July 11, 2008 / Sports

SPORTS SHORTS

SOCCER The Lampasas Soccer Association is now taking applications for both boys' (Force) and girls' (Tri- City Express) teams. Players from ages 9 to 18 as of Aug. 1 are eligible. More...

2008 TAAF Region V Track and Field Meet

When: Today and Saturday Where: Wildcat Stadium, Temple High School At stake: The top three finishers in each event qualify for the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Games of Texas in San Antonio July 24-27 Today's schedule: More...

New biking, hiking trail opens at South Shore of Lake Bastrop

South Shore Park on Lake Bastrop opened its first mountain bike trail in June. The new North-South Trailway is about five miles long and connects South Shore and North Shore parks. More...

Statewide fitness tests for kids wastes time, money

Let's see, how can I keep this as simple as possible. OK, here goes: Whether it was privately funded or not, the state wasted $2.5 million with its physical fitness assessment of Texas public schoolchildren from third to 12th grades. More...