Staff report   AUSTIN – The only thing colder than Johnson High’s icy all white road uniforms Thursday was a defense that was equally frigid.   Tenacious defense, mixed with explosive offense and special teams, carried the Jaguars to a 69-6 season opening demolition of the Crockett Cougars at Burger...

Preston Alford (22) gets a block and pulls away from the pursuit by New Braunfels in a scrimmage game last Friday evening against the visiting Unicorns. The Tigers open their season on the road against Kerrville Tivy on Friday, August 27, at 7:30 pm.

Tiger Tennis is 2-0 after a close win over Wimberley. Tiger’s sophomore Zara Watts returns a serve during the match against the visiting Texans last Friday. Dripping Springs will host Buda Johnson on September 2 and Kyle Lehman on September 9, both matches start at 4 p.m. at DSHS tennis courts. ...

By virtue of an 11-8 victory over the Bastrop Bears Aug. 13, the Lehman Lobos tennis team opened the fall season in the win column. Lobo tennis is led by longtime head coach Orlando de la Fuente and assistant coach Mark Cisneros. Lehman's 2021 captains are Samantha Mancia (Right) and Caleb Esparza (...

A season-opening win was in the cards for the Hays Hawks varsity tennis team Aug. 13 as they began the 2021 fall schedule with a dominant 17-4 stroll over Bastrop. The Hawks are led by head tennis coach Julia Lizcano. Team captains for the Hawks this season are Cosmo Miyahara (Left) and Bella Templi...

All eyes are on Dripping Springs’ quarterback Austin Novosad, but there’s no pressure. “Pressure? Not really,” Novosad said confidently after team photos and an intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday morning. Last year the sophomore quarterback helped lead the Tigers to a 9-4 season. “We have a vision as ...

Dripping Springs volleyball held its tryouts this week. In this file photo, Mackenzie Plante (11) splits the Hays’ defense for a kill in the fifth set in a game last year when the Lady Tigers made it to the 5A State Semifinals.

While inclement weather led to some delays, the Hays Hawks football team went full steam ahead as they worked indoors and on the field Monday to kick off their 2021 season. On Aug. 2, Hays, along with many other high school football programs across the state that did not hold spring workouts, began ...

By Megan Wehring   The Hays Marine Corps JROTC marksmanship team placed fourth overall in the Junior Olympics and Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) National Three-Position Air Rifle (3PAR) Sporter Championships on June 25 and 26.   The national competitions were split between two locations this ye...

By Brittany Anderson Some of Hays County’s youngest athletes had the unique opportunity of experiencing teamwork, sportsmanship and the importance of community during the baseball world series last week.  The 6U Shetland All-Stars team, a tee-ball team part of the Hays Youth Baseball and Softball As...