The clicks of a metronome and the sounds of music are hitting Hays and Lehman high as the schools’ marching bands are preparing for the 2018 school year. Both bands began practices Aug. 1 and will continue summer practices until the first day of school on Aug. 27. The Lehman High Lobo Band will be p...

A new clothes closet made up of community donations will open this month at the Simon Middle School campus, just in time for the first day of school. Hays CISD School Board Trustee Esperanza Orosco led the charge for the new program. She was a teacher with the district when she first saw families of...

Several Lehman Lobo players celebrate after scoring a point during a scrimmage against San Antonio Burbank at Lobo Field. While practices for football got underway this week, the Hays and Lehman volleyball teams have been busily working since Aug. 1 toward the start of the their seasons, which offic...

One of the key aspects of football is the battle between the offensive and defensive lines and who can dominate the line of scrimmage in the trenches.  Success in the trenches can set the tone for an offense, and the Hays Rebel football team believes their offensive line could be one of their streng...

Kyle resident Karina Rocha is no stranger to winning. As a freshman at Hays High, Rocha held a starting spot when the program claimed the 2013 state softball title; she helped the program return to state that next season.  Lately, Rocha’s talent on the field helped the Angelo State University Rambel...

Sports run in the family for Hays High junior volleyball player Ryann Torres. Her father, Javier, who currently works as the head basketball coach at Lockhart High, provided a big role in Torres entering athletics. But it is her mother, Dorie Luera, who Torres credits the most for her passion for sp...

(photo by Jim Cullen) Over 30 Hays CISD students from 7th grade to incoming freshman took part in the annual Hays High softball camp, held by head coach Lisa Cone and the Rebel coaching staff. Campers were taught specific elements of the game, including fielding, throwing, hitting and other softball...

Hays CISD is contributing $5 million toward the addition of a natatorium facility being built at the new YMCA Camp Moody, formerly Camp Cypress, in Buda. Hays CISD has been a longtime partner with the Hays Communities YMCA center in Buda since it opened in Buda in 2007. Both Lehman and Hays High use...

As a junior, Aidan Martinez was a pivotal part of the Hays Rebels baseball team’s success. Now that he is a senior and the leader of his team, Martinez has set his sights high. Hays High had a solid 2017-18 season with the Rebels finishing 16-12 overall, 7-10 in district play. Despite the solid reco...

A year after graduating from Southern Methodist University (SMU) with a degree in advertising and a minor in psychology, Hays High alum and golfer Lindsey McCurdy is grinding away in mini-tournaments across the United States in order to reach her goal of qualifying for the Ladies Professional Golf A...