History in the making

Taylor Martell records a Lampasas first at regional wrestling meet

  • Taylor Martell attempts to pin her opponent during a match at the regional wrestling meet in Anna last weekend. COURTESY PHOTO | LAMPASAS WRESTLING
    Taylor Martell attempts to pin her opponent during a match at the regional wrestling meet in Anna last weekend. COURTESY PHOTO | LAMPASAS WRESTLING
  • Sayler Siters, left, Taylor Martell, Charlie Freese, Kaiden Fernandez, Daemian Rivas and Jordan Winfree will all travel to Cypress this Saturday for the state competition. COURTESY PHOTO | LAMPASAS WRESTLING
    Sayler Siters, left, Taylor Martell, Charlie Freese, Kaiden Fernandez, Daemian Rivas and Jordan Winfree will all travel to Cