SPORTS
Dripping Springs Tigers travel to Matador Relays
SEGUIN — On Saturday, March 23, the Dripping Springs Tigers boys and girls track teams traveled to Seguin High School to participate in the Matador Relays 2024. There were a total of 18 Central Texas Area high schools that competed. The Tigers varsity boys tied for first place with Steele High School, both with 143 points. The varsity girls finished in third place with 72 points, the JV boys placed first with 189 points and the JV girls placed third with 168 points. The varsity boys 4x200M relay team of Jackson Mills, Kyle Koch, Croix Dacunha and Cooper Reid placed second and brought home the silver medal with a time of 1:29.02 for 16 points. Kyle Koch also brought home the gold medal in the triple jump, with a jump of 44'-5 1/2" and in the long jump he finished second with another silver medal, with a jump of 22' 1 1/2". In the boys varsity 110-meter hurdles, the Tigers swept all medals: Mattix Dacunha in first place, Noah Lambie in second place and Nick Sanchez in third place. It was another notable performance by the Tigers in the 300-meter hurdles with Noah Lambie in second place, Nick Sanchez in third place and Mattix Dacunha in sixth place. Rylea Bernhard of the Tiger varsity girls finished in third place with a time of 2:23.44 and Lucy Fredenburg finished fifth with a time of 2:27.52. In the 1600-meter run, Tigers Sofia Vences finished in third place with a time of 5:30.74 and Alexa Velasco finished in sixth place with a time of 5:44.57. Also, Sofia Vences finished third in the 1600-meter run with a time of 11:55.00. In the 300-meter hurdles, Tatum Green finished in third place with a time of 50.62 and Sophia Tyler finished in fourth place with a time of 52.22. The Tigers are preparing for their district meet on April 3-4 at The Burger Athletic Complex.
Dripping Springs Tigers tie with Maroons, miss playoffs
DRIPPING SPRING — The Dripping Springs Tigers boys soccer team hosted the Austin High School Maroons on Friday, March 22, where the Tigers finished their season with a record of 5-9-2 for sixth place after a final score of 1-1. The Tigers were playing to determine if they would make it to Bi-District playoffs. Tiger Dylan Zahn scored the first goal in the first half and the Maroons tied the game with a goal in the second half. A win for the Tigers would have increased their chances for a playoff berth, but the Maroons played tough. During the final minutes of the game, tempers flared on both sides and several yellow cards were called. The Tigers could not score after several attempts in the second half of the game. The seniors were recognized along with their families during the halftime program. The senior players are Colter Maebius (No. 17), Ramsey Zogaib (No. 24), Kyle Baucum (No. 8), Alex Hutchison (No. 18) and Luke Bohan (No. 00). During the post-game talk by head coach Josh Hill, he thanked the seniors for a great career at Dripping Springs High School and reminded them they had a silver medal and were runners-up in the UIL State Championships in 2023 and in 2022. Coach Hill said not many teams could boast of the record these seniors had at Dripping Springs High School.
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