Sports

The #2, state-ranked Dripping Springs High School volleyball team moved their district record to 3-0 and their season record to 32-2 with wins over Johnson and Anderson High Schools in 3-0 matches. Anderson proved to be very competitive, which helps the Lady Tigers stay sharp.

Since the Dripping Springs High School cross country program spends part of their time at the state tournament, they like to get acquainted with possible opponents.

Tigers airmail the Thunderbirds, 25-14

The Dripping Springs High School Lady Tigers saw their 20-game winning streak broken only to start up another one.

The close matchup between Dripping Springs and Vandegrift High Schools that was expected last Friday night did not materialize — with Vandegrift controlling every bit of the 27-7 win.

Dripping Springs High School jumped into the frying pan on their first cross country meet of the year when they entered the prestigious Westlake Invitational. There were around 25 schools represented in each division. The more experienced girls showed it as they placed third in the varsity division and the JV team placed second. Both boys teams placed eleventh.

The defending State 6A champions are right in step with the drummer as the Dripping Springs High School volleyball team continues to mow down the opposition, getting ready to take on the powerful competition in District 26-6A.

The Dripping Springs Tigers are in the middle of practice for the upcoming football season.

Last year, the Dripping Springs High School volleyball team put together a 7-0 run in the playoffs to become the 2022 State 6A Champs. It seems they liked the streak so well, they decided to extend it into the 2023 season.

As attention turns to the new academic year and its sports seasons, a question lurks in the background: how will this year’s schools (and competition) be categorized for the following year?

Editor’s Note: The following article is part of an ongoing series about the history of school sports in the Dripping Springs area.

Four Dripping Springs High School sports programs are already underway and preparing for their game openers later this year.