Badgers can't stop Gilbert's aerial assault
Lake Travis' Garrett Gilbert tosses for five touchdowns, dismantling Lampasas 57-0
By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer
      After traveling to Austin and seeing Lake Travis' Garrett Gilbert firsthand on Friday, those on the Badgers' sideline knew they had witnessed something special. The senior moved into fourth place for the most career touchdowns in Texas high school history and pulled within 189 yards of becoming just the fifth player to pass for more than 10,000 yards in his career.
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Mental errors cost Lampasas match against Lady Kangaroos
By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer
      The Lady Badgers gave Killeen a fight Friday evening, but they could not overcome their own mistakes and fell in three sets. Coming out strong, Lampasas lost the first set by just five points at 25-20, before losing rhythm during the next two sets due to service errors and other mental letdowns.
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SPORTS SHORTS
      FOOTBALL Both of the Badgers' freshman teams suffered loses to Lake Travis last Thursday evening. The White team lost 43-6, with the Badgers' only score coming late in the fourth quarter on a 65-yard Tanner Swinford run. The Blue team fell behind early and never could recover, losing 23-14 on the road.
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Cavaliers defeat JV Badgers
By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer
      After falling into an early 14- point hole against Lake Travis on Thursday, the Badgers junior varsity football team could not overcome the deficit and lost 42-12. The Cavaliers set the tone right off the bat, returning the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.
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Badgers place third in home invitational
By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer
      Paced by three top-20 finishers, the Badger varsity boys' cross country team earned third place at the Lampasas Battlin' Badgers Invitational on Friday morning. Junior Brandon Willie completed the 5K course in 16:31, placing fifth overall, while David Bloomfield (17:18) and Jonathan Lohmann (17:31) took 17th and 20th place, respectively.
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District 25-4A Standings
      Overall W-L Last Week Dripping Springs 17, Hutto 7 Lake Travis 57, Lampasas 0 Killeen 41, Marble Falls 35 Hendrickson BYE This Week Dripping Springs @ Lampasas Lake Travis @ Hendrickson Marble Falls @ Hutto Killeen BYE
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Tips for improving your stay in a hunting stand
John Johnston
      Come Nov. 1, most deer hunters will climb into some kind of stand from which to hunt. For some, this may be the first time they have been in their stand since last season and for a few, the first time ever. From personal experience, I think this may be a serious error.
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Outdoors With Mat Taylor
Sign Post Forest home to Kempner sign
      I'd like to take a little departure from my usual column format and tell you about Lampasas County residents Bill and Chris Bowden, who recently returned from a lengthy trip to Alaska by way of the Alaskan Highway. They traveled in their pickup truck pulling a fifth-wheel trailer.
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Home court advantage
      Lampasas Middle School hosted a volleyball tournament on Oct. 4 and two Lady Badger teams placed first. The eighth grade "B" team (pictured above) and the seventh grade "B" team both won while the seventh grade "C" team took second.
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