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DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs Tigers competed in their first meet of the season on Feb. 8 at the Hawks Relays, hosted by Hays High School. The Tigers Boys Division 1 finished in second place with 133 points. The Johnson High School Jaguars captured the team title with 209.5 points. The Tigers Girls Division 1 finished in third place with 113 points. Fredericksburg High School captured first place with 170 points and Johnson High School finished in second place with 136 points. A few notable first place finishes for the Tiger Boys are as follows: • 3200m Run - Wes Anderson - First Place - Time 9:57 • 4x100m Relay- Hunter Hudson, Kyle Koch, Jackson Mills and Croix Dacunha - First Place - Time 42.89 • 2x200m Relay- Jandre VanDerWalt, Jackson Mills, Kyle Koch and Croix Dacunha - First Place - Time 1:30.50 • Long Jump Finals - Croix Dacunha - First Place - 21'-8' A few notable top finishes for the Tiger Girls are as follows: • 3200m Run - Sophia Vences - Third Place - Time 12.02.05 • 100m Hurdles - Emmerson Martinez - Second Place - Time 17.46 • 4x200 (800m) Relays - Megan Hancock, Rylea Bernhard, Lucy Fredenburg and Kaleigh Howell - First Place - Time 1:46.83 • 400m Dash - Kaleigh Howell - 2nd Place - Time 1:01.27 • 300m Hurdles - Megan Hancock 2nd Place - Time 50.70 • 1600m Run - Lucy Fredenburg - 1st Place - Time 5:23.67 The Tigers Boys Division 2 finished in second place and the Tiger Girls Division 2 captured first place. The Tigers next track meet will be on Saturday, Feb. 17 — the team will host its 29th Annual Tiger Relays with over 10 schools participating. Pole vault and the 3200-meter run will be at 8 a.m., while field events will be at 9 a.m. Running events will be at 1 p.m., or 30 minutes following the conclusion of field events.

Athletic districts have been set for the next two academic years, allowing Dripping Springs High School and others to begin setting their schedules. The University Interscholastic League announced district alignments for football, volleyball and basketball for the 2024– 2025 and 2025–2026 school years on Thursday, Feb. 1. With a growing enrollment of 2,484 students, DSHS will remain a Conference 6A school and be paired with six other schools in District 26-6A: Austin, Akins, Bowie, Westlake, Del Valle and Lake Travis High Schools. Of the nine previous schools in 26-6A, Anderson High School moved down to 5A, and Johnson High School moved...

The boys and girls wrestling teams for Dripping Springs High School both finished second in the highly competitive divisions of the district meet. In addition, Alec Rill was named the Outstanding Wrestler. Boys standings: Lake Travis 269.5, DS 243, Bowie 180, Westlake 139, San Marcos 97,06, Pflugerville Weiss 95.07, Akins 63.08, Hays Johnson 50.59, Anderson 40.01, Austin High 17.0. Tiger places by weight division: 106: 1. Jackson Shipley; 113: 3. Joseph Austin; 120: 3. Tucker Lundin; 126: 1. Cole Sides; 132: 1. Hagen Shipley; 138: 1. Abel Silverman; 144: 3. Milad Khezrefaridi; 150: 3. Drew Clarno; 157: 4. Justin Meneses; 165: 6. Forrest Clark; 190: 4. Daniel Krauss-Thompson; 215: 1. Alec Rill; 285: 1. Caleb Flores. Girls standings: Johnson 174.5, DS 136, Westlake 110.04, Bowie 64.05, San Marcos 62.06, Lake Travis 60.07, Akins 39.08, Weiss 37.09, Anderson 30.01, Austin 3.0. Lady Tigers places: 100: Emma Gonzales; 107: 4. Makayla Culver; 114: 1. Carson Crow; 120: 3. Aracell Gonzalez Martin: 126: 3. Elsa Delaney; 132: 5. Leslie Flores; 145: 1. Harlan Jack; 152: 4. Aubrey Fleece; 165: 2. Amy Ellis; 235: 2. Layla Drummond.

The Dripping Springs High School swim team under the guidance of Michael Hoskovec had an amazing 94% of its participants reach personal goals at the District 26-6A meet held at Round Rock. This is the major reason the girls finished second and the boys fifth in a strong district. Eight places add to the score total with the top six places advancing to Regional. (*) Set school record. Girls team standings: Westlake 149, DS 100, Bowie 100, Anderson 94, Lake Travis 52, Austin 31, Johnson 6. 200 Medley Relay: 5. 1.55.76 (Izzy Boldrick, Sydney Stalbaum, Brooke Thompson, Amaya Fayad. 200 Free: 2. Anna...

, , The city of Dripping Springs held a groundbreaking and dedication ceremony last week for its skatepark development: the Dorian Kweller Skate Park. The name memorializes 16-year-old Dripping Springs High School student Dorian Kweller, who died in a car accident in February of 2023. He was an avid skateboarder and heavily involved in the Dripping Springs Skate Club, as well as an integral member of the Dripping Springs High School music program. He was an emerging musician who performed under the stage name “ZEV,” and was scheduled to make his live debut at South by Southwest music festival last year. The 12,000 to 15,000 square foot park will be constructed at the north end of Founders Memorial Park, just beyond the football fields, on a 1.5 acre tract of land donated by the city of Dripping Springs.

