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Sign up now for the 2024 Aaron Norman Memorial Golf Tournament, which is Saturday, May 4, at Hidden Falls Golf Course, 220 Meadowlakes Drive in Meadowlakes. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m.; a shotgun start is at 1 p.m. Entry is $100 per golfer and includes green fees, a cart, range...

Dripping Springs High School announced its Top 10 for the Class of 2024: Valedictorian William Johns, Salutatorian Jaiden Stankard, Milad Khezrefaridi, Brenna Putman, Lauren Kethley, Presley Cochran, Alyssa Stradling, Kira Granberry, Jasmine Zogaib and Keira Maghielse. The students will be recognized at the April 22 Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees meeting and at the Senior Academic Awards Ceremony on May 15. They will also be the first to walk the stage at the DSHS Class of 2024 graduation ceremony on May 31.

On Tuesday, April 16, the seniors from the Dripping Springs High School Softball team were recognized along with her families before their district game with Del Valle High School. The Tigers went an extra inning and won the close contest with the Cardinals. The final score was Tigers 2, Cardinals 1. The following Friday, April 19, the Tigers traveled and played the Anderson High School Trojans. The Tigers won the game 13-0 for the last game of district play. The Tigers claimed the district championship with a record of 13-3. The Tigers advance to the UIL 6A Bi-District playoff round and will play Round Rock High School at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25.

On Friday, April 19, the seniors from the Dripping Springs High School Tennis team were recognized along with her families before a warm-up match against the Wimberley High School Texans. The Tigers participated in the UIL District tournament held at the Whitaker Tennis Center in Austin on April 23.

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Five Dripping Springs High School student athletes recently signed National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic and academic careers at the collegiate level. Below is information on each of the signees.

On Friday, April 19, the seniors from the Dripping Springs High School Lacrosse team were recognized along with their families before their home game with Regents High School. The Tigers won the game with the final score Tigers 20, Regents High School 7. Playoffs are being determined and information is not available as of press time. Pictured, front row, from left, are seniors Owen Davis (No. 13), Dylan Reeves (No. 22), Noah Chomout (No. 12), Truman Householder (No. 2) and Ren Rosario (No. 27). Back row, from left, John Callender (No. 11), Mason Broussard (No. 88), Kyle Parker (No. 4), Austin Reeves (No. 00), Brandon Magat (No. 0), Lucas Willingham (No. 31), Jax Meyers (No. 18), Deaon Ivey (No. 66) and Nate Tyo (No. 41).

Dripping Springs High School senior and health science student Jasmine Zogaib placed third in Prepared Speaking at the Texas HOSA State Leadership Conference. She has also qualified to compete at the HOSA International Leadership Conference in June in Houston.

The Dripping Springs High School Winterguard poses for a photo after placing third place at the Texas Color Guard Circuit State Championships in the Scholastic National A Red Round category. DSHS went undefeated in regular season competition and also finished as area champions this year.

LPGA, Ladies European Tour: Announce a multiyear partnership with Nikon Inc., and the CoolShot Rangefinder will become the official rangefinder of both Tours. As part of the partnership, LPGA and LET players will receive Nikon rangefinders for use during competition and practice, with the rangefinders featuring a special competition mode to comply with the Rules of Golf.

(Spicewood, TX) – Travis Club Austin, Austin’s newest 1,500-acre master-planned community west of Austin on Lake Travis, officially broke ground on its world-class Beau Welling-designed golf course at a ceremony hosted by the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The ceremony featured golf course designer Beau Welling, Travis Club executives, city leaders, chamber executives, dignitaries, and special guests. A reception immediately followed the groundbreaking ceremony at the property’s historic Covert House on the Travis Club grounds located on the banks of Lake Travis.

