced to eight yearsdeferred adjudication, must submit blood sampleto the Texas DPS DNA Databank, and was assessedcourt costs and fees.

Court FilingsMarriage License

Faustino Hernandez and Aurora TovarAnthony Carl Johnson and Casey Jordan

Mayfield

Craig Michael Reed and Desirea Dawn LoweJohn Henry Karstedt and Ashley Marie

CardenasRay Alfred Hernandez and Jessica GaldamezLane Jerome Rogers and Lela Amelia

CampbellMark Anthony Becerra and Amber Leigh

BurrisRyan Sterling Anderson and Casey Leigh

Maertz

County CourtCases FiledFebruary 10

Virgie Mae Denley, theft of property by checkin an amount greater than or equal to $20 butless than $500.

February 11Kristen Marie Sherrard, possession of mari-

juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.

February 12Anthony Jessie Valdez, possession of mari-

juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Luis Antonio Gomez, possession of marijuana

in an amount less than 2 ounces.Demetres Servantes, possession of marijuana

in an amount less than 2 ounces.Miguel Rodriguez Perez, criminal trespass.Pedro Merino Rodriguez, criminal trespass.Michael Steven Duenas, driving while intoxi-

cated.Edgar Valdez, driving while license invalid

with previous convictions/suspensions withoutfinancial responsibilities.

Sean Rohan Thomas, driving while intoxi-cated with a blood alcohol content in an amountgreater than or equal to 0.15.

DispositionsFebruary 19

Jose Mario Arevalo Jr., possession of mari-juana in an amount less than 2 ounces. Defen-dant was sentenced to one year deferred adjudi-cation, must attend drug class, and was assessedcourt costs and fines.

Ryan Scott Christian, motion to revoke, CountI: driving while intoxicated; Count II: possessionof marijuana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Defendant was sentenced to 10 days jail as a con-dition of probation and an additional 25 hourscommunity service.

Janae Marie Coleman, motion to revoke, as-sault causes bodily injury. Defendant’s probationwas extended six months, eight days in jail as acondition of probation and must attend support-ive revovery at Career & Recovery within 30 days.

Joshua Wade Conner, assault causes bodilyinjury/family violence. Defendant’s case was dis-missed.

Jordan Stephon Jackson, possession of mari-juana in less than 2 ounces. Defendant was sen-tenced to 30 days in jail and was assessed fines.

Kenneth Russell Murray, driving while licenseinvalid with previous conviictions/suspensionwithout financial responsibilities. Defendant wassentenced to three days jail, and was assessedcourt costs and fines.

Jesus E. Rodriguez Mendez, driving whileintoxicated with a blood alcohol content in anamount greater than or equal to 0.15. Defendantwas sentenced to 30 days jail, 12 months driver’slicense suspension, and was assessed court costsand fines.

Jose Juan Salazar-Covarru, possession ofmarijuana in an amount less than 2 ounces. De-fendant was extended six months, 10 days as acondition of probation, an additional 25 hourscommunity service and must attend counseling.

Valeen Anna Soliz, assault causes bodily inury.Defendant’s case was dismissed.

Edgar Valez, Count I: driving while licenseinvalid with previous conviictions/suspensionwithout financial responsibilities; Count II: flee-ing police officer. Defendant was sentenced to oneyear probation, 10 days as a condition of proba-tion, and was assessed court costs and fines.

Matthew Ryan Wente, Count I: theft of prop-erty in an amount greater than or equal to $50but less than $500; Count II: criminal mischief inan amount greater than and equal to $500 butless than $1,500. Defendant was sentenced to 18months deferred adjudication, four days jail as acondition of probation, and was assessed finesand restitution.

Taylor-Aaron Oquinn White, criminal tres-pass. Defendant’s case was dismissed.

Sandy Carvelli Cardenas, accident involvingdamage to vehicle in an amount greater than orequal to $200. Defendant was sentenced to oneyear probation, and was assessed court costs,fines and restitution.

Luis Antonio Gomez, possession of marijuanain an amount less than 2 ounces. Defendant wassentenced to one year deferred adjudication, mustattend drug class, and was assessed court costsand fines.

LaBrittany Ruth Hemphill, driving while li-cense invalid with previous conviictions/suspen-sion without financial responsibilities. Defendantwas sentenced to three days jail, and was assessedcourt costs and fines.

Brittany Nichole Ruiz, assault causes bodilyinjury. Defendant’s case was dismissed.

Leonard Wayne Shropshire, Count I: resistarrest, search or transport; Count II: assault

causes bodily injury. Defendant was sentenced to90 days jail.

Kevin Ledell Taylor, evading arrest/detention.Defendant was sentenced to 100 days jail.

Ana C. Tello, driving while license invalid withprevious conviictions/suspension without finan-cial responsibilities. Defendant was sentenced tosix months deferred adjudication, must get validdriver’s license, and was assessed court costs andfines.

DeedsFebruary 10

Special Warranty Deed: Cynthia J. Klopsteck,independent executrix to Cynthia J. Klopsteck, TwoTracts, Jno Dunlavy Survey.

Warranty Deed: Robert L. Leopold to AnselmoLuna, Lots 1-5, Block 8, Putney-Roos State StreetAddition.

February 11Warranty Deed: L.A. Muehr to Walter T.

Murtaugh, 22.43 Acres, John H. Dabney Survey.

February 12Warranty Deed: Shirley Ann Kiel Glueck, in-

dependent executrix to Shirley Giles, Lots 1 and2, Block 3, E.E. Irwin Addition, Columbus.

February 14Gift Deed: Otha C. Branstetter Jr. to Michael

Ray Branstetter, 67.2644 Acres, Peter Piper Sur-vey.

Warranty Deed: Stanley J. Theut to Mark Ed-ward Rose, 1.679 Acres, J. Gillespie Survey.

February 20Gift Deed: Ernestine Brom to James Mathis

Jr., 1.198 Acres, James Earl Survey.Gift Deed: Ernestine Brom to Gary Briscoe,

2.20245 Acres, James Earl Survey.Gift Deed: Emanuel F. Weishuhn to Judy Kae

Hoelscher, 2 Acres, F. Zimmerscheidt League.Gift Deed: Jenaro Rios to Darlene Rios, Lot

4, Block 78, Columbus.Warranty Deed: Brandon Merle Sine to Trevor

Ray Pool, Lot 7, Providence Landing.Warranty Deed: Tom H. Hill to Loma Linda

Land & Cattle Co. LTD, Various Tracts, Alex Th-ompson League.

February 21Quitclaim Deed: Lucious Wilson to Thomas

Lloyd Wilson, 5.05 Acres, N. Whiting & W.Osbourne Surveys.

Special Warranty Deed: JPMorgan ChaseBank National Association to Secretary of Hous-ing and Urban Development of Washington D.C.,0.417 Acre, Block 60, G.W. White Survey, EagleLake.

LeasesFebruary 18

Lease: Carol J. Falco to Square Mile EnergyLLC, 10 Acres, Amos Alexander Survey.

Lease: Linda Pond to Square Mile Energy LLC,20 Acres, Walker Wilson Survey.

Lease: Shawn Kanady Engleman to SquareMile Energy LLC, 10 Acres, Amos Alexander Sur-vey.

Lease: Christopher Ward Curtis to SquareMile Energy LLC, 10 Acres, Amos Alexander Sur-vey.

Lease: Derek W. Kanady to Square Mile En-ergy LLC, 10 Acres, Amos Alexander Survey.

Lease: Kenneth R. Sillet Sr. to Square MileEnergy LLC, 20 Acres, Harvey Morey Survey.

Court FilingsMarriage License

Jacob K. Asbill and Ashley L. StutesGene F. Clark and Linda Gail JonesChristopher Mark Wick and Sara Lizette KanaJose Luis Rodriguez and Maribel GuevaraBryan Dean Halamicek and Khwanchai

PlianklangZaki Chad Ghanem and Erica SeguraTeddy G. Womack and Shatondra Rene

McGuireThomas Charles Brown Jr. and Erin Nicole

Krischke

County CourtCases FiledJanuary 31

Joseph A. Corbitt Jr., failure to stop (yieldsign-designated point).

February 4Rufino Melendez Alfaro, speeding.

February 5Brett Garner, minor in possession of alco-

holic beverage.

Brett Garner, minor in consumption.Lana Jade Hickson, minor in possession of

alcoholic beverage.Lana Jade Hickson, minor in consumption.Christopher William Jones, driving under the

influence of alcohol-minor.Christopher William Jones, minor in con-

sumption.Carley Woytek, minor in possession of alco-

holic beverage.Carley Woytek, minor in consumption.

February 6Alan Pedro Gonzalez, possession of drug

paraphanalia.

February 10Lana Kay Billimek, driving while intoxicated.Travion Deshawn Carter, possession of mari-

juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Crystal Dawn Davis, resist arrest, search or

transport.Herbert Frank Friemel Jr., driving while in-

toxicated.Varessi Fuentes, possession of marijuana in

an amount less than 2 ounces.Shadow Zamora Garza, possession of mari-

juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Sharline Granger, driving while intoxicated.Hugo Rafael Gutierrez II, possession of mari-

juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Kayle Maire McCullough, possession of mari-

juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Allen Del Morgan Jr., driving while license

invalid with previous convictions/suspensions.Spencer Lee Norman, driving while intoxi-

cated.Cody Ray Pace, driving while intoxicated with

a blood alcohol content in an amount greater thanor equal to 0.15.

Jennifer Lynn Patterson, possession of mari-juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.

Miguel Angel Sierra-Mendez, driving whilelicense invalid with previous convictions/suspen-sions.

Mark Alan Sommer, driving while intoxicated.Maximilio Antonio Valdez, driving while in-

toxicated.Eddie Dashann Williams, driving while li-

cense invalid with previous convictions/suspen-sions.

February 13Jamal Deshawn Bean, possession of mari-

juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Jamal Deshawn Bean, evading arrest/deten-

tion.Reuben Gonzalez III, possession of marijuana

in an amount less than 2 ounces.John Charles Holmes, possession of mari-

juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.

February 18Bruce Allen McClaskey, assault causes bodily

injury/family violene.

DispositionsFebruary 4

Jason Richard Chavez, driving while intoxi-cated. Originally filed July 21, 2013. Defendantwas sentenced to180 days jail with credit for threedays served probated one year, 80 hours com-munity service, must complete DWI Education andDWI Victim’s Panel within 180 days, and was as-sessed court costs and fines.

Mark Edward Farquhar, resist arrest, searchor transport. Originally filed Jan. 19, 2013. De-fendant pled to a lesser charge of disorderly con-duct and was sentenced to three days jail withcredit for three days served, and was assessedcourt costs and fines. Court costs and fines weredischarged with jail time.

Deric Dywane Houston, theft of property inan amount greater than or equal to $50 but lessthan $500. Originally filed Jan. 8, 2013. Defen-dant was sentenced to 90 days jail with credit for90 days served, and was assessed court costs andfines. Court costs and fines were discharged withjail time.

Daniel Wayne Kocian, assault causes bodilyinjury/family violence. Originally filed April 28,2013. Defendant’s case was dismissed.

Terrence Antoine Taylor, motion to revoke,driving while license invalid with previous con-victions/suspensions. Defendant’s probation wasrevoked and sentenced to 45 days jail with creditfor 15 days served and was assessed fines.

Mike Vega, harassment. Originally filed July22, 2013. Defendant was assessed court costs andfines.

District CourtDivorces Filed

Gordon Dwight Gnipp and VIrginia A. GnippVioleta Vasquez and Jose Ernesto Rangel

Divorces GrantedDonald E. Steele and Janet Lynn Steele

Charles Edmund Jobb and Kimberly Ann JobbLisa M. Ledbetter and Joshua S. LedbetterDiana April Blaschke and Kenneth Scott

BlaschkeCarla Mireles Ibarra and Jose Alfredo Ibarra

Cases FiledFebruary 8

Citimortgage Inc. vs. Derose Janceka

February 11Jaime Bibby vs. The Falls Joint Venture-R LLC,

Troon Golf LLC and Brett Stephen Hughett, injuryor damages-other.

February 12US Bank National Association vs. Nicholas

Patrick and Lauren Schultz, civil case-other.Cole Solis vs. The Falls Joint Venture-R LLC,

Troon Golf LLC and Brett Stephen Hughett, injuryor damages-other.

The successor in interest for Clear Lake PinesInc. vs. Clear Lake Pines Maintenance Corpora-tion, civil case-other.

February 20Forfeiture hearing for Eden Garza Gonzalez

and Eloy Gonzalez

DispositionsFebruary 5

Bentio Ipina Martinez, motion to revoke, driv-ing while intoxicated, third or more. Defendant’sprobation was revoke and sentenced to two yearsin the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Instutional Division, and was assessed court costsand fines.

Darrell Eugene Morris III, possession ofmarijuana in an amount greater than 2 ouncesbut less than or equal to 4 ounces in a drug freezone. Defendant was sentenced to two years de-ferred adjudication, 100 hours community ser-vice, must write a 2,000 word essay on the effectsof marijuana, and was assessed fine and restitu-tion.

Andre Blake Washington, burglary og habi-tation. Originally filed January 2, 2014. Defen-

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Minnie Pause and the Hot Flashes

LA GRANGE — Betty Soo,along with her friends CarterSampson and Shane Walker, willbring her wry humor, natural stagepresence, crystal clear soprano tothe Bugle Boy in La Grange Fri-day at 8 p.m.

Soo’s style reflects a little gos-pel, some straight-ahead folk, a bitof twang, a bit of pop, and maybeeven a familiar oldie with a newtwist.

Her songwriting awards in-clude Kerrville New Folk Award,Mountain Stage NewSong, Wild-flower! Festival SongwritingCompetition, and Sisters FolkFestival Songwriting Competitionwinner, and Big Top ChautauquaSongwriter of the Year.

She has been a featured per-former at SXSW, InternationalFolk Alliance, Tin Pan South,Kerrville Folk Festival, SistersFolk Festival, Vancouver IslandFolk Festival, Old Settlers MusicFestival and Wilderness SongsFestival in the Netherlands.

Sampson has opened shows forThe Elephant Revival and PatGreen. She was named a top 12finalist in the 2012 MountainStage NewSong Contest and per-formed at the Lincoln Center inNew York, N.Y.

She was given an honorablemention in the Telluride Bluegrass

Soo to headline Bugle Boy entertainmentFestival Troubadour Contest thisyear.

