Ever since taking over the Dripping Springs girls basketball program three years ago, Laura Joiner has led the Lady Tigers to a 47-47 mark. But a major caveat to Dripping Springs’ .500 overall record is how the Lady Tigers’ winning percentage has improved with each season. Dripping Springs Tiger jun...

T he Dripping Springs Tigers needed 30 minutes Nov. 10 to seize control of the program’s first playoff game in seven seasons. A 21-point first quarter barrage gave Dripping Springs the momentum necessary to roll past the Austin Maroons in a 63-10 rout at House Park.  With the win, Dripping Springs a...

Perhaps it was fitting that Dripping Springs’ final regular season game at Tiger Stadium Friday seemingly was ripped from a Hollywood movie script.  With a dominant 41-10 win over the Marble Falls Mustangs on senior night, the Tigers claimed a share of the 26-5A title with Alamo Heights and Boerne C...

Dripping Springs’ junior Graceyn Tippens receives a serve from Alamo Heights in the Regional Quarterfinals at Canyon High School. The Lady Mules kicked back hard after being defeated 3-0, twice during the regular season. Dripping Springs, the defending 5A state champs, lost 25-16, 28-26 and 25-21....

The Dripping Springs Tiger Marching Band closed its 2016 contest season Friday in style by performing at the (photo by Moses Leos III) Bands of America Super Regional competition at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The competition featured 63 bands from across the state that performed during the two da...

Prior to the start of Friday’s final regular season home game at Tiger Stadium, Dripping Springs ISD paid homage to five head and assistant coaches who helmed the program at the facility. Joining in the festivities were (left to right) Mark Engling, Howard Ballard, Brian Parks, Poe Shelton and Rick ...

A consummate team effort propelled the Wimberley Texans to a 49-17 victory over the Hondo Owls on senior night at Texan Field. Two weeks removed from a crushing defeat to their toughest opponent of the season, the bye week couldn’t have come at a better time for the Texans.   “You know, last time we...

A top ten finish at the UIL Class 6A, Region IV cross country championship last weekend allowed Hays High junior Gabby Bosquez to punch her ticket to the state meet Nov. 12. Bosquez advanced to state after finishing in 7th place in the Girls 5,000 meter run at the regional meet at Texas A&M Corpus C...

Hays Rebel senior Hailee Morton (1), with help from sophomore Jaime Agnew, blocks a kill attempt from San Antonio Reagan Rattler junior Elissa Barbosa (6) during Tuesday’s bi-district playoff match at New Braunfels Canyon High. Despite a concerted effort, the Rebels’ 2016 playoff run came to a close...

The stands at Monroe Stadium in Leander were emptying when the Hays Rebel football team began paying tribute to its senior class Friday. Even as stadium officials were starting to clear the field, the Rebel seniors got their chance to shake hands, and maybe shed a tear or two, with coaches, teammate...