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09/03/2025

Shiner and Shiner Catholic School results from Schulenburg XC meet.

Shiner ISD cross-country teams along with St. Ludmilla teams ran in the Schulenburg meet last Thursday.ShinerVarsity Girls

09/03/2025

Shiner earns 3-2 win over Edna in first home match.

The Shiner volleyball team had nerves at times against Edna but got the job done.

09/03/2025

Lady Cardinals fall to Yoakum in five sets.

Three players had double-digits for St. Paul with 16 for Riley Mozisek, 13 for Skylar Mozisek and Emery Kennedy had 10 but St. Paul fell to Yoakum Aug.

09/03/2025

Lady Comanches win two matches at Goliad Tournament.

The Shiner volleyball team went 2-3 last week at the Goliad Tournament.ThursdayShiner played three matches on Thursday, going 1-2.

09/03/2025

Lady Cardinal spikers win Silver Consolation at Rice Tournament.

St. Paul went 3-5 and won the Silver bracket consolation championship in the Rice Consolidated Tournament last Thursday through Saturday.Thursday Pool A

09/03/2025

Comanches end three-game losing streak to Hallettsville with 39-7 win.

Quincy Jones rushed for two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass as Shiner defeated Hallettsville 39-7 Friday night in Hallettsville to halt a three-game skid.

09/03/2025

St. Paul football wins opener against Sunnyside KIPP 10-8.

St. Paul overcame several turnovers and lots of team speed as they held off Sunnyside KIPP, 10-8, Saturday night at Comanche Stadium.

09/03/2025

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09/02/2025

Editor's note: Due to space constraints in the Sept. 4 issue of the Gazette, the football previews for the Comanches and Cardinals football games will be online and Facebook only.

Shiner is home for two weeks while the Cardinals hit the road.
Rice Consolidated at Shiner
The Comanches play at home for the first time this regular season and will start a two-game home stand, beginning with 3ADII Rice Consolidated Blue Raiders at 7:30 tomorrow at Comanche Stadium.
Rice was 7-4 and bi-district finalists a year ago
The Raiders have a mixture of athleticism and size to give the Comanches a good challenge.
“They are a team that stands out,” Comanches head coach Daniel Boedeker wsaid. “They are very athletic at the skilled positions and are big on both. lines.
Boedeker said he feels RIce’s strength is their quarterback, receivers and running backs.
“Our defense has to prevent big plays. We cannot let them get behind us,” he said. “We have to get multiple players in on tackles.”
Shiner’s offensive strategy will be to keep the ball as long as possible.
“We have to control the ball by sustaining drives with no penalties and no turnovers. We need to score every chance we get,” Boedeker said.
Some players to watch for the Raiders are R-RB-DB Robert Bennett, QB Kordae Johnson, OL-DL Zayde Cunningham and WR-DB AJ Jenkins,
In last year’s game, the Raiders took advantage of some Shiner turnovers to win 23-0.
St. Paul at League City Bay Area Christian
The Cardinals pay Bay Area Christian a visit for the second season in a row due to some scheduling adjustments.
Like St. Paul, the Broncos are a run-first team.
“They do run some different formations that we will have to adjust to,” Cardinals head coach Barry Wolf said. “The fullback will get majority of the carries. We will have to stop their run, basically stopping ‘ourselves’.”
St. Paul was hampered by fumbles in last year’s contest, a 20-7 win by Bay Area Christian.
“Our offense needs to hang onto the football
Key players are OL-DL Carter Murphy, RB-LB Keaton Hall, RB-DB Kaleab Skeeter, OL-DL Joshua Kroese, QB Andrew Cresswell OL-DL Charles Kuebler and TE-DL Garrett Bessler.
Bay Area Christian’s key strength will be the size of the offensive line, led by Murphy. Cresswell (785 passing yards, nine touchdowns) and Hall (518 rushing yards nine touchdowns) will be the beneficiaries of the line.