Walker is a songwriter, bee-keeper and high school Spanishteacher. Long before working withbees or teenagers, Walker beganhis music career in 2002 by win-ning the University SongwriterCompetition at the Kerrville FolkFestival — the same year hefounded the Austin-based alt-country band The Gougers.

In seven years touring, TheGougers opened for countrygreats like Willie Nelson,Roseanne Cash, Marty Stuart andRicky Skaggs, and released threealbums.

Carrie Rodriguez will return tothe Bugle Boy stage Saturday at8 p.m.

Hailed by Lucinda Williams,recruited by Alejandro Escovedoand nurtured by Lyle Lovett, thesinger-songwriter has rapidlyemerged as one of the most com-pelling new voices on the roots-rock scene.

Rodriguez has established animpressive roster of touring, re-cording, and co-writing affilia-tions with Lucinda Williams, JeffBridges, Rickie Lee Jones, JohnPrine, Mary Gauthier, AlejandroEscovedo, guitarist Bill Friselland others.

She performed for the Black

Tie & Boots Inaugural Ball pre-sented by the Texas State Societyfor President Barack Obama’s in-auguration.

Rodriguez also has performedwith actor/musician Jeff Bridgeson Live! With Regis & Kelly,Colbert Report, Today Show andAustin City Limits.

Most performances arestreamed live online through TheBugle Boy online web casting atthebugleboy.org.

All shows at The Bugle Boyare sponsored by the Bugle BoyFoundation, a 501(c)3 publiclysupported non-profit organization.

VFW, Auxiliary namevarious contest winners

LA GRANGE — Winners ofthe local 2013-14 Patriot’s Pen,Voice of Democracy and Citizen-ship Education Teacher of theYear competitions were an-nounced recently by Veterans ofForeign Wars Post #5254 and itsLadies Auxiliary.

Students and teachers in LaGrange, Fayetteville and RoundTop-Carmine schools were eli-gible to enter the annual contests.

The Patriot’s Pen local winnerswere Ryan Becka and ParkerGage, both seventh-graders fromLa Grange Middle School, andMegan Wells, an eighth-graderfrom the Fayetteville ISD.

These students wrote on thetheme What Patriotism Means toMe.

All three essays have been sentto District 28 VFW in Austin forfurther competition.

High school students in thearea participated in the local Voiceof Democracy competition sub-mitting their audio/essay with the

theme Why I’m Optimistic aboutour Nation’s Future.

La Grange High School sopho-more Avery Behrens will beawarded a $500 scholarship to thecollege of his choice after gradu-ation while senior Madison Becksof La Grange was the first runner-up. She will receive a small cashaward.

The winning essay was sent toDistrict 28 VFW for further judg-ing.

The 2013-14 Citizenship Edu-cation Teacher of the Year was LaGrange High School teacherLaurie Stork. Her portfolio alsowas sent to District 28 for furthercompetition.

The honorees, along with theirfamilies, were recognized at theannual VFW and Auxiliary Christ-mas and Awards Dinner last De-cember, where they were honoredwith framed citations and awards.

Judges for these contests wereVFW and Auxiliary members andretired teachers. The judges werevery complimentary on the cali-ber of these essays and com-mended the students and theirteachers for their work and hopemore students will make the ef-fort to compete next year.

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COLUMBUSCattle on hand: 925Packer Cows: Higher dressing utility and cut-

ter cows, 1.00-1.12; lower dressing utility and cut-ter cows, .95-1.02; thin cows, .60-.90

Packer bulls: Heavyweight bulls, 1.10-1.22;utility cutter bulls, 1.00-1.08

Steers: 150-300 lbs., 1.80-2.95; 300-400 lbs.,1.65-2.60; 400-500 lbs., 1.45-2.40; 500-600 lbs.,1.40-2.05; 600-700 lbs., 1.35-1.90; 700-800 lbs.,1.25-1.76

Heifers: 200-300 lbs., 1.75-2.70; 300-400lbs., 1.50-2.38; 400-500 lbs., 1.40-2.20; 500-600lbs., 1.20-1.85; 600-700 lbs., 1.25-1.75; 700-800lbs., 1.15-1.65

Stocker cows: 1. $1,300-$1,800; 2. $975-$1,250

Pairs: 1. $1,575-$2,100; 2. $1,250-$1,475

FOUR COUNTYReceipts: 946Steers I: 150-300 lbs., 2.40-2.85; 300-400

lbs., 2.30-2.75; 400-500 lbs., 2.05-2.35; 500-600lbs., 1.75-2.15; 600-700 lbs., 1.66-1.85

Steers II: 150-300 lbs., 2.00-2.38; 300-400lbs., 1.90-2.28; 400-500 lbs., 1.85-2.04; 500-600lbs., 1.60-1.74; 600-700 lbs., 1.50-1.65

Heifers I: 150-300 lbs., 2.20-2.70; 300-400lbs., 1.95-2.35; 400-500 lbs., 1.85-2.05; 500-600lbs., 1.65-2.00; 600-700 lbs., 1.55-1.75

Heifers II: 150-300 lbs., 1.90-2.18; 300-400lbs., 1.80-1.94; 400-500 lbs., 1.65-1.84; 500-600lbs., 1.50-1.64; 600-700 lbs., 1.45-1.54

Bull yearlings: 700-850 lbs., 1.38-1.58; 850-1,000 lbs., 1.20-1.42

Slaughter bulls: Top bulls, 1.15-1.27; Me-dium bulls, 1.00-1.14

Slaughter cows: Top cows, .98-1.11; Mediumcows, .87-.97; Thin cows, .70-.86

Bred cows: 1. $1,300-$1,600; 2. $1,000-$1,275

Pairs: 1. $1,700-$1,950; 2. $1,150-$1,600

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•Fresh fruit and fresh salad served daily•Monday, March 3

Breakfast: (K-12: Breakfast pizza), cereal,juice, milk

Lunch: (K-5: Chicken poppers, turkey andcheese sub, mashed potatoes, gravy, seasonedgreen beans, hot roll, pineapple chunks), (6-8:Steak fingers, ham and cheese sub, white rice,seasoned peas, carrots, pears), (9-12: Spaghettiwith meat sauce, meatball sub, assorted burgers,pepperoni pizza, crispy chicken wrap), milk

Tuesday, March 4Breakfast: (K-12: Blueberry muffin), cereal,

juice, milkLunch: (K-5: Beef and bean burrito, corn-

dog, refried beans, Spanish rice, tossed salad,pears), (6-8: Pepperoni pizza, turkey and cheesesub, corn, black-eyed peas, peaches), (9-12:Chicken nuggets, beef shepherd’s’s pie, mashedpotatoes, seasoned peas, pepperoni pizza, as-sorted burgers), milk

Wednesday, March 5Breakfast: (K-12: French toast sticks), cereal,

juice, milkLunch: (K-5: Catfish fillets, hot dog, tuna

salad, macaroni and cheese, baked beans,peaches), (6-8: Catfish fillets, hot dog, chili, maca-roni and cheese, chili beans, pineapple chunks,tuna salad), (9-12: Catfish fillet, hot dog, chili,pepperoni pizza, assorted burgers, crispy chickenwrap), milk

Thursday, March 6Breakfast: (K-5: Doughnut), (6-12: Waffles),

cereal, juice, milkLunch: (K-5: Spaghetti with meat sauce, ham

and cheese sub, seasoned broccoli, seasonedcarrots, garlic toast, cinnamon apples), (6-8:Corndog, hamburger, cheeseburger, corn on cob,baked beans, tater tots, mandarin orange), (9-12: Beef tacos, meatball sub, pepperoni pizza,assorted chicken burgers, wraps), milk

Friday, March 7Breakfast: (K-5: Cinnamon roll), (6-12:

French toast sticks), cereal, juice, milkLunch: (K-5: Fish nuggets, cheese pizza, tuna

salad, green beans, tater tots, peaches), (6-8: Fishburger, cheese pizza, tuna salad, corn on cob,pinto beans, pears), (9-12: Fish burger, tunasalad, pepperoni pizza, cheese pizza, assortedburgers, wraps), milk

SCHULENBURGMonday, March 3

Breakfast: Muffin, string cheese, cereal, yo-gurt, fruit, juice, milk

Lunch: Popcorn chicken, red potatoes, broc-coli with cheese, barbecue lima beans, manda-rin orange, milk

Tuesday, March 4Breakfast: Pancake on stick, cereal or straw-

berry pancakes, juice, milkLunch: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green

beans with cheese, carrot coins, garlic bread-sticks, applesauce, milk

Wednesday, March 5Breakfast: Cinnamon rolls, cereal, yogurt,

fruit, juice, milkLunch: Baked fish, macaroni and cheese,

steamed vegetables, broccoli, Ranch, milkThursday, March 6

Breakfast: Pig-in-blanket, cereal, juice, milkLunch: Turkey burger, trimmings, sweet po-

tato fries, black beans, grapes, milkFriday, March 7

Breakfast: McMuffin, cereal, fruit, juice, milkLunch: Cheese quesadillas, Spanish rice,

refried beans, salad, cucumbers, Ranch, straw-berries with glaze, milk

WEIMARMonday, March 3

Breakfast: Muffin, cereal, juice, milkLunch: Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes,

carrots, pears, bread, milkTuesday, March 4

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, biscuit, fruit,juice, milk

Lunch: Hot dog, oven fries, pinto beans, man-darin orange, apple crisp, milk

Wednesday, March 5Breakfast: Pig-in-blanket, cereal, fruit, juice,

milkLunch: Fish squares, baked beans, coleslaw,

peaches, milkThursday, March 6

Breakfast: Pancakes, sausage, cereal, fruit,juice, milk

Lunch: Spaghetti with meat sauce, broccoli,green beans, fruit mix, bread, milk

Friday, March 7Breakfast: French toast sticks, cereal, fruit,

juice, milkLunch: Pizza, corn, garden salad, applesauce,

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BELLVILLE — The EEA (Ex-tension Education Association) ofAustin County, a direct part of theTexas A&M AgriLife ExtensionService, has been hitting thestreets to sell tickets to its AnnualBake Potato Fundraiser to be heldMonday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. atthe Austin County Courthouse inBellville.

A total of 500 baked potatoeswill be sold this year to raise fundsto support their work and projectsin the community.

The fundraiser will be coordi-nated by Judy Schulz ofBleiblerville EEA. Funds will beused to support local non-profitcharities, as well as educationalprograms, which bring awarenessto the field of Family and Con-sumer Sciences.

The EEA’s mission is to workwith Texas A&M AgriLife Exten-sion Service to strengthen an en-rich families through educationalprogram, leadership, developmentand community.

This fundraiser is just one ofmany ways that EEA enjoysreaching out to the community it

EEA plans bake potato fundraiserserves.

Tickets can be purchased froma member of the organization orat the Extension office in Bellville.

For more information, contactMichelle Allen, Austin CountyExtension agent, at (979) 865-2072.

Dungen places in Voice of Democracy

TAYLOR DUNGEN

COLUMBUS — TaylorDungen was the winner in theVeterans of Foreign Wars Post6113 and Ladies Auxiliary Voiceof Democracy Contest.

Dungen won first place on thelocal and district level, and placedat the state level.

This year’s contest theme wasWhy I’m Optimistic about ourNation’s Future.

The award was presented onFeb. 8 at the State Voice of De-mocracy Awards Banquet in Mis-souri City.

Dungen is a 10th-grade studentat Columbus High School.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERSColorado County invites sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor,

materials, equipment and/or incidentals required for the following: (1) Roadpaving, (2) CRS-2 emulsion, (3) *MC-30 road oil, and (4) *seal coat sealersfor all County Precincts. Specifications to be obtained from County JudgeTy Prause’s Office, Colorado County Courthouse Annex, 318 Spring Street,Suite 101, Columbus, Texas 78934 (979/732-2604) or the County’s Web sitewww.co.colorado.tx.us.

*Or proven equal acceptable to Commissioners.Bids must be received on or before March 5, 2014 at 2:00 o’clock

p.m. and are irrevocable for 60 days from that time. Bids will be opened andread in the County Judge’s Office, Colorado County Courthouse Annex,318 Spring Street, Suite 101, Columbus, Texas at that time and date. Award-ing of bids may be made on March 10, 2014.

Bidders for the road paving shall include in their bid proof of Work-ers’ Compensation Insurance and General Liability Insurance Coverage inthe amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000). The successful Bidder forthe road paving will be required to furnish a Performance Bond if the con-tract is in excess of $100,000 and a Payment Bond if the contract is in excessof $25,000. For those contracts for road paving that are $50,000 or less nomoney will be paid to the Contractor until completion and acceptance of thework.

Road paving Bidders will be required to provide bid bonds for five(5%) percent of the bid amount.

Bidder will use lump sum or unit pricing as per specifications. Pay-ment will be made not later than 30 days after application for payment andproper processing by Commissioners’ Court.

Colorado County reserves the right to reject any and or all bids or toaccept any bid advantageous to the County.

Colorado County is an equal opportunity institution.By Order of the Commissioners Court February 10, 2014.

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I. NOTICE TO BIDDERSObjective: La Grange Utilities, owned and operated by the City of LaGrange, is currently seeking proposals for the construction and/or removalof electric distribution lines, including the furnishing of all necessary la-bor or equipment. It is the intent of La Grange Utilities to select a Con-tractor that can offer the highest quality service at the lowest cost to thetaxpayers.Bidding Instructions: All bids must be in a sealed envelope with thefollowing statement clearly marked on the outside: “DO NOT OPEN —CONSTRUCTION AND/OR REMOVAL BID PROPOSAL, #LGU-500-01-14, ATTN: MR. FRANK MENEFEE”, and can be delivered to themain lobby receptionists at the La Grange City Hall located at 155 E.Colorado St., or mailed to La Grange Utilities, Attn: Mr. Frank Menefee,155 E. Colorado St., La Grange, TX 78934.All bids must be received by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Bidsreceived after this deadline will be returned unopened to the sender.Bid Evaluation Criteria:• Qualifications and work experiences of the Bidder• Ability to satisfactorily perform the requested services and to meet therequirements as set forth in this request• Price/cost of desired services as per bid specifications.La Grange Utilities reserves the right to accept the proposal that best suitsits needs whether or not the price is lowest and also reserves the right toreject any or all bids or waive information.Award of the Contract to the successful Bidder will be made at a sched-uled meeting of the City Council of La Grange, Texas. No award of suchContact shall be considered final until it has been made by the City Coun-cil of La Grange, Texas.Potential Bidders are encouraged to make an on-site inspection of thisproject in order to gain a better knowledge of the nature and character ofconstruction and/or removal work to be performed hereunder. Appoint-ments for viewing of this project can be made by contacting Joe Medack,Electrical Superintendent at (979) 968-3127.Contractor crews shall be required to work Monday through Friday from7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. or useless otherwise specified. The city alsorequires that the Contractor provide an on site supervisor that shall in-spect all work and meet with the City Electrical Superintendent at leastonce weekly.

