Lampasas, TX

BALANCING ACT Duo successfully juggles gymnastics, school and friendship By JEREMY HEATH Staff Writer       After eight years of sharing almost everything, their bond is as strong as their love for the sport that united them. "We're best friends," Katlyn Delp said. "We know almost everything about each other, and we're not afraid to be goofy around each other. More ... Express U19 girls district champions       The Tri-City Express U19 girls' soccer team won three of four games last weekend to claim the South Texas Western District Cup. In the opening round, the Express jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held off a Rio Valley Celtics' rally to claim a 3-2 win. Jackie Lovejoy found the net twice, and Kelsey Wi... More ... Across the bough       Lampasas High School junior running back/defensive back Ryan Abbott practices his tackling skills against fellow junior Jonathan VanLiew during a Badgers' spring practice. The Badgers are scheduled to scrimmage Saturday at 7:30 a.m. More ... Coming up...       The Lampasas High School softball banquet was held Wednesday night. Pick up Tuesday's Dispatch Record for full coverage. More ... SPORTS SHORTS       BARREL RACING Mills County Cowboy Church has scheduled a barrel racing event for open and junior barrel racers on May 24. The event will be held at the MCCC Arena, two miles south of Goldthwaite on US HWY 183. The cost is $40 for open racers and $20 for juniors. There will be 100 percent paybac... More ... Smith leads McMurry to regional tourney berth Jeremy Heath       McMurry University won its fourth American Southwest Conference baseball tournament title last week, qualifying for the NCAA Division III West Regional to be played on its home field in Abilene. The reason? Or at least a big part of the reason? More ... LMS spring sports banquets scheduled for Thursday at LMS       Lampasas High School's end-ofseason banquet for baseball, boys' and girls' powerlifting, girls' soccer and boys' and girls' track and field is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lampasas Middle School cafeteria. The cost is $10 per ticket, and tickets can be purchased at the athletics offic... More ...