September 5 2018 Issue
Category Archives: Lake Travis
Viper football beats Cedar Park for 2nd time in history
The Vandegrift Vipers celebrate a touchdown in the second quarter of a high school football game between the Cedar Park Timberwolves and the Vandegrift Vipers on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 in Cedar Park, Texas.
By ZACH SMITH, Hill County News
Photos by Scott W. Coleman
As soon as the final whistle blew Friday night at Gupton Stadium, the far wall of white made up of Vandegrift players, students and fans exploded.
The Vipers beat Leander ISD rival Cedar Park 29-13 for the second time in the nine-year history of the rivalry. Vandegrift last beat the Timberwolves in 2014, the last time Cedar Park lost a regular season game.
“They talk a lot about Black Rain, but I’m very impressed with the Vandegrift defense tonight,” Vandegrift head coach Drew Sanders said. “Our defense showed up to play. We’ve got a fantastic defensive line and we’ve got six guys that can play at a high level and we rotated them all night. We didn’t get tired.”
Vandegrift Vipers head coach Drew Sanders during a high school football game between the Cedar Park Timberwolves and the Vandegrift Vipers on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 in Cedar Park, Texas.
Vandegrift swim & dive hosts Black vs Silver
Photos by Yvonne Wong, Mike Clements, Lynette Haaland
The Vandegrift swim and dive team hosted its annual Black vs Silver event in Steiner Ranch on Friday with its team of 43 swimmers and one diver.
Teammates were pitted against each other during the event, which was held at John Simpson Park pool on Aug. 24.
“The silver team took an early lead with a double win in the belly flop contest,” said Genevieve Walsh, head swim and dive coach. “It was a close meet but the black team pulled ahead after the 100 free and remained in the lead for the rest of the meet.”
VHS football helps nurture father-son relationships
The Vandegrift football team hosted a senior father/son campout on Aug. 18 at Brigham Double Horn Ranch.
ZACH SMITH
By ZACH SMITH, Hill Country News
Vandegrift takes the idea very seriously that football is about more than just what happens on the field.
The Vipers held their seventh annual senior/dad campout on the afternoon of Aug. 18 at the Brigham Double Horn Ranch just south of Marble Falls to grow off-field connections of senior players and the men they cherish most.
LISD works on school traffic issues: Long commutes, hot buses
Leander ISD Superintendent Dan Troxell rides Vandegrift bus #377 on its way to Steiner Ranch on Wednesday, Aug. 22. He posted this photo on Twitter saying, “Continuing my yearly tradition of riding the buses with our @LeanderISD students.”\
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
Long, hot bus rides in Leander ISD — especially in the Four Points area — have been the focus of many parents, school administrators and staff. Triple digit temperatures last week coupled with the fact LISD buses do not have air conditioning, and that students sit in hot buses longer — more than an hour in cases — because the traffic has been extremely congested leaving Vandegrift and Four Points Middle School from the one exit. Continue reading