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Three Shiner Stingray Swim players advance to State
Three members of the Shiner Stingrays Swim Team have advanced to State at the Regionals meet in New Braunfels. The competition was the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF). TAAF has 44 swimming teams statewide for their league, including Shiner. There are 17 regions and eight teams in Shiner’s region (region #3).
High jump legend Charles Austin on Olympics, the record he set in 1996
The high jump bar from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics sits below a collage of pictures showing Austin clearing the bar and the ensuing celebration. That jump of 7 feet, 10 inches earned Austin a gold medal and an Olympic record that stands today.
'A real coach's wife decision' | Texas State head coach's wife induced early so he could attend SBC Media Days
NEW ORLEANS — Coaches thank their families – and especially their spouses – for their support all the time. But in the case of Texas State head coach GJ Kinne and Sun Belt Conference (SBC) Media Days, he really wouldn't have made it there without his wife.
Texas State Football: Poised for Success in 2024 After Breakthrough Season
SAN MARCOS-The Texas State football team is coming off one of its best seasons, finishing 8-5 and securing the first bowl game victory in university history. Expectations are high for another promising season following last year’s success. It marks the second year under the new coaching staff led by G. J. Kinne, who has revamped both the offense and defense, setting the stage for a season brimming with potential.
Bridge City All Stars Win State Championship
For only the third time since 1957 an explosive Bridge City Little League 10-year old All-Star baseball team has won the State Championship. The young players outscored opponents 106-10 through district play, sectionals and last week during the State Tournament in New Braunfels, Texas. The last time Bridge City brought...
Council talks Dripping Springs Mountain Biking Team
DRIPPING SPRINGS — At its July 16 meeting, Dripping Springs City Council discussed the future of a local mountain biking club's use of Dripping Springs Ranch Park. This comes on the heels of damage found at the park following a Trail Maintenance Day that took place earlier this year on April 23. The gathering was hosted by the Dripping Springs Mountain Biking Team (DSMBT), however, the city and DSRP staff were unaware of the scheduled event. The next day, on April 24, Parks & Community Services Director Andrew Binz noticed displaced dirt, boulders and trees in the ravine located behind the Ranch House, according to agenda documents from a previous meeting on May 7. Upon further investigation by DSRP Manager Emily Nelson and DSRP Assistant Manager Lily Sellers, it was determined that the mountain biking team created an unsanctioned trail in the ravine, resulting in a large amount of tree trimming along with entire trees being cut down, agenda documents continued. There was a dramatic drop off that would be very dangerous for mountain bikers, equestrians and hikers. Even more extensive trail destruction was found, such as improperly cut limbs and enhancements of unsanctioned trails. They also discovered that the trail work had continued down the environmentally sensitive ravine, which resulted in a lot of trees being cut down that provided structure for the ravine’s rock edge. Nelson contacted Lindsey Thomas, one of the DSMBT coaches, immediately to make sure a cease and desist on all trail work occurred. Thomas stated that the team had been working in that area, but she had asked them three times to stop, according to agenda documents. The mountain biking team came out to remedy the ravine unsanctioned trail to the best of its ability, but some of the damage could not be fixed. City staff and the DSMBT Board met on April 30 to discuss how the damage happened to the trail system without adult intervention. According to Nelson, the team showed interest in correcting the improper trail maintenance that had taken place. Prior to the club’s use agreement and settlement agreement being brought up again before council last week, the DSRP Board of Directors had the Dripping Springs Mountain Biking Agreement on the agenda at it's June 12 meeting. As presented at the July 16 meeting, the following is the communication timeline between Nelson and Thomas. • 5/28: Email from Nelson requesting a meeting. • 5/29: Email from Thomas saying she would speak with the DSMBT Board. • 6/17: Email from Thomas requesting a meeting to be the week of Aug. 5 because the board is traveling and has summer plans. • 6/19: Email from Thomas pushing to the week of Aug. 12. • 6/20: Email from Nelson to Thomas discussing the delicate timing and the possibility of delaying the season due to pushing out so far, as well as requesting the insurance policy. Nelson suggested that the entire board didn’t need to be in attendance. • 6/21: Email from Thomas saying, 'That is fine," and that they are more comfortable waiting for the full board. • 6/21: Email from Nelson still requesting insurance. • 6/22: Email from Thomas stating they don’t name the city of Dripping Springs on their policy. • 6/24: Email from Nelson requesting a copy of their insurance anyway. “I don’t have an update to the agreement yet because we have not met with [the DSMBT], so we do not have agreement in place yet or a new agreement — none of those items have taken place,” Nelson explained to the council. “Any agreement that we are able to compose once we’ve met with them for the first initial meeting would have to go to the [Dripping Springs] Ranch Park Board and then city council. They are expecting their season, I believe, to start in October. So, the timing would be very tight.” Mayor Bill Foulds said that he believes that the council as a whole is in support of the mountain biking team, but the situation needs to be resolved. “I think we need to forward a letter to the [Dripping Springs ISD] superintendent to make sure she is aware of the situation because if it’s not resolved in time,” Foulds said, “I feel like this council — and again, I am not trying to speak for everybody — is going to say, ‘Let’s put a hold on it until we do resolve it.’ We are not taking a vote, but I think that is a general consensus.” Council member Travis Crow said the team members should be taking responsibility for their actions in order to continue using the park. “I think we have bent over backwards trying to help the mountain biking club by saying this many hours and community service we need in the summer to help the cost of what they did. And for them to not respond or push this back, they were up here in force with 30 or 40 of them when they realized they messed up,” Crow said. “But not to take that kind of responsibility to help us out when we needed it during the summer … It's just very frustrating to me. I have a real problem with them getting on that park until they make up financially, [community service] hours or whatever they need to do.” Council member Taline Manassian asked if the team typically uses the park during the months of August and September. Nelson responded that they do have practices and recruiting sessions prior to the season officially starting in October. Also, Manassian questioned whether council is deciding that there will be no official use of the park until there is an agreement made. “It’s my understanding that we are still under an agreement with them. It’s getting the settlement agreement done. So, there’s two agreements,” Binz responded. “There’s a use of the park and there’s a settlement.” Foulds clarified that the Dripping Springs Mountain Biking Team is currently in breach of the agreement — and city staff agreed. City Attorney Laura Mueller said that the city has the option to terminate the agreement, as there is no expiration date. She also explained that the city could tell the team that as long as it’s in breach of the agreement, the bikers could not use the park at all or the trail for mountain biking until they do the agreement and hours. “It’s so important that they say that their season is going to start in October, but if they are not going to meet with us until August, they are not going to have very long to do those hours,” Mueller said. Manassian questioned if the team members, who are students, would be able to work off the hours during the school year, even after the season has started. She also asked if there would be enough time to negotiate an agreement during the period of mid-August to Oct. 1. “They’ve had time. They’ve had months. And for their board not to meet until August when we try to bend over backwards, I take that as an insult. We are all busy in the summer [and] we still come up here … and they don’t have time to meet and do something? I find that personally insulting,” Crow responded. “If they didn’t meet their timeframe, that is their problem. They’ve had three months to do this and it wasn’t important to them to do it.” Foulds said that right now, there is nothing that states that the mountain biking team has accepted responsibility and will remedy the problem. While there was extensive discussion, there was no action taken on the item. The council brought the item into executive session, however, did not make any vote following that period when the meeting was opened again to the public. To listen to the full discussion, visit bit.ly/4d37YSx . The News-Dispatch reached out to the Dripping Springs Mountain Biking Team for a comment, but no response was given as of press time.
Cooper Rummel, Dripping Springs ace pitcher and Texas Longhorns commit, makes US national team
Rummel was named to the 18U Team USA roster Sunday and will play in the World Baseball Softball Confederation Baseball World Cup Americas qualifying tournament Aug. 2-11 in Panama City, Panama. Rummel made the final cut after the national team's training camp July 17-21 at USA Baseball's headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.
Texas State the preseason favorite to win West Division
, , Texas State is the favorite to win the Sun Belt West Division following the release of the preseason polls. The Bobcats received nine out of the 14 first place votes and earned 92 points overall. Behind Texas State is Troy who received four first place votes and 68 points. In third place is Louisiana with one first place vote and 66 points. In the Sun Belt East Division, App State is the pres-season favorite to win after receiving 12 firstplace votes and earning 96 points. James Madison earned two first-place votes and 79 points. While the team earned first place votes,...
Tennis Earns ITA Academic Honors
SAN MARCOS, Texas – For the ninth-consecutive season the women's tennis team earned All-Academic Team honors the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced Monday. Along with the team honors, five members of the women's tennis team were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Callie Creath , Sofia Fortuno , Emma Carr , Emily Niers and Mae McCutcheon were the members of the team who were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Creath earned the ITA honor for the fourth time in her career, while Fortuno and McCutcheon have now earned the honor for the third-consecutive time. This also marks the second time that Carr and Niers have...
LIVING THE DREAM: BROOKE VESTAL
COLLEGE STATION TX- Brooke Vestal’s softball journey began at Canyon High School in New Braunfels, Texas. During her stellar high school career, she was named an All-American three times by FloSoftball and twice by MaxPreps and All-USA. Brooke posted a 1.31 ERA with 244 strikeouts and an 18-6 record in 144 innings in 2017. She also hit .381 with 33 RBIs and eight home runs. In 2016, she went 25-8 with a 1.73 ERA and 346 strikeouts in 210 innings, hitting .432 with 41 RBIs and 10 home runs. As one of the nation’s top recruits, Brooke signed with Oklahoma.
Kinne speaks at THSCA about new coaches, UTSA rivalry
, Texas State Head Coach G.J. Kinne spoke at the Texas High School Coaches Association Convention this past weekend. With high expectations for the Bobcats this season, including being the preseason favorite to win the Sun Belt West Division, Kinne is embracing the pressure. “The guys are excited, and there is a lot of momentum going into the offseason,” Kinne said. “It was a great summer, and there is a lot of momentum going on with the high expectations. But that’s the fun part about the business. I’m more accustomed to that than the situation I went into last season.” During the offseason,...
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