Sports

It was the best of chances to gain a rare win for the Lady Tigers, but the Dripping Springs High School team could not match the good points of their previous games and fell to Johnson High School 40-34.

The latest Dripping Springs High School girls basketball game didn’t go quite according to plan, ending in a loss to Austin High School.

The Dripping Springs High School soccer programs, among the elite in the state, are well into tournament season.

The Dripping Springs High School Tigers took the mandated Christmas break and used the Hays ISD Classic as a springboard to the second half of the basketball season, achieving an 8-10 record and 2-3 in district play.

The Dripping Springs HIgh School Lady Tigers basketball team had a prosperous week with wins over Del Valle and Anderson High Schools to complete the first round of district play.

On the last day of the fall semester, the two Dripping Springs basketball teams took on Lake Travis with the same result: a loss to a competitive team.

The two varsity golf teams got in a couple of tournaments during the final fall months. Below are the results of those tourneys.

Dripping Springs High School sophomore Henley Anderson has been named to the 2023 MaxPreps Volleyball All-America Second Team. She is one of just seven underclassmen and nine from the state of Texas to be named an All-American.

The top three teams in district are staying ahead of the pack but the Tigers are on top of the remaining teams to hold down the fourth spot. After losing to Hays Johnson and Westlake the Tigers continue to take care of business with the others. Lake Travis remains ahead but the others are equals.

It was only a matter of time for the Lady Tigers to break into the win column in district play. They hosted Austin Akins with high hopes. Both teams struggled in the first half with scoring. Many shots were put up but few were finding net. The first four minutes went by before Gracie Embry would get a basket. Two late baskets by Rain Collins would give Dripping Springs a slim 7-6 lead after one. The second quarter was much the same. It was 13-12 at the half.

The Dripping Springs High School soccer programs have been a constant entry in the playoffs. This year should be no different. Both boys and girls teams will start young lineups but have enough key returnees to keep the quality of play to the high standard they are accustomed to.

The Tigers basketball team have been playing some pretty stiff competition to prepare for the equally tough competition in district play. The top three teams in the district is expected to be Lake Travis, Westlake and Hays Johnson. Dripping Springs is expected to battle hard for that fourth spot in the playoffs which means they must win all the games they are supposed to and sneak up on some they should not. At the present the Tigers are 7-8 and 1-1 in district. They have defeated Bowie 44-36 and lost to Hays Johnson 61-52.