Top:  An Alamo Heights player tries to kick the ball into the net just as goalkeeper Jalen Chavez makes the save in front of the goal. Inset, top: Dripping Springs’ Jose Galindo (9) and an Alamo Heights player crash together as they both go for a header in a district match at Dripping Springs on Tue...

Dripping Springs’ catcher Bailey Hudgeons tags a Lehman base runner out at home plate during a scrimmage at the new softball field vs. the visiting Lobos on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The Lady Tigers won 14-0. The Brittany Tuck Memorial Tournament is scheduled for Feb. 23-25 at the new field on the high schoo...

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 Moses Leos III) Top: Lehman High sophomore powerlifter Ty Roaches strains as he squats over 450-pounds during an attempt at the Lehman Lobo Invitational. Inset, Lehman High’s Victoria Smith readies for a squat attempt during Saturday’s competition. The Lehman High girls powerlifting team d...

Less than a year in existence and the Central Texas Lobos now have hardware to place on its mantle.  Earlier this month, the Lobos knocked off Austin Real Cuauhtémoc, who is the two-time defending Texas Premier Soccer League and Texas Cup Champions, in a thrilling 4-3 win in penalty kicks in Harker ...

Four Lehman Lobo players ready to jump as they await a free kick delivered by a Leander Lion player during Tuesday’s district game at Lobo Field. A pair of second half goals carried the Lobos to a 3-1 win over Leander, which improved the Lobos record to 5-5-4 overall. Goals were scored by Edson Hern...

(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...

During Friday’s district game at Bales Gym, a 17-point effort by senior Charles Bohannon carried the Rebels to a 49-40 upset win over Leander, which is in the hunt for a playoff spot in 25-6A. Hays’ Matthew Rindahl scored 13 points, while Green had 11 points. Hays closes the season Friday against Va...