Cameron Jones and Kaleb Priestly at the Lobo Relays. (photo by Moses Leos III) Cool early morning temperatures didn’t deter hundreds of track and field athletes from competing in Saturday’s Lobo Relays, which were held at Shelton Stadium. Three Hays High track and field teams captured top honors as ...

The Hays Rebels needed half an inning Tuesday to validate the hardball axiom that hitting is contagious. A 10 run, six hit bottom of the fourth inning catapulted Hays to a 12-9 come-from-behind district opening win over the Lake Travis Cavaliers at the Rebel Softball Field. Key adjustments at the pl...

A wayward shot from Leander’s Andrew Zenk dribbled past the first line of defense. Another Rebel defender took a stab at the ball with his foot, but missed. The ball continued its trajectory, passing another defender en route to the goal. Hays goalkeeper Evan Barker ranged to his left in preparation...

Hays Rebel Jaden Williams goes for the basket against Lake Travis. (Hays Free Press file photo) Lehman Lobo Crystal Montoya fends off a defender during a district game. (Hays Free Press file photo) A pair of Hays Rebels made the cut as members of the 25-6A All-District first team. Rebel senior Gabby...

In the middle of the penalty box, Hays’ Maya Hood crumpled in a heap. Her latest shot attempt eeked outside of the goal, just past the outstretched hands of the Lake Travis Cavalier goalkeeper. There were about four minutes left in the second half when Hood’s shot nibbled at the left corner of the n...

The Hays Rebels boys soccer team remains winless in district play after suffering a crushing 7-0 loss to the Westlake Chaparrals Tuesday night at Shelton Stadium. Early in the game, Westlake peppered the Hays keeper with three shots on goal and five total in the first 15 minutes of play.  Although t...

Senior forward Jada Finister wiped her brow and hugged her parents. Tears streamed down her cheeks. It was over. Then she embraced a teammate. Another teammate walked by to console her. Down the line, Finister met with each of her teammates for the last time on a basketball court. They shared laughs...

With several returning players from last year’s regional semifinalist team, Hays head softball coach Lisa Cone aims to go even further in 2017. Despite a relatively young squad, Cone said a pair of scrimmages against 5A powerhouses Dripping Springs and Rouse have shown promise. “Obviously, our expec...

On senior night, with his parents watching from the Bales Gym bleachers, senior guard Charles Bohannon kept shooting despite a mounting deficit. It was a microcosm for what has been another losing season for the Rebels, who trailed Vandegrift by 14 points entering the fourth quarter. Hays Rebel seni...

(photo by Becky Tenney) Hays Rebel girls soccer player Maya Hood (21) speeds past a Vandegrift Viper defender toward the ball Friday at Shelton Stadium. Hays High’s Mariah Gonzales battles with Vandegrift’s Kayla Streber for possession Friday. Vandegrift got the upper hand early on the Rebels Friday...