Every Tuesday and Friday night, high school athletes across Hays County put their athletic skills to the test as they compete in their respective sports. Beyond the pads, jerseys and bright lights are the efforts of numerous athletic trainers (AT) and their student aides, who often work behind the s...

ike many times before in practice, Hays High football player Marcos Barrera knew his role when “F-right” was called in an October 2014 game at Anderson High. As an offensive lineman, Barerra’s job was to block down and help set up a lane for his running back. What seemed like an exercise in the rout...

Joined by (L-R) Bob Shelton, Sarah Ashworth, Debbie Cook and Mark Winter, Hays High secretary Laura Drew (second from right) poses for a photo during her retirement party held in the Hays High cafeteria last week. Drew, a longtime fixture in the Hays High athletic department front office, retired af...