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.
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[1] this included:
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:
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.
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:
The award began with the 1997–98 school year.[2]
| 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 | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Windthorst | Holliday | Highland Park | Kingwood | - | ||
| 1999-2000 | Karnack | Holliday | Wimberley | Highland Park | Churchill | - | |
| 2000-01 | Shiner | Celina | Wylie (Abilene) | 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 | Argyle | Wylie (Abilene) | Highland Park | The Woodlands | - | ||
| 2006-07 | Lindsay | Tatum | Canyon | Highland Park | - | ||
| 2007-08 | Lindsay | 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[3] | Lindsay | White Oak | Argyle | 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 | ||||||
| 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 | |