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Jaxon Tomme tees off at Squaw Valley in Glen Rose. GARRY SPORE | COURTESY PHOTO

Badgers’ top three closely matched at Squaw Valley

News Staff

Monday, March 8, 2021

Lampasas placed 12th with a score of 381-336--717 at a varsity boys’ golf tournament at Squaw Valley in Glen Rose. Jaxon Tomme shot 86-83--169 to lead Lampasas. Following close behind were Peyton Spore at 95-77--172 and Aiden Wiley at 91-82--173. Coulson Plouff and Declan Davenport also competed.

Alyssa Ayers bench presses 200 pounds while her brother, former Badger state qualifier Jason Ayers, spots.

Ayers repeats regional powerlifting title

News Staff

Friday, March 5, 2021

Alyssa Ayers defended her regional powerlifting championship on Friday and qualified for the state powerlifting meet for the fourth straight year. Competing at Dublin, Ayers had a three-lift total of 850 to win the 123-weight class by 65 pounds.

6A Temple out-slugs Lampasas

News Staff

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Aspen Wheeler, shown in a previous game, had three hits in a 12-9 loss to 6A Temple on Tuesday. Mia Maldonado hit two RBIs, and Caitlyn Sanguinet threw three strikeouts. The Lampasas JV won 11-10, and Abby Dromgoole made the game-winning out. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Borchardt named District co-MVP

News Staff

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Nate Borchardt, a junior on the Badger basketball team, was named the District 6-4A co-MVP. He shares that honor with senior Matt Hammonds of Glen Rose. Borchardt led Lampasas with 483 points (20.1 per game), 104 steals (4.3 per game) and 70 assists (2.9 per game).

Nicholas Harron (4) clears the ball away from the Badger goal. Also pictured is goalkeeper Gavin Robinson, left. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Badgers win seventh straight, close in on playoffs

News Staff

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Lampasas (8-2 in district) moved within one win of clinching the playoffs with back-to-back shutout victories this week. In a 4-0 win at Florence on Monday, Andrew Grant scored on a flick from Victor Castruita. Nathan Abken placed a free kick to the foot of Castruita, who beat one man and scored.

LHS wrestlers notch victories at Cove

News Staff

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Mia Martell won by pin in her individual match at Copperas Cove, the season-opener on Wednesday. Lady Badgers Kaitlin Jones and Brianna Miller also won by pin. Lampasas will host a quad-meet on Saturday. LAURA MARTELL | COURTESY PHOTO Conner Keele competes in the season opener at Copperas Cove.

Update: Badgers beat Ellison 5-3 in Killeen

News Staff

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Lampasas beat Killeen Ellison 5-3 on Thursday, the first day of the Killeen ISD tournament. Ace Whitehead was the winning pitcher. Eli Stanley drove in two runs in the top of the second, and he scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning.

Koral Amador brings the ball downfield in a district match at Florence on Monday. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

LHS drops two road matches

News Staff

Thursday, March 4, 2021

On Monday in Florence, Bella Lindsey and Sara Engelke each scored once in the first half, but Lampasas lost 4-2. Lampasas played an even closer game but lost 1-0 on the road to the Academy Bees on Tuesday.

The Lady Badgers medaled in all three relays. Pictured, left to right, are Kenzie Roberts, Morgan Myers, Arielle Aguirre and Landry White who earned silver in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays. COURTESY PHOTO

JV track opens season at Brownwood

News Staff

Thursday, March 4, 2021

The Lampasas junior varsity track teams opened the season on Monday at Brownwood, and the varsity will compete on Friday at the same site. Lampasas was not able to place in the top three as a team but medaled in many individual events. JV GIRLS 1600-meter run 2.

Lometa senior Damion Salinas (1) and sophomore Jeremiah Valenzuela (second from right) defend against Slidell in Tuesday’s fourth-round playoff game at Glen Rose. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

No. 1 Slidell ends historic Hornet season

Jeff Lowe

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Lometa’s strongest stretch of momentum against topranked Slidell came near the end of the first half and start of the second in Tuesday’s 1A basketball playoff match. Before eventually losing 70-32 in the regional semifinals, the Hornets closed the gap to nine points early in the third quarter.

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