(Games start at 7:30 p.m. unless noted)

SHINER — The seniors at Shiner St. Paul have known all about success when it comes to football.

CUERO — Tycen Williams plays running back, but his skill set isn’t limited to running the ball.

Victoria West had a task to complete.

YOAKUM — Victoria St. Joseph had a difficult time on offense, as it fell 24-7 to Houston Lutheran South in a TAAPS Division II, District 4 game Friday at Bulldog Stadium.

THURSDAY

CORPUS CHRISTI — Victoria East’s Isabella Roth and Victoria West’s Ashton Richter placed in the top 10 of the District 29-5A cross country meet on Friday.

PORT LAVACA — Calhoun has been a sum of its parts for most of the season.

Victoria West knows its back is against the wall.

For the second time this month, Victoria College rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take a five-set victory over a Region XIV opponent.

Fourteen miles separate Shiner St. Paul and Hallettsville Sacred Heart.

Victoria St. Joseph looks to rebound after falling to state-ranked Houston Second Baptist in its TAPPS Division II, District 4 opener.

INGLESIDE — The Beeville boys cross country team won the District 26-4A team title to advance to the Region IV-4A Meet at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Oct. 25.

Randy White had 111 sacks during his 14-year NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys.

FRIDAY

CUERO — Cuero’s fate in the playoffs will be largely determined by how it finishes in District 13-4A, Division II, and how it performs on the road.

Jerry Cano was on target Monday night to bowl three clean games on his way to the weekly scoring honors. He started the first game with the front six strikes before a slight pull left him the 3-10 split, which he converted for a spare. A double and nine spare eight followed to give him a nic…

Donnie Dziuk’s first game as a head football coach was a successful one.

THURSDAY

SCHULENBURG — Schulenburg extended its streak of three-set victories to eight straight on Tuesday.

Shelby Travis has already broken one Victoria West record and she has her eyes on another.

PORT LAVACA — Calhoun coach Jenna Buzek was unavailable to coach Tuesday night’s pivotal District 26-4A game against No. 12 Rockport-Fulton.

SHINER — The Shiner girls and Flatonia boys won the team titles at the District 28-2A cross country meet at Green Dickson Park on Monday.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac has predicted another cold, wet winter for Texas. And it has an 80% accuracy record. That often beats the weathercasters.

The eight area high school football teams ranked in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football state poll remained idle after wins in Week 7.

Schulenburg moved up from No. 16 to No. 15 in this week’s Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 2A volleyball poll. The Lady Horns have a record of 17-9.

The Victoria West boys golf team shot 715 (368-347) at the Flour Bluff Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Gulf Winds Golf Course.

Thursday

It’s been a pretty crazy week already in the NFL. After Thursday night’s game, I think we’re all a bit wiser in knowing that the league has some crazy punting rules, and that Geno Smith is somehow still in the league.

(Games start at 7:30 p.m. unless noted)

FALLS CITY — Falls City players had been banging on each other for three weeks and were ready to hit another team.

Victoria East was filled with frustration after its 63-46 loss to Victoria West.

PORTLAND — Victoria West got a reality check against Gregory-Portland.

PORT LAVACA — Calhoun opened District 15-4A, Division I play Friday night running the ball right at Beeville’s defense.

Victoria East was looking to fix its mistakes in the final game of a three-week homestand before heading its bye week.

FRIDAY

Victoria West is right in the thick of the District 15-5A, Division I playoff race.

Victoria East has shot itself in the foot the past two weeks.

The last game No. 7 Falls City played was on Sept. 17.

Following a 26-0 victory over Brazos, St. Joseph has begun the season 4-1 for the first time since 2018.

The UHV men’s and women’s soccer teams defeated Texas College Thursday in their first home games since Sept. 25.

(Games start at 7:30 p.m. unless noted)

PORT LAVACA — Calhoun coach Richard Whitaker couldn’t resist engaging in a little good-natured ribbing with quarterback Jacob Laughlin.

Last week Mike Unger rolled a 724 set and was edged by Jacob Silgero’s 729 for the weekly honors. This week he turned the tables on TJ Mooney and posted individual games of 204, 257 and 246 for a 707 high total in Sundowner action. I talked to Unger Last Thursday evening before he bowled and…