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BUDA — A lack of an effective running game coupled with a plethora of penalties cost Lockhart against an old foe, resulting in a familiar outcome. Hays ran its winning streak to 11 straight over the Lions with a 31-17 victory Friday night at Bob Shelton Stadium. It was the renewal of an old rivalry that had not been played since 2013.

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs Tigers 5-1 (2-0) football team is averaging more than 40 points per game and they topped that with a 49-7 Homecoming win on Friday, Oct. 4, in a 6A District 26 game over the Austin High School Maroons 3-3 (1-1). The Tigers got on the board first when quarterback Maddox Maher connected on a 30-yard pass play to Nick Tyndall. An interception by Jackson Mills, who at halftime was named the Homecoming king, resulted in a touchdown when Merrik Bloomgren caught Maher’s 25-yard pass in the end zone for a touchdown and a 14-0 first quarter lead. Jack Tyndall scored the first of two rushing touchdowns on a 33-yard run and Cooper Reid stepped into the end zone after catching Maher’s 30-yard pass to make it 28-7. Maher scored on a 2-yard run for a 35-7 lead, with just under two minutes remaining in the half, and left the game after a 37-yard run set up a 1-yard run for a touchdown by Jack Tyndall for 42-7 halftime lead. The Tigers scored early in the third quarter when quarterback Mateo Perez, who came in for Maher, threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Nick Tyndall in the back of the end zone. The Maroons missed its best scoring opportunity in the fourth quarter when Dripping Springs’ Gage De Los Santos picked off John Latham’s pass in the endzone. Austin’s lone score was early in the second quarter after the Tigers missed a field goal. The Maroons took possession of the ball and Bryson Batts ran 80 yards for a touchdown. “It’s a great Homecoming win. You worked hard for this and I’m proud of you,” head coach Galen Zimmerman told the team after the game, “Celebrate it, but don’t take it for granted. It’s hard to win a football game on Friday night in Texas.” Maher, who has passed for 1259 yards and 20 touchdowns, completed 11 of 20 passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns and had 72 yards rushing. Perez completed five of eight passes for 75 yards and one touchdown. Logan Keim was also worked in at quarterback for the Tigers and completed four of six passes for 41 yards. Reid led receivers with six receptions for 84 yards, followed by Nick Tyndall with five catches for 78 yards. Jack Tyndall, averaging more than 100 yards per game, led in rushing with 15 carries for 131 yards. Lawson Attaway had seven carries for 31 yards. With Lake Travis High School (Oct. 18) and Westlake High School (Nov. 8) games remaining and Del Valle High School in-between, Reid said the team is not looking ahead: “Being 2-0 in this district is huge and it’s a great start to our season, but our focus is watching film tomorrow morning, correcting the mistakes we made tonight and getting ready for Bowie [High School].” Dripping Springs will face the Bowie Bulldogs 5-1 (1-1) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11 at Burger Stadium in Austin.

Two dominant signal callers in Lincoln Hossfeld and Cody Stoever are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Salado Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Wimberley Texans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Salado is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.

No. 1 Texas football (5-0, 1-0 SEC) and the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (4-1, 1-1 SEC) met for the first time ever in the Red River Rivalry game this upcoming weekend as SEC foes at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. At the Texas State Fair, UT and OU will square off for the 120th time in the history of the Red River Rivalry game.

Hays entered their tilt with Lehman on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Lehman Lobos with a sharp 3-0 win. The Hawks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lobos, too.

Two dominant signal callers in Maddox Maher and Cruz Tello are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Dripping Springs Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Bowie Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games. Bowie...

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PHOTO BY URSULA ROGERS Henry Martinez, left, was crowned the 2024 Hays High School Homecoming king and Brooke Garza was voted Homecoming queen. PHOTO BY URSULA ROGERS Pictured, Hawks quarterback Tacoma Ames (No. 4) looks for an opening to pass the ball. The Hawks will face the Weiss High School Wolves in Pflugerville on Friday, Oct.11.

The football programs from the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma will face each other this Saturday for the 120th time in a rivalry that goes back to the 1900 season. There have been many memorable matchups and tightly-fought contests in the long-running series between the Longhorns and Sooners. 50 of the first 119 games in the series were decided by seven points or less. There have also been some far less dramatic games, with 17 of them ending with a team winning by 28 points or more.

For the second time, the Texas State volleyball team made quick work of Troy University with a 3-0 sweep on Saturday afternoon at Strahan Arena, improving to 4-0 in Sun Belt play. “Any time you beat a good team 3-0, it’s always a good day,” Texas State Sean Huiet said....

NEW YORK – Texas State running back Lincoln Pare was named by College Sports Communicators, in association with The Associated Press (AP) and the Fiesta Bowl Organization, as a 2024 Comeback Player of the Year. After missing the entire 2023 season, Pare has put together a solid 2024 campaign...

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State Bobcats tied with the Arkansas State Red Wolves with a score of 2-2 after a successful penalty made by Sydney Bassa, a freshman forward, in the second half. Sophomore midfielder, Kaylie Smith, put the Bobcats up early in the match before Arkansas...

NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference offices announced Tuesday morning that Texas State middle blocker Jade Defraeye was named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week for week six. Defraeye was a large part of the Bobcats' conference-best 3.33 blocks per set this weekend. The junior led the...

SAN MARCOS, Texas –Homecoming night at Rattler Stadium featured the Rattlers squaring off against the Schertz Clemens Buffaloes in their first district game of the season. The Buffaloes claimed their first district win over the Rattlers with a final score of 35-8. In their last matchup during the 2023-2024 season, the Buffaloes edged out the Rattlers 48-41. The previous season, 2022-2023, had seen the Rattlers secure a victory over Clemens with a score of 28-24.

The Texas Longhorns are actively finalizing their 2026 recruiting class, focusing on boosting their defensive line and seeking an additional cornerback. Coaches were seen visiting high school prospects, intensifying their recruitment efforts around players like Dorian Brew and Cobey Sellers, both of whom have variable commitments. High school standout Chris Stewart is making significant waves with his performance, coming off a four-touchdown game, solidifying his commitment to Texas despite interest from other top programs. Additionally, a casual off week allowed for personal reflections on family as the writer experienced a heartwarming visit to Texas State to see his kids.

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado. – Yvonne Chamness played a blemish-free final round carding a 3-under 69 to earn runner-up honors and lead the Texas State women's golf team to tie for sixth at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate. Chamness (68-69-69—206) went 10-under for the tournament to place second, tying her best...

Anderson is back in the race. After back-to-back tough losses to teams from Aggie land – College Station and A&M Consolidated – to start district play, the Anderson Trojans romped to a lopsided 64-7 rout over the Lehman Lobos Thursday night (10/3) at Bob Shelton Stadium in Buda.

Twenty-nine Austin-area high school tennis teams begin the University Interscholastic League team tennis playoffs as early as Monday. Among them are Westwood, the Class 6A defending champion, and Wimberley, the Class 4A defending champion. Westwood will be looking for a three-peat and the Warriors’ fifth Class 6A state championship in...