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HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Scout Barton warms up during the first fall practice for the volleyball season.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Scout Barton warms up during the first fall practice for the volleyball season.

Volleyball season underway, as practice started Monday

Hunter King
Monday, August 5, 2024
The summer is coming to an end, and fall is around the corner. That means volleyball season is here, as practice started officially Monday and school begins Thursday.There is a lot of returning talent for the Lady Badgers.
Bryson Roberts works on kick returns as the Badgers are back for the fall. The first practice was Monday, and they will have practice today and Wednesday before school resumes Thursday. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Bryson Roberts works on kick returns as the Badgers are back for the fall. The first practice was Monday, and they will have practice today and Wednesday before school resumes Thursday. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Badger football practice officially underway

News Staff
Monday, August 5, 2024
One Badger tradition is parading the Lampasas flag before players run out onto the field. FILE PHOTO

One Badger tradition is parading the Lampasas flag before players run out onto the field. FILE PHOTO

High school athletics: the final frontier for amateur sports

Hunter King
Thursday, August 1, 2024
The sports world really hasn’t been the same since the introduction of NIL: paying college athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness for marketing endeavors.
Assistant football coach Hadley Berry works with receivers at football camp. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Assistant football coach Hadley Berry works with receivers at football camp. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Youth football camp taking place this week

Hunter King
Monday, July 29, 2024
The annual football camp for incoming seventh- through ninth-grade athletes takes place Monday through Wednesday this week. The players have gathered on the football field at Lampasas High School from 8-10 a.m.
FILE PHOTO It won’t be long until the Badgers are back on the sideline ready to compete.

FILE PHOTO It won’t be long until the Badgers are back on the sideline ready to compete.

Badger football practice starts next week; scrimmages around the corner

Hunter King
Monday, July 29, 2024
Official football practices start on Monday, as the Badgers are getting close to kicking off the 2024 football season. The first game is a home-opener scheduled for Aug. 30 against Fredericksburg.The team will hold practices from 6:3011 a.m.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Jax Pratus lifts weight on the final Monday of SWAT for the summer.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Jax Pratus lifts weight on the final Monday of SWAT for the summer.

Badgers’ summer conditioning lays foundation for athletic program

Hunter King
Monday, July 22, 2024
The Badger athletic program has been under the direction of Troy Rogers for nine years now. Studentathletes have been training in the summer conditioning program called SWAT -- Strength, Weights and Agility Training -- all of those years.
Youth line the creek in W.M. Brook Park trying to catch as many fish as possible during the Spring Ho Kiddie Fishing Derby. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Youth line the creek in W.M. Brook Park trying to catch as many fish as possible during the Spring Ho Kiddie Fishing Derby. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Winner of Spring Ho Kiddie Fishing Derby brought in nearly 20 fish

Hunter King
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Last Wednesday, young anglers with cane poles lined both sides of the creek in W.M. Brook Park for the annual Spring Ho Kiddie Fishing Derby.The overall winner, based on the number of fish caught, was Roy Stewart with 19 fish.Stewart also won his 11to 12-year-old age division.
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