The Johnson Jaguars football team took second place out of 12-5A, Division I and secured the program's first-ever postseason berth. The Jags took hold of second place in the district standings with a 44-27 win over New Braunfels Canyon in Friday's regular season finale at Bob Shelton Stadium. Johnso...

Staff Report Four touchdowns from running back Micah Williford Friday powered the New Braunfels Canyon Cougars to a 44-10 win over Johnson High, effectively ending the Jaguars’ inaugural varsity campaign. Johnson (6-4, 4-3) led 3-0 early in the first quarter before Canyon (9-1, 6-1) piled on 17 unan...

Staff Report Reports of a positive COVID-19 case at San Antonio McCollum High last week caused officials at that school to shutter its football program until early November. As a result, Johnson, Dripping Springs and New Braunfels Canyon, the three 12-5A, Division I programs McCollum was slated to p...

As the majority of teams in District 12-5A, Division I are idle this week, we at the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch aim to prepare our sports readers with a look ahead to what our local teams will be facing as district play starts up. Here, we take a look at our three local programs (Dripping Spr...

Staff Report After notching a district opening win Sept. 25, the Dripping Springs Tigers volleyball team followed by going 1-1 in district play last week, which included a five-set thriller in a battle between two of the top 10 teams in the state. On Sept. 29, Dripping Springs, ranked No. 6 in the 5...

Fourteen unanswered points in the final four-plus minutes of play Friday catapulted the Dripping Springs Tigers to a thrilling come-from-behind 42-41 win over the New Braunfels Canyon Cougars at Tiger Stadium. Dripping Springs’ comeback win was predicated on the play of quarterback Tanner Prewit, wh...

Dripping Springs Tigers vs. Kerrville Tivy Antlers  When: Friday, Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Tiger Stadium Last meeting (2017): Dripping Springs 40, Tivy 7 Dripping Springs won't have to wait long to get its first big test of the season. Rolling into Tiger Stadium Friday is a Tivy program slated to...