A win over the Lanier Vikings Jan. 5 highlighted a 1-1-1 start to the season for the host Hays Rebels boys soccer team at the annual Rebel Cup at Shelton Stadium last week.

For head coach Jason Burnett, the weekend not only shepherded the program’s first win at the tournament in two years, but continued progress for a team looking to improve.

Hays Rebel senior Carlos Rodriguez (left) leaps past a sliding challenge from a Corpus Christi Calallen player during a Jan. 6 Hays Rebel Cup match at...