Mike Forman

BASTROP – Shiner could take no consolation from getting more hits than Burton in each game of their Class 2A, Division II regional final series.

SHINER – Shiner High School seniors have put together an impressive resume during their softball careers.

AUSTIN – Shiner has been in enough high-stakes games to know it’s virtually impossible not to play clean softball and win.

AUSTIN – Shiner players and coaches remember their 9-3 win over Beckville in the 2024 state championship game, and they are unlikely to forget their 9-3 Class 2A, Division I

Emma Holland stood at the gate when Weimar head coach Roger Maupin left the field after the Ladycats won the state softball championship in 2013.

Athletes from 20 schools in The Victoria Advocate's coverage area qualified for the 2025 UIL Track & Field State Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin in May.

Refugio’s Carlie McClain won three medals, and Hallettsville’s Caden Willis and Refugio’s Ciarra Tilley and Jazmyn Howard each won two medals at the UIL’s Track & Field State Championships.

Three area pitchers were selected to the Elite team in their respective classifications by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Three area pitchers were selected to the Elite team in their respective classifications by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Matt Uzzell and Drew Bridges applied to become Flatonia’s athletic director and head football coach after Brent Mascheck resigned at the end of the school year.