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Name: Abigail Tower

News Staff

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Name: Abigail Tower Class: Junior Sport: Basketball, Volleyball and Track Favorite Teacher or Coach: Mr. T Favorite Place in Town: Walmart One Person You Look up To: My father Main Goal This Season: Make it to the playoffs

Name: Elaina Faulstich

News Staff

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Name: Elaina Faulstich Class: Sophomore Sport: Basketball, Volleyball, Track and Tennis Favorite Teacher or Coach: Coach Crawley Favorite Place in Town: McDonald’s One Person You Look up To: My mother Main Goal This Season: To improve

Juan Rodriguez scored multiple goals at last weekend’s tournament. FILE PHOTO

Soccer team goes 2-1 in first tournament of the season

Hunter King

Monday, January 5, 2026

The Badger soccer team played in its first tournament of the season last weekend in Gatesville. Lampasas went 2-1 in its three matches with a 2-1 loss to Waco Robinson, a 3-1 win over Waco Connally and a 1-0 win over Hillsboro.Against Robinson, the lone goal scorer was Jeremiah Canto.

Kaiden Fernandez has his hand raised in victory during the Cy-Fair tournament. COURTESY PHOTO

Lampasas wrestler finishes seventh at massive tournament

Hunter King

Monday, January 5, 2026

Over the weekend, the Lampasas wrestling team competed at the Cy-Fair Invitational alongside 90 other teams.There was one big-time standout for the Badgers, as Kaiden Fernandez finished seventh after battling in a 68-team bracket, according to head coach Donovan Kleckner.“This is one of the...

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Indiana is the real deal: My reaction to the College Football Playoff

Hunter King

Monday, January 5, 2026

The first two rounds of the College Football Playoff are officially in the books, and four teams are left standing after Miami, Oregon, Indiana and Ole Miss won their quarterfinal games last Wednesday and Thursday.I was fully prepared to write in this column about how crazy it is that the teams...

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Kenedi Smart is one of the senior leaders for the young Lady Badgers.

Lady Badgers defeat Mineral Wells, win seventh in a row

Hunter King

Monday, January 5, 2026

The Lady Badger basketball team extended its winning streak to seven games after a 45-31 win over Mineral Wells last Friday afternoon.The Lady Badgers are just one game away from the start of district play.

Johnnie Lewis drives to the basket for a layup against Florence. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Lady Badgers win in dominant fashion over Florence

Hunter King

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The Lady Badger basketball team returned to victory in the first action back from Christmas, as Lampasas beat Florence 66-20 on Tuesday.This was the girls’ first game back after the break, and they couldn’t have asked for things to go much better than they did.The Lady Badgers came out hot.

Badgers lose final non-district game to Cedar Park

Hunter King

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The boys’ basketball nondistrict schedule came to a close Tuesday when the Badgers played the Cedar Park Wolves and lost a close game, 58-50.The Badgers came out strong in the first quarter and led 14-11 after the first eight minutes, but the Wolves would come back in the second quarter.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Ever Richardson scored four goals in her varsity debut against Poteet.

Girls’ soccer team wins first match of the season

Hunter King

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The Lady Badger soccer team scored more goals in the first match of the season against Poteet on Tuesday than they scored in all of last season, as Lampasas won 8-0.New head coach Kim Burnside picked up her first win in Lampasas and said she was very proud of what her team accomplished in the...

FILE PHOTO Eli Calderon had a very successful baseball career with the Badgers.

Former Badger receives updated cancer diagnosis

Hunter King

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Former Badger baseball and football player Elijah Calderon received some unexpected news recently regarding his cancer diagnosis and will have to undergo aggressive chemotherapy for Stage 3 embryonal cell carcinoma in his lungs.“While this news is difficult, we are grateful to have clarity so his...

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