[dropcap]A[/dropcap]mid the hugs, tears and cheers Friday in Weimar, Dripping Springs Tiger head coach Wade Womack maintained a large smile following the team’s epic Region IV, 5A series victory over the Richmond Foster Falcons.

For the first time in six years, the Dripping Springs Tigers softball team will be making the 28-mile journey to the UIL State Tournament in Austin.

But for Womack, it solidified his belief that all of the hard work, sacrifice and hours put in by the Tigers in the of...