Johnson High officials have now suspended all of its athletic camps until July 13 after a second student who participated in activities at the school tested positive for COVID-19. The student, a male, tested positive for the Coronavirus Monday, said Tim Savoy, Hays CISD Chief Communications Officer....

Hays High and Johnson High officials have each temporarily suspended their girls strength and conditioning athletic camps after three total students tested positive for COVID-19. Two students who attended the Hays High girls strength and conditioning camp received a positive COVID-19 test Saturday, ...

After months of working out at home due to local and state Coronavirus restrictions, thousands of high school athletes hit the fields and the courts June 8 after the UIL allowed for schools to begin summer workouts. Included were incoming 9th-12th graders at Hays High, Lehman High and Johnson High w...

COVID-19 and its impact on high school sports Years from now, many will look to publications such as the Hays Free Press to see just how much COVID-19 impacted our daily lives, both big and small. And while the medium of athletics across the globe tried to hold out hope of conducting business as usu...

In a perfect world, Lehman High head football coach Bruce Salmon knows the past week could have been spent guiding his program toward the end of spring drills. Instead, Salmon and his staff are among the thousands of other coaches across the state who are practicing social distancing and discovering...

After holding out hope of possibly resuming activities later this spring, UIL officials Friday officially ran out the clock on the 2019-20 season. In an effort to promote the health and safety of students, staff and parents, the University Interscholastic League (UIL), which oversees high school ath...

After holding out hope of possibly resuming activities later this spring, UIL officials Friday officially ran out the clock on the rest of the 2019-20 season. In an effort to promote the health and safety of students, staff and parents, the UIL, which oversees high school athletic, academic and musi...

Falling in line with state-mandated orders, leaders of Texas high school athletic, music and academic competition pushed back a possible restart date for activities. On April 3, University Interscholastic League (UIL) officials announced they were modifying any possible return to play to follow an e...

Staff report  An already altered ath letic, academic and music competition calendar will now get even shorter after UIL officials on March 19 extended the suspension of its sanctioned activities. May 4 will now be the earliest high school games and contests could resume after the UIL broadened the t...

A wise world leader once said the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Such has been difficult for many of us this week as we tried to make sense of Coronavirus and how it's going to impact our world. Long lines at the stores, social distancing (do it), bans on large outdoor activities. Yes, a...