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Lady Badger senior outfielder Rose McAnally slides home for a run in Tuesday’s game at Burnet. DONNA MCANALLY | COURTESY PHOTO

Lady Badger senior outfielder Rose McAnally slides home for a run in Tuesday’s game at Burnet. DONNA MCANALLY | COURTESY PHOTO

Lady ’Dogs overcome five-run deficit to win in extra innings

Aspen Wheeler’s solo home run started a string of six unanswered runs for Lampasas, but Burnet came back to win 8-7 on the Lady ’Dogs home field Tuesday.
Sara Engelke (21) and her senior teammates will host Florence for the last game. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Sara Engelke (21) and her senior teammates will host Florence for the last game. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Girls’ soccer finale/senior night is March 12

Coach Kiff Wiemers said Monday’s 3-0 loss to No. 21 Salado was one of the Lady Badgers’ best matches of the season. “We gave them a great run for their money,” Wiemers said, adding that the “score does not encompass the efforts and levels that our ladies rose to throughout the evening.
Badger wrestler Jonathan Dill, left, won by default against Hutto on Wednesday after the Hippo locked hands. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Badger wrestler Jonathan Dill, left, won by default against Hutto on Wednesday after the Hippo locked hands. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Wrestlers face off with larger schools at Ellison tri-meet

Competing in a tri-meet with Killeen Ellison and Hutto, Lampasas had mixed results. Briana Pickett had Lampasas’ best record for the day, 2-0. Taylyn Smith, Landon DiBattiste and Jonathan Dill each went 1-1.
Seventh-grader Hunter Windham placed first in shot put at the Badgers’ home track meet on Wednesday. LMS won both the seventh-grade and eighth-grade boys’ team divisions, but full results were not available at press time. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Seventh-grader Hunter Windham placed first in shot put at the Badgers’ home track meet on Wednesday. LMS won both the seventh-grade and eighth-grade boys’ team divisions, but full results were not available at press time. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Middle school boys’ track teams win at home

The Lampasas Middle School seventh-grade boys placed first at their home track meet on Wednesday with a total of 275 points.

LMS girls’ track teams place second on Wednesday

Lampasas Middle School placed second in both the seventh-grade girls’ division and eighth-grade girls’ division of the Lady Badgers’ home meet on Wednesday. “The girls did a fantastic job, and we are very proud of their efforts,” coach Christy Wiley said. Medalists follow.