by JASON GORDON Hays pitcher Sam Breyfogle tossed a one-hitter, striking out seven in his first start of the season, a 10-0 win over East Central. (Photo by Joel San Miguel) Hays head coach Doug Ragsdale is realistic when talking about his 2010 Rebel baseball team. He knows they won’t hit 46 home ru...

by JASON GORDON It might be a bit early in the season for Hays head coach Jo Farr to fully know the potential of her 2010 softball team. One thing is certain, however, Farr is ecstatic about the positive attitude both her veteran and younger players are displaying so far. “The chemistry this team ha...

by JASON GORDON Hays’ Angeleigh Davis led the Lady Rebs with 16 points but it wasn’t enough to keep her team from falling 66-63 in double-overtime against Huntsville in the regional quarterfinals. (Photo by Rudy Gonzalez) After finding a way to win nearly every postseason game they played over the l...

by MARK CAUL Justin Vajgert (pictured) will be one of the varsity newcomers hoping to help Lehman to its first-ever baseball playoff appearance this season. (Photo by Judy Cooper) Things are definitely looking up for Lehman head baseball coach Toby Robinson and his varsity baseball squad in 2010. Th...

On Tuesday during the cold, yucky sleet I went to Buda Drugs to pick up a prescription. While there I left my headlights on and my battery died. YUCK. The pharmacist was very busy, but also very concerned about my plight. She suggested that I walk down a couple of stores to the Economic Development ...

Young-at-Large by JOHN YOUNG What do mountaintop removal mining and the fate of the University of Texas Cactus Cafe have in common? This: The former looks at a mountain only as what riches it can yield. No value is assigned to the mountain itself, nothing intrinsic. It is but an obstacle to wealth. ...

Squeezin’ the Juice by SVEA SAUER Our latest indulgence is to build a one billion dollar embassy in London designed by a Philadelphia architect. We are reminded that the new embassy in Iraq only cost six hundred million but it is as large as the Vatican. How we do like to show our vulgarity. The Lon...

From the Crow’s Nest by CLINT YOUNTS I have been asked on numerous occasions where I come up with ideas for this beloved column. Some mistaken fans actually believe I’m a brilliant, imaginative writer, but they probably neglected to take their dose of Prozac. The truth to my madness is my skull is l...

by JEN BIUNDO KIDD Former Buda Patrol Chief Bo Kidd will return to his role as top law enforcement official in Buda, city officials announced this week. But this time around, Kidd will be leading the newly created Buda Police Department. “If we have the same support we did when we started the Buda P...

by SEAN KIMMONS GABRIEL More than five months after Justin Gabriel fell 25 feet into an Austin creek bed and lay unconscious until being discovered 14 hours later, the former Hays High School track star is out of his coma and on the long road to recovery. Recently, the 27-year-old was transported to...