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Lampasas golf course back open

News Staff
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Justin Schulze hits a tee shot at Hancock Park Golf Course during a tournament in 2023. After being closed recently because of flooding, Hancock Park Golf Course opened back up on Wednesday and resumed play on all 18 holes.
Jaden McElwain will make an impact at receiver in 2025. FILE PHOTO

Jaden McElwain will make an impact at receiver in 2025. FILE PHOTO

High school: The final frontier for amateur sports

Hunter King
Monday, July 21, 2025
As the Wild West of college sports rages on in the NIL and transfer portal era, it has become abundantly clear that high school athletics is the final place where amateur sports still exist.
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Final week of SWAT workouts underway

News Staff
Monday, July 21, 2025
Corbin Kepler runs through a SWAT workout this summer. The Badgers are going through their final week of summer conditioning before school resumes and football, volleyball, cross country season and more officially get underway.

Between 400 and 500 runners participate in Toughest 10K

Hunter King
Thursday, July 17, 2025
The Toughest 10K in Texas once again drew a crowd of 400 to 500 competitors last Saturday morning in front of Lampasas Middle School.Runners participating in the 10K took off from the starting line first, followed by the5K participants, and then the 1-mile runners started last.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Kids lined the creek in W.M. Brook Park last Wednesday morning for the annual Kiddie Fishing Derby.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Kids lined the creek in W.M. Brook Park last Wednesday morning for the annual Kiddie Fishing Derby.

Fishing derby draws big crowd in Brook Park

Hunter King
Monday, July 14, 2025
Kids of all ages and their parents lined the banks of the creek in W.M. Brook Park last Wednesday for the annual Kiddie Fishing Derby. Plenty of perch and catfish were caught during the two-hour Spring Ho festival event.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Trampus Isom tosses a bag during the cornhole tournament last Saturday.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Trampus Isom tosses a bag during the cornhole tournament last Saturday.

Washer pitching, cornhole tournaments brought many teams

Hunter King
Monday, July 14, 2025
Gavin Garrett Soccer Field was the site of the Washer Pitching & Cornhole Tournament on Spring Ho Saturday.Cooler, overcast weather created a great environment for the tournament.Results follow.CORNHOLE UPPER BRACKET1. Joe Sharkey and Tis Formby 2. Trampus Isom and Preston Isom 3.
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JIM LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

High waters close golf course

News Staff
Thursday, July 10, 2025
The Hancock Park Golf Course bridge in front of the No. 12 teebox remained inundated by muddy waters on Monday, making the hole impassable for golfers. Further complicating matters, a large tree came to rest on the bridge. The cart trail bridge on No.
ON THE HUNT BY HUNTER KING

ON THE HUNT BY HUNTER KING

What is the best time of year in the sports world?

Hunter King
Thursday, July 10, 2025
We are well into the dog days of summer in more ways than one. It’s getting hot, the days are long and, most importantly, there is not a thing to watch most of the time in the world of sports.Really, since the conclusion of the College World Series in Omaha, sports activities have dried up.
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