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The State of Texas Cause No. 23853Square Mile Energy LLC In the District CourtPlaintiff, 25th Judicial Districtvs. of Colorado County,

TXBertha Delisle, William J. Rowe, Joseph N. Adams, Forest Rowe,Lawrence C. Rowe, Velma L. Rowe Hasenbank, and Charles V. Rowe,or their unknown heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns defendants.

To: Bertha Delisle, William J. Rowe, Joseph N. Adams, Forest Rowe,Lawrence C. Rowe, Velma L. Rowe Hasenbank, and Charles V. Rowe, ortheir unknown heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns: Defendants-Greet-ing

Notice to Defendants: “You have been sued. You may employ an at-torney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with theclerk who issued this citation by 10 a.m. on the Monday next followingthe expiration of 42 days after the date this citation was issued, a de-fault judgement may be taken against you.”

You are hearby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to thePlaintiff’s Petition at or before 10 a.m. of the Monday next after the expira-tion of 42 days after the date of issuance of this citation the same beingMonday, April 7, 2014, before the Honorable 25th District Court of ColoradoCounty, Texas at the Courthouse in said County in Columbus. Said Plaintiff’sPetition was filed in said court on the 18th day of February, 2014, in theabove entitled cause.

A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, to-wit: Appoint-ment of a Receiver to Execute an Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease for Defen-dants, Bertha Delisle, William J. Rowe, Joseph N. Adams, Forest Rowe,Lawrence C. Rowe, Velma L. Rowe Hasenbank, and Charles V. Rowe, ortheir unknown heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns concerning a min-eral interest in certain lands in the J.B. Fenn Survey, Abstract No. 216,Colorado County, Texas. Defendant may own an undivided mineral interestin the same property as is more fully shown by Plaintiff’s Petition on file inthis suit.

Issued and given under my hand and seal of said County at Columbus,Texas, this 18th day of February, 2014.

CITATION OF PUBLICATION - TRC 109 & 114

Attorney for Plaintiff or Plaintiff: Clerk of the Court:James A. Evans Harvey VornsandP.O. Box 503 318 Spring St., Ste. 111Hallettsville, TX 77964 Columbus, TX 78934

Colorado County, Texas

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Living Estate Sale of Marian BrennanHouse Sold – Can’t Take it All

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dant was sentenced to five years deferred adjudi-cation, must complete SAFPF program, and wasassessed court costs and fines.

Zachary Ryan Richardson, burglary of habi-tation. Originally filed Jan. 27. Defendant was sen-tenced to five years deferred adjudication, mustcomplete SAFPF program, 200 hours communityservice, and was assessed court costs, fines andrestitution.

Sheridan Jospeh Epperson, possession ofcontrolled substance Penalty Group 1 in anamount less than 1 gram. Originally filed Jan. 15.Defendant was sentenced to one year state jailand was assessed court costs.

Sheridan Joseph Epperson, unlawful posses-sion of firearm by felon. Originally filed Jan. 24.Defendant was sentenced to 10 years Texas De-partment of Criminal Justice-Institutional Divisionprobated five years, after release from state jaildefendent must complete SAFPF program, 200hours community service, and was assessed courtcosts and fines.

DeedsJanuary 29

Special Warranty Deed: PKM Investments LLCto Kathleen H. McMahon, Acreage in D.E. ColtonSurvey, A-33, see instrument.

Warranty Deed: Kathy Barta and Cynthia BartaCruz to Edwin J. Barta, 7.37 Acres, M. MuldoonLeague, A-79.

Warranty Deed: Eddie L. and Deborah B.Wyatt to Chris A. and Susan M. Cherry, 2.345Acres, being Tract 5, Hills of West Point Subdivi-sion, Phase 1.

Warranty Deed: Cleo L. and MadelineSchneider to Pamela G. Benbenek, Lot 2, Block1, Eblin Addition, John Eblin League, A-42, LaGrange.

January 30Special Warranty Deed: Cory Joe Farmer to

Loralee A. Farmer, 5 Acres, Samuel M. WilliamsSurvey, A-111.

Special Warranty Deed: Cory Joe Farmer toLoralee Farmer, 3 Acres, Samuel M. WilliamsLeague, A-11.

Warranty Deed: Troy Darre Schulz, et al toDonato and Olga Herrera, Lot 6, Block 508,Fasion & Ligon Addition, La Grange.

Warranty Deed: Trudi Denise Roberts to KristiVaughn Anguiano to Matthew Zimmer, 3 Acres,Charles F. Wright Survey, A-318.

Warranty Deed: H.F. Benedict to 130 W. NorthMain Inc., Lots 19-20 and part Lots 21-22, Block22, Flatonia.

Warranty Deed: Betty Jean Zbranek Price

CourtsContinued from Page 5 Regan to Douglas Wayne and Belinda Sue Ricther,

13.275 Acres, John Castleman League, A-31.

January 31Special Warranty Deed: Sac N Pac Stores Inc.

to Stripes LLC, 0.9778 Acre, 0.8058 Acre and0.4114 Acre, William H. Carson 1/4 League, A-28 and John H. Moore 1/2 League, La Grange.

Special Warranty Deed: Craig and Stacie Simsto Lone Star Cleaning & Laundry Inc., 0.588 Acres,being Part Lot 33, John H. Moore Plan, John H.Moore 1/2 League, A-71, La Grange.

Warranty Deed: Melinda H. Lyon to MelindaH. Lyon Living Trust and Melinda H. Lyon, trustee,see instrument.

Warranty Deed: Timony William Spice toTimothy William and Meredith M. Spice, 1 Acreand 0.139 Acre Ease, being Lot 24, B Vista RanchSubdivision.

Warranty Deed: Lisa M. Brown to Richard andVicki Slye, 0.355 Acre, James Beardslee League,A-13.

Warranty Deed: Leonard L. Rutan to Robertand Hermelinda Jimenez, 9.114 Acres, JohnVanderworth Survey, A-312.

Warranty Deed: Marc A. and Stephanie WoodFitzpatrick to Dylan Lavance Laake, Lot B, Block25, John H. Moore 1/2 League, A-71, La Grange.

February 3Warranty Deed: Franklin Ross and Robbie Jo

Hruska to Charles M. and Dolores Votow, Sur-face only, 0.369 Acre, John Castleman League, A-031.

Warranty Deed: O’Reilly Automovtive StoresInc., O’Reilly Automotive Inc. and Hi-Lo Auto Sup-ply LP to O’Reilly Auto Enterprises LLC, 0.6176Acre, being Lots 191 and 208, John H. MoorePlan, John H. Moore 1/2 League, A-71, La Grange.

Warranty Deed: Dennis Gerald and LarraineH. Green to Terry A. Lehmann, Acreage in Alex-ander Reed Survey, A-275, see instrument.

Warranty Deed: Fred Lee Schaefer to Markand Karen Vandyke, 12.93 Acres, Samuel M. Wil-liams League, A-111 and John E. Lewis 1/4 League,A-65.

Warranty Deed: Mozisek Properties, andWeston and Wade Mozisek to Wade M. Mozisek,2 Acres, Emelius Savage League, A-90.

February 5Special Warranty Deed: Fred Willie Bowers

ans Silvia M. Stewart Chamlee to Silvia M. Stewart-Chamlee, Lot 7-10, Block 12, Ellinger.

Warranty Deed: Juel L. Sprindler to SharonL. Gioffre-McIntyre, 13,691 sq. ft., being Lot 1,Block 1, Eblin Addition, La Grange.

Warranty Deed: Howard J. and Teresa Munizto Victor Cuevas and Erica Martinez, Lot 15, Block1, Part 3, Northpointe Addition, La Grange.

February 6Warranty Deed: Earl M. Gilbert Irrevocable

Trust, et al to Distinguished Transport LLC, 5Acres, John Shaw League, A-92.

Warranty Deed: Tom H. and Suzanne S. Hillto Loma Linda Land & Cattle Co. LTD and LomaLinda Management LLC, Acreage in the AlexanderThompson Survey, A-98, see instrument.

February 7Special Warranty Deed: C. James Aymond III

to Debora Bruner Aymond, 20.416 Acres, FayetteCounty School Land, A-182.

Special Warranty Deed: Debra BrunerAymond to C. James Aymond III, 96.05 Acres less49.39 Acres and less 20.416 Acres, Fayette CountySchool Land Survey, A-182.

Warranty Deed: Travis and Katrina Miertschinto Raymond and Sandra Matthijetz, 4.712 Acres,Elizabeth Campbell League, A-26.

Warranty Deed: Freemon W. III, Brenda J.and Freemon Winsten Miles to Nora Fay Rutledge,0.922 Acre, being Lots 8-9, Monument Hill, Sec-tion 10, David Berry League, A-15 and Lot 7,Monument Hill, Section 10, Frisch Auf Subdivi-sion.

LeasesJanuary 29

Lease: Frances Louise Kennon, et al to SabineRiver Energy LLC, see instrument.

Lease: Mark Andrew Miller to Sabine RiverEnergy LLC, 0.4178 Acre, W.A. Faires Survey, A-180.

Lease: Jimmy Griffin Sr. to Sabine River En-ergy LLC, Acreage in W.A. Faires Survey, A-180,see instrument.

Lease: Crystal K. Ingram to Sabine River En-ergy LLC, see instrument

Lease: County of Fayette and State of Texas toSabine River Energy LLC, 0.1492 Acre, being Lot4, Block 12, M. Muldoon Survey, A-73, Muldoon.

Lease: Karen J. Durocher to Sabine River En-ergy LLC, 0.224 Acre, being Lot 3 and part Lot 2,Block 12, M. Muldoon Survey, A-73, Muldoon.

February 3Lease: J.P. Watson Jr. Enterprises Inc. to We-

ber Energy Corp., 501.1 Acres, Thomas CochranSurvey, A-147.

Lease: Karen Hole to Weber Energy Corp.,Acreage in J.C. Cunningham Survey, A-39, see in-strument.

February 4Lease: Derek Simms to Sabine River Energy

LLC, 3.3 Acres, William Evans 1/3 League, A-174and M. Muldoon League, A-74.

Lease: Beverly Weesner to Sabine River En-ergy LLC, 1.63 Acres, W.A. Faires Survey, A-180.

AUSTIN COUNTY•Precinct 101 — Austin County Courthouse

Basement Meeting Room, 1 E. Main St.,Bellville

•Precinct 102 — Austin County Convention& Expo Center, 2076 E. Hill St., Bellville

•Precinct 103 — St. John Lutheran RetreatCenter, 4740 Hwy. 36 N., Bellville

•Precinct 104 — Millheim Harmonie Hall,4460 FM 949, Sealy

•Precinct 205 — Sens Activity Center, 200Briar Ridge Dr., Bellville

•Precinct 206 — Kenney Agricultural Soci-ety Hall, 444 Kenney Hall Rd., Kenney

•Precinct 207 — Nelsonville BrethrenChurch (Educational Building), 332 NelsonvilleChurch Rd., Bellville

•Precinct 208 — Welcome Lutheran Church(Educational Building), 13636 FM 109,Brenham

•Precinct 209 — New Ulm Volunteer FireDepartment (Meeting Room), 550 Taylor St.,New Ulm

•Precinct 210 — Industry City Building, 725Main St., Industry

•Precinct 211— Cat Spring Agricultural So-ciety Hall (Meeting Room), 13035 Hall Rd., CatSpring

•Precinct 312 — St. John Lutheran Church,480 Ross St., Cat Spring

•Precinct 313 — Church of Christ of Sealy,201 6th St., Sealy

•Precinct 314 — W.E. Hill Community Cen-ter, 1000 Main St., Sealy

•Precinct 415 — Wallis KC Hall, 703 Co-lumbus Rd., Wallis

•Precinct 416 — Sealy American Legion Post442 (Kitchen), 1630 Meyer St., Sealy

•Precinct 417 — San Felipe Fire Station(Meeting Room), 15023 FM 1458 N., San Felipe

•Precinct 418 — Frydek Confraternity Chris-tian Doctrine Building, 10471 Grotto Rd., Sealy

COLORADO COUNTY•Precinct 101 (Columbus/Glidden) — Colo-

rado County Services Facility, 305 Radio Ln.,Columbus

•Precinct 102 (Rock Island) — Rock IslandCommunity Center, 2710 Niles St., Rock Island

•Precinct 103 (Garwood/Nada) — LehrerInterest, 7836 Hwy. 71, Garwood

•Precinct 201 (Oakland/Weimar) —Weimar City Hall, 106 E. Main, Weimar

•Precinct 202 (Sheridan) — Sheridan Com-munity Center, 5803 S. Logan Park Dr., Sheridan

•Precinct 301 (Buescher/Shaws Bend) —Theut Glass Co. (Sunset Plaza), 1317 Business71, Columbus

•Precinct 302 (Brushy/Frelsburg) — St.Peter & Paul Catholic Church (Dining Hall),1031 Church Ln., Frelsburg

•Precinct 303 (Mentz) — St. Roch’s ParishHall, 1704 Mentz Rd., Mentz

•Precinct 304 (Bernardo) — Bernardo FireStation, 2845 FM 949, Bernardo

•Precinct 305 (North Columbus) — Colo-rado County Agriculture Building, 316 SpringSt., Columbus

•Precinct 401 (Altair/Alleyton) — RobertR. Wells Airport, 1084 CR 102, Altair

•Precinct 402 (Eagle Lake) — Eagle LakeCommunity Center, 100 N. Walnut, Eagle Lake

FAYETTE COUNTY•Precinct 1 North (La Grange) — La

Grange City Hall, 155 E. Colorado St., LaGrange

•Precinct 1 East (La Grange) — La GrangeChurch of Christ, 646 E. SH 71, La Grange

•Precinct 1 West (La Grange) — St. PaulLutheran Church Educational Building, 427 S.Washington St., La Grange

•Precinct 2 (Rutersville) — RutersvilleHermann Sons Hall, 5830 SH 159, La Grange

•Precinct 3 (Ellinger) — Ellinger Fire Sta-tion, 208 W. Main St., Ellinger

•Precinct 4 (Fayetteville) — FayettevilleCommunity Center, 202 W. Main St., Fay-etteville

