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Jacob Hogeda makes a save at the baseline in the second half against Lago Vista. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Last-minute steals and putback give LHS edge over Vikings

Jeff Lowe

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Landon Mulcahy scored on a putback for the winning points and had a doubledouble in the Badgers’ 58-57 varsity basketball victory over Lago Vista. It was the first game of the regular season and the first varsity appearance for four of the eight Badgers who played.

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Badgers win bi-district championship 61-14

News Staff

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Josh Carter (33) and Case Brister celebrate Carter’s touchdown on a fumble recovery in the Badgers’ 61-14 bi-district championship victory over Uvalde. See page 4 for photos and a story on the win Thursday, and on the upcoming match-up with Corpus Christi Miller.

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Linebacker racking up tackles

News Staff

Monday, November 16, 2020

Badger junior linebacker Case Brister (15) had 427 total tackles in his career, going into this week’s playoff game against Uvalde. See www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com for results from the bi-district game, which was Thursday after press time. Brister is ranked No. 2 in 4A Div.

Golfers compete in Marble Falls Classic

News Staff

Monday, November 16, 2020

The Badger varsity boys’ golf team competed Friday and Saturday in the Marble Falls Classic. Aiden Wiley and Jaxon Tomme tied for the team lead. Wiley carded a 86-86--172, and Tomme shot 87-85--172. Coulson Plouff also competed. The Badgers did not bring home any medals.

Tim Juarez evades an Evant defender during district play. MEGAN LUSTY PHOTOGRAPHY | COURTESY PHOTO

Bi-district title on the line as Lometa faces Leakey

Jeff Lowe

Monday, November 16, 2020

Leakey (9-1) and Lometa (7-2) enter this week’s bidistrict playoff after both had a bye week. Prairie Lea forfeited to District 16-1A champ Leakey, while the District 15-1A runner-up Hornets finished district play a week earlier.

Enrique Prado competes in a meet earlier this season. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Prado advances to state again

News Staff

Monday, November 16, 2020

Enrique Prado qualified for a third year in a row for the 1A state cross country meet. The Lometa senior was No. 17 out of 97 runners in the overall standings, but because the top teams do not count toward individually standings, he moved up in the rankings to the top 10 and advanced individually.

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Santa Anna gets away from Lady Hornets in second quarter

Jeff Lowe

Monday, November 16, 2020

Lometa fell to Santa Anna 49-27 in the varsity girls’ basketball season opener on Saturday. The Lady Hornets’ game Tuesday against Priddy was canceled, as the Lady Pirates had coronavirus issues. Lometa (0-1) is scheduled to play Oglesby on the road Saturday at noon.

Brooke Coffman is eligible to return for two more years after reaching regionals this season as a sophomore. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Cross country season ends at regionals

Jeff Lowe

Monday, November 16, 2020

Brooke Coffman led Lampasas at cross country regionals, placing 33rd in a 135-girl race in Lubbock on Tuesday. Although her finish would have been enough to qualify for regionals in a normal year, this year the number of state qualifiers was reduced to cut down on crowd size at the state meet.

Freshman Jamie Ball (34) and sophomore Morgan Lovejoy go for a rebound. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

LHS wins second straight

News Staff

Monday, November 16, 2020

Lampasas led McGregor by just three points at the start of the fourth quarter but beat the visiting Lady Bulldogs 54-43. The strong finish gives the Lady Badgers a 2-0 start to the season. Sophomore Payton Tatum was one steal away from a double-double.

Abby Valdez, right, earned first-team all-district in tennis singles, and second-team in doubles, with Kailr Clements, shown hitting the ball. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

All-district athletes announced in two sports

News Staff

Monday, November 16, 2020

TENNIS Several Badgers made the all-district tennis team after Lampasas placed third in the district and ended the season with a first-round playoff loss to Peaster.

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