(photo by Moses Leos III) Hays High varsity boys took third place in the Rebel Relays Friday, with 129 points. San Antonio Reagan took first place with 146 points, and Canyon High second place with 145 points. O ther schools in order of overall standing: Bastrop, 4th, 57 points; Dripping Springs, 5t...

Hays pitcher Maxine Valdez’s confidence was wavering. After pitching three consecutive innings without allowing a hit or a baserunner, Valdez allowed two runs to score in the fourth inning. She hit a batter, gave up a single, and two wild pitches put a pair of runners in scoring position. Lehman’s t...

(photo by Lyndsay Ysla) Above: Six Hays Rebel powerlifters flexed their muscle last weekend by participating at the regional meet. Earning their way to region were seniors Memory Seale and Cassidy McMahon and junior Morgan Fitzgerald, with teammate Delani Jackson drawing the alternate slot. On the b...

It’s a new day and new dawn for Lehman softball as a new head coach takes the helm in 2017. Lydia Bagget, a Texas native and University of Houston graduate, was hired over the winter to take over the Lobo softball program.  Baggett, whose coaching career began when she was in the eleventh grade, was...

Lehman soccer coach Brad Baker wished his team would be less like goldfish and more like elephants. All too often, Baker said, the Lobos jump out to a lethargic start early in the match and have to play catch-up in the second half. Friday’s 3-1 loss to Westlake followed a familiar trajectory. The Ch...

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 ...

Lehman Lobos girls soccer remain winless in district after a second half collapse led to a 4-0 loss to the Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers Tuesday night in Kyle. Lehman came into tonight’s game having lost 10 of its last 11 games, while the Cavaliers are winners of five of their last six contests.  A pen...

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...

Above: Lehman Lobo sophomore softball player Ashley Mendez prepares to crush a ball during the 2017 Lehman baseball team’s annual Home Run Derby at the Lehman Lobo baseball field. The event, which was a fundraiser for the Lobo baseball team, is expected to raise close to $10,000, said head baseball ...

Chained arm-in-arm in a small circle with his players, Lehman Lobos head coach Nauri Garcia provided praise during a post-game huddle despite a result that didn’t go his team's way. Based on what he saw, Garcia felt his Lobos didn’t look the part of a team still searching for its first district vict...