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Senior Colten Whitehead lays out for a catch during Thursday’s game. Whitehead had four receptions in the game for 76 yards. COURTESY PHOTO | MEGAN LUSTY

Senior Colten Whitehead lays out for a catch during Thursday’s game. Whitehead had four receptions in the game for 76 yards. COURTESY PHOTO | MEGAN LUSTY

Hornets dominate on the ground for huge win over Blum

Mason Hines
Monday, September 9, 2024
Lometa experienced an explosion of offense Thursday night, defeating the Blum Bobcats 72-34 and moving to 2-0 on the season.The Hornets relied on a stingy defense that continued to force takeaways and a secondhalf offensive burst led by their running back and quarterback.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Daemian Rivas splits two Salado defenders. The senior ran for 144 yards last Friday night.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Daemian Rivas splits two Salado defenders. The senior ran for 144 yards last Friday night.

Badgers win a wild one in Salado, move to 2-0 this season

Hunter King
Monday, September 9, 2024
Reed Jerome dives and reaches for the goal line for one of his three rushing touchdowns.A punt typically doesn’t end up as a momentumshifting, game-changing play.
Haegan Oncken makes one tackler miss during last week’s contest at home. Lampasas will head to Salado this week. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Haegan Oncken makes one tackler miss during last week’s contest at home. Lampasas will head to Salado this week. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

First road test on the way for Badger football

Hunter King
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Hitting the road, rather than playing as the host, presents different challenges for a football team. The Badgers will take that test for the first time in 2024 when they head to Salado tonight for their week two contest.
Julia Ybarra swings through a serve during a recent match at home. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Julia Ybarra swings through a serve during a recent match at home. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Lady Badgers compete at tournament, take on Lago Vista

Hunter King
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Late last week the Lady Badger volleyball team played in a tournament in Kerrville, and then on Tuesday they hit the road for a match against former district opponent Lago Vista.

Lampasas cross country teams compete at race in Temple

Hunter King
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Last Friday, the Lampasas cross country teams hit the road for their third meet in Temple.The boys’ team placed fifth out of 27 teams, with 171 total runners participating.John Keyes took 10th and medaled with a time of17:28.5. Kent Ashley placed15th and medaled at 17:50.4.
COURTESY PHOTO | KENNETH PEISER Chesley Breuer serves as Caroline White watches during a doubles match last week.

COURTESY PHOTO | KENNETH PEISER Chesley Breuer serves as Caroline White watches during a doubles match last week.

Lampasas tennis wins tight match over Belton team

Hunter King
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
After multiple matches that came down to tiebreakers, the Lampasas tennis team won 12-7 over the Belton Tigers. This marked the first match this season where the temperature was under 90 degrees, head coach Kenneth Peiser said.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Ty Johnson runs away from Fredericksburg defenders for a touchdown in the first quarter.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Ty Johnson runs away from Fredericksburg defenders for a touchdown in the first quarter.

Opening victory

Hunter King
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
A back-and-forth, high-scoring first half turned into a low-scoring defensive struggle in the second half. The Badger defense pitched a shutout in the final 24 minutes of the season-opener to finish off a 40-21 win over the Fredericksburg Battlin’ Billies last Friday night.
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