Sports

Football season is right around the corner and VAR Austin has started compiling lists on Twitter for players to watch this upcoming year in respective position groups. Several players from Elgin High School, Bastrop High School and Cedar Creek High School have had their names shouted out for the 2023 season watch list.

The annual Taylor Press 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is just days away with July 8-9 looming and people continuing to sign up.

Elgin, Bastrop and Cedar Creek will have various sports activities return next week following some time off leading up to the Fourth of July break.

AUSTIN – A dynamic duo of Elgin High School varsity softball players had the outstanding honor of being named to the Austin American-Statesman All-Central Texas team this week. Senior standouts Paiton Altmiller and Jessica Cantrell of the Lady Wildcats were both selected for the team.

BASTROP – The annual Bastrop Bears youth basketball camp was held last week at Bastrop High School, as boys varsity basketball head coach Eric Woods hosted three separate camps June 19-22.

BASTROP – With June wrapping up, a handful of area teams were in action on Monday night for the conclusion of Bastrop boys basketball summer league held at the middle school’s two gyms. Elgin High School has competed in summer league scrimmages the past month against Bastrop High School, Cedar Creek High School, Smithville High School, Taylor High School and Rockdale High School.

Elgin Independent School District has stayed active with its sports programs during the summer as the temperatures outside during June continue to rise.

TAYLOR – The Bastrop High School girls varsity basketball team continued its summer work on Tuesday, June 13 preparing for the upcoming 2023-24 regular season with scrimmages held at Taylor High School.

Elgin, Bastrop, Cedar Creek, and Smithville will all have sports camps continuing this week as youth athletics heat up during the summer session.

Young Cats kick it at camp

SAN MARCOS – The Elgin High School varsity football program had its big guys in action this past weekend as the Wildcats took part in the Lineman Challenge State Qualifying Tournament on June 10 put together by Hardin- Simmons University and held at San Marcos High School.

Smithville High School varsity baseball had several players named over the weekend to the 22-4A All-District team to cap off the 2023 season for the Tigers.