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 Lone Star Cup is given by the University Interscholastic League

University Interscholastic League

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 (UIL) and is based on a school district

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’s combined academic and athletic achievements. All UIL member high schools in good academic and athletic eligibility standing will be included for contention. The cup is sponsored by Texas Dodge

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 Dealers.

What the UIL recognizes

This annual program recognizes five high schools, one in each of the five UIL classifications (5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, and 1A), based on their overall team achievement in the following sanctioned 2005-06 UIL Athletic/Academic championships (all classes unless otherwise noted):

Team Sports

• Boys: Baseball, Basketball, Football, and Soccer (Class AAAA and AAAAA only)
• Girls: Basketball, Soccer (Class AAAA and AAAAA only), Softball, and Volleyball

Individual Sports

• Boys: Cross Country, Golf, Track and Field, Swimming & Diving (Class AAAA and AAAAA only), and Wrestling
• Girls: Cross Country, Golf, Track and Field, Swimming & Diving (Class AAAA and AAAAA only), and Wrestling
• Boys & Girls (co-ed): Team Tennis (Class AAAA and AAAAA only)

Non-Athletic Competitions

• Marching Band (this is a biennial event, Class A, AA, and AAAA compete in different years from Class AAA and AAAAA; points will count only in the years when the school competes)
• One-Act Play
• All academic events included in the State Academic Meet

Sports/Activities Not Included

Any athletic, academic or other competition not specifically listed above will not be included in the Lone Star Cup standings.

Points and Standings

Standings for the Lone Star Cup are compiled via a year-long accumulation of points based on team success at the district and state level in the UIL activities listed above.

Rankings in state or national polls do not count in Lone Star Cup standings.

Lone Star Cup points are accrued as follows:

Team Sports

• Regular Season: District Championship and Play-off Berth--4
• Regular Season: Play-off Berth Only--2
• Playoffs: Each Victory or Advancement via Bye or Forfeit--2

Overall Team Standings in Individual Sports (State Meet only, not including Team Tennis)

• First Place--10
• Second Place--8
• Third Place--6
• Fourth Place--4
• Fifth Place--2

Team Tennis (State Meet only)

• State Championship--10
• State Runner-up--8
• State Semifinalist--5

Overall Team Standings in One Act Play (State Meet only)

• First Place--10
• Second Place--8
• Third Place--6

Academic Events

• District Championship--4
• Regional Championship--4
• Overall Team Standings in State Meet:
  • First Place--10
  • Second Place--8
  • Third Place--6
  • Fourth Place--4
  • Fifth Place--2

Marching Band

• Area Championship--4
• Overall Standings in State Meet:
  • First Place--10
  • Second Place--8
  • Third Place--6
  • Fourth Place--4
  • Fifth Place--2

In the event of a team championship tie (common in academic events) or a tie in the final standings for the individual sports and academic competitions, the schools will split the allotted points of that place and the place immediately following.

• Example: A two-way tie for third in the Boys Cross Country competition would result in 10 points (6 points for third place plus 4 points for fourth place) being split between the two teams; thus, each team would receive five points.

Official Tie Breakers

If two schools in the same classification finish the UIL athletic/academic year tied atop the Lone Star Cup point standings, the overall winner will be determined as follows:

• First tiebreaker--most overall state championships in all activities included in the Lone Star Cup program
• Second tiebreaker--most total points received at the State Academic Meet
• Third tiebreaker--most district championships in team sports included in the Lone Star Cup program

Prior Lone Star Cup Champions

The award began with the 1997-98 school year.

School Year	Class A	Class AA	Class AAA	Class AAAA	Class AAAAA
1997-98	(tie) Karnack/Windthorst	Hamilton	(tie) Aledo/Dripping Springs	Highland Park	San Antonio Churchill Winston Churchill High School (San Antonio, Texas) Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas is part of the North East Independent School District. It is named after Sir Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The school serves portions of San Antonio, the city of Hill Country Village, and the town of Hollywood Park...
1998-99	Windthorst	Holliday	Sweeny	Highland Park	Humble Kingwood
1999-2000	Karnack	Holliday	Wimberley	Highland Park	San Antonio Churchill Winston Churchill High School (San Antonio, Texas) Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas is part of the North East Independent School District. It is named after Sir Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The school serves portions of San Antonio, the city of Hill Country Village, and the town of Hollywood Park...
2000-01	Shiner	Celina	Abilene Wylie	Southlake Carroll	Humble Kingwood
2001-02	Shiner	Holliday	Atlanta	Southlake Carroll	Austin Westlake
2002-03	Windthorst	Weimar	Canyon	Highland Park	Humble Kingwood
2003-04	Windthorst	Holliday	Canyon	Highland Park	Humble Kingwood
2004-05	Windthorst	Holliday	Canyon	Highland Park	Humble Kingwood
2005-06	Lindsay Lindsay High School (Texas) Lindsay High School is a public high school located in Lindsay, Texas.LHS is the only high school in the Lindsay Independent School District...	Argyle	Abilene Wylie	Highland Park	The Woodlands
2006-07	Lindsay Lindsay High School (Texas) Lindsay High School is a public high school located in Lindsay, Texas.LHS is the only high school in the Lindsay Independent School District...	Tatum	Canyon	Highland Park	Plano West
2007-08	Lindsay Lindsay High School (Texas) Lindsay High School is a public high school located in Lindsay, Texas.LHS is the only high school in the Lindsay Independent School District...	Salado(*)	Canyon	Highland Park	The Woodlands
2008-09	Lindsay Lindsay High School (Texas) Lindsay High School is a public high school located in Lindsay, Texas.LHS is the only high school in the Lindsay Independent School District...	Brock	Argyle	Friendswood	The Woodlands

NOTE: In 2007-2008, Salado and Poth tied with 60 points. Salado won on the tiebreaker of number of state championships won that year – it won two (Boy's Golf and Baseball) while Poth did not win any.

External links

• The UIL's Lone Star Cup Media Information Page