Above, Hays Rebel senior outside hitter Reagan Casey (right) talks strategy with head volleyball coach Ashley Davis during a timeout. After excelling in two sports during her high school athletic career, Hays High senior Reagan Casey will attempt the same feat at the next level. In March, Casey sign...

In a perfect world, Lehman High head football coach Bruce Salmon knows the past week could have been spent guiding his program toward the end of spring drills. Instead, Salmon and his staff are among the thousands of other coaches across the state who are practicing social distancing and discovering...

After holding out hope of possibly resuming activities later this spring, UIL officials Friday officially ran out the clock on the 2019-20 season. In an effort to promote the health and safety of students, staff and parents, the University Interscholastic League (UIL), which oversees high school ath...

After holding out hope of possibly resuming activities later this spring, UIL officials Friday officially ran out the clock on the rest of the 2019-20 season. In an effort to promote the health and safety of students, staff and parents, the UIL, which oversees high school athletic, academic and musi...

Falling in line with state-mandated orders, leaders of Texas high school athletic, music and academic competition pushed back a possible restart date for activities. On April 3, University Interscholastic League (UIL) officials announced they were modifying any possible return to play to follow an e...

Most Valuable Player Caden Doyle and Luke Watson As seniors, both Caden Doyle and Luke Watson had hoped to make their final season at Hays High memorable. By sharing the spotlight in 2020, both athletes, who are the Hays Free Press/ News-Dispatch most valuable players, helped to take a Rebel boys ho...

Most Valuable Player Caroline Gamble When the Dripping Springs Lady Tigers needed to bridge a gap left by an injured starter, Caroline Gamble more than filled the void. Over the course of 38 games, Gamble made her presence felt by tallying a team-high 11.9 point per game average, which was good enou...

Wimberley quarterback Cooper McCullom was chosen as the 2020 Most Valuable Player Numbers never lie in sports but they sometimes don’t tell the whole story. Yes, the stat line for Wimberley Texan senior quarterback Cooper McCollum is as impressive as one will find among any elite signal caller. More...

Staff report  An already altered ath letic, academic and music competition calendar will now get even shorter after UIL officials on March 19 extended the suspension of its sanctioned activities. May 4 will now be the earliest high school games and contests could resume after the UIL broadened the t...

An already altered athletic, academic and music competition calendar will now get even shorter after UIL officials Thursday extended the suspension of its sanctioned activities. May 4 will now be the earliest high school games and contests could resume after the UIL broadened the timeline of its sus...