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 recogn...

CONVERSE – Hays Rebels players and coaches embraced each other with hugs and teary eyes Friday after a tough 49-14 loss to the Judson Rockets in the 6A Bi-District playoff at Rutledge Stadium. The loss ends a successful 2018 football season for a Hays program under first-year head coach Les Goad tha...

CONVERSE – The Hays Rebels' 2018 season came to an end Friday in a 49-14 loss to the state-ranked Converse Judson Rockets in the bi-district round of the 6A, Division 1 playoffs. Hays (8-3) struggled on both offense and defense against a physical Rockets program, which is ranked No. 3 in Class 6A. J...

AUSTIN – A defensive hold on a late two-point conversion attempt allowed the Hays Rebels to escape House Park Thursday with a wild 48-47 road win over Austin High. With the win, Hays improves to 6-0 for the first time since the 2006 campaign. “This is the third one of these we’ve had this year, that...

AUSTIN – A critical stop on a late two-point conversion attempt made the difference for the Hays Rebels in a wild 48-47 win Thursday over the Austin Maroons at House Park. With the win, Hays (6-0, 4-0 in 25-6A play) experiences its best start to a season since the 2006 campaign. The Rebels also keep...

A 28-point second quarter swing on Homecoming night earned Hays (5-0) its fifth win of the season in a dominating 56-21 victory over Austin Akins (3-3) Friday at Shelton Stadium. “It felt great, you know last year, I think we played Dripping Springs on Homecoming and, if I’m correct, that was a big ...

The Hays Rebels remained unbeaten Friday with a dominant 56-21 homecoming win over the Akins Eagles, thanks in part to a strong performance on both offense and defense. Rebels senior tailback Sam Scott led the team with three rushing touchdowns in the game and finished with 78 yards rushing on nine ...

Of all the blocks thrown by the Hays Rebels Friday, few had as much weight as one that happened behind the trenches. By getting a hand on a potential game-tying extra point attempt with ten seconds left in the game, Hays’ Alex Harkey became the unlikely hero in a wild 35-34 win over the Dripping Spr...

A new system with an old-school look is what Les Goad brings to the table as he begins his first year at the helm of the Hays Rebel football team. What he also brings is a philosophy he hopes can energize a program that reached the playoffs last year, but yearns for more. Focusing on intangibles suc...

Twenty-one Hays CISD track and field athletes look to punch their tickets to the UIL state meet this weekend when they compete at the Region IV, 6A championships at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio. Leading the way is Hays High senior Dillon Baker, who claimed the area title in long jump and is a compon...