Senior forward Jada Finister wiped her brow and hugged her parents. Tears streamed down her cheeks. It was over. Then she embraced a teammate. Another teammate walked by to console her. Down the line, Finister met with each of her teammates for the last time on a basketball court. They shared laughs...

With several returning players from last year’s regional semifinalist team, Hays head softball coach Lisa Cone aims to go even further in 2017. Despite a relatively young squad, Cone said a pair of scrimmages against 5A powerhouses Dripping Springs and Rouse have shown promise. “Obviously, our expec...

On senior night, with his parents watching from the Bales Gym bleachers, senior guard Charles Bohannon kept shooting despite a mounting deficit. It was a microcosm for what has been another losing season for the Rebels, who trailed Vandegrift by 14 points entering the fourth quarter. Hays Rebel seni...

(photo by Moses Leos III) Top: Lehman High sophomore powerlifter Ty Roaches strains as he squats over 450-pounds during an attempt at the Lehman Lobo Invitational. Inset, Lehman High’s Victoria Smith readies for a squat attempt during Saturday’s competition. The Lehman High girls powerlifting team d...

Less than a year in existence and the Central Texas Lobos now have hardware to place on its mantle.  Earlier this month, the Lobos knocked off Austin Real Cuauhtémoc, who is the two-time defending Texas Premier Soccer League and Texas Cup Champions, in a thrilling 4-3 win in penalty kicks in Harker ...

Four Lehman Lobo players ready to jump as they await a free kick delivered by a Leander Lion player during Tuesday’s district game at Lobo Field. A pair of second half goals carried the Lobos to a 3-1 win over Leander, which improved the Lobos record to 5-5-4 overall. Goals were scored by Edson Hern...

(photo by Becky Tenney) Hays Rebel girls soccer player Maya Hood (21) speeds past a Vandegrift Viper defender toward the ball Friday at Shelton Stadium. Hays High’s Mariah Gonzales battles with Vandegrift’s Kayla Streber for possession Friday. Vandegrift got the upper hand early on the Rebels Friday...

During Friday’s district game at Bales Gym, a 17-point effort by senior Charles Bohannon carried the Rebels to a 49-40 upset win over Leander, which is in the hunt for a playoff spot in 25-6A. Hays’ Matthew Rindahl scored 13 points, while Green had 11 points. Hays closes the season Friday against Va...

A slow start wasn’t enough to deter the Hays Rebel girls soccer team from rolling to a 4-1 win over the Leander Lions at Shelton Stadium Friday. But the victory, which was the team’s third straight, continued a ten-day stretch where Hays (8-3) compiled wins over rival Lehman and playoff contender La...

ver since they roamed the halls as 8th graders at Chapa Middle School, Brian Prickett and Tyler Henderson have always maintained a strong friendship. The duo, which lives blocks away from each other, can almost always be seen at each other’s houses. Even when they couldn’t drive cars, the duo rode t...