Dripping Springs High School hosted former Class A Central division rival Austin High School last Thursday night, Feb. 8, in their home opener. Starters at attack were senior Kyle Parker and juniors Brady Taylor and AJ Deer. Starters at midfield were seniors Lucas Willingham, Noah Chomout and junior Dominic Bruni. Starting defensively were Nate Tyo, Dylan Reeves and junior Brighton Peterson. Tyo had been recovering from an ankle injury and was a welcome returner to the lineup. Junior Shane Roberts started in goal. Two minutes into the game, Austin scored. Brandon Magat won the following face-off, passing to Willingham. Willingham dodged his...

The Coahoma Bulldogettes claimed a victory over Blanco for the Bi-District Championship. Final score was 62-23. Top scorers for the night were Bree Lewis with 16 points and Baylor Wright with 13 points. Next the Bulldogettes will take on Brock at the UIL Area Playoffs on Friday, Feb. 16th, at 6 PM. Location is yet to be announced. — Update: Location will be at Eula, TX. Tickets for adults are $5, tickets for students are $3. Coahoma will be the visiting team.

Root for your favorite local high school basketball team in Blanco County, Texas today by tuning in and seeing every play. Info on how to watch all of the high-school action can be found below. Follow high school basketball this season on the NFHS Network! Keep tabs on your family...

Nobody even said winning had to be pretty. In fact, postseason competition is many times an exercise in survival and that's exactly what Liberty Hill did in its opening-round Class 5A state playoff contest against Tivy on Monday night. Barely. In a game in which it seemed the first team...

The Cougars are coming off a 21-win season, which saw them reach the Area Round of the playoffs. -SCROLL DOWN TO FIND YOUR MATCH-UP AND CLICK THE IMAGE TO WATCH YOUR GAME LIVE!. The most elite swimmers in the state traveled to Austin this past weekend to compete in UIL...

All about Lucy: Football games beat watching TV, no contest Outside of running track and cross-country, what do you like most about your school? I like football games because the environment is always really energetic. Everyone goes to Whataburger right afterward. I enjoy the social aspect of it. I will admit I don't...

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Coahoma Bulldogs had no problem doing just that on Monday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 61-23 win over the Panthers. Coahoma has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Hoskovec already owns a personal best time in the 500 that would have landed her in the A-final at the 2023 MAAC Championships. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.

Dripping Springs High School varsity boys lacrosse opened their Spring season with a road win against Boerne High School on Saturday, Feb. 3. This is the 11th consecutive year Head Coach Bill Cafferata’s team has won their season opener. Coach Cafferata is joined this year by an impressive cadre of new coaches. Coach Jadon Kerry played at Duke, where he scored in the national semifinal against Penn State and was All-ACC Academic in 2023. Coach Jace Goudreau played at St. Johns and Minnesota and was a high school offensive coordinator in Minnesota before moving to Austin. Coaches Kerry and Goudreau are...

PHOTO BY ALBERT SANCHEZDripping Springs Tiger seniors Kenlea Hardin (No. 12), Jaiden Stankard (No. 5) and Jocelyn Freemyer (No. 2) pose for a photo.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD Dripping Springs High School girls swimming and diving team. PHOTO COURTESY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD Dripping Springs High School boys swimming and diving team.

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The University Interscholastic League (UIL) announced district alignments for football, volleyball and basketball for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years on Thursday, Feb. 1. With a growing enrollment of 2,484 students, Dripping Springs High School will remain a Conference 6A school and be paired with six other schools in District 26-6A: Austin, Austin Akins, Austin Bowie, Austin Westlake, Del Valle and Lake Travis. District alignments for the remaining sports will be announced no later than April 2024, with academic alignments to follow. District 26-6A *Enrollments listed in parentheses Austin (2,296.5) Austin Akins (2,568) Austin Bowie (2,904) Austin Westlake (2,813) Del Valle (3,755) Dripping Springs (2,484) Lake Travis (3,774) Additional realignment information can be found at www.realignment.uiltexas.org .

There are 2 high school 🏀 games in Blanco. The Florence High School basketball team will have a game with Blanco High School on February 13, 2024, 18:15:00 CST. The Florence High School basketball team will have a game with Blanco High School on February 13, 2024, 19:30:00 CST.

The Austin Area High School Sports Awards, presented by Thomas J. Henry Law, is proud to announce all of the nominees for each of the fall sports. The winners will be announced during the live show to take place on June 12 at The Long Center: Dell Hall in Austin.

With the clock about to expire and Akins High School leading 53-52, Dripping Springs’ Zach Fleming (No. 1) makes a last-ditch effort to win the game for the Tigers. Akins, 12-16 (3-8), grabbed the rebound as the final buzzer sounded to win the game. Jaxon Reagan led in scoring with 13 points, Fleming 12, Cooper Reid eight, Brayden Spencer seven, Maddox Bloomgren five, Jack Williams three, Rushton Budge and Stone Patterson two points each. The Tigers, 15-13 (5-6), will host Anderson on Feb. 6 and Austin High School, the final game of the regular season, on Feb. 13. Both games will start at 7:30 p.m.