•Precinct 5 (Willow Springs) — Minssen’sStore, 6808 E. SH 159, Fayetteville

•Precinct 6 (Warrenton) — St. John’s Luth-eran Church, 4446 S. SH 237, Warrenton

•Precinct 7 (Round Top) — Round TopCourthouse, 102 Main St., Round Top

•Precinct 8 (Carmine) — Carmine Volun-teer Fire Department Building, 111 AugsburgAve., Carmine

•Precinct 9 (Nechanitz) — Waldeck Luth-eran Church Annex, 6915 Waldeck Church Ln.,Ledbetter

•Precinct 10 (Warda) — Holy Cross Luth-eran Multipurpose Room, 5332 Warda Black-top Rd., Giddings

•Precinct 11 (Winchester) — St. Michael’sLutheran Church Educational Building, 710 FrioSt., Winchester

•Precinct 12 (Plum) — St. Peter & PaulChurch Parish Hall, 136 Plum Church Rd., Plum

•Precinct 13 (West Point) — New UnitedBaptist Church, 325 West Point Loop, West Point

•Precinct 14 (Muldoon) — Muldoon Bap-tist Church, 316 Cochran St., Muldoon

•Precinct 15 (Cistern) — Cistern Parish Hall,113 Manchester, Flatonia

•Precinct 16 (Flatonia) — Flatonia CivicCenter, 208 E. North Main St., Flatonia

•Precinct 17 (Praha/Engle) — Praha Com-munity Hall, 917 FM 1295, Flatonia

•Precinct 20 (Hostyn) — Hostyn CatholicChurch Community Hall, 914 FM 2436, LaGrange

•Precinct 21 (Swiss Alp) — Swiss Alp FarmBureau Building, 6899 N. US 77, Schulenburg

•Precinct 22 (Ammannsville) —Ammannsville KJT Hall, 7904 Mensik Rd.,Schulenburg

•Precinct 23 (Holman) — Holman ParishHall, 9937 FM 155, La Grange

•Precinct 24 (Dubina) — Dubina Commu-nity Hall, 3438 FM 1383, Schulenburg

•Precinct 25 (Schulenburg) — SchulenburgCounty Building, 312 Paulus St., Schulenburg

•Precinct 26 (Mullins Prairie) — MullinsPrairie Store, 7408 Mullins Prairie Loop, LaGrange

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COLUMBUS — The 71st An-nual Columbus FFA Show andSale will be held Friday and Sat-urday at the Colorado County AgComplex and Fairgrounds in Co-lumbus.

The schedule of events is asfollows:

Friday9 a.m. ......................... Pig Show11 a.m. .............................Sheep.......................... and Goat Show

1:30 p.m. ................ Horticulture.....................and Ag Mechanics

2:30 p.m. ................ Cattle Show5 p.m. ............................. Broiler....................... and Rabbit Show

Saturday10:30 a.m. ...................... Parade11:30 a.m. ...... Buyers Barbecue1 p.m. .......... Sale of Champions

Among the exhibitors who willexhibit at this year’s show are:

•Ag Mechanics — MorganDyer, Kevin Koehl, Colton Matus,Kameron Page, Cullen Powers,Lauren Zajicek

•Breeding Goats — BrittanyKoehl, Kevin Koehl, SavannahKonvicka

•Breeding Heifers — Garrett

Cain, Leslie Cain, Dylan Curlee,Morgan Dyer, Lesley Guthmann,Brittany Koehl, Kevin Koehl,Cullen Powers

•Breeding Hogs — JoshuaBeane, Jaycee Ferguson, KennaFerguson

•Breeding Lambs — AshlynKoehl, Brittany Koehl, KevinKoehl, Savannah Konvicka

•Breeding Rabbits — MorganDyer, Abigail Kleimann

•Broilers — Brett Bartels,Taylor Bartels, ElizabethBoulware, Tim Gallaher, SarahGlynn, Lesley Guthmann,Jonathan Manuel, MarcusOlivarez, Madison Olivarez,Lauren Trapp, Cameron Urban,Cason Warschak, Brette Wicke

•Commercial Heifers — Mor-gan Dyer, Justin Guthmann, PaigePavlu

•Horticulture — AbigailBaker, Cheynne Delling, GabeDiaz, Morgan Dyer, Luke Janak,Paige Kapel, Kevin Koehl, Savan-nah Konvicka, Esmeralda Nieto,Kameron Page, ChristopherPhelps, Trenton Shupak, JessicaTesch

•Market Goats — Katie Cain,Adrianna Evans, Kevin Koehl,Savannah Konvicka, Jessy

Maertz, Caleb Pilsner, BretteWicke

•Market Hogs — DakotaArriola, Joshua Beane, LoganBubak, Kaitlon Bord, JessicaMeyer, Shelby Meyer, KatieRidlen, Andy Theut, MikaylaWavra, Kobe Winters, CassidyZajicek, Lauren Zajicek

•Market Lambs — KevinKoehl, Skye Koehl, SavannahKonvicka, Lexi Leopold

•Market Rabbits — DylanAllen, Chase Brasher, CameronCollier, Ruby De La Garza, Tay-lor Dungen, Jacob Estrada,Johnny Estrada, KellyGerik,Cody Goolsby, MikaylaHollmann, Abigail Kleimann,Colton Matus, Noelani Perez,Kohl Pickett, Samuel Querry,Reagan Schaefer, Emily Stewart,Savannah Streckfuss, Travis Sum-mers, Hunter Tesch, EmilyUntermeyer, Jacob Warschak,Kari Beth Weaver, Zane Weido,Riley Weishuhn, Reid Wheatley,Katie Wolbrecht

•Steers — Morgan Dyer,Joshua Guthmann, LesleyGuthmann, Shelby Hoelscher,Kameron Page, KatelynPoenitzsch, Hunter Woytek

Columbus FFA slates71st annual event

Sacred Heart launches OrganwiseLA GRANGE — Sacred Heart

Catholic School in La Grange re-cently started using the OrganwiseGuys Curriculum.

Organwise Guys is an enter-taining, informative program thatmakes teaching children aboutgood health fun and interesting.

The Organwise Guys uses

characters to personify the majororgans of the body and to bringtheir messages — low-fat, high-fiber, drink lots of water and ex-ercise – to life by emphasizing theimportant of incorporating healthyhabits into their daily living.

Hardy Heart and his organfriends also joined elementary stu-

dents at Flatonia Elementary,Round Top-Carmine Elementaryand Hermes Elementary to teachthem all about being healthy andexercising.

Funding for the Sacred HeartOrganwise Curriculum was madepossible through a LCRA UnitedCharities Grant.

Students at Sacred Heart Catholic School in La Grange recently started using the Organwise Guys curricu-lum. Among the participants are, front row, from left, Jacob Kalina, Kennedi Namken, Natalia Soto, MasonKleiber, Garrett Buscher, Kylie Trlicek, Elena Supak and Ray Moore; middle row, Clara Bundick, Phylis To,Landon Behler, Gabriel Greuter, Anthony Anzaldua, David Murillo, Tori Newton and Colton Wischnewsky;and, back row, Kinder aide Denise Kubena, Fayette County AgriLife Extension agents Sally Garrett, JeniferBoening and Kayla Kaspar, and Kinder teacher Lee Burleson.

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SCOREBOARDLP — Matt Sandoval (0-1). LH — Reese

Weishuhn, 1-2; Austin Maeker, 1-3; Andy Hunter,1-3. 2B — Weishuhn.

Record — Bellville, 0-1.

February 17Non-District

Bellville ........... 000 010 0—1 3 1Waller .............. 011 000 x—2 2 1

WP — Reed Hoffpauir (1-0) with 10 Ks. LH—Tyler Eckhardt.

Record — Sealy, 1-0.

West Houston ............... 100 000 1—1Sealy ............................ 000 051 x—6

WP — John Blaha (1-0). LH — Blaha, 2-3with 2 runs; Ryan Almanza, 2-4 with 2 RBI; CarsonHollas, 1-3 with 2 RBI.

LP — Dalton Burton (0-1). LH — TreySupak, 1-2; Austin Colon, 1-3; Aaron Janda, 1-3.2B — Colon.

Records — Weimar, 1-0; La Grange, 0-1.

Weimar ............ 001 020 1—4 5 4La Grange ........ 101 000 0—2 4 4

WP — Colton Matus (1-0). LH — JordanHayes, 3-3; Jonathan Estrada, 2-3; Kameron Page,2-4; Matus, 2-4; Jett Ligues, 1-2; Nick Masarik,1-3; Blake Pflughaupt, 1-3.

Columbus ........ 110 004 2—8 11 2Boling .............. 310 110 0—7 9 3

LP — Blake Pflughaupt (0-1). LH — ColtonMatus, 2-3; Jordan Hayes, 1-3; Tyler Pavlicek, 1-3; Kameron Page, 1-4.

St. Stephen’s .... 000 300 2—5 5 2Columbus ........ 100 010 0—2 5 5

February 18Non-District

LP — Nick Masarik (0-1). LH — BlakePflughaupt, 2-3; Masarik, 2-4; Jordan Hayes, 1-2; Kameron Page, 1-3; Tyler Pavlicek, 1-3; ColtonMatus, 1-4. 2B — Page.

Record — Columbus, 0-1.

Caldwell ........... 200 062 0—10 5 1Columbus ........ 000 002 0—2 8 4

LP — Zachary Gasca (0-1). LH — Gasca,2-3; Brandon Teague, 1-4 with 2 runs. 2B —Gasca 2.

Record — Rice, 0-1.

Tidehaven .................... 200 080 2—12Rice ............................. 003 000 2—5

February 20-22Columbus Hop Priest Tournament

Schulenburg .... 100 000 0—1 4 2St. Michael’s ..... 000 210 x—3 4 0

LP — Ross Bludau (0-1). LH — BlaineBesetzny, 2-2; Wesley Kutac, 1-2; Bludau, 1-3.

Schulenburg ... 003 602 310—15 13 1Victoria West ... 740 000 312—17 21 4

LP — Tristan Wendt (0-1). LH — WesleyKutac, 3-5 with 3 runs and 4 RBI; Mikey Bigham,2-3 with 2 runs and 2 RBI; Ross Bludau, 2-4 with2 runs and 3 RBI; Blaine Besetzny, 2-5 with 3runs; Wendt, 1-4 with 2 runs; Caleb Valchar, 1-5with 2 RBI; Tyler Roe, 1-5; Cody May, 1-6. 2B —Wendt. 3B — Kutac 2, Bigham.

Schulenburg .... 200 130 0—6 12 1Boling .............. 101 000 0—2 5 2

WP — Blaine Besetzny (1-0). LH — MikeyBigham, 3-4 with 2 runs; Ross Bludau, 2-3 with 2runs; Tyler Roe, 2-3; Caleb Valchar, 2-4 with 2RBI; Tristan Wendt, 1-3; Cody May, 1-3; WesleyKutac, 1-4. 2B — Bludau.

Record — Schulenburg, 1-2.

Seventh Place

February 21Non-District

La Grange .......... 000 00—0 3 2Bellville ............. 540 01—10 9 1

WP — Wesley Parrish (1-0). LH — DrewWaller, 2-2; Austin Maeker, 2-3 with 3 RBI; RemiPrice, 2-3; Brady Zapalac, 2-3; Andy Hunter, 1-2.2B — Price 2, Maeker.

LP —Corey Golan (0-1). LH — Jake Dixon,1-3; Dalton Burton, 1-2; Trey Supak, 1-2. 2B —Burton. 3B — Dixon.

Records — La Grange, 0-2; Bellville, 1-1.

Ben Bolt ....................... 003 000 3—6Rice ............................. 200 020 1—5

LP — Christian Gonzales (0-1). LH — Bran-don Teague, 3-3; Gonzales, 1-3 with 2 runs; PhillipTorres, 1-3.

Record — Rice, 0-2.Needville ............ 040 102 1—8 6 0Columbus .......... 001 001 0—2 7 3

LP — Jett Ligues (0-1). LH — KameronPage, 3-4; Jonathan Estrada, 1-3; Tyler Pavlicek,1-3; Colton Matus, 1-3; Brandon Pavlicek, 1-3

Record — Columbus, 1-3.

•Consolation — Victoria West def. Hous-ton Reagan, 6-0.

•Championship — Austin St. Michael’s def.Austin St. Stephen’s, 11-2.

Gateway ............. 003 010 0—4 4 0Weimar .............. 002 012 x—5 8 2

WP — Carson Hollas (1-0).

Weimar Tournament

Third Place

Weimar .............. 320 010 0—6 10 2Tidehaven .......... 001 011 0—3 6 2

WP — Clay Firkins (1-0).

Hallettsville ....... 103 122 5—14 9 0Brazos ............... 000 000 6—6 9 2

LP — Jeremy D’Rubio (0-1). LH — DillonGonzales, 3-4; Johnathon Jaynes, 1-2; AndrewRichards, 1-2; Josh Janicek, 1-4 with 2 RBI;D’Rubio, 1-4; Jesse Garcia, 1-4; Javier Nunez, 1-4. 2B — Gonzales, Jaynes. 3B — Nunez.

Brazos ............... 452 220 0—15 13 1Sacred Heart ...... 003 220 2—9 11 6

WP — Beau Gonzales (1-0). LH — DillonGonzales, 3-4 with 3 runs and 3 RBI; B. Gonzales,3-4; Jeremy D’Rubio, 2-5; Trae Davis, 1-2; JoshJanicek, 1-3 with 2 runs; Gabe Naranjo, 1-3; An-drew Richards, 1-4; Javier Nunez, 1-4. 2B — D.Gonzales.

Gateway ......... 0(11)2 62—21 8 2Brazos ........... 510 13—10 8 6

LP — Johnathon Jaynes (0-1). LH — Jer-emy D’Rubio, 2-3 with 2 runs; Gabe Jaranjo, 1-1;Andrew Richards, 1-2 with 2 runs; John Vasquez,1-2; Beau Gonzales, 1-3; Jaynes, 1-3; DillonGonzales, 1-4.

Record — Brazos, 1-2.

Consolation

Hallettsville ....... 061 41—12 13 2Weimar .............. 100 01—2 5 4

LP — John Blaha (1-1).

Record — Weimar, 3-1.

•All-Tournament Team — Weimar: JohnBlaha and Ryan Almanza. Brazos: Dillon Gonzales.