In four innings on the hill, the Tigers starting pitcher, Cooper Rummel 7-0 (1.059 ERA), walked four, but didn’t give up a hit or a run while striking out eight Cardinal batters. With a 2-0 lead in the third inning, a seven-run rally in the bottom of the fourth inning helped Dripping Springs High School varsity baseball team earn an 11-1 run rule win over the visiting Del Valle High School Cardinals on Friday, April 19. Nick Tyndall came in to relieve Rummel in the top of the fifth and gave up one hit and one unearned run. The Tigers scored two runs in bottom of the frame for the win. Taylor Tracey went 2 for 3 at the plate with a double and a triple. “It was a great night for our seniors,” head coach Chris Payne said after the win over Del Valle, “we got everybody in the game.” A half game out of first place, the Tigers 12-2 (21-8-0) have their final home game of the regular season against Anderson at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 26. Lake Travis 12-2 (22-6-1) and the Tigers split their two-game series during the regular season, but for now, Lake Travis holds onto first place.

We are well into the spring sports season, and that means our young athletes are pushing themselves in ways they likely did not during the colder months. Dr. Travis Sims joined Studio 512 from Ally Medical Emergency Room in Dripping Springs with tips on treating sports injuries. There are several...

SPRING BRANCH – The Dripping Springs Tigers baseball team traveled to Lake Travis High School on Friday, April 12, to take on the Cavaliers. The Tigers were trying to sweep the Cavs after winning game 1 on Thursday night with a score of 3-0. On Friday night, the Cavaliers were up 4 to 0, through five innings. In the top of the sixth inning, Tigers' Taylor Tracey knocked a homerun over the left field fence and brought in a run. However, the Tigers’ rally fell short and the final score was Cavaliers 4, Tigers 2. The Tigers will host the Del Valle High School Cavaliers on Friday, April 19.

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The three-game District 26 skid for the Dripping Springs High School varsity softball team began March 11 in a 3-2 loss on the road to Westlake, then on March 12 in an at-home 6-3 loss to Lake Travis and, what one might say was an unexpected 2-0 shutout on March 19 at Del Valle. The Lady Tigers had obviously put the losses in the rearview mirror when they hosted Anderson and won on a run-rule 13-0 shutout on March 22. Dripping Springs is now on a seven-game win streak in 6A District 26 with its latest conquest being back-to-back victories. The Lady Tigers overcame a 2-1 deficit on Friday, April 12 when they hosted Westlake by scoring seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, matching Westlake’s three runs in the fifth inning and holding the Chaps to two runs in the sixth inning for an 11-7 win. Dripping Springs’ pitching duo of senior starter Haiden Anderson (five innings) and junior Jai-Lynn Flores (two innings) combined to give up seven hits, while striking out eight Westlake batters. Dripping Springs had 12 hits in the game. Tatum Green was 2 for 4 at the plate with a double and a triple and Lillian Wearden, 3 for 3, hit a double. “We don’t know who will start tomorrow and it doesn’t matter,” Anderson said after getting the win, and Flores agreed. “We’re both capable of getting the job done and that’s what we’ll do.” The excitement of the win and euphoria of success carried over in the morning on Saturday, April 13 as the Lady Tigers boarded the bus to Lake Travis High School for a 12:30 p.m. game against another district rival. Lake Travis freshman starting pitcher Julianna Rodriguez pitched a complete game and struck out 11 Lady Tiger batters, giving up only four hits. One of those hits gave the Lady Tigers a 1-0 lead and the other proved to be the game winner. Both hits were off the bat of Dripping Springs starting pitcher Haiden Anderson. Dripping Springs freshman Lillian Wearden reached base on a hit in the top of the fourth inning and stole second base. Anderson hit a double scoring Wearden to give the Lady Tigers a 1-0 lead. Lake Travis junior Madison Pinzon drove in the tying run in the bottom of the sixth inning. In the top of the seventh inning Anderson (.427 batting average) hit a home run, her eleventh of the season, to give the Lady Tigers a 2-1 lead. Anderson, who didn’t give up an extra base hit, ended the game in the bottom of the seventh inning with a strike out for a 2-1 win. Dripping Springs freshman Tatum Green got the other hit. Anderson (15-6 and 1.71 ERA), gave up five hits and struck out three. The Lady Tigers are 22-11 (11-3) and at press time on Tuesday, April 16, they will host Del Valle and finish the regular season on the road at Anderson on Friday, April 19. Bi-District playoffs begin April 26. The State Tournament Semifinal for 6A is May 31 with the final on June 1. All games are at McCombs Field on the University of Texas campus.