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HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Haegan Oncken returns an interception against Pflugerville Connally, his second in two games.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Haegan Oncken returns an interception against Pflugerville Connally, his second in two games.

Badgers looking to finish non-district schedule at 4-1

Hunter King
Thursday, September 22, 2022
The Badgers will host the Wimberley Texans in their final non-district game of the season. Coming off a dominant 44-13 win over Pflugerville Connally, the Badgers are riding a three-game winning streak. They will try to continue that momentum tonight.

Basketball showcase making its way to Lometa next week

Hunter King
Thursday, September 22, 2022
The Harlem Legends will be in Lometa Oct. 1, as part of a large-scale fundraiser for the Lometa Lions Club and the Michael Douglas Youth Foundation. The Lometa Rattlers and the Harlem Legends will take on each other in a Globetrotter-style game starting at 6:30 p.m.
Breana Pelbath goes up and makes a block. She has led the team in blocks and kills all season. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Breana Pelbath goes up and makes a block. She has led the team in blocks and kills all season. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Lady Badgers sweep final non-district game

Hunter King
Thursday, September 22, 2022
The Lady Badgers swept the Brownwood Lady Lions in their final non-district match of the volleyball season. The final score was 25-15, 26-24, 26-24. Stat leaders in the match were Madison Roedler with 11 kills, Breana Pelbath with 10 and Hannah Perry with two.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Tate Langford (13) and Jaden McElwain (11) look to continue the freshman team’s winning ways.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Tate Langford (13) and Jaden McElwain (11) look to continue the freshman team’s winning ways.

Freshman and junior varsity football teams remain undefeated

Hunter King
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Both the freshman and junior varsity Badger football teams have moved to 4-0 after dominant wins over Pflugerville Connally last week. The freshmen won 39-6, and the JV team won 36-6.
COURTESY PHOTO Tate Brown is a senior leader for the girls’ team.

COURTESY PHOTO Tate Brown is a senior leader for the girls’ team.

Boys finish second in Salado meet, girls finish in top 10

Hunter King
Thursday, September 22, 2022
The Lampasas varsity boys’ cross country team placed second out of 22 teams at the meet in Salado last week. The girls’ team came in eighth out of 20 teams, and Nyla Long finished ninth individually against 154 competitors. She ran a personal best, according to coach Macey Siegert.
Jacob Wooten (15) gets upended after catching a pass. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD

Jacob Wooten (15) gets upended after catching a pass. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD

Struggles on defense lead to loss for the Hornets

Mason Hines
Monday, September 19, 2022
Lometa’s defensive woes continued Friday night, as Rochelle became the third team this season to score 60 points or more on the Hornets. Rochelle took the game 65-36. Despite the score, Lometa’s offense had an improved week, as personnel changes on the offensive line seemed to spark production.

LOMETA GAME STATS

News Staff
Monday, September 19, 2022
RUSHING Tim Juarez - 14 attempts, 88 yards, 2 TDs Luis Hernandez - 7 attempts, 36 yards, 1 TD Lucas Smailus Cruz - 8 attempts, 29 yards PASSING Jordan Livesay - 6 for 7, 101 yards, 1 TD Tim Juarez - Four completions for 62 yards, 1 TD RECEIVING Lucas Smailus Cruz - 3 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD...
David Flores reads the Connally defensive end before handing the ball to Ethan Moreno. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

David Flores reads the Connally defensive end before handing the ball to Ethan Moreno. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

A dominant first half leads to third win of the season

Hunter King
Monday, September 19, 2022
The Badgers blocked two punts in the first quarter of Friday’s contest against Pflugerville Connally. Dailan Fagan returned one for a touchdown, and the second led to a touchdown a couple of plays later. The Badgers used that momentum to close things out early in a 44-13 win over the Cougars.
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