Championship

Columbia ..................... 102 004 1—8Sealy ............................ 005 030 0—8

Sweeny Tournament

LH — Bronson Ulrich, Tyler Eckhardt,Holten Einkauf, Reed Hoffpauir and Jake Miller.

Danbury .............................................. 10Sealy ..................................................... 2

LP — Kameron Craft (0-1). LH — TylerEckhardt, Bronson Ulrich, Reed Hoffpauir, Craftand Jake Miller.

Bay City ........................ 100 200 0—3Sealy ............................ 100 020 0—3

LH — Jake Miller, Bronson Ulrich, KalebManak, Reed Hoffpauir and Kameron Craft.

Northland .................... 100 000 3—4Sealy ............................ 110 010 0—3

LP — Reed Hoffpauir (1-1). LH — TylerEckhardt, Bronson Ulrich, Holten Einkauf, SamWilson and Jake Miller.

Record — Sealy, 2-1-2.

Basketball

Boys

Class 1A Division I AreaFebruary 20

Weimar (14-9) — Ortis Newhouse, 19;Jacob Sedlar, 14; Juwan Almeida, 11; LaDariusKing, 2; Jacory Gordon, 2; Seth Helmcamp, 1.

Weimar .......... 13 ..... 5 ... 21 ..... 10—49La Villa .......... 14 ..... 8 ... 13 ..... 11—46

East Chambers .. 17 ... 18 ... 12 .. 11—59Schulenburg ..... 10 ... 16 ..... 8 .. 13—47

Schulenburg (18-13) — Tyler Thompson,14; Jeffrey Lara, 9; Cullen Machac, 9; Javeon Lara,5; Jaylon Carr, 5; Kade Vyvjala, 3; Daniel LopezLara, 2

Weimar (14-10) — No stats available.

Weimar .............. 8 ... 11 .. 20 .... 11—50Port Aransas .... 20 ... 12 .. 15 .... 13—60

Class 2A Division II AreaRT-C .................. 5 .. 17 ... 10 ..... 16—48Laneville ......... 29 .. 30 ... 27 ... 14—100

Round Top-Carmine (14-7) — LeightonAbell, 22; Adair Augustin, 8; Nick Torres, 6; AaronTorres, 5; Jared Quimby, 2; Blake Moehlmann,2; Ricky Shelby, 2; Clay Radabaugh, 1.

Class 3A AreaFebruary 21

La Grange (19-13) — Dillon Lee, 16;Dylan Adkins, 16; Cassel Tezeno, 14; Wes Scott,13; Ryan Scott, 2; Malcolm McKenzie, 2.

La Grange ........ 19 ... 15 ... 18 ... 11—63Sam Houston ... 23 ... 23 ... 18 ... 18—82

Class 2A Area

Region IV-1A Division I QuarterfinalsFebruary 25

Girls

February 21-22

Region IV-1A Division I Tournament

Weimar ............ 13 ... 17 ... 13 ... 14—57Mason .............. 11 ..... 9 ... 20 ... 10—40

Weimar (32-4) — Hunter Ervin, 14; EmmaHolland, 13, Jazmine Kirby, 11; Kristie Guerrero,10, Madison Vacek, 5; Shelby Vacek, 2; SummerAlmeida, 2.

Semifinals

Weimar .............. 9 ... 19 ... 14 ..... 9—51Harper ............. 20 ..... 9 ..... 6 ... 10—45

Weimar (33-4) — Jazmine Kirby 26; KristieGuerrero, 14; Summer Almeida, 3; Hunter Ervin,3; Madison Vacek, 3; Emily Koenig, 2.

Soccer

Boys

February 18

Sealy (6-5-3, 1-1-1) — Goals: JavierArriaga, 1; Erick Hernandez, 1.

•Sealy won 6-4 in penalty kicks.

District 36-4ASealy ..................................................... 2College Station ...................................... 2

February 21

Sealy (7-5-3, 2-1-1) — Goals: EdsonChavez, 1.

District 36-4ASealy ..................................................... 1Bryan Rudder ........................................ 0

La Grange (1-12-1, 0-6-1) — Goals: CruzCabrera, 1.

District 49-4AGiddings ............................................... 3La Grange ............................................. 1

La Grange (1-11-1, 0-5-1) — Goals:Marco Cerda, 3.

District 49-4ABastrop ................................................. 7La Grange ............................................. 3

Girls

February 18District 36-4A

College Station ...................................... 7Sealy ..................................................... 0

La Grange (2-13-1, 0-7) — Defensivestandout: Marcy Herrera.

Sealy (2-10, 0-3) — No stats available.

District 49-4ABastrop ................................................. 9La Grange ............................................. 0

La Grange (2-12-1, 0-6) — Defensivestandout: Goalie Jacky Mendez

La Grange ............................................. 0Giddings ............................................... 7

February 21District 36-4A

Bryan Rudder ........................................ 2Sealy ..................................................... 0

Sealy (2-11, 0-4) — No stats available.

District 49-4A

Softball

February 17Non-District

LP — Taylor Adams (1-3). LH — SamanthaGeisthorpe, 2-3; Jordan Powell, 2-3; TanaSunderhuse, 2-4; Amber Gray, 1-3; Carlie Goltz,1-3; Mariana Payton, 1-4; Miranda Kowles, 1-4.2B — Gray.

Record — Bellville, 1-5.

East Bernard .... 102 010 5—9 7 0Bellville ........... 000 131 0—5 11 4

February 18Non-District

WP — Hali Wisnoskie (3-0).

Record — Columbus, 5-1-1.

Navasota ............................................... 0Columbus ............................................. 8

LP — Lauren Guenther(0-1).

Record — Weimar, 0-1.

Weimar ............................ 012 001—4El Campo ......................... 111 054—14

WP — Jade Bujnoch (1-1). LH — SarahWalker, 2-2; Calli Guentert, 2-3; Samantha Krause,1-1; Allison Meyer, 1-2; Reagan Bludau, 1-2;Bujnoch, 1-4. 2B — Walker. 3B — Walker,Krause.

LP — Erin Miksch (0-1). LH — RachelSteinhauser, 1-3; Brooke Migl, 1-3; KatieSteinhauser, 1-3; Kimberlyn Michalec, 1-3; KylieMica, 1-4. 2B — R. Steinhauser.

Record — Flatonia, 0-1.

Flatonia ........... 102 000 0—3 5 6Yoakum ............ 201 014 x—9 7 1

WP — Abby Morgan (3-1). LH — AlyssaAngel, 3-4; Hatti Moore, 3-4; Hannah Gerecke,1-3; Blake-Ann Fritsch, 1-4; Briana Angel, 1-4;Kristy Bertsch, 1-4; Madison Becka , 1-4. 2B —A. Angel, Moore, Becka. 3B — A. Angel, Moore.

LP — Mariah Holub (2-2). LH — MaeleeSowa, 2-4; Taylor Bartholomaus, 1-1; ShannonBrown, 1-3; Jenna Schroeder, 1-3; Kaelyn Wall,1-3; Holub, 1-4. 2B — Brown.

Sealy ................ 200 000 30—5 7 2La Grange ........ 000 104 01—6 11 0

LP — Mariah Holub (2-1). LH — MaeleeSowa, 2-4; Shannon Brown, 1-3; Morgan Menke,1-3; Jenna Schroeder, 1-3; Kaelyn Wall, 1-3;Shandi Nelson, 1-3.

Record — Sealy, 2-1.

Sweeny ............. 203 103 0—9 11 1Sealy ................ 000 001 1—2 7 7

Rice .......................... 000 0—0 0 5Lamar Consolidated .. 470 4—15 12 1

LP — Reagan Dopslauf (1-2).

Record — Rice, 1-4.

Burton ................ 001 01—2 6 3Schulenburg ....... (10)30 1x—14 8 5

February 20-22La Grange TournamentKadeKade Vyvjala of Schulenburg disrupts the shot of an East Chambers

player during last Friday night’s Class 2A area playoff game at BearGym on the campus of Alief Hastings High School in Houston. The Short-horns’ season came to an end with a 59-47 loss. Photo by Audrey Kristynik

Round Top-Carmines’s Jared Quimby beats the full-court pressure of a Laneville defender during last Fridaynight’s Class 1A Division II area playoff game at Tiger Gym in Trinity. The Yellowjackets pressured RT-C intonumerous turnovers en route to a 100-48 victory. Photo by Mark Conley

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WP — Hali Wisnoskie (4-0). LH — SkyeKoehl, 3-3; Devin Harwell, 2-3; Natalie Alley, 1-2;Madison Olivarez, 1-3; Wisnoskie, 1-3.

Victoria East ....................... 110 002—4Columbus ........................... 000 32x—5

LP — Shannon Brown (0-1). LH — TaylorBartholomaus, 2-2; Brown, 2-3; Sydney Rasbury,1-1; Morgan Menke, 1-3; Kaelyn Wall, 1-3; JennaSchroeder, 1-4; Mariah Holub, 1-4. 2B — Brown.

Marble Falls ............. 013 401—9 14 6Sealy ........................ 002 102—5 10 4

WP — Missy Zoch (4-0). LH — KristyBertsch, 3-3; Madison Becka, 2-3; Zoch, 2-3;Briana Angel, 1-2; Blake-Ann Fritsch, 1-3; HattiMoore, 1-3. 2B — B. Angel. 3B — Moore. HR— Becka (1).

Georgetown ..................... 000 00—0La Grange ........................ 403 03—10

LP — Lauren Zajicek (0-2). LH — SkyeKoehl, 1-2; Cameron Collier, 1-2; Katie Ridlen, 1-2. 3B — Koehl.

Marble Falls ..................... 200 060—8Columbus ........................ 002 001—3

WP — Mariah Holub (3-2). LH — Holub,3-3; Maelee Sowa, 3-4; Shannon Brown, 2-4;Jenna Schroeder, 2-4; Kaelyn Wall, 1-3. 2B —Brown, Wall.

Victoria East .... 100 000 2—3 3 0Sealy ................ 201 001 x—4 11 2

WP — Missy Zoch (5-0). LH — HattiMoore, 2-3; Alyssa Angel, 1-2; Blake-Ann Fritsch,1-3; Briana Angel, 1-3; Kristy Bertsch, 1-3; Zoch,1-3. 2B — A. Angel, Bertsch.

Marble Falls ........................ 103 000—4La Grange ........................... 100 121—5

WP — Missy Zoch (6-0). LH — Alyssa An-gel, 3-4; Riley Fisbeck, 3-4; Briana Angel, 2-4;Madison Becka, 1-2; Blake-Ann Fritsch, 1-3; HattiMoore, 1-3; Kristy Bertsch, 1-4. 2B — Fisbeck,B. Angel, Moore. HR — A. Angel (2).

Hargrave .......... 000 000 0—0 2 2La Grange ........ 014 400 x—9 12 1

WP — Emma Restivo (3-0). LH — CameronCollier, 2-3; Holly Pflughaupt, 2-4; Skye Koehl, 2-4; Hali Wisnoskie, 2-4; Natalie Alley, 2-4; KatieRidlen, 1-4. 2B — Alley 2. HR — Wisnoskie(2), Pflughaupt (1).

LP — Shannon Brown (0-2). LH — Brown,3-3; Morgan Menke, 2-3; Kaelyn Wall, 2-3; Tay-lor Bartholomaus, 1-1; Shandi Nelson, 1-3;Mariah Holub, 1-4; Sydney Rasbury, 1-4. 2B —Rasbury. 3B — Brown.

Sealy ................ 210 121 0—7 11 3Columbus ........ 210 891 x—10 11 1

LP — Mariah Holub (4-3). LH — TaitlynWilkins, 1-2; Sydney Rasbury, 1-2; ShannonBrown, 1-3.

Record — Sealy, 4-5.

Sealy ................ 100 000—1 3 0Hargrave .......... 002 00x—2 5 2

LP — Madison Olivarez (0-1). LH —Olivarez, 1-3. 2B — Olivarez.

Georgetown ......................... 542 2—13Columbus ............................ 001 0—1

LP — Hali Wisnoskie (4-1). LH — HollyPflughaupt, 1-2; Madison Olivarerz, 1-3. 2B —Pflughaupt, Olivarez.

Columbus ............ 000 010 00—1Hargrave .............. 000 001 01—2

Georgetown ....... 021 000—3 9 3Sealy .................. 317 00x—11 11 3

WP — Mariah Holub (4-2). LH — MorganMenke, 2-2; Shannon Brown, 2-3; JennaSchroeder, 2-3; Shandi Nelson, 2-3; TaitlynWilkins, 1-3; Holub, 1-3; Maelee Sowa, 1-4. 2B— Brown, Nelson, Wilkins, Holub, Sowa. #B —Brown.

WP — Abby Morgan (4-1). LH — AlyssaAngel, 3-4; Elizabeth Read, 3-4; BriannaAhlschlager, 2-2; Hatti Moore, 2-3; Blake-AnnFritsch, 2-5; Brenna Beseda, 1-2; Madison Becka,1-2; Zoch, 1-2; Briana Angel, 1-3; Kristy Bertsch,1-3. 2B — A. Angel, Moore 2, B. Angel.

Victoria East .............. 000 001 0—1La Grange .................. 300 304 x—10

WP — Missy Zoch (7-0). LH — Alyssa An-gel, 2-3; Blake-Ann Fritsch, 1-2; Elizabeth Read,1-3; Kristy Bertsch, 1-3; Hannah Gerecke, 1-3.

LP — Hali Wisnoskie (4-2). LH — SkyeKoehl, 1-3; Wisnoskie, 1-3; Holly Pflughaupt, 1-3.

Records — Columbus, 7-5-1; La Grange,11-1.

•Tournament Standings — 1. La Grange,6-0; 2. Hargrave, 5-2; 3. Marble Falls, 4-2.

Columbus ................ 000 000 0—0La Grange ................ 500 000 x—5

LP — Taylor Adams (1-4). LH — JordanPowell, 1-2; Amber Gray, 1-2; Tana Sunderhuse,1-3; Mariana Payton, 1-3; Miranda Kowles, 1-3;Samantha Gelsthorpe, 1-3. 2B — Powell, Gray.

Bellville ................ 010 000—1 6 3Tomball ................ 113 131—10 8 1

LP — Miranda Kowles (0-3). LH — AmberGray, 3-3; Rebecca Noska, 1-1; Jordan Powell, 1-2; Miranda Kowles, 1-3; Carlie Goltz, 1-3; MeganMontgomery, 1-3; Samantha Gelsthorpe, 1-4. HR— Gray 2 (3).

