A Dripping Springs High School competitor does a butterfly stroke at the Springs Family YMCA during the intra-squad meet, the Tiger Pentathlon, held on Thursday, Sept. 19 by the school’s swimming & diving team to prepare for the upcoming season. The Tigers will compete in the District 26-6A Sprint C...

HAYS COUNTY — The Greater Austin YMCA has named Dione Booker as the new senior executive director, in which she will be overseeing the Hays Communities and Springs Family YMCAs. “I’m truly honored and blessed for this opportunity the Y has given me,” Booker said. “Not only do I have a job that I lov...

HAYS COUNTY — The sport of pickleball is becoming more popular in communities across the nation, including those in Hays County. More than 36 million or 14% of adult Americans played pickleball at least once in the last year, according to the Association of Pickleball Professionals (APP), and 8.5 mi...

By Chase Rogers The Springs Family YMCA has begun the spring session of its LIVESTRONG at YMCA program, a program poised to help mitigate the side effects of cancer treatment on survivors. Members chosen for the program undergo physical exercises to improve muscle mass, strength, flexibility and end...

With bright sunshine glimmering off clear blue water, Dripping Springs High swim coach Andrea McCarthy maintained a smile as big as Texas Saturday at Springs Community YMCA. All around her was a sea of parents and fans who donned their best maroon and gold attire. All of them cheered as athletes spl...

Walking around a small table, Jason Daniel, executive director of the Springs Family Branch YMCA in Dripping Springs, consulted with a colleague on the look and placement of the furnishing. Daniel, along with Heather Marchant, membership and sports director at the Springs YMCA, discussed if the tabl...