Staff Report
Last week, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) completed its Realignment and Reclassification process by releasing brand new athletic district alignments for the next two seasons. Here in Hays CISD, Johnson High athletics joins the new District 26-6A that features several Austin area schools, including perennial state powers Westlake and Lake Travis. Dripping Springs High School will also be a major contender in the district
Hays High and Lehman High athletics – with the exception of football – will join the new 25-5A district that features teams from the Leander and Cedar Park areas, as well as Lockhart and Liberty Hill. In football, Hays and Lehman will join the new 12-5A, Division I that includes two Comal ISD schools, Seguin and three San Antonio-area squads. The all new UIL districts will go into effect starting fall 2022 and continue through the end of the 2023-24 school year.
Impact of UIL realignment on Hays, Johnson, Lehman and Dripping Springs high schools
District 26-6A
Johnson
Lake Travis
Westlake
Bowie
Austin Anderson
Dripping Springs
Akins
Del Valle
Austin High
District 25-5A
Hays
Lehman
Cedar Park
Leander
Leander Glenn
Leander Rouse
Liberty Hill
Lockhart
District 12-5A, Div. I (football only)
Hays
Lehman
Comal Canyon
Comal Smithson Valley
San Antonio MacArthur
San Antonio Wagner
Seguin
Boerne Champion