Sports

Lady Badgers compete in first volleyball tournament of the season

Hunter King
Monday, August 14, 2023
The Lady Badger volleyball team spent Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Austin for the first tournament of the season. Forty-two teams participated in the tournament, ranging from 3A to 6A schools. Pool play matches took place on Thursday and Friday, and the Lampasas girls finished 2-3 overall.
The Badgers pose for a photo after their matches last week. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

The Badgers pose for a photo after their matches last week. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Tennis team wins back-to-back matches last week

Hunter King
Monday, August 14, 2023
The Lampasas tennis team played two matches, one on Thursday and one on Friday, to finish off last week, and they won both matches. First, they played Marble Falls, winning 12-7. Tyler Ecker/Clyde Ashfield lost the first doubles match.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Brylie Turner swings through one of her 13 kills against McGregor on Monday.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Brylie Turner swings through one of her 13 kills against McGregor on Monday.

Lady Badgers split first two games of the season

Hunter King
Thursday, August 10, 2023
The Lampasas Lady Badger volleyball team has begun the 2023 season, with two games played earlier this week. The girls picked up a win at home over McGregor and then lost on the road against Taylor.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Allison Valdez will be the girls’ number-one player this tennis season.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Allison Valdez will be the girls’ number-one player this tennis season.

Tennis season underway, as first matches have taken place

Hunter King
Thursday, August 10, 2023
The Badger tennis team played host to Fredericksburg on Wednesday morning, and Lampasas played Marble Falls at home on Thursday. Today, the team will compete against Killeen High School.
Vion Miller poses with his medal from the AAU Junior Olympics. COURTESY PHOTO

Vion Miller poses with his medal from the AAU Junior Olympics. COURTESY PHOTO

High jumper competes at finals in Junior Olympics

Hunter King
Thursday, August 10, 2023
The AAU Junior Olympics were held from July 29 through Aug. 5 in Des Moines, Iowa, where a young Badger finished seventh in the high jump against 16 competitors from across the country. Vion Miller is 9 years old.
Lampasas man wins team roping event at the ‘Daddy of ’em all’

Lampasas man wins team roping event at the ‘Daddy of ’em all’

Lampasas man wins team roping event at the ‘Daddy of ’em all’

Hunter King
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
The Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming – the biggest and oldest rodeo in the world – is an event every roper, rider and racer hopes to win at least once during their rodeo career. Now, a young man from Lampasas can say he has accomplished just that.
Arianna Gonzalez, left, James Clarkston, Nick Haas and Peyton Spore all competed at the Tour Championship last month. COURTESY PHOTO

Arianna Gonzalez, left, James Clarkston, Nick Haas and Peyton Spore all competed at the Tour Championship last month. COURTESY PHOTO

Four Badgers compete in junior golf tour championship

Hunter King
Thursday, August 3, 2023
The West Texas Junior Champions Tour hosted its annual Tour Championship last month, and three Badgers and one Lady Badger all played in the two-day event. Peyton Spore, Nick Haas and James Clarkson competed in the Boys 1518 division, where Spore finished fifth with scores of 76-74-150.
Landry White works on passing during volleyball practice. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Landry White works on passing during volleyball practice. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Practice for fall sports underway this week

Hunter King
Thursday, August 3, 2023
As Monday came around, so did the official start of practices for fall sports for the 2023 season. From cross country to tennis and golf, and from volleyball to football, Badger athletes hit the field, court, course or trail this week to kick off their new seasons.

Lampasas resident wins at annual Calgary Stampede

Hunter King
Monday, July 31, 2023
A woman who has been barrel racing for years and lives in Lampasas while she isn’t on the road recently finished in first place at the huge Calgary Stampede rodeo earlier in July. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi won $50,000 for the victory. She posted a run of 17.
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