Staff Report JOHNSON CITY – A double-double from sophomore Mackenzie Plante made a difference for the Dripping Springs Tigers volleyball team Friday in a hard-fought 25-20, 25-16, 28-26 bi-district playoff win over the Cedar Park Timberwolves. Ryann Frontera sets the ball during the 2nd set of the 3...

On Nov. 11, seven Dripping Springs High School seniors announced their commitments to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Baseball players Brennan Frickel and Cameron O’Banan, basketball player Ally Beck, lacrosse player Charles Hunt, golfer Samantha Miethke, soccer player Charl...

Staff Report Multiple reports of positive COVID-19 cases at a pair of San Antonio-area high schools last week led 12-5A, Division I officials to award the Johnson Jaguars and Dripping Springs Tigers two more forfeit wins. On Nov. 4, Johnson High officials announced their contest against San Antonio ...

The Dripping Springs Tiger volleyball team hosted Veterans Memorial Patriots from San Antonio. The Tigers beat their competition in three straight sets: 25-9, 25-18 and 25-16. The Tigers’ current record for the year is 13-5. Above, DSHS junior Annabelle Crowder (19) and sophomore Natalie Arnold (15)...

By Sean Allen DRIPPING SPRINGS – Entering the game, Dripping Springs Tiger junior wide receiver Noah Lawyer had only two receptions on the season. By the end of the first half Friday, he more than eclipsed those numbers when he hauled in a trio of scores that helped the Tigers notch a 57-7 win over ...

The Dripping Springs Tiger volleyball team hosted the Boerne-Champion Chargers last Tuesday, beating the visitors in three sets: 25-14, 25-11 and 25-13. Mackenzie Plante makes a kill against Boerne Champion during the first set of the match. Coach Michael Kane concludes with a congratulatory pep tal...

Preston Alford, a junior, steps into the end zone for a touchdown. Alford (30 carries for 219 yards) scored 3 touchdowns in the first quarter, another in the third quarter and a final touchdown in the fourth quarter in the Tigers 48-21 win over New Braunfels Canyon     Senior Cameron O’Banan breaks ...

Close to 200 varsity and junior varsity runners hit the trails at Hays High Saturday as they competed in the Hays CISD Invitational at Hays High. The event was the second cross country meet held by Hays and is one of the last few meets for runners to warm up prior to District meets later this month....

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  Not even 17 kills from Dripping Springs sophomore Mackenzie Plante kept the Dripping Springs Tigers Friday from succumbing to the Alamo Heights Mules in five grueling sets at Tiger Gym. The contest between the two powerhouse programs, now district foes, was their first meeting since th...