Bellville ........... 001 140 0—5 9 3College Park .... 101 080 x—10 12 0

Churchill ............... 164 00—11 9 0Bellville ................ 003 00—3 2 2

LP — Miranda Kowles (0-4). LH — CarlieGoltz, 1-2; Kowles, 1-2.

College Park ......... 068 12—17 9 2Bellville ................ 000 20—2 4 6

LP — Miranda Kowles (0-5). LH — AmberGray, 1-1; Kowles, 1-2; Carlie Goltz, 1-2; JordanPowell, 1-2. 3B — Gray. HR — Kowles (1).

College Park Tournament

Churchill .......... 422 304 6—21 25 0Bellville ........... 130 200 0—6 8 1

LP — Miranda Kowles (0-6). LH — Kowles,2-4; Megan Montgomery, 2-4; Carlie Goltz, 1-1;Rebecca Noska, 1-1; Amber Gray, 1-3; JordanPowell, 1-3. 2B — Gray. 3B — Kowles.

Record — Bellville, 1-10.Louise Tournament

Schulenburg ......... 100 02—3 5 2Edna ..................... 300 1x—4 3 0

LP — Jade Bujnoch (1-2). LH — CalliGuentert, 2-3; Sarah Walker, 1-2; Bujnoch, 1-2;Regan Bludau. 2B — Guentert.

WP — Cierra Risinger (2-0). LH — BrandiHajovsky, 3-3; Risinger, Fernandez and DydryLockhart, 2 hits; Makayla Dickerson and AndreaAngilar, 1 hit. 2B — Hajovksy, Fernandez. 3B— Hajovsky.

Brazos .................................................. 7Bloomington ......................................... 1

Tidehaven ............. 003 3—6 5 0Rice ...................... 710 x—8 9 5

WP — Damara Gentry (1-2). LH — Gentry,2-2; Reagan Dopslauf, 2-2; Cameron Marsalia, 1-1; Jasia Cantu, 1-1; Sophia Salazar, 1-2; JaylaCantu, 1-2; Carlee Vandermark, 1-2. 2B —Dopslauf, Marsalia.

LP — Cierra Risinger (2-1). LH — DydryLockhart, 2-2; Risinger, Brandi Hajovsky andJazmine Johnson, 1 hit.

Brazos .................................................. 0Edna ..................................................... 6

Schulenburg .................... 234—9 10 1Louise .............................. 100—1 1 4

WP — Jade Bujnoch (2-2). LH — SarahWalker, 2-2; Reagan Bludau, 2-2; Calli Guentert,2-3; Bujnoch, 2-3; Amy Geissen, 1-2; SamanthaKrause, 1-2. 2B — Walker, Guentert 2.

LP — Reagan Dopslauf (1-3). LH — SophiaSalazar, 1-2.

Edna ..................... 404 12—11 9 2Rice ...................... 000 00—0 1 4

WP — Jade Bujnoch (3-2). LH — SarahWalker, 3-4; Samantha Krause, 2-2; Amy Geissen,2-2; Bujnoch, 2-3; Megan Zapalac, 1-2; PaigeLuckey, 1-3. 2B — Bujnoch.

Bloomington ......... 200 03—5 4 2Schulenburg ......... 003 24—9 11 1

Rice ...................... 340 1—8 6 2Tidehaven ............. 220 x—4 2 1

WP — Damara Gentry (2-2). LH — CarleeVandermark, 2-2; Jayla Cantu, 2-3; MirandaAlavardo, 1-1; Kylie Wishert, 1-1. 2B — Cantu,Wishert.

Brazos .................. 202 2—6 7 1Schulenburg ......... 100 2—3 5 4

WP — Cierra Risinger (3-1). LH — JessicaFernandez and Dydry Lockhart, 2 hits; BrandiHajovsky, Kenzie Krueger, Lexy Ramirez andRisinger, 1 hit. 3B — Hajovsky.

LP — Jade Bujnoch (3-3). LH — SarahWalker, 1-2; Callie Guentert, 1-2; Allison Meyer,1-2; Megan Zapalac, 1-2; Samantha Krause, 1-2.2B — Krause.

Championship

Brazos .................................................. 2Edna ..................................................... 6

LP — Cierra Risinger (3-2). LH — Risinger,2 hits; Jessica Fernandez, Lexy Ramirez, DydryLockhart and Andrea Anguilar, 1 hit. 3B —Fernandez.

Record — Brazos, 3-2.

Flatonia ................ 011 0—2 3 4East Bernard ......... 410 2—7 5 0

LP — Katie Steinhauser (0-1). LH —Brooke Migl, 1-1; Erin Miksch, 1-2; McKennaLopez, 1-2.

Refugio ................. 001 0—1 1 3Flatonia ................ 508 x—13 8 1

WP — Erin Miksch (2-1). LH — Miksch,3-3; Rachel Steinhauser, 2-2 with 5 RBI; Chan-dler Fike, 1-2; Kimberlyn Michalec, 1-2; CrystalRodriguez, 1-3. HR — Miksch (1), R.Steinhauser 2 (2).

WP — Reagan Dopslauf (2-3) with a no-hitter. LH — Dopslauf, 4-4; Sophia Salazar, 3-4;Kylie Wishert, 1-2; Carlee Vandermark, 1-2; JaylaCantu, 1-2; Mallory Thomas, 1-4; MirandaAlavardo, 1-4. 2B — Salazar 3, Dopslauf, Wishert.

Rice ...................... 342 6—15 12 2Louise ................... 000 3—3 0 5

Third Place

Rice ...................... 200 03—5 3 4Schulenburg ......... 361 3x—13 16 2

WP — Calli Guentert (1-0). LH — AllisonMeyer, 4-4; Sarah Walker, 3-4; Megan Zapalac,2-3; Amy Geissen, 2-3; Jade Bujnoch, 2-4;Guentert, 1-3; Paige Luckey, 1-3; Reagan Bludau,1-3. 2B — Meyer, Bujnoch, Guentert.

LP — Reagan Dopslauf (2-4). LH —Cameron Marsalia, 2-2; Jayla Cantu, 1-3. 2B —Marsalia.

Records — Rice, 4-6; Schulenburg, 4-3.

Cuero Tournament

Pool Play

Flatonia ................ 651 32—16 18 3Victoria West ......... 002 10—3 4 6

WP — Erin Miksch (1-1). LH — RachelSteinhauser, 3-4 with 5 RBI; Kylie Mica, 3-5; Chan-dler Fike, 2-3 with 5 RBI; Crystal Rodriguez, 2-4;Brooke Migl, 2-4; Katie Steinhauser, 2-4;Fernanda Torres, 1-1; Maggie Mica, 1-1; Miksch,1-3; Kimberlyn Michalec, 1-3. HR — Fike (1).

Flatonia .............................. 100 0—1Boling ................................. 085 0—13

LP — Erin Miksch (2-2). LH — BrookeMigl, 1-2.

Flatonia ................ 010 1—2 4 2Cuero .................... 502 1—8 5 1

WP — Erin Miksch (2-4). LH — BrookeMigl, 1-2; Kimberlyn Michalec, 1-2; CrystalRodriguez, 1-3; Rachel Steinhauser, 1-3.

Record — Flatonia, 2-5.

Gold Bracket

Marion .................. 012 03—6 2 3Flatonia ................ 010 40—5 11 3

LP — Erin Miksch (2-3). LH — CrystalRodriguez, 2-2; Brooke Migl, 2-3; Kylie Mica, 1-3; Katie Steinhauser, 1-3; Rachel Steinhauser, 1-3; Miksch, 1-3; Chandler Fike, 1-3; McKennaLopez, 1-3; Kimberlyn Michalec, 1-3.

Track & Field

LEOPARD RELAYSLA GRANGE — Here are the results of the

Leopard Relays held last Thursday at Leopard Sta-dium in La Grange.

Boys DivisionTeam Totals — 1. Sealy, 147; 2. La Grange,

145; 3. Caldwell, 111; 4. Gonzales, 50; 5. Flato-nia, 49; 6. Columbus, 44; 7. Rockdale, 23; 8.Weimar, 20; 9. Lexington, 15.

Shot Put — 1. Mason Denley, Columbus,49-11; 2. Mica, Flatonia, 49-5 1/2; 3. Pezel,Rockdale, 47-2; 4. Perez-Clack, Gonzales, 45-9;5. Janecka, Flatonia, 41-1; 6. Grant Gage, LaGrange, 40-6 1/4.

Discus — 1. Mason Denley, Columbus, 129-11; 2. Brennen Gillard, La Grange, 121-7; 3. NateHolcomb, Sealy, 115-0; 4. Brown, Caldwell, 113-3; 5. Janecka, Flatonia, 110-9; 6. Zinn, Rockdale,107-1.

High Jump — 1. Ty Beseda, La Grange, 6-2; 2. Jackson, Caldwell, 6-0; 3. Williams, Caldwell,5-1; 4. Wayne Noak, La Grange, 5-8; 5. Dillon,Lexington, 5-8; 6. Christian Wallace, Sealy, 5-6.

Long Jump — 1. Logan Stoelke, Fayetteville,21-2; 2. J’Kaylin Dobbins, La Grange, 20-1; 3.Bralon Hutchison, La Grange, 20-5 1/2; 4. KolbyParker, 19-5 1/2; 5. Lemon, Caldwell, 19-0 1/2;6. Jackson, Caldwell, 18-10 1/2.

Triple Jump — 1. Tyler Eckhardt, Sealy,43-0; 2. Bralon Hutchison, La Grange, 41-11 3/4; 3. J’Kaylin Dobbins, La Grange, 41-11; 4. Chris-tian Wallace, Sealy, 41-6 1/2; 5. Harris, Rockdale,40-11 3/4; 6. Velasquez, Flatonia, 39-9 3/4.

Pole Vault — 1. Rightmer, Flatonia, 11-0;2. Mason, Weimar, 10-0; 3. Dowling, Caldwell,9-6; 4. Ashley, Caldwell, 9-0; 5. Hudleston,Caldwell, 9-0.

3200 Run — 1. Dowling, Caldwell, 11:19.3;2. Aaron Bremer, Fayetteville, 11:27.05; 3.Moreno, Gonzales, 11:42.16; 4. Lopez, Rockdale,11:54.47; 5. Marcus Cortez, Sealy, 11:54.75; 6.Rodriguez, Weimar, 11:55.97.

4x100 Relay — 1. La Grange (RodneyFilmore, Bralon Hutchison, Dillon Davis, J’KaylinDobbins), 43.5; 2. Sealy (Kolby Parker, CharlesBrooks, Tyler Eckhardt, Christian Wallace),43.84; 3. Caldwell, 45.9; 4. Rockdale, 46.09.

800 Run — 1. Williams, Gonzales, 2:13.96;2. Lilie, Caldwell, 2:18.59; 3. Cody McNaney, LaGrange, 2:18.64; 4. Tilden Porter, La Grange,2:20.24; 5. Bosch, Weimar, 2:20.81; 6. Diaz,Gonzales, 2:23.21.

110 Hurdles — 1. Jackson, Caldwell,14.27; 2. Austin Rohrs, Sealy, 15.27; 3. Jake Miller,Sealy, 17.55; 4. Emmett Worsham, La Grange,17.63; 5. Lewis Cooper, La Grange, 17.68; 6. Tho-mas, Lexington, 17.74.

100 Dash — Royce Caldwell, Columbus,10.52; 2. Williams, Caldwell, 11.28; 3. LoganStoelke, Fayetteville, 11.31; 4. Steffan Brown, Co-lumbus, 11.52; 5. Cardell Brooks, Sealy, 11.53;6. Purdy, Weimar, 11.68.

4x200 Relay — 1. Sealy (Kolby Parker,Charles Brooks, Federico Ramirez, ChristianWallace), 1:32.32; 2. La Grange (Rodney Filmore,Bralon Hutchison, Dillon Davis, J’Kaylin Dob-bins), 1:33.18; 3. Gonzales, 1:35.69; 4. Caldwell,1:37.0; 5. Lexington, 1:49.09; 6. Flatonia, 1:52.88.

400 Dash — 1. Velasquez, Flatonia, 54.15;2. Huddleston, Caldwell, 55.66; 3. Allert, Lexing-ton, 56.09; 4. Tilden Porter, La Grange, 56.16; 5.Kozelsky, Flatonia, 56.28; 6. Ramero, Caldwell,56.90.

300 Hurdles — 1. Austin Rohrs, Sealy,41.02; 2. Emmett Worsham, La Grange, 43.16; 3.Federico Ramirez, Sealy, 43.31; 4. Einkauf, Sealy,43.97; 5. Lewis Cooper, La Grange, 47.00; Burch,Gonzales, 41.02.

200 Dash — 1. Royce Caldwell, Columbus,21.52; 2. Bralon Hutchison, La Grange, 23.00; 3.

The Bellville Bulls 11U baseball team recently won the USSSA February Frost tournament at Ford Park inBeaumont. Team members included, front row, from left, Colby Lange, Lane Hayslip, Caber Swope, ChaseOltmann, Brandt Okonski, Kyle Peschel and Carson Peschel; middle row, Dylan Carroll, Kyler Froebel, CodyJackson, Grant Juno and Jacob Divin; and, back row, Manager Todd Froebel, and coaches Glenn Lange,Daryl Okonski and Wayne Peschel.

Christian Wallace, Sealy, 23.36; 4. Purdy, Weimar,23.46; 5. Dillon, Lexington, 23.66; 6. Ramirez,Gonzales, 24.90.

1600 Run — 1. Dowling, Caldwell, 5:01.93;2. Moreno, Gonzales, 5:12.90; 3. Alan Ortiz, LaGrange, 4. Rodriguez, Weimar, 5:20.06; 5. AaranHernandez, Sealy, 5:24.78; 6. Colton Gajewski,Sealy, 5:26.43.

4x400 Relay — 1. Sealy (Kolby Parker,Federico Ramirez, Austin Rohrs, Tyler Eckhardt),3:31.25; 2. La Grange (Damien Davis, DillonDavis, Rodney Filmore, J’Kaylin Dobbins),3:37.40; 3. Flatonia, 3:41.00; 4. Gonzales,3:41.14; 5. Caldwell, 3:41.24; 6. Rockdale,3:41.96.

Girls DivisionTeam Totals — 1. Caldwell, 102; 2.

Gonzales, 90; 3. Columbus, 90; 4. La Grange, 74;5. Sealy, 30; Schulenburg, 39; 7. Weimar, 38; 8.Smithville, 9. Hallettsville, 30; 10. Rockdale, 26;11. Flatonia, 23; 12. Lexington, 16.

