District Standings:
News Staff
Marble Falls 6-2
Lampasas 5-2
Burnet 4-3
Jarrell 2-4
Lago Vista 0-6
Monday, February 6, 2023
Sports
Erick Mitchell and his father were able to chat with Chiefs head coach Andy Reid before kickoff Sunday. Just kidding! This Chiefs fan is a perfect look-alike for the affable Reid. COURTESY PHOTO
A trip to the red kingdom
Erick Mitchell
Growing up and still to this day, Texas Tech football has a special place in my heart. The Red Raiders have always been my Texas university of choice, mostly because my brother attended during the Mike Leach era.
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Middle school basketball teams take majority of wins over Jarrell
Hunter King
Both the boys’ and girls’ teams from Lampasas Middle School took on Jarrell last week. Of the eight games played, the Badgers finished 6-2 on the night.
Starting with the seventhgrade girls’ “B” team, the Lady Badgers won 20-16.
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Powerlifting teams finish third, fifth at recent Llano meet
Hunter King
The Badger boys’ powerlifting team scored 39 total points and finished third as a team at its recent meet in Llano.
“I was very proud of the way the lifters competed as a team and as individuals,” boys’ coach David Brister said.
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Callum Mitchell has been a leader for the freshman Badgers. COURTESY PHOTO
Burnet takes home game over Badgers
Hunter King
Last Friday, the Badgers traveled into a hostile environment in Burnet, and they were not able to come away with the win.
Lampasas struggled offensively to start the game, and that put the boys in a hole, as they trailed 12-6 after the first quarter.
Monday, January 30, 2023
Caroline White, left, Clyde Ashfield and Allison Valdez all won medals at the Pflugerville tournament. COURTESY PHOTO
Lampasas tennis team competes in first spring tournament
Hunter King
The Lampasas varsity tennis team traveled to Pflugerville last week for a 21-team tournament. This was the first of eight tournaments scheduled before district, and it was filled with plenty of 5A and 6A competition, according to head coach Kenneth Peiser.
Monday, January 30, 2023
Brooke White drives to the basket against Burnet. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD
Girls’ basketball has poor shooting night, falls to Burnet
Hunter King
The Lady Badgers lost a tough game to the Burnet Lady Dawgs on the road last Friday.
The 51-38 defeat came because of a rare, poor shooting night in which the Lady Badgers could not get shots to fall.
“We did not have a very good shooting game.
Monday, January 30, 2023
Boys' and girls' soccer games rescheduled for Thursday
News Staff
The Badger and Lady Badger soccer teams' games that were scheduled for Tuesday evening have been postponed and moved to Thursday.
Monday, January 30, 2023
Aidan Nuckles dribbles past a Lago Vista defender. He scored 11 points in Tuesday’s game. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD
Badgers control Lago Vista to pick up first district win
Hunter King
The basketball season has not been an easy one for the Badgers to this point, but the guys showed up to play at their highest level since district action began when they hosted the Lago Vista Vikings on Tuesday.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Girls’ basketball team battles for win over Lago Vista
Girls’ basketball team battles for win over Lago Vista
Hunter King
The Lady Badgers struggled out of the gate against Lago Vista Tuesday night, but they were able to right the ship in the second half and came away with a 43-30 win.
The victory puts the Lampasas girls at 3-1 as the first half of district play ends. They are tied for first with Marble Falls.
Thursday, January 26, 2023