Disappointing finish at Salado

Badger Dylan Polmanteer fights for a shot against pressure from Salado. The Lampasas varsity boys’ basketball team was unable to secure the district championship Friday at Salado, but the goal remains attainable. The Badgers will compete against Burnet tonight in the Badger Den.

Girls’ basketball falls to Salado in another close game

Once again, the Lady Badger basketball team played the district-leading Salado Lady Eagles in a competitive game, but they couldn’t do enough to completely close the gap and lost 58-51.The Lady Badgers lost the first quarter 15-10, then lost the second 1410 to head into halftime down nine points.In...

Lampasas soccer team dominates in first district win

Five second-half goals led to a 6-0 win over Academy, as the Badger soccer team picked up its first district win to move to 1-1 this season.Head coach Samuel Burnside said the first half of the match was not ideal, but the Badgers stuck to their style of play, and it paid off with five goals in the...

Two Lampasas athletes sign college letters of intent

Calvin Phelps, left, and Caroline White signed letters of intent to play college baseball and tennis, respectively, last Wednesday. Phelps is headed to Western Texas College to pitch, and White is on her way to Howard Payne University to play tennis.

Youth baseball and softball soon to get underway, registration closing

The Lampasas County Youth League Association baseball and softball season is right around the corner.

Soccer team loses first district match against Brownwood

The Lampasas boys’ soccer team lost the district opener 2-1 to Brownwood at home on Tuesday night.The Badgers fell behind 2-0 before Jeremiah Canto scored a penalty kick late in the match to cut the lead in half, but they could not get the second goal.Head coach Samuel Burnside said it was the kind...

Lampasas coaches react to new districts, regions after UIL realignment

The brand-new UIL districts for football, basketball and volleyball were officially announced Monday.The Lampasas High School football, volleyball and basketball programs all will be competing in new regions, as football moved from Region I to Region III.

Girls’ soccer team drops district opener to Brownwood

The Lady Badger varsity soccer team suffered a 4-0 loss to the Brownwood Lady Lions on Tuesday.Head coach Kim Burnside said her team fought hard against one of the top teams in the region, and outside of a quick flurry of goals toward the end of the first half, the Lady Badgers played them very...