Shot Put — 1. Hernandez, Gonzales, 38-9;2. Royall, Caldwell, 34-11 1/2; 3. Wolridge,Smithville, 34-3; 4. Nieto, Smithville, 32-11 1/2;5. Wick, Weimar, 31-11 1/2; 6. McKenzie, LaGrange, 30-8 1/2.

Discus — 1. Cray, Gonzales, 107-5; 2. (tie)Nieto, Smithville and Gillard, La Grange, 102-101/2; 4. Holly Pflughaupt, Columbus, 101-2; 5.Verm, Sealy, 96-1; 6. McKenzie, La Grange, 30-81/2.

High Jump — 1. Walker, Schulenburg, 5-4; 2. Huskey, Columbus, 5-2; 3. Sowa, Sealy, 4-8;4. Barnicke, Gonzales, 4-8; 5. Radford, Lexing-ton, 4-8; 6. Zbranek, La Grange, 4-8.

Long Jump — 1. Axel, Columbus, 18-2 1/2; 2. Walker, Schulenburg, 17-0; 3. Wick, Weimar,16-2 1/2; 4. Grahmann, Hallettsville, 15-11 1/4;5. Kuck, La Grange, 15-6 1/2; 6. Henderson,Caldwell, 15-5 3/4.

Triple Jump — 1. Axel, Columbus, 37-5 1/2; 2. Beseda, La Grange, 33-6; 3. Vanterpool,Columbus, 32-3 1/2; 4. Woods, Caldwell, 33-1;5. Hardy, Gonzales, 31-10; 6. Sowa, Sealy, 30-101/2.

Pole Vault — 1. Glass, Gonzales, 9-0; 2.Schaefer, Columbus, 8-6; 3. Worley, Columbus,8-0; 4. S. Ewald, Caldwell, 7-6; 5. Bane, Caldwell,7-6; H. Ewald, Caldwell, 7-0.

3200 Run — 1. Munsch, Weimar, 13:04.01;2. Moeller, Flatonia, 13:22.02; 3. Rodriguez,Caldwell, 13:24.02; 4. Beran, Caldwell, 13:32.87;5. Steinhauser, La Grange, 14:12.87; 6. Aquay,Gonzales, 14:36.00.

4x100 Relay — 1. Gonzales, 51.82; 2. LaGrange (Brenna Beseda, Hannah Zuhn, AlexisLovings, Alyssa Angel), 52.24; 3. Caldwell, 54.34;4. Weimar, 54.60; 5. Lexington, 56.68; 6. Flato-nia, 57.05.

800 Run — 1. Janicek, Sealy, 2:26.87; 2.Allen, Hallettsville, 2:33.56; 3. Briggs, Smithville,2:35.40; 4. Morton, Caldwell, 2:37.74; 5.Harrison, Columbus, 2:43.34; 6. Fougerat,Gonzales, 2:49.87.

100 Hurdles — 1. Robertson, Rockdale,16.35; 2. Henderson, Caldwell, 17.28; 3. Holub,Sealy, 17.34; 4. Parchman, La Grange, 17.68; 5.Baker, Caldwell, 18.14; 6. Meyer, Schulenburg,18.30.

100 Dash — 1. Walker, Schulenburg,12.47; 2. Weaver, Columbus, 12.92; 3. Rosales,Weimar, 13.03; 4. Grahmann, Hallettsville, 13.11;5. Vanterpool, Columbus, 13.21; 6. Lovings, LaGrange, 13.25.

4x200 Relay — 1. Columbus, 1:49.78; 2.Gonzales, 1:50.74; 3. La Grange (HannahGerecke, Hannah Zuhn, Alexis Lovings, AlyssaAngel), 1:52.50; 4. Lexington, 1:59.28; 5. Flato-nia (Brooke Migl, Maggie Mica, Chandler Fike,Kimberlyn Michalec), 1:59.52.

400 Dash — 1. Woods, Caldwell, 1:02.65;2. Tarver, Sealy, 1:03.21; 3. Briggs, Smithville,1:03.24; 4. Zbranek, La Grange, 1:04.18; 5. Allen,Hallettsville, 1:04.43; 6. Axel, Columbus, 1:05.76.

300 Hurdles — 1. Robertson, Rockdale,50.21; 2. Henderson, Caldwell, 52.12; 3. Rubin,Rockdale, 52.69; 4. Parchman, La Grange, 53.34;5. Baker, Caldwell, 53.74; 6. Flood, Flatonia,54.59.

200 Dash — 1. Walker, Schulenburg,26.19; 2. Woods, Caldwell, 26.69; 3. Vanterrol,Caldwell, 27.47; 4. Weaver, Columbus, 27.93; 5.Wrinkle, Lexington, 28.00; 6. Harris, Sealy, 28.12.

1600 Run — 1. Janicek, Sealy, 5:45.52; 2.Morton, Caldwell, 5:53.19; 3. Munsch, Weimar,5:59.28; 4. Rodriguez, Caldwell, 6:08.18; 5.Beran, Caldwell, 6:13.40; 6. Steinhauser, LaGrange, 6:16.38.

4x400 Relay — 1. La Grange (HannahGerecke, Blake-Ann Fritsch, Hannah Zuhn,Lauren Zbranek), 4:25.06; 2. Gonzales, 4:27.40;

3. Hallettsville, 4:34.56; 4. Flatonia (ChandlerFike, Maggie Mica, Lillie Steinhauser, KatelynCrabtree), 4:38.72; 5. Smithville, 4:46.84.

COUGAR RELAYSWALLIS — Here are the results of the Cou-

gar Relays held last Thursday at Cougar Stadiumin Wallis.

Boys DivisionTeam Totals — 1. Van Vleck, 139; 2. East

Bernard, 137; 3. Sweeny, 79; 4. Palacios, 72; 5.Needville, 71; 6. La Marque, 59; 7. Brazos, 22; 8.St. Thomas Episcopal, 6.

Shot Put — 1. Michael Smither, La Marque,48-7 1/4; 2. Justin Ferguson, Sweeny, 46-05; 3.D’Marcus Miles, Van Vleck, 43-04 1/2; 4. JuwanCallies, Van Vleck, 43-02 1/2; 5. Josh Jones,Sweeny, 40-09 1/2; 6. Cody Rosales, East Bernard,40-7.

Discus — 1. D’Marcus Miles, Van Vleck,131-01; 2. Tristian Gudduschat, Brazos, 123-06;3. Jovito Mendez, Needville, 111-07; 4. JordanSanchez, Palacios, 110-07 1/2; 5. BrandonDonaldson, Van Vleck, 106-11; 6. AnthanySimmons, Sweeny, 106-03.

High Jump — 1. Mason Wheeler, Needville,6-0.

Long Jump — 1. Dustin Smith, Van Vleck,18-06 1/2; 2. Tevin Austin, Van Vleck, 18-04 1/2;3. Miguel Gutierrez, Palacios, 17-10; 4. ShermanMullen, Van Vleck, 17-09 1/2; 5. Deveion Starr,Needville, 17-08 1/2; 6. Kyle Springer, Needville,17-06 1/2.

Triple Jump — 1. Dustin Smith, La Marque,40-08 1/2; 2. Kyle Springer, Needville, 40-02; 3.Rick Woodard, Van Vleck, 36-11; 4. MiguelGutierrez, Palacios, 36-04.

Pole Vault — 1. Mark Bosse, East Bernard,13-00 3/4; 2. Chris Garcia, Palacios, 13-00 1/2;3. Dylan Kovarcik, Needville, 13-00; 4. SunneRodriguez, Sweeny, 12-06; 5. Tyler Kurtz, EastBernard, 12-00.

3200 Run — 1. Wyatt Kieler, East Bernard,9:57.70; 2. Caleb Moseley, East Bernard,10:45.60; 3. Benton Graves, St. Thomas, 10:53.40;4. T.J. Morin, Needville, 11:12.70; 5. Cesar Flores,Brazos, 11:16.90; 6. John Failla, East Bernard,11:17.70.

4x100 Relay — 1. Sweeny, 44.46; 2. VanVleck, 44.48; 3. East Bernard, 44.67; 4. Palacios,45.62.

800 Run — 1. Daniel Garza, East Bernard,1:57.94; 2. Juanya Castile, Van Vleck, 2:07.77; 3.Sergio Vargas, Sweeny, 2:07.89; 4. Kyle Springer,Needville, 2:12.08; 5. Ryan Hudson, La Marque,2:12.59; 6. Cesar Flores, Brazos, 2:18.64.

110 Hurdles — 1. Ismael Blackwood, EastBernard, 15.03; 2. Blaine Bailey, Sweeny, 15.65;3. Rick Woodard, Van Vleck, 16.48; 4. SaulGranados, Needville, 17.87; 5. Angus Hall,Needville, 19.05.

100 Dash — 1. Dorland Fields, Sweeny,10.88; 2. Alan Cooper, La Marque, 10.94; 3.Montre Brown, Van Vleck, 11.04; 4. ConnerO’Brien, Van Vleck, 11.23; 5. Chris Garcia,Palacios, 11.28; 6. Sherman Mullen, Van Vleck,11.46.

4x200 Relay — 1. East Bernard, 1:35.71;2. Van Vleck, 1:36.46; 3. Palacios, 1:38.41; 4.

Needville, 1:41.56.400 Dash — 1. Luis Viera, Brazos, 54.65;

2. Elijah West, La Marque, 55.64; 3. Isaah Tho-mas, Palacios, 55.70; 4. Dustin Smith, Van Vleck,56.24; 5. Nick Garcia, Palacios, 57.24; 6. AndrewHlavinka, East Bernard, 57.39.

300 Hurdles — 1. Blaine Bailey, Sweeny,42.55; 2. Kyle Springer, Needville, 44.49; 3. IsmaelBlackwood, East Bernard, 44.61; 4. Mark Bosse,East Bernard, 45.33; 5. Rick Woodard, Van Vleck,45.49; 6. Ryan Hudson, La Marque, 46.40.

200 Dash — 1. Alan Cooper, La Marque,23.30; 2. Montre Brown, Van Vleck, 23.79; 3.Joseph Rodriguez, Palacios, 23.90; 4. ReggieFranklin, La Marque, 24.54; 5. Isaah Thomas,Palacios, 24.63; 6. John Vasquez, Brazos, 24.65.

1600 Run — 1. Wyatt Kieler, East Bernard,4:40.03; 2. Caleb Moseley, East Bernard, 5:05.93;3. Sergio Vargas, Sweeny, 5:11.55; 4. T.J. Morin,Needville, 5:12.25; 5. John Failla, East Bernard,5:14.35; 6. Royston Clark, Sweeny, 5:27.08.

4x400 Relay — 1. East Bernard, 3:40.27;2. La Marque, 3:45.24; 3. Palacios, 3:51.87; 4.Van Vleck, 3:54.51; 5. Needville, 3:55.12; 6.Sweeny, 4:01.15.

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Girls DivisionTeam Totals — 1. East Bernard, 209 1/2;

2. Needville, 158; 3. Sweeny, 121 1/2; 4. Brazos,65; 5. La Marque, 34; 6. Danbury, 30.

Shot Put — 1. Tomia Lang, Brazos, 28-5 3/4; 2. S. Poehls, Needville, 27-7 1/2; 3. RebeccaRabius, East Bernard, 27-4; 4. Maddie Allen,Danbury, 26-11 3/4; 5. KaNeesha Smith, East Ber-nard, 26-00; 6. (tie) Shaquail Scott, Sweeny andMedia Gilbert, Brazos, 25-8 1/2.

Discus — 1. S. Poehls, Needville, 98-6; 2.Joy Jones, Brazos, 87-6; 3. Tomia Lang, Brazos,86-11; 4. Shaquail Scott, Sweeny, 77-4; 5. A.Hajovsky, Needville, 69-8; 6. Maddie Allen,Danbury, 67-00.

High Jump — 1. Brooke Boettcher, EastBernard, 5-2; 2. Amand Boettcher, East Bernard,5-0; 3. (tie) Iesha Broussard, Sweeny, 4-10 andCaitlyn Morton, Sweeny, 4-10; 5. (tie) KristenMorse, East Bernard and Chelsea Garbs, Brazos,4-8; 7. (tie) K. Jakubec, Needville and L. Bosse,Needville, 4-6.

Long Jump — 1. Jessica Jones, Sweeny, 15-3 1/2; 2. KaNeesha Smith, East Bernard, 15-1; 3.A. Matlock, Needville, 14-7 1/2; 4. C. Ramey,Needville, 14-7; 5. Céraven Seaser, Sweeny, 14-5;6. Courtney Clipson, East Bernard, 14-2.

Triple Jump — 1. A. Matlock, Needville,34-3 1/4; 2. Jessica Jones, Sweeny, 33-11; 3.Céraven Ceaser, Sweeny, 30-11 3/4; 4. C. Ramey,Needville, 29-7 1/2; 5. A. Rainosek, Needville, 29-5 1/2; 6. Kennedy Adams, Danbury, 29-4 1/2.

Pole Vault — 1. Cassidy Bodden, Danbury,7-6; 2. Erin Hopkins, Sweeny, 7-0; 3. L. Bosse,Needville, 6-6; 4. J. Humphrey, Needville, 6-0.

3200 Run — 1. Lizzy Guerra, East Bernard,12:16.00; 2. Katelyn Walters, East Bernard,12:43.60; 3. S. Tabor, Needville, 12:50.60; 4. B.Sablatura, Needville, 12:59.60; 5. S. Rivera,Needville, 12:59.20; 6. Cassidy Mica, East Ber-nard, 13:45.70.

4x100 Relay — 1. Sweeny, 51.33; 2. EastBernard, 52.20; 3. Needville, 52.27; 4. La Marque,52.78; 5. Danbury, 54.40.

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800 Run — 1. S. Longoria, Needville,2:29.71; 2. T. Keefe, Needville, 2:33.31; 3. A.J.Navarro, East Bernard, 2:38.36; 4. SavannahSommers, Brazos, 2:38.81; 5. T. Mesecke,Needville, 2:39.51; 6. Anna Hernandez, Danbury,2:40.46.

100 Hurdles — 1. (tie) Kori Slanina, EastBernard and Bailey Hlavinka, East Bernard, 16.74;3. Tiffany Stratton, Sweeny, 16.91; 4. MaiganMarques, Danbury, 17.19; 5. P. Schroeder,Needville, 17.39; 6. J. Humphrey, Needville, 17.58.

