Varsity falls to May, 46-8
      May ended Lometa's three-game win streak last Friday with a 46-8 victory over the Hornets in May. After taking a 14-8 lead into the second quarter, May scored 32 points in the second and third quarters combined, racking up 392 total yards in the win.
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Cross country team has success
      Lometa cross country runners had great results at a meet in San Antonio Sept. 22. The team took fourth place overall. Maria Jasso received a trophy for finishing 18th, and Taylor Bradley took 24th place. Other results include Elisha Whisenhunt, 43rd; Maribel Reyes, 45th; Jeanette Rosales, 50th; ...
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RELAX, GO FOR Burnet at Lampasas, 7:30 p.m.
Badgers look for stability, consistency - and a win
By JEREMY HEATH Staff Writer
      In the four weeks since Burnet gave Taylor a 58-12 Zero Week beating, the Bulldogs have been a near mirror image of the Lampasas team they'll face tonight at Badger Field. They've been pretty good on defense and special teams, but have had some problems finishing drives and converting offensive p...
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Disappointment a product of high expectations
Jeremy Heath
      First, let's get the full disclosure out of the way here. I barely know Badger head football coach Ryan Bailey. He barely knows me. I don't owe him any favors, nor does he owe me any. I plan on keeping it that way. I've always tried to keep my relationships with coaches cordial, yet professional...
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Momentum Stopper
Hendrickson stops LHS' shot at 2 straight wins
      The Lampasas volleyball team couldn't carry the momentum of its sweep win over Marble Falls last Friday into Tuesday night's match against Pflugerville Hendrickson. Hendrickson staved off a Game 2 rally by LHS to capture a 25-16, 25- 21, 25-12 win.
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LHS tennis nips Hendrickson, 10-9
      The Lampasas tennis team picked up a District 25-4A victory Tuesday with a 10-9 win at Pflugerville Hendrickson. The Badgers jumped out to a 5-2 lead with solid doubles play. "Our doubles drills have really been paying off," LHS head coach Kenneth Peiser said.
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Sendero top choice for long-range shooting
Gun Talk with Harold Harton
      Right after World War II, there was a group of long-range shooters in the Telluride area of Colorado whose primary target was rock chucks. Among those shooters were a fine gunsmith by the name of P.O.
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Catfish dinner
     Owen Seaver and Kaleb Myrick, both from Lampasas, landed these two catfish at the Strickland Ranch. The budding anglers also helped clean and grill the fish.
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Lampasas golf club maker to let the big dog bark at national competition
By JEREMY HEATH Staff Writer
      The average weekend golfer needs the help of a sprinkler head to drive the ball 300 yards. In contrast, Lampasas club maker Ron Langley used to be embarrassed because he's lucky to still get 325 yards out of the big dog. That was before a friend enlightened him last year.
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Bull's eye
     Chigger Whitt harvested a 900-pound elk in Reserve, N.M., during his first elk bow hunt. He killed the animal with a 40-yard, double-lung bow shot.
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SPORTS SHORTS
      SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT A Care Giving Campaign will take place throughout the year in Lampasas and neighboring communities to benefit the Manuel Torrez Jr. Liver Transplant Fundraising Committee. Torrez, who was diagnosed with a liver disease, needs a transplant. He was born and raised in Lampasas a...
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