Expectations are high for the Hays Rebels volleyball team in 2018. Solid depth, anchored by a talented group of veteran returning starters, gives head coach Stephanie Coates confidence as her program aims for a 25-6A title, and perhaps a deep playoff run. “We’ve got really five solid returning start...

A change in coaching staff is never easy for any athletic program to adjust to. The Lehman Lobos volleyball team, however, hopes new leadership can get the program on the winning side in 2018. Karen Young, who was hired during the 2017 spring semester, takes the helm as the new head coach for Lehman...

Heading into his ninth season at the helm of the Dripping Springs Tigers, head volleyball coach Michael Kane realizes the increasing level of expectations success can bring. Fielding a team dripping with talent, Dripping Springs is not only expected to be a frontrunner in the newly crafted District ...

From an early age, Dripping Springs native Krystal Kotzur always knew she’d fall into the rodeo lifestyle.  Born into a rodeo family, Kotzur’s life in the arena began at the tender age of three.  “I kind of fell into it. My grandfather rodeo’d and competed and trained horses. My dad was a competitor...

The clicks of a metronome and the sounds of music are hitting Hays and Lehman high as the schools’ marching bands are preparing for the 2018 school year. Both bands began practices Aug. 1 and will continue summer practices until the first day of school on Aug. 27. The Lehman High Lobo Band will be p...

A new clothes closet made up of community donations will open this month at the Simon Middle School campus, just in time for the first day of school. Hays CISD School Board Trustee Esperanza Orosco led the charge for the new program. She was a teacher with the district when she first saw families of...

Several Lehman Lobo players celebrate after scoring a point during a scrimmage against San Antonio Burbank at Lobo Field. While practices for football got underway this week, the Hays and Lehman volleyball teams have been busily working since Aug. 1 toward the start of the their seasons, which offic...

One of the key aspects of football is the battle between the offensive and defensive lines and who can dominate the line of scrimmage in the trenches.  Success in the trenches can set the tone for an offense, and the Hays Rebel football team believes their offensive line could be one of their streng...

Gauging the success of the Dripping Springs Tiger cross country program goes far beyond accolades and times for head coach Marisa Tuzzi. Fielding a roster of more than 110 runners during the first official practice Monday spoke louder than any medal or ribbon could. It’s that popularity, along with ...

One can’t blame Dripping Springs Tiger senior cross country runner Bobby Holt for wanting more success in 2018. After all, last season Holt came within one second of breaking Dripping Springs’ longstanding cross country time record. That accomplishment came at, of all places, the UIL 5A state cross ...