100 Dash — 1. Jaleigh Walker, La Marque,12.36; 2. Brittany Higgins, Sweeny, 12.59; 3.Makayla Dickerson, Brazos, 12.94; 4. JazmineJohnson, Brazos, 13.08; 5. C. Briscoe, Needville,13.28; 6. KaNeesha Smith, East Bernard, 13.32.

4x200 Relay — 1. Sweeny, 1:51.75; 2. EastBernard, 1:53.42; 3. Brazos (Jazmine Johnson,Amber Garbs, Isabel Jones, Makayla Dickerson),1:53.59; 4. Needville, 1:54.98; 5. La Marque,1:56.60; 6. Danbury, 1:59.72.

400 Dash — 1. Megan Lee, East Bernard,1:02.52; 2. Courtney Clipson, East Bernard,1:06.41; 3. Amanda Boettcher, East Bernard,1:06.48; 4. Iesha Broussard, Sweeny, 1:07.52; 5.C. Wesneski, Needville, 1:10.05; 6. B. Sablatura,Needville, 1:10.18.

300 Hurdles — 1. Kelly Kubena, East Ber-nard, 49.98; 2. Bailey Hlavinka, East Bernard,51.97; 3. AJ Navarro, East Bernard, 52.79; 4. J.Humphrey, Needville, 54.18; 5. T. Mesecke,Needville, 54.36; 6. Jessica Fernandez, Brazos,55.28.

200 Dash — 1. Christine Wellborn, EastBernard, 27.58; 2. Jazmine Johnson, Brazos,28.10; 3. A. Matlock, Needville, 28.40; 4. IeshaBroussard, Sweeny, 28.53; 5. Kristen Morse, EastBernard, 28.94; 6. Mikayla Mager, Danbury,28.96.

1600 Run — 1. Katelyn Walters, East Ber-nard, 5:52.29; 2. T. Keefe, Needville, 5:56.03; 3.Lizzy Guerra, East Bernard, 5:58.22; 4. S.

Longoria, Needville, 6:07.90; 5. S. Tabor,Needville, 6:08.48; 6. Emily Kobodeaux, Sweeny,6:18.65.

4x400 Relay — 1. East Bernard, 4:21.94;2. Needville, 4:29.23; 3. La Marque, 4:41.68; 4.Sweeny, 4:42.95; 5. Brazos (Amber Garbs, Savan-nah Sommers, Isabel Jones, Mia Castillo),4:50.25; 6. Danbury, 5:53.16.

COWBOY RELAYSEDNA — Here are Rice High School’s results

from the Cowboy Relays held last Thursday atCowboy Memorial Stadium in Edna.

Boys DivisionTeam Totals — 1. Goliad, 128; 2. El Campo,

127; 3. Yoakum, 115; 4. Edna, 96; 5. Rice, 83; 6.Louise, 49; 7. Cuero, 33.

Shot Put — 3. R.J. Gonzales, 42-8.Discus — 2. R.J. Gonzales, 119-10.Long Jump — 4. J’Markus Hodge, 19-6 1/

2.Pole Vault — 1. Cody Peoples, 13-6; 4.

Zach Labay, 12-0; 5. Max Labay, 9-6.4x200 Relay — 4. Rice (Ronnie Fry, JaQuad

McGrew, Jordan Garner, Todd Nicholas), 1:43.26.Sprint Medley — 3. Rice (Ronnie Fry,

J’Markus Hodge, JaQuad McGrew, Glenn Bozant,1:45.41.

1600 Run — 1. Trahan, 5:38.50.4x400 Relay — 2. Rice (Zach Gaska,

J’Marcus Hodge, Mason Reyes, Glenn Bozant),3:47.38

4x800 Relay — 3. Rice (Glenn Bozant,Zach Gaska, Jacob Gonzales, Ryan Trahan),9:27.52.

Girls DivisionTeam Totals — 1. Goliad, 185; 2. Cuero,

101; 3. Rice, 99; 4. Edna, 84; 5. Yoakum, 65; 6.Louise, 25; 7. El Campo, 23; 8. Palacios, 22.

Discus — 3. Taylor, 96-10; 4. Peterson,Rice, 96-3.

Pole Vault — 1. Labay, 10-6.

3200 Run — 6. Saenz, 15:31.31.4x100 Relay — 1. Rice, 50.00.100 Hurdles — 3. Schneider, 16.97.4x200 Relay — 5. Rice, 1:58.92.Sprint Medley — 5. Rice, 2:07.28.300 Hurdles — 2. Schneider, 50.15.1600 Run — 4. Saenz, 6:11.84.4x400 Relay — 2. Rice, 4:25.43.

BULLDOG RELAYSWALLER — Here are Bellville High School’s

results from the Bulldog Relays held last Fridayat Waller Auxiliary Stadium in Waller.

Boys DivisionTeam Totals — 1. Bellville, 127; 2. Hunts-

ville, 98; 3. (tie) Tomball Memorial and Giddings,75; 5. (tie) Bryan Rudder and Tomball, 56; 7.Conroe, 49; 8. Waller, 43; 9. Bryan, 18.

Long Jump — 1. Parker, 21-0; 5. McDade,19-0.

Triple Jump — 2. Sanders, 41-3 1/2.Pole Vault — 4. McBride, 12-6.3200 Run — 6. Saenz, 15:31.31.4x100 Relay — 1. Bellville, 43.72.800 Run — 5. Mendez, 2:08.87.100 Hurdles — 3. McBride, 16.54.100 Dash — 4. Sanders, 11.58.4x200 Relay — 2. Bellville, 1:36.04.400 Dash — 5. Strieder, 54.82.300 Hurdles — 4. McBride, 43.84.

Girls DivisionTeam Totals — 1. Tomball Memorial, 159;

2. Bryan, 131; 3. Tomball 96 1/2; 4. Huntsville,88 1/2; 5. Giddings, 54; 6. Waller, 51; 7. Bellville,19; 8. Conroe, 14; 9. Bryan Rudder, 6.

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Pole Vault — 3. Herr, 10-0.4x100 Relay — 6. Bellville, 51.40.100 Hurdles — 5. Herr, 17.27.4x200 Relay — 5. Bellville, 1:53.57.1600 Run — 6. Martinez, 6:24.23.4x400 Relay — 5. Bellville, 4:25.29.

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in the 2014 UIL StateClass 1A Division I

Basketball ChampionshipsFrank Ervin Center • University of Texas • Austin

Semifinal: Weimar vs. Kerens • Today (Thursday) • 10 a.m.Final: Weimar-Kerens Winner vs. Plains-Santo Winner • Saturday • 8:30 a.m.

WEIMAR LADY CATS … 2014 REGION IV-1A DIVISION I CHAMPIONS

Lady Cats earn first-ever trip to Final Four

PLAYOFF PAIRINGSBasketball

Frank Ervin Center • AustinClass 1A Division I

Semifinal: Plains (28-3) vs. Santo (24-8) to-day (Thursday), 8:30 a.m.

Semifinal: Weimar (33-4) vs. Kerens (28-4),today (Thursday), 10 a.m.

Final: Saturday, 8:30 a.m.

Class 1A Division II

Semifinal: Argyle (35-1) vs. GeronimoNavarro (33-7), today (Thursday), 1:30 p.m.

Semifinal: Waco La Vega (33-0) vs. AbileneWylie (30-5), today (Thursday), 3 p.m.

Final: Saturday, 10 a.m.

UIL Girls State Championships

Class 2A

Semifinal: Canyon (32-4) vs. Georgetown(31-6), tonight (Thursday), 7 p.m.

Semifinal: San Antonio Brennan (34-1) vs.McKinney Boyd, tonight (Thursday), 8:30 p.m.

Class 3A

Semifinal: Hallettsville (34-3) vs. Wall (33-4), Friday, 8:30 a.m.

Semifinal: Brock (34-2) vs. Franklin (30-5),Friday, 10 a.m.

Final: Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

Class 4A

Semifinal: Calvert (24-1) vs. Roscoe High-land (28-3), Friday, 1:30 p.m.

Semifinal: Lipan (36-1) vs. Nazareth (34-2),Friday, 7 p.m.

Final: Saturday, 7 p.m.

HOMER BAILEY

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — HomerBailey of La Grange signed a six-year, $105 million contract withthe Cincinnati Reds that includesa mutual option for a seventh yearlast Thursday during the first fullday of spring training at their fa-cility in Goodyear, Ariz.

The two parties had reached atentative agreement on Feb. 19.

The La Grange right-hander,who was 11-12 with a 3.49 ERAin 2013, was the final majorleague player left in arbitrationthis year, with a hearing scheduledfor last Thursday.

Bailey asked for $11.6 million,and the Reds offered $8.7 million,their biggest gap among theirplayers in arbitration.

Bailey avoided arbitration lastseason with a one-year, $5.35 mil-lion deal.

The deal includes a $25 mil-lion mutual option for 2020 witha $5 million buyout and wouldhelp the Cincinnati Reds withtheir cash flow by deferring someof the salary for short periods.

2018 and $23 million in 2019. Inan unusual twist, much of the an-nual salary would be deferred un-til the November after each sea-son.

Bailey would be paid in-seasonamounts of $3 million this year,$4 million next year, $11 millionin 2016, $12 million in 2017, $14million in 2018 and $15 millionin 2019.

If he were to be traded, his newteam would have to pay all of thesalary amounts during the season.The $5 million buyout also wouldbe paid when either side decides

not to exercise the option ratherthan having it deferred until No-vember 2020.

The 27-year-old Bailey is 49-45 in his career with a 4.25 ERA.He set highs in innings pitched(209) and strikeouts (199) last sea-son, and threw his second no-hit-ter in two seasons.

Bailey is the third pitcher inReds history to throw two no-hit-ters, joining Johnny Vander Meerand Jim Maloney.

The hard-throwing Texan wenta career-best 13-10 with a 3.68ERA in 2012, completing hisbreakthrough season by throwinga no-hitter in Pittsburgh on Sept.28, a 1-0 victory.

He threw the 16th no-hitter infranchise history last June 2, a 3-0 win over San Francisco at GreatAmerican Ball Park.

Bailey, who was the NationalBaseball Player of the Year as asenior at La Grange High School,led the Leopards to Class 3Achampionships in 2001 and ’04before signing with the Reds asthe No. 7 player drafted overallfollowing his high school career.

His parents, David and KarenBailey, still live in La Grange andBailey spends a lot of hisoffseason time there.

La Grange’s Bailey signslucrative deal with Reds

Tri-countyboys teamseliminatedfrom hunt

The season is over for the tri-county boys basketball teams.

Weimar (14-10) became thelast team to fall when Port Aransasdefeated the Wildcats 60-50 in theRegion IV-1A Division Iquarterfinals on Tuesday night.

La Grange (19-13), who postedits first postseason win in 14 yearsin the bi-district round,Schulenburg and Round Top-Car-mine suffered area losses last Fri-day night.

San Antonio Sam Houston de-feated the Leopards 82-63 in Class3A, while East Chambersbounced Schulenburg (18-13) 59-47 in Class 2A.

Laneville pressed the Cubs(14-7) en route to a 100-48 vic-tory in Class 1A Division II.

Kristie Guerrero of Weimar beats Harper’s Sarah Whitten off the dribbleon a drive to the basket during last Saturday’s Region IV-1A Division Ifinal at the Cougar Den on the campus of Canyon High School in NewBraunfels. Guerrero connected for 14 points in the Lady Cats’ 51-45 vic-tory to earn their first-ever appearance in the UIL Final Four. BannerPress Photo by Chad Ferguson

Weimar’s Jazmine Kirby was a dominate figure in the Lady Cats’ 51-45win over Harper in the Region IV-1A Division I championship last Sat-urday at the Cougar Den on the campus of Canyon High School in NewBraunfels. She finished with a game-high 28 points, and also added 13rebounds, three blocks, three assists, and two steals. Banner Press Photoby Chad Ferguson

Antonio Wagner (25-10), Friday, 3 p.m.Semifinal: Manvel (36-2) vs. Plano West (27-

5), Friday, 8:30 p.m.Semifinal: Duncanville (34-0) vs. San

Class 5AFinal: Saturday, 3 p.m.

Final: Saturday, 8:30 p.m .

NEW BRAUNFELS —Weimar rallied from a 20-9 first-quarter deficit and outscoredHarper 42-25 over the final 24minutes to earn a 51-45 win andthe school’s first-ever appearancein the UIL’s version of the girlsbasketball Final Four.

The Lady Cats (33-4) will drawKerens (28-4), a state semifinal-ist in 2012, today (Thursday) at10:30 a.m. at the Frank Ervin Cen-ter in Austin.

A victory would send Weimarto Saturday morning’s finalagainst the Plains-Santo winner.

Sparked by sophomoreJazmine Kirby’s all-around per-formance, the Lady Cats were notgoing to be denied after losing

Class 2A finals in 2004 to neigh-boring rival Schulenburg and2009 to Salado.

Kirby finished with a game-high 28 points and controlled theboards with 13 rebounds, includ-ing 10 on the defensive end. Andfor good measure, she added threeblocks, three assists and twosteals.

But it was her three-pointerwith six minutes, 35 seconds to goin the third quarter that providedthe Lady Cats with their first leadof the game at 31-30.

“She (Kirby) had a huge night.She had some big threes and droveto the bucket for some key bas-kets,” said Lady Cats coach RogerMaupin.

Kirby was a perfect three-for-three from three-point range.

Harper (26-9) gave the LadyCats fits in the first quarter withits backdoor game againstWeimar’s man defense.

But when Maupin switched tothe 1-2-2 zone, the complexion ofthe game changed for the better… at least for the Lady Cats.

“We just were not helping ondefense and seemed a little con-fused at what we were supposedto do,” Maupin said. “But once wewent to the zone, our defensepicked up and we were able to getsome easy baskets. The game be-gan to flow much better for us.”

The Lady Cats opened the sec-ond quarter with six consecutive

points, including five by Kirby, towhittle the deficit to 20-15.

Weimar closed the half withanother six-point run, highlightedby baskets from Kristie Guerrero,Kirby and Emma Holland, toclose the gap to 29-28 at intermis-sion.

After Harper opened the thirdperiod with a free throw, Kirbycanned her three-pointer and theLady Cats began their march tothe Final Four.

“These girls are making history— the first team from Weimar toreach the state tournament —andit is something that people willtalk about from now on,” saidMaupin.

Bailey would get salaries of $9million this year, $10 million in2015, $18 million in 2016, $19million in 2017, $21 million in