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QB Jaxxon Marie connects with Dayvon Varela in Friday’s playoff against the La Feria Lions. (Photos by Mike Cantu)

Gobblers pile up points in La Feria playoff

The Cuero Gobblers beat the La Feria Lions, 83-20, in Bi-District on Friday. The 83 points set a single-game school record. 11/20/2024 09:02 PM

Sarah Rodriguez and her family break out in laughter during her signing ceremony to play for Temple College. (Staff Photos)

Lady Gobblers commit to college teams

Both laughter and tears overflowed at the college signing ceremonies of Lady Gobbler seniors Sarah Rodriguez and Arissa Carbonara on National Signing Day, Wednesday, November 13. Rodriguez signed with Temple College and Carbonara with the University of California Berkeley in jam-packed ceremonies at the Cuero ISD Administration Building. 11/20/2024 09:02 PM

Coach Ashtyn Henkes talks with the team at the Flatonia game. PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE ALEXANDER

Kitty Kat play hard in season finisher

Tuesday, Nov 5 the Kitty Kats traveled to Yoakum to meet up with the Flatonia Lady Bulldogs in Bi-District play. Yorktown would fall short, 25-9, 25-18, and 25-23. 11/13/2024 04:15 AM

The Wildcats take a knee to listen to Coach Ryan Knostman after their final district game against Shiner. PHOTO BY DEIRDRE ALEXANDER

Wildcats take third place in district

Friday, Nov. 8 Yorktown faced off against the Shiner Comanches. 11/13/2024 04:15 AM

The Lady Gobblers celebrate an Arissa Carbonara kill. (Photos by Courtney Kubesch)

The Lady Gobblers

. 11/13/2024 04:15 AM

The Gobbler defense takes down a Robstown player in the last regular game of the season. (Photo by Mike Cantu)

Gobbler’s defense picks ’Pickers

The Cuero Gobblers forced a total of five turnovers on their way to a dominating victory over the Robstown Cottonpickers, 55-6. The Gobblers finished the regular season with a 7-3 record and are headed to the playoffs, where they will face the La Féria Lions. 11/13/2024 04:15 AM

Hammer was a crafty buck that always moved under the cover of darkness. Thompson beat the deer at its own game by slipping in to her stand two hours before daylight and waiting him out on opening morning.

Emotions soar as 14-year-old youth hunter brings down her target buck on opening weekend

I don’t know how your deer season has gone so far. For Halle and Matt Thompson of Pollok, opening morning turned out to be one they won’t soon forget. 11/13/2024 04:15 AM

Rau picks up a fumble against the Beavers. PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE ALEXANDER

Wildcat win streak snapped

Friday, Nov 1 the Wildcats seven game win streak was broken after succumbing to the Falls City Beavers, 48-7. The Wildcats scored late in the game with 2:08 remaining when Brayden Knostman jetted 61 yards on a quarterback keeper play that ended as he crossed into the endzone on the right corner of the field. Other highlights include when Rylan Rau picked up a fumble in the third period and when Adam Serbin recovered a fumble on the 35 yard line in the fourth quarter. 11/06/2024 01:53 PM

Pirate Cross Country

Pirate Cross Country

The Pirates and Lady Pirates traveled to Round Rock to compete at the 1A State Cross Country meet. Senior Abby Klein had a fabulous run with a PR of 12:54 finishing in 14th out of 146 athletes. Junior Percy Torrez and Sophomore Skylar Garcia both had decent runs finishing in the top two-thirds. Nordheim ISD is proud of these three outstanding athletes. This was Abby and Percy’s third appearance at the state meet and Skylar’s second appearance at the state level. Congratulations to them on a job well done. 11/06/2024 01:53 PM

Kitty Kats co-champions, head into playoffs

Kitty Kats co-champions, head into playoffs

Tuesday, Oct 28 the Kitty Kats finished off district play with a three set sweep against Pettus in an away matchup. Yorktown has accumulated a 2213 record and a 7-1 district record. The Kitty Kats won, 25-16, 2521, and 26-24. Yorktown concluded district as 2A District 28 Co-District Champions with Falls City. 11/06/2024 01:53 PM

Jaxon Timpone gets yards on a run against Ingleside. Cuero won Friday’s match against the Mustangs, 40-14. (Photo by Sonya Timpone)

Gobblers soar past Mustangs, clinch playoff berth

The Cuero Gobblers passing attack and physical defense was too much for the Ingleside Mustangs last Friday night. The Gobblers defeated the Mustangs 40-14 on Parent’s Night to clinch a playoff berth. 11/06/2024 01:53 PM

Lady Gobblers fall to Tigers

Lady Gobblers fall to Tigers

The Lady Gobblers beat Austin St. Michael in 4 sets on Oct. 29, but came up short for the second time this season against the Goliad Tigers Friday with a 3-0 loss. However, according to MaxPreps, each set they played they increased their score, 25-12, 25-18, and 2522. 11/06/2024 01:53 PM

At Nordheim’s annual 5k Run/Walk this past weekend, Skylar Garcia finished 1st, 2nd Layne Wisian, 3rd Connly Metting, 4th Abby Klein (1st HS girls), and 4th Percy Torrez (2nd place girls). CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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. 10/30/2024 06:21 AM

McKenzie Yanta looks to gain yards against Louise. PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE ALEXANDER

Hornets Shutout by Stout Wildcat Defense

Friday, Oct. 25 the Wildcats remain undefeated in district play after defeating the Louise Hornets at home, 39-0. The Yorktown defense has dealt three shutouts this season with two back to back in the past two weeks. Defensive standouts Richard Flores, Rylan Rau, Adam Serbin, and Cameron Willis have a combined 175 tackles. Serbin leads the way with 52 total tackles. Rau, Willis and Flores have 42, 41 and 40 tackles, respectively. Matthew Olguin has given opposing quarterbacks distress, as he tops the wildcat leaderboard with six interceptions. Rau leads the team in sacks while senior Travis Buesing and sophomore Brayden Knostman have 37 and 30 tackles, respectively. 10/30/2024 06:21 AM

Yorktown’s volleyball libero Nina Villarreal made her 1,000 dig in the match against Bloomington last week. PHOTO BY DEIRDRE ALEXANDER

Villarreal celebrates 1,000 digs

On Tuesday, Oct 22 the Kitty Kats defeated the Bloomington Lady Cats, 25-14, 25-9, and 25-10 and senior Nina Villarreal celebrated quite the accomplishment as she has recorded a career high 1,000 digs. Villarreal is this year’s libero and is a four-year letterman. 10/30/2024 06:21 AM

State bound Pirates

State bound Pirates

Three Nordheim cross country athletes will compete at the State Cross Country Meet in Round Rock on Nov. 2. Pictured on Nordheim ISD’s new track are L-R: Percy Torrez, Skylar Garcia, and Abby Klein. 10/30/2024 06:21 AM

Falls City matchup a true test

Falls City matchup a true test

Falls City has an overall 5-3 record for the year. They opened the season with a loss to Three Rivers, 28-27 followed by a beat by the Poth Pirates, 5113, The Beavers were victorious in their last three preseason games against Stockdale, Brackett, and LASAA. In district they opened with a win against Louise 48-7 before being narrowly defeated by Dave Campbell’s Football Magazines predicted district champion, Shiner, 213. This past week was a shutout win against Charlotte, 51-0. 10/30/2024 06:21 AM

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