NEAR UPSET
Badgers rally to overcome steep deficit, surrender late bucket to 25-4A favorites
By JEREMY HEATH Staff Writer
      PFLUGERVILLE - The Lampasas boys' basketball team can play with anyone in District 25-4A. At least that's what Friday night's game at Pflugerville Connally indicates. The Badgers (9-6 overall, 0-2 in district) took the defending district champions down to the wire, forcing the Cougars (8-9, 2-...
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2nd-place Connally stops Lady Badgers
Connally 56, LHS Girls 41
By JEREMY HEATH Staff Writer
      PFLUGERVILLE - The 15thranked Pflugerville Connally girls' basketball team took control of second place in District 25-4A with a decisive win against Lampasas at Cougar Gymnasium on Friday. Connally (17-5, 3-1) moves into second behind top-ranked Marble Falls (15-1, 4-0), the only team to beat t...
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SPORTS SHORTS
      SPORTS BANQUET The Lampasas High School football and volleyball teams have scheduled their athletic banquet for Jan. 8, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Lampasas Middle School cafeteria. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the LISD athletic office or at Hodges & Sargent Pharmacy.
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2007 All-District 25-4A Volleyball Team
      Superlatives Co-MVPs: Bria Brimmer, Sr., Connally; Morgan Crawford, Sr., Vista Ridge. Offensive Player of the Year: Amanda Van Dyke, Connally. Defensive Player of the Year: Allyson Hill, Jr., Connally.
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Outdoors With Mat Taylor
Rainfall has Texas feral hog population rising
      I received several rains last week that added moisture to the dry soil. The rain will help the growth of winter weeds and grass, which in turn will help the deer and livestock. I calculated the rainfall totals for the year, and I have recorded more than 59 inches in 2007 in the rain gauge near my...
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Tuesday Outdoors
      Keep sending us hunting photos At the Dispatch Record, we understand the importance many of our readers place on the sport of hunting, and we want to reflect our community. We encourage our readers to submit their hunting photos, so we can, in turn, proudly share them with other members of th...
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Good scope crucial in many low-light hunting situations
John Johnston
      One evening last week I was hunting out of a stand that faces predominantly south. I was trying out a rifle that could shoot a group the size of a dime. To achieve this, it had a 6 to 24 power scope. There was a feeder about 70 yards in front of me. The does and fawns were abundant under the fee...
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