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JV Vball beats Giddings JV

The Lady Hornet junior varsity volleyball team won its lone match last week, beating a Giddings team that was undefeated in district in straight sets 25-19, 25-16. Coach Wendy Weiss said, “The first set was tight from the get go, but the Lady Hornets pulled ahead midway in the set.”

9th-grade Vball beats Giddings

The Lady Hornet freshman volleyball team beat Giddings in straight sets last Tuesday night 25-16, 25-21. Leaders for Caldwell included: JaAsia Mathis with four aces and seven kills; Ashlyn Kellum with eight digs; Allie Bowers with nine assists. Next the freshmen will travel to La Grange on Friday.
SOMERVILLE’S VERKOBE WOODBERRY runs through the line for a big gain during Friday night’s Snook-Somerville game at Allen Academy. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday

SOMERVILLE’S VERKOBE WOODBERRY runs through the line for a big gain during Friday night’s Snook-Somerville game at Allen Academy. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday

Snook Lady Jays beat Richards, fall to RTC

The Lady Jays were 1-1 last week, beating Richards at home on Tuesday 25-16, 25-11, 25-14 and falling to RTC on the road on Friday 17-25, 22-25, 12-25. On Tuesday, the Lady Jays had an easy time with the Lady Panthers, led offensively by Riley Green with 13 kills and Jaycie Brisco with nine aces.
CALDWELL’S MARLEY MAURER hits the ball through the outstretched arms of Bellville’s Madison Morgan and Robbin Rice during Lady Hornets’ win over the Brahmanettes on Friday in Bellville.

CALDWELL’S MARLEY MAURER hits the ball through the outstretched arms of Bellville’s Madison Morgan and Robbin Rice during Lady Hornets’ win over the Brahmanettes on Friday in Bellville.

#2 Lady Hornets corral #11 Bellville for first place in District 26-4A

Crow. That’s what I had to eat for dinner after the Lady Hornets’ win over Bellville Friday night. I had predicted that Caldwell and Bell-ville would tie for the District 26-4A title, each with one loss --with Bellville beating Caldwell in Bellville and Caldwell winning in Caldwell.
SNOOK’S KENZIE KMIEC hits the ball between Burton’s Azhane Graves and Alex Countouriotis during the Lady Jays’ win over Burton on Tuesday, Oct. 1. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday

SNOOK’S KENZIE KMIEC hits the ball between Burton’s Azhane Graves and Alex Countouriotis during the Lady Jays’ win over Burton on Tuesday, Oct. 1. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday

Snook Lady Jays tame #17 Burton Lady Panthers

The Lady Jays had a very big week last week, easily beating Dime Box on Friday, and downing then Number 17 in Class 1A-2A Burton in a five-set nail-biting, marathon match on Tuesday.
MORGAN BECKA PLACED second at the 2019 Festival Cross Country Invitational at Festival Hill on Saturday with a time of 13:16.98.

MORGAN BECKA PLACED second at the 2019 Festival Cross Country Invitational at Festival Hill on Saturday with a time of 13:16.98.

Caldwell girls XC team wins Festival Hill Invitational

The Lady Hornet cross country team won the team title in the girls Class 3A-6A division at the 2019 Festival Cross Country Invitational at Festival Hill on Saturday hosted by Round Top-Carmine.

Snook offense rolls in 40-12 win

The Snook Bluejays needed a boost heading into district play and they got it with a 40-12 road win last Friday over winless Bartlett. Snook improved to 2-4 overall headed into the district opener this Friday against rival Somerville at the Bluejays’ home field at Allen Academy in Bryan.

CHS 9th-grade VB beats Smithville

The Caldwell freshman volleyball team went 1-1 last week, beating Smithville on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 25-12, 25-13 and falling to Bellville on Friday, Oct. 4, 9-25, 22-25.
CALDWELL’S CORINNE DILLARD hits the ball through the arms of Bellville’s Sadie Mckay and Madison Morgan Friday night during the Lady Hornets four-set win. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday

CALDWELL’S CORINNE DILLARD hits the ball through the arms of Bellville’s Sadie Mckay and Madison Morgan Friday night during the Lady Hornets four-set win. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday

Caldwell gets ready to open district play at Giddings

The Caldwell Hornets (2-3) used an open date last week to fine tune their game in preparation for the district opener this Friday at Giddings. Caldwell won 20-8 at Lexington on Sept. 27 and is looking for some momentum to start district play.