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Case Brister

Case Brister

Badgers receive all-area football recognition

Lampasas High School junior linebacker Case Brister was named Defensive Player of the Year on the Waco-area all-smoaky.com Central Texas High School Football Team. Smoaky is named for ESPN Central Texas Program Director David Smoak.
Hornets, Eagles to square off in bi-district

Hornets, Eagles to square off in bi-district

Hornets, Eagles to square off in bi-district

Dyllen Workmon drives against the Richland Springs Coyotes last week as the Hornets finished district with a home win. The Lometa Hornets are preparing for their third playoff trip in five years under coach Frank Reyes II.

Sports on hold until wintry weather relents

Badger and Lady Badger district soccer games orginally scheduled for last Friday have been postponed. At press time, it was not clear when any Lampasas sporting events would return, as school and extracurricular activities will depend on each day’s weather.
Goalkeeper Keona Cartwright makes a save in the Lady Badgers’ home match against Gatesville, while Nyla Long (4) assists on defense. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Goalkeeper Keona Cartwright makes a save in the Lady Badgers’ home match against Gatesville, while Nyla Long (4) assists on defense. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Gatesville shuts out Lady Badger soccer

The Lady Badger soccer team fell 0-2 to Gatesville on Tuesday. The Lady Hornets had won three of their first four matches in district. LHS coach Kiff Wiemers said his team did well against a strong opponent, “keeping them out of the middle and forcing them to take shots from distance.

Middle-school basketball results

The LMS eighth-grade “A” boys (4-8) beat Burnet 42-20. Individual scoring: Reed Jerome 16 Jax Pratus 9 Brady Renfrew 4 Raider Morua 3 Chance Simpson 3 Rylan Ross 2 Jacob Wintle 2 “The team played extremely hard and showed their athleticism all night,” coach Hadley Berry said.
Tak Stinnett hit 2 three-pointers during a 17-0 Badger run in the third quarter on Tuesday. CHRIS YBARRA | DISPATCH RECORD

Tak Stinnett hit 2 three-pointers during a 17-0 Badger run in the third quarter on Tuesday. CHRIS YBARRA | DISPATCH RECORD

Third-quarter run lifts LHS after tight first half in Gatesville

In the first round of district, Lampasas buried Gatesville by halftime. On Tuesday, the Hornets led at halftime, and it was a much harder-earned win for the Badgers at 74-52. Gatesville finished winless in district.
Morgan Lovejoy scored eight points in the first half as the Lady Badgers beat Brownwood for the second time this year and qualified for the playoffs. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Morgan Lovejoy scored eight points in the first half as the Lady Badgers beat Brownwood for the second time this year and qualified for the playoffs. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Lady Badgers advance to bi-district against Graham, set for Saturday at May

The Lady Badgers will enter Saturday’s playoff game against Graham with three victories in four contests, the past two being win-or-go-home scenarios. Monday’s 51-36 win over Brownwood broke a tie for the district’s fourth-place spot and sent Lampasas to the postseason for the fourth year in a row.
Lampasas Middle School’s eighth-grade “A” girls’ basketball team went undefeated and won district on Monday. Pictured are, front row, left to right, Kenedi Smart, Lexee Marez, Chloe Thorp, Addi Borchardt and Julia Ybarra; back row, Selah Harris, Brylie Turner, Abigail Williams, coach Whitney Wright, Dani Schuricht and Abbey Green. COURTESY PHOTO

Lampasas Middle School’s eighth-grade “A” girls’ basketball team went undefeated and won district on Monday. Pictured are, front row, left to right, Kenedi Smart, Lexee Marez, Chloe Thorp, Addi Borchardt and Julia Ybarra; back row, Selah Harris, Brylie Turner, Abigail Williams, coach Whitney Wright, Dani Schuricht and Abbey Green. COURTESY PHOTO

Middle school teams win district

Lampasas Middle School earned basketball district championships in the eighth-grade “A” girls’, seventh-grade “A” boys’ and seventhgrade “B” boys’ divisions. The seventh-grade “A” girls were co-champions.