With each stride taken, participants at Lehman High’s annual power camp fought to reach the finish line, even while strapped to a sled anchored with several pancake weights. The drill seemed simple enough. Strap one’s self to a weighted sled and sprint downfield several yards, then return. In practi...

ou know, life is sometimes just plain unfair. If one had the chance to tell boxing icon Manny Pacquiao that nugget of wisdom today, more than likely he (and many, many others) would agree with you. It’s hard to fathom how Australian boxer Jeff Horn, a relative newcomer to the sport, escaped a highly...

Alexa Ruiz – Lehman In her second season with the Hill College Rebels in Hillsboro, Alexa Ruiz played in just over half of the 50 games during the course of the 2017 campaign. Ruiz finished with two runs and had an on-base percentage of .429. On defense, Ruiz secured 68 put-outs and finished with a ...

(photo by Moses Leos III) The Dripping Springs Tiger football team’s quest for College Station and the Texas 7-on-7 state tournament began and ended at Lake Travis High during the Lake Travis State Qualifying Tournament last week. The event, which was rescheduled from the start of the summer due to ...

ormer Division I collegiate football players, including a Baylor Bear and a UTEP Miner, will take on coaching duties on the Lehman Lobo sidelines next fall. Those hires, which were announced on social media during the course of the last few weeks, signify several changes across multiple sports under...

The showdown between the Hays Rebels and Lehman Lobos may be months away, but members of each program’s respective 7-on-7 teams squared off in an informal, impromptu game held on the grass practice field at Lehman High. The Rebels ultimately hung on for a close win. Click photos to enlarge.

A pparently Billie Jean King’s famed “Battle of the Sexes” victory still hasn’t shown girls can hang with the boys in sports. Last week, loudmouth tennis personality John McEnroe stirred the “girls can’t play with the boys” pot after surmising tennis great Serena Williams would rank in the low 700s ...

Kathryn Wristen at a 2015 Rebel volleyball game. (Hays Free Press file photo) Kathryn Wristen – Hays Ninety-two assists over the course of 19 sets was how Northwestern State setter and Hays High alumna Kathryn Wristen closed the 2016 campaign. Wristen notched 22 digs and had four blocks during the c...

Michael Kane, Dripping Springs head volleyball coach (left) and Marisa Parks, Dripping Springs girls athletic coordinator, hold the 2016 26-5A championship trophy claimed by the Tiger volleyball team. (photo by Moses Leos III) Dripping Springs Tiger senior Sydney Cole sprints toward the finish line ...

After leading the Dripping Springs Tigers back to the UIL state softball tournament for the first time in six years, head coach Wade Womack was named as the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) 5A-6A Coach of the Year. Womack, who has helmed the Tigers ever since taking over for Keith Tuck, receiv...