MAKING PROGRESS
Badgers focused on continuing offensive improvement
By JEREMY HEATH Staff Writer
      Lampasas head coach Ryan Bailey knows better than to let the 70-7 beatdown Liberty Hill gave Gatesville last week affect his team's thinking heading into tonight's match-up with the Hornets. First off, Liberty Hill didn't garner that No. 2 state ranking for no reason.
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District 25-4A Standings
      Overall W-L Last Week Taylor 21, Lampasas 16 Austin Anderson 27, Vista Ridge 24 Brownwood 12, Burnet 9 Dripping Springs 24, Austin Akins 14 Killeen Ellison 20, Connally 3 Lake Travis 18, RR Westwood 10 Marble Falls 26,
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DIGGING HOLES
Lady Badger rallies fall short after slow starts
By JEREMY HEATH Staff Writer
      Slow starts doomed any upset hopes the Lady Badger volleyball players may have harbored when powerful Austin Lake Travis rolled into town on Tuesday. LHS (8-14 overall, 0-5 in District 25-4A) fell behind in all three games of a 25-17, 25-13, 25-16 loss, the team's fourth straight after a 4-2 show...
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THIS WEEKEND IN AREA SPORTS
      TODAY Dripping Springs at LHS varsity/JV/Fr. volleyball..................5:30 p.m. Gatesville at LHS varsity football.........................................7:30 p.m. Iredell at Lometa varsity football..........................................7:30 p.m.
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SPORTS SHORTS
      SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT The family of Ramona Mae Lopez is hosting the fifth annual Ramona Mae Lopez Benefit Softball Tournament Oct. 13 at the Kiwanis Youth Baseball Field in Hamilton. Starting time is 8 a.m. The tournament assists families whose child has special needs. Proceeds will help offset me...
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Mustangs top netters
      Lampasas senior Amy Johnson injured her leg in the second set of her girls' singles match against Marble Falls on Tuesday. That didn't stop Johnson from picking up her sixth win of the week. Johnson went 4-0 in singles and doubles combined in two LHS losses on Saturday. Johnson also teamed up wit...
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Patterns should emerge against Gatesville
Jeremy Heath
      I've always felt it takes three games -- at any level of football -- to really start evaluating a team. Results of that third game, when placed alongside results of the first two, start to reveal patterns that typically surface the remainder of the season.
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The .28 gauge shotgun sure doesn't disappoint
John Johnston
      The .28 gauge has been around so long I could not find out when it was developed. It recently was made famous by our vice president during a hunting accident. In the last few years due to getting older and having a bad back, I decided to use the .28 gauge for certain hunting situations. So far I ...
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Coleman leads Trinity against Colo. College
      Coming off its bye week, Trinity University opens its Southern Collegiate Athletics Conference schedule Saturday at home against Colorado College. Led by junior receiver and former Badger Chris Coleman, Trinity is off to a 2-0 start.
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