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The 14U Sluggers, coached by Chris Harrison, qualified for the Texas Teen-age Association state tournament in Hillsboro, which will be July 12. COURTESY PHOTO

The 14U Sluggers, coached by Chris Harrison, qualified for the Texas Teen-age Association state tournament in Hillsboro, which will be July 12. COURTESY PHOTO

14U Sluggers advance to state

News Staff
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
The Lampasas Sluggers outscored their opposition 56-17 over five games in the 14U baseball district tournament and qualified for state. The tournament spanned four days. The Sluggers won 18-2 on Monday, lost 9-5 on Tuesday but bounced back Wednesday to cruise to a 12-1 victory.

OTHER RESULTS FROM LITTLE LEAGUE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

News Staff
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Several other Lampasas baseball and softball teams made the district tournament. Results were not available for all teams. The Bonecrushers went into district with a 5-4 record before falling against undefeated Holland and a season-ending loss to the Temple Reds.
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Receiving game on display during 7-on-7

News Staff
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Ethan Moreno steps into the end zone just ahead of a Burnet defender in 7-on-7 last week. Moreno, an incoming junior, was one of the Badgers’ top receivers in the summer 7-on-7 league. In the fall UIL season, he had five touchdowns and 479 yards.
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Two weeks left in summer conditioning after Spring Ho

News Staff
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Brooke Coffman does a shoulder exercise in Speed, Weights and Agility Training. The conditioning program for Badger and Lady Badger athletes is off this week but will continue Monday through Thursday of the following two weeks.
Case Brister hauls in a touchdown pass from Dax Brookreson in 7-on-7 action Monday. Lampasas beat Burnet in the game pictured above and Georgetown East View in the finale. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Case Brister hauls in a touchdown pass from Dax Brookreson in 7-on-7 action Monday. Lampasas beat Burnet in the game pictured above and Georgetown East View in the finale. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

LHS beats 5A East View on Patriots’ home turf to end 7-on-7

Jeff Lowe
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Dax Brookreson threw four touchdown passes in the Badgers’ 7-on-7 victory over Burnet on Monday. He also threw one in the season-finale win over Georgetown East View and intercepted one pass in each game defensively.
LeeAnn Parker, shown earlier this year, won her fourth tournament of the West Texas Junior Champions Tour with her best score of the summer on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO

LeeAnn Parker, shown earlier this year, won her fourth tournament of the West Texas Junior Champions Tour with her best score of the summer on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO

Parker tied for WTJCT lead after round that includes eagle

News Staff
Thursday, July 1, 2021
LeeAnn Parker, a 2021 Lampasas graduate, tied Elle Fox of Copperas Cove for the overall lead in the Girls’ 15-18 Division of the West Texas Junior Champions Tour.
The 8U coach pitch team Lil’ Pitches placed third and went 3-2 in a district tournament in Temple. Pictured are, bottom row left to right, Jordi Andrews, Aaryn Friedlander, Sadie Walker, Holley Ann Wakeman, Brooklyn Brewer and Cora Eckermann; middle row, Kadi-Ann Harris, Evalynn Seward, Blake Andrews, Brynn Crawford, Riley Banks and Amsi Suarez; back row, coaches Derrek Eckermann, Misty Wakeman (head coach), Jeff Crawford, Jennifer Harris and Justin Andrews. COURTESY PHOTO

The 8U coach pitch team Lil’ Pitches placed third and went 3-2 in a district tournament in Temple. Pictured are, bottom row left to right, Jordi Andrews, Aaryn Friedlander, Sadie Walker, Holley Ann Wakeman, Brooklyn Brewer and Cora Eckermann; middle row, Kadi-Ann Harris, Evalynn Seward, Blake Andrews, Brynn Crawford, Riley Banks and Amsi Suarez; back row, coaches Derrek Eckermann, Misty Wakeman (head coach), Jeff Crawford, Jennifer Harris and Justin Andrews. COURTESY PHOTO

District qualifiers

News Staff
Thursday, July 1, 2021
The Lil’ Pitches placed first in the regular season with an 8-2 record. Eighteen teams advanced in their division to the district tournament, including three from Lampasas. The Lampasas Blue Jays and Lampasas Lightning also qualified.

Lady Badgers finish 6-2 in summer hoops

News Staff
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Lampasas won one and lost one on the last day of varsity-level Hill Country Hoops on Monday. The Lady Badgers dropped a rematch against elite rival Burnet but had a convincing win over Lometa. The Lady Badgers went 6-2.
Steffin McCarter is shown with the American flag and his bronze medal at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, last weekend. COURTESY PHOTO

Steffin McCarter is shown with the American flag and his bronze medal at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, last weekend. COURTESY PHOTO

Olympic qualifier attributes success to coaches and growing group of supporters

Jeff Lowe
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Two days after advancing to the Olympics with a bronze medal in the Olympic Trials, the accomplishment still hadn’t fully sunk in for Steffin McCarter. But part of his approach to big meets is not to get caught up in the hype.
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