Lampasas senior soccer players Ethan Moses, left, and Michael Fisher were both named to the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches Academic All-State Team. The Badgers soccer team did not end its year with a bang, but a number of the players did.

Five Badgers landed on the District 49-4A All-District list, 11 were named academic all-district, and two more earned academic allstate honors.

Seniors Michael Fisher and Ethan Moses were placed on the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches Academic All-State Team. Lampasas head coach Greg Porter accepted certificates on the players’ behalf at the soccer state championships Friday in Georgetown.

“This is the second year in a row that Lampasas has had academic all-state players, and I hope that [the trend] will continue to grow as a tradition for the soccer program,” the coach said.

Both Fisher and Moses have maintained near-perfect gradepoint averages over the first seven semesters of their high school careers, while also participating in other activities.

PHOTOS BY MARIE WHITTINGTON Fisher, a defender on the pitch, also competes in cross country and is a member of the Lampasas varsity track team. Away from athletics, he takes part in livestock competitions.

In addition to playing midfielder for the Badgers, Moses is a member of the Lampasas band.

The two also made the academic all-district list with teammates Jordan Ball, Paul Bloomfield, Francisco Cadengo, Isidro Castruita, Alonso Lopez, Emmanuel Lopez, Alex Rinninger, Chris Sanders and Hunter Stephens.

Goalkeeper Rinniger received the team’s top postseason athletic award by being placed on the alldistrict first team. Castruita, a midfielder, was given second-team recognition.

Alonso Lopez, Emmanuel Lopez and Fisher were named to the honorable-mention list.

Lady Badger defender Andrea Dibble was placed on the District 49-4A All-District First Team. PHOTO BY RICHARD AKRIDGE Marble Falls’ Isaac Martinez (Newcomer of the Year) and Jaime Hernandez (midfielder MVP) earned two of the district’s individual awards. Hendrickson matched the total, as Sergio Gomez (Defender of the Year) and Julio Espinoza (offensive MVP) each earned recognition.

Vandergrift’s Stephen McCue was named Goalkeeper of the Year, and his coach, Chad Aldrich, was given Coach of the Year honors.

Splitting the district MVP were Lake Travis’ Kramer Fyfe and Killeen’s John Rudesheim.

The Lady Badgers matched the boys’ team by landing five players on the all-district list.

Senior defender Andrea Dibble was placed on the all-district first team after helping the Lady Badgers (3-7 district) limit four district opponents to one goal and shutting out three others.

River Hooks, a senior midfielder/ forward, was placed on the second team.

Another pair of Lady Badger seniors and a sophomore were named honorable mentions for 2010.

Graduating players Jontell Ritz and Liz Hawthorn also were recognized by the district coaches, along with underclassman Megan Mason. The midfielder/forward was named the district’s Newcomer of the Year last season.

Marble Falls freshman Savannah Henderson earned the distinction this season, while teammate Alexis Russell was named midfielder MVP.

The district’s offensive MVP award was given to Hendrickson’s Samantha Nunez, while Lake Travis senior Andie Stone received the defensive MVP, and teammate Emma Jones was named MVP.

Hutto’s Ashley Porter was given the Goalkeeper of the Year award. Lake Travis’ Jeff Gamble was named the district’s Coach of the Year.