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Dripping Springs has been chosen as the host site for the 2022 Texas High School Lacrosse League State Championships the weekend of May 7th and 8th. Games will be held, both at DSHS and DSMS and will feature the Class AA, A and B Final Four, along with the Class C and D finals. In total, 16 teams will travel to Dripping Springs to play for a Championship. This will be an opportunity for Dripping Springs to show all that it has to offer.

Dripping Springs two soccer teams showed their rankings in the state are well-deserved as they made it through the early rounds of the playoffs. They took one-sided victories that vaulted them to the regional playoffs to be played at the Cabaniss Athletic Complex in Corpus Christi on Friday and Saturday. One step from the state tourney.

Two more district wins set the Lady Tigers up with a tough three-game stretch that will go a long way toward deciding the standings. DS had two straight shutouts to put them solidly in second place with a 6-1 record. They were able to shutdown Lehman 10-0 and Seguin 5-0. Last Friday they faced Kerrville Tivy and then due to the number of district games, a Saturday game with Hays Johnson. No doubt, the game the Lady Tigers are pointing to most will be the rematch with NB Canyon at DS. This one took place last Tuesday. Lehman was held in

Drip Lacrosse took the field Wednesday night after a week off from their victory over Lake Travis. If fans came looking for a repeat of the 2021 back and forth game that ended with a Drip tie breaker in the waning seconds, they would be in for a treat. Also in attendance, were some new fans. The lacrosse players recognized 22 teachers who have made a lasting impact on them prior to the game.

These results are for the Dripping Springs JV teams as they competed in the Hays meet. The girls placed second and the boys third.

The Tigers baseball team hit a bump in the road to their title aspirations when Alamo Heights scored big early and held off late to put a 7-6 loss on the tab. In the next game with Veterans Memorial DS was able to walk their way to an 11-2 win.

Each year all the Dripping Springs track members that qualify for events are entered at the Texas Relays. This is to give them added experience of what it will be like when they earn a spot at the state meet a month later. Dripping Springs took some of their best and got to compete with the best. It was one of the last steps to be taken before competing in the District 26- 5A district meet on April 12-13. Tomorrow all the track teams will be competing in the Unicorn Relays at New Braunfels.

The Dripping Springs soccer fans got to see both their teams in action at the same time. Under UIL rules the district champs get to play the bi-district games at their home field. With both being district champs they got to host the fourth place teams from District 25-5A. This meant the Lady Tigers were matched with Rouse and moved on with a 4-1 victory. The Tigers played Glenn and blew them away 8-0. Unfortunately by press time, there were no stats from our teams to report.

The Lady Tigers ran roughshod over two district foes when they blasted Alamo Heights 16-3 and Veterans Memorial 14-4. The two run-rule games left the Lady Tigers 13-6 and 4-1 in district.

Just about all of the non-district schedule has been completed and the Tigers can turn to the important district race. They shut out the Boerne Champion Chargers 7-0 to go 2-1 in district play. In addition they would play in their own tourney and McCallum.

7thgirls standings: DS 123, Hill Country 101.5, Sycamore Springs 97, Bee Cave 93, Hudson Bend 90, Lake Travis 64.5, West Ridge 51.

As expected, when the soccer season drew to a close both the girls and boys teams would be sitting atop the standings in District 26-5A. The Lady Tigers had little trouble securing a 21-0 season and 16-0 in district. They are now prepared to defend their State 5A crown. Their first playoff game will be versus Rouse. The Tigers are not far behind with a season record of 20-3, 15-1 record. They will open with Glenn.