Staff report, Photos by Wayland Clark (wfotos.com) BUDA – After a 24-year wait, Hays High is back among Texas High School football’s elite. Five total touchdowns scored by quarterback Durand Hill, mixed in with dominant defense, carried Hays to a 38-10 win over the Vandegrift Vipers to claim the 6A ...

Staff Report  SAN MARCOS – Fourteen unanswered third quarter points made the difference for the Hays High football team Friday as they rolled to a 35-7 district road win over the rival San Marcos Rattlers. Defense ruled the majority of the first half as both teams struggled to gain ground. Hays drew...

Above, Hays High wide receiver Will Agnew (right) climbs the ladder and secures a touchdown grab in the first half of its Sept. 24 game against Vista Ridge. Below, Hays High’s Nate Green (19) wraps up Ryan Gates (7) and prevents him from gaining additional yardage in the first half of their Sept. 24...

Johnson High officials have now suspended all of its athletic camps until July 13 after a second student who participated in activities at the school tested positive for COVID-19. The student, a male, tested positive for the Coronavirus Monday, said Tim Savoy, Hays CISD Chief Communications Officer....

Total dominance was the theme for the host Lehman Lobo boys and girls powerlifting teams Feb. 8 as they pressed the competition en route to winning gold at the annual Lehman Lobo Invitational. The Lehman Lady Lobos nearly pulled off a complete sweep of the awards stand, winning gold in all but two w...

CONVERSE – A big first half from the Judson Rockets’ offense, mixed with Hays’ struggles on both sides of the ball, brought the Rebels’ 2019 campaign to a close in a 56-21 loss Friday at D.W. Rutledge Stadium. The result marks the second straight season Judson has eliminated Hays from the playoffs i...

Twenty-one unanswered second half points helped the Hays Rebels notch a 41-13 season opening win over the San Marcos Rattlers Friday at Shelton Stadium. Anchoring it all was a Rebel defense that garnered critical plays down the stretch, including a takeaway by defensive back Justin McMahon that help...

Two-plus days into preseason practices were enough for first year Hays High head volleyball coach Ashley Davis to gauge the competitiveness of the program she inherited. While Davis is new to the Rebel volleyball scene, the 12 players who return from last season’s run to the playoffs bring with them...

A pair of Hays High offensive linemen engage in a blocking drill under the morning sun in Monday’s season-opening practice. Hays High and Johnson High, along with numerous other schools that did not go through spring practices, began workout for the 2019 season Aug. 5. Lehman High, which did complet...

Reaching new heights in pole vault is the status quo for Hays High alumna Meagan Gray. Entering her fifth year at the University of Oklahoma, Gray, despite her relatively short stature, envisions herself hitting those new heights in her final collegiate competition. “Pole vaulting is honestly really...