All three phases of the game for the Lehman Lobos struggled in a 51-17 season opening loss to the New Braunfels Canyon Cougars Friday at Bob Shelton Stadium. Lehman’s defense was gashed by the Cougar rushing attack, while the Lobo offense was unable to work past a stingy Canyon defense. Lobo woes be...

SAN MARCOS – A methodical ground game, mixed with an effective defense, paid dividends for the Hays Rebels in a 28-17 season opening win over the San Marcos Rattlers Friday. Hays first year head coach Les Goad said securing a win to start the season goes a long way toward building momentum. “Footbal...

Safety considerations is driving Hays CISD to implement a clear bag requirement at Shelton Stadium this season. Hays CISD will enact its new requirement Friday when Lehman High's varsity football team hosts New Braunfels Canyon at 7:30 p.m. Hays CISD's requirement will limit the size and types of ba...

Dripping Springs Tigers vs. Kerrville Tivy Antlers  When: Friday, Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Tiger Stadium Last meeting (2017): Dripping Springs 40, Tivy 7 Dripping Springs won't have to wait long to get its first big test of the season. Rolling into Tiger Stadium Friday is a Tivy program slated to...

Inconsistent play, magnified by a key injury, hindered the Hays Rebel volleyball team in a four set district loss to the Bowie Bulldogs Tuesday at Bales Gym. Hays (16-13, 1-1 in district play) was forced to play the match without junior setter Ryann Torres, who was held out due to an injury. Her abs...

Over the course of five years at Dripping Springs, head football coach Galen Zimmerman isn’t one to look beyond the horizon in front of him. To the uninitiated, such a task could be easier said than done. Dripping Springs enters 2018 as not only the favorite in the new District 12-5A, Division I, bu...

The 2018 Texas Mountain Bike State Champions will hold their “kick off the season” meeting Sept. 19, 6 p.m., at the Dripping Springs High lecture hall. Come and learn about the lifelong sport of mountain biking and meet some team members. Racing ages start at 3rd grade and go up to the senior level....

Teams the Tigers will face this season With the football season only a few days away, we at the News-Dispatch offer a breakdown of who the Dripping Springs Tigers will face in 2018. Below is this season’s schedule and a little info about the opponents the Tigers will face. Keep in mind this year’s b...

Under the guidance of new leadership, optimism is high for a Lehman Lobos football program searching for success. As such, first year head coach Bruce Salmon isn’t afraid to mix things up a bit. One can see that with the Texas ten gallon hat he wears every practice. But for Salmon and his staff, wan...

As youth sports leagues in other areas struggle to keep referees, the Interstate 35 corridor has largely escaped the problems plaguing other areas, officials said. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, 80 percent of high school officials are quitting before their th...