# Lone Star Cup

The Texas Lone Star Cup is given by the University Interscholastic League (UIL) and is based on a school district’s combined academic and athletic achievements. All UIL member high schools in good academic and athletic eligibility standing will be included for contention.

## What the UIL recognizes

This annual program recognizes five high schools, one in each of the six UIL classifications (6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, and 1A), based on their overall team achievement in sanctioned UIL Athletic/Academic championships. As of January 1, 2023 this included:

### Team Sports

* Boys' Baseball, Basketball, Football, and Soccer
* Girls' Basketball, Soccer, Softball, and Volleyball
* Tennis

### Individual Sports

* Boys' Cross Country, Golf, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, and Wrestling
* Girls' Cross Country, Golf, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, and Wrestling

### Non-Athletic Competitions

* Academic events included in the State Academic Meet
* Congress
* Film
* Marching Band
* Mariachi
* One-Act Play
* Robotics (FIRST and BEST)
* Spirit
* Theatrical Design

## 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:

### Athletic Contests
#### 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

### Academic Competitions
#### 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

### Music Competitions
#### 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 2A | Class 3A | Class 4A | Class 5A | Class 6A (2014-) |
| 1997-98 | (tie) Karnack/Windthorst | Hamilton | (tie) Aledo/Dripping Springs | Highland Park | Churchill | - |
| 1998-99 | Windthorst | Holliday | Sweeny | Highland Park | Kingwood | - |
| 1999-2000 | Karnack | Holliday | Wimberley | Highland Park | Churchill | - |
| 2000-01 | Shiner | Celina | Wylie (Abilene) | Southlake Carroll | Kingwood | - |
| 2001-02 | Shiner | Holliday | Atlanta | Southlake Carroll | Westlake | - |
| 2002-03 | Windthorst | Weimar | Canyon | Highland Park | Kingwood | - |
| 2003-04 | Windthorst | Holliday | Canyon | Highland Park | Kingwood | - |
| 2004-05 | Windthorst | Holliday | Canyon | Highland Park | Kingwood | - |
| 2005-06 | Lindsay | Argyle | Wylie (Abilene) | Highland Park | The Woodlands | - |
| 2006-07 | Lindsay | Tatum | Canyon | Highland Park | Plano West | - |
| 2007-08 | Lindsay | Salado | Canyon | Highland Park | The Woodlands | - |
| 2008-09 | Lindsay | Brock | Argyle | Friendswood | The Woodlands | - |
| 2009-10 | Cayuga | Brock | Lovejoy | Friendswood | The Woodlands | - |
| 2010-11 | Lindsay | Yoe | Lovejoy | Champion | The Woodlands | - |
| 2011-12 | Lindsay | White Oak | Argyle | Lake Travis | Southlake Carroll | - |
| 2011-12 | Lindsay | White Oak | Argyle | Lake Travis | Southlake Carroll | - |
| 2012-13 | Weimar | Salado | Argyle | Cedar Park | Southlake Carroll | - |
| 2013-14 | Weimar | Salado | Argyle | Friendswood | Southlake Carroll | - |
| 2014-15 | Cross Plains | Shiner | Brock | Argyle | Vandegrift | Southlake Carroll |
| 2015-16 | Happy | Windthorst | Brock | Argyle | Vandegrift | Westlake |
| 2016-17 | Nazareth | Sundown | Wall | Argyle | Highland Park | The Woodlands |
| 2017-18 | Nazareth | Mason | Brock | Argyle | Prosper | The Woodlands |
| 2018-19 | Nazareth | Mason | Brock | Argyle | Highland Park | Southlake Carroll |
| 2019-20 | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2020-21 | Nazareth | Shiner | Brock | Argyle | Highland Park | The Woodlands |
| 2021-22 | Abbott | Mason | Lorena | Argyle | Highland Park | Southlake Carroll |
| 2022-23 | Nazareth | Mason | Gunter | Randall | Argyle | The Woodlands |
* ↑ 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 (Boys' Golf and Baseball) while Poth did not win any.
* ↑ The 2019-2020 UIL Lone Star Cup was not awarded due to the interruption of spring events due to the COVID-19 pandemic