The Hays football team rolled past the Tigers Friday night at Bob Shelton Stadium, beating them 45-28. Above, Dripping Springs’ Liam Dahl never gave up the chase but didn’t catch Hays’ Bryant Lewis before he ran 48 yards to cross the goal line with 8:19 in the second quarter to give Hays a 21-7 lead...

by Sean Allen BUDA – Coming off a 14-point shutout win against Kerrville Tivy, the Dripping Springs Tigers were unable to match up well against Coach Les Goad’s Hays squad, resulting in a 45-28 loss at Bob Shelton Stadium. The first half was almost perfect as Hays scored a touchdown on all but one d...

When they needed a spark on offense Friday, the Hays Rebels literally went Green. A career-high four rushing touchdown effort from running back Xavier Green helped Hays outlast the Austin Maroons in a high-scoring 69-36 shootout. The result marks the first time since the 1976-77 seasons Hays (6-0, 4...

Time almost seemed to stop for Hays Rebel senior linebacker Coleman Johnson Friday as he prepared to deliver the biggest tackle of his career to date. By virtue of a blind side blast to Dripping Springs Tiger quarterback Preston Alford late in the fourth frame, Johnson forced a game-ending turnover ...

A handful of Hays CISD athletes took to Austin for the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Above, Lehman Lobo Bryant Lewis fights to the finish in the high school Boys Division II 100-meter dash. Feature photo, Hays High’s Cameron McFadden races down the track in the high school Girls Division II 1...

We at Barton Publications are proud to present our selections for the 2018-19 All-Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch football team. Selections were determined based on several factors, including season stats and district and state accolades. While not every athlete was selected, we salute and recogni...

A 35-point first half deficit proved too much for the Lehman Lobos to overcome Friday as they  capped off a winless season with a 49-25 loss to the Akins Eagles Friday. Despite suffering the program’s 17th loss in a row, Lobo head coach Bruce Salmon praised his team for showing up “each and every we...

Struggles on both sides of the ball, along with the inability to halt a potent Anderson Trojans offense, hurt the Lehman Lobos in a 42-7 homecoming loss Friday at Shelton Stadium. The Lobos (0-8, 0-6 in district) struggled early in the game as the Trojans opened with a 45-yard touchdown pass from Ca...

Five touchdowns from senior quarterback Xavier Martinez played a pivotal role in a 55-7 Hays Rebels win over the rival Lehman Lobos at Shelton Stadium. Hays (7-0, 5-0) notches its 13th straight win over Lehman (0-7, 0-5) while also continuing the program’s best start to a season since the 2005 campa...

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...