Bellville

Austin County’s four high schools were well represented at state championships throughout the 2021 calendar year. From powerlifting, to track, to volleyball, to cross country, to football, locals competed against the best of the best this year.

For the most part, the 2021 sports seasons were a refreshing change from the year prior where cancellations and postponements flooded the schedules at the onset of the pandemic. Although things are still not where they were pre-pandemic, this past year of Austin County’s high school sports seemed to start giving everyone a sense of normalcy again.

The Blinn College volleyball team registered eighth place in its second consecutive appearance in the NJCAA Division I Volleyball Championship at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, KS. Blinn’s stellar 2021 season included a Region XIV regular-season championship, the Region XIV Tournament championship, and a No.

The Blinn College men’s and women’s golf teams are each ranked 14th in the latest NJCAA Division I rankings. The Blinn men are 14th out of 20, while the women are 14th out of 27.

Five members of the Bellville Brahma football team were bestowed with academic all-state honors from the Texas High School Coaches Association and Army National Guard. The lists were broken up into first-team, second-team and honorable mentions for studentathletes who maintained an overall GPA of 92 or above in courses from grades 9-11 and courses completed in grade 12.

running back Richard Reese W five touchdowns, senior helped carry the No. 6 stateranked Bellville Brahmas to their first victory in the Mill Creek rivalry since 2016 with a 42-7 win over the Sealy Tigers last Friday night at the Pasture of Pain.

With five touchdowns, senior running back Richard Reese helped carry the No. 6 state-ranked Bellville Brahmas (7-0, 2-0) to their first victory in the Mill Creek rivalry since 2016 with a 42-7 win over the Sealy Tigers (4-3, 1-1) Friday night at the Pasture of Pain in District 12-4A-D2 action.

In the 83rd meeting of the Austin County rivals, Bellville extended its all-time lead in the series to 49-34 and snapped a four-game losing streak.

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine predicts the Bellville Brahmas will claim the District 12-4A- D2 crown behind preseason all-state athletes Richard Reese and Robert Briggs. Linebacker Tyler Fishbeck was also named the preseason defensive MVP of the district.

Ed Marcinkiewicz, a former track and field coach at Bellville High School and Texas A&M, lost his battle with cancer Friday at the age of 59.

Bellville High School alumnus and Mary Hardin-Baylor junior Kaden Treybig was named the American Southwest Conference Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year for his acts of sportsmanship in competition, on campus and within the community.