Staff Report
DRIPPING SPRINGS – Dripping Springs High School placed ninth with 69 points in the UIL Lone Star Cup.
The Lone Star Cup recognizes six Texas high schools, one in each of the six UIL classifications, based on their overall team achievement in the following sanctioned UIL academic, athletic and music championships: team tennis, cross country, marching band, volleyball, robotics BEST, football, Congress, spirit, swimming and diving, wrestling, mariachi, film, basketball, robotics FIRST, soccer, academics, one-act play, theatrical design, track and field, golf, tennis, softball and baseball.
The Tiger soccer team captured the most points (16) for Dripping Springs this year with its first-ever appearance in the state title game. The Lady Tiger soccer and volleyball teams added 12 and 10 points as they advanced to the regional finals.
The girls cross country team matched its best team finish in program history with a third-place showing at the UIL State Meet. The Tiger band and DSHS cheer squads also competed at the state championships with the band placing ninth at the state marching contest and cheer recording its best program finish of 13th place.
Other post season qualifiers were football, team tennis, softball and baseball.
Point totals for DSHS were as follows: team tennis (6), girls cross country (6), volleyball (10), football (4), marching band (4), cheer (1), boys soccer (16), girls soccer (12), softball (8) and baseball (2).
