The Hays Rebels baseball team (11-1) extended its winning streak to eight straight games by virtue of a 13-2 run rule win over the Bowie Bulldogs Tuesday. Hays used torrid bats to notch 13 runs on 11 hits through six innings in a blowout win. “They’ve been playing with a lot of energy all year and t...

Several new faces will hit the diamond for the Hays Rebels as they vie for a return to the postseason. James Howard, Hays baseball head coach, said expectations at Hays always center around making the playoffs. However, Howard said the team is setting its eyes on much more.  “I think our goal this y...

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...

  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 Spencer Spilman The Hays Rebels baseball team was locked in a tough bidistrict playoff battle against the Pflugerville Panthers Thursday.   But a three run sixth inning from Pflugerville allowed the Panthers to defeat Hays 3-2 in the first game of the best-of-three series. The Rebels face a mus...

By Charles Dee Hays Rebel baseball coach, David Null, after directing his Rebs to back-to-back regional semi-final appearances, will look to a predominately new cast to match the success of his first two Rebel campaigns.    The Rebs’ sterling defense of the past two seasons, featuring a pair of thre...

By Moses Leos III A 21-point fourth quarter rally provided the Hays Rebels with a gritty 59-53 win over the Bowie Bulldogs Tuesday at Bales Gym.  With the win, Hays (18-6, 11-2) maintains its hold on first place in 14-6A with three games left. Tuesday’s win allowed Hays to clinch its second straight...

By Moses Leos III and Taylor Mitchell A trip to the regional finals was a win away for the Hays Rebel baseball team.  But for the second year in a row, their playoff run ended in the regional semifinal round.  After claiming an extra inning win in San Marcos early Saturday morning, Hays dropped two ...

  By Moses Leos III SAN MARCOS – Adversity was plentiful for the Hays Rebel baseball team Friday at Bobcat Ballpark. Overcoming it now places them a win away from the regional finals. Despite committing four errors and conceding 14 hits to the Victoria East Titans, Hays persevered to claim an 8-7 wi...

By Jim Goodman Shutouts by seniors Tyler Woodmansee and Calvin Coker over the weekend pushed the Hays High Rebels past Kerrville Tivy and into the Sweet 16 round of the Class 4A state playoffs. “This is especially sweet because we reached this round (regional quarterfinals) last year and lost,” head...