Expecting, embracing and overcoming adversity is advice Hays High baseball coach James Howard imparts to his team, based on lessons learned from the late David Null. So, when various lemons were pitched to the Rebels in its three-game series against the Vandegrift Vipers last week, Hays responded by...

By Moses Leos III Courage is an emotion that can be found during the most trying of times.  But perhaps no group of people was as courageous as the Hays Rebel baseball team, which saw a season filled with adversity come to a close Saturday in Round Rock. Rebel errors, mixed with timely Round Rock Dr...

While they competed on the field Monday, the Hays and Lehman baseball teams were brothers in arms prior to the game during a ceremony held in honor of late head baseball coach David Null. The Lobos, which wore blue and red ribbons pinned to their jerseys, presented Hays head baseball coach James How...

By Moses Leos III Let the record show that a nine run fifth inning Tuesday helped the Hays Rebels secure a 13-3 district opening run-rule win over the Del Valle Cardinals.  But for the Hays Rebel faithful, Tuesday’s game was somewhat of an afterthought following a single pitch thrown before the cont...

By Moses Leos III Of the memories Hays High alumnus Justin Montaña had of his former head coach David Null, one during his freshman year stood out the most.  At the time, Montaña and other teammates were consistently throwing balls into the ground during a drill. Null quickly stopped the drill and p...

David Dalton Null, 54, of Dripping Springs, was reunited with his Lord and Savior on February 28, 2016. David died suddenly, but peacefully, in his sleep of a heart attack early Sunday morning. David was born May 23, 1961, in Houston, Texas. David is preceded in death by loving parents Dalton and Na...

  By Moses Leos III  UPDATE:  Hays High principal David Pierce sent a letter to the Hays community Sunday afternoon informing them of the passing of David Null.  Pierce said in his letter that the school has arranged for the Hays High counseling team to be on hand to support students.  "Students wil...

By Moses Leos III and Spencer Spilman For nine innings Saturday, the Hays Rebels and Pflugerville Panthers were deadlocked in the baseball equivalent of a staring match. The Rebels were the first to blink.  An RBI single from Panther Stephen Pena in the tenth inning broke a scoreless pitching duel a...

By Spencer Spilman The Hays Rebels were in a battle against the Akins Eagles Tuesday as the game came down to the final at bats.  But the Rebels came up short after the Eagles strung together a four-run seventh inning to take the victory, 9-5. David Riojas was on the mound for the Rebels and fell in...

By Spencer Spilman A complete game shutout performance from David Riojas Tuesday lifted the Hays Rebels to a 2-0 win over the Westlake Chaparrals.   Riojas went the distance and allowed just three hits en route to earning the victory. The game, in Rebel head coach David Null’s words, was ugly. Thank...