Editor's note: Due to space constraints in the Sept. 4 issue of the Gazette, the football previews for the Comanches and Cardinals football games will be online and Facebook only.

08/31/2025

Houston KNIPP at St. Paul football
End of 1Q: 0-0
Sam Perez 1 run. Carter Chilek pat Sp 7-0 7:12 2Q
Chilek 28 FG as time expires, St. Paul 10-0 at half time
KNIPP scores on 64 yd fumble return and gets 2 pt pass. SP 10-8 6:28 3Q
End of 3Q: SP 10-8
Final; SP 10, KNIPP 8. Cards win season opener

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Our History

The Shiner Gazette had its weekly beginning as the Shiner Courier on Nov. 5, 1890 when the first edition was published by Emmett Smith, the founder of the Shiner Courier.

In Volume 11, Number 30, of the Courier, dated June 30, 1892, the masthead named L.D. Chaddock as editor and proprietor. Noted many months later in Volume 111, Number 15, dated March 25, 1893, the Courier masthead listed Smith and Carnes as publishers and proprietors, with Brandon H. Smith as editor.

Charles W. Ward, a young man from Indiana, came to Shiner in 1893 and began work immediately for the Shiner Courier. He foresaw the impossibility of renewing the old journal and soon thereafter (July 3, 1893) appeared the first issue of The Shiner Gazette, which by his energy, ability and perseverance increased rapidly in circulation and soon ranked among the best county journals in the State.

At that time the masthead listed C.W. Ward as the publisher.

It was in June, 1897, that the Shiner Gazette was sold to J.C. Habermacher and he remained at the helm until his death on December 19, 1923.

A year earlier in the fall of 1922, Mr. Habermacher, due to his illness, prevailed upon his daughter, Mrs. Ella E. Lane, to come to Shiner and take over the management of the Gazette.

The Gazette continued publishing with Mrs. J.C. Habermacher and Mrs. Ella E. Lane its owners and editors. Mrs. Habermacher died on December 19, 1930. After her death, the interests of the journal were continued by Mrs. Lane, her sister, Mrs. Cecile Plagemann and her niece, Miss Annie Louise Plagemann. The Gazette was owned by the Habermacher family for some 40 years.

On November 1, 1937, the publication was purchased by Mrs. Tillie Strauss Fietsam and, with the able and knowledgeable assistance of her foreman and advertising manager, Lee J. Sedlmeyer, the transition of a hand-set publication to type set by use of a one-magazine typesetting machine, an Intertype, was realized.

During World War II, Lee Sedlmeyer left Shiner and went to San Antonio to work for that city's newspapers. He returned to Shiner on Feb. 1, 1945 when he bought The Shiner Gazette from Mrs. Fietsam. Together he and his wife, Angeline Stock Sedlmeyer continued the publication.

It was Mr. Sedlmeyer’s dream to build a permanent home for the noted and prize winning weekly newspaper. His hopes and efforts were realized in May 1955 when a 40’x80' hollow tile, with brick front building was completed.

The big move was made in three days and the May, 28,1955 issue was printed at its new location at 713 N. Ave. D.

After Lee Sedlmeyer’s death on November 22 1966, Mrs. Sedlmeyer continued in the operation of the business as owner and publisher of The Shiner Gazette.

As time progressed, new innovations and modern technology in the newspaper field were being introduced it became evident to Mrs. Sedlmeyer that the Gazette would also have to keep pace with the times to better serve the community.

After much thought, Mrs. Sedlmeyer decided to sell The Shiner Gazette to Joseph J. and Gladys Strauss. The transaction took place on November 1, 1975, with Mrs. Sedlmeyer remaining on the staff.

Some months later the Gazette made the transition to an offset publication. Mr. and Mrs. Strauss were the owners and publishers until February of 1991.

The paper was then sold to Tex and Sally Rogers who were the owners/publisher until October of 1992. The paper was then purchased by L.M. (Buddy) Preuss III, who is still the owner.

The Gazette moved to their new office location at 1509 N. Ave E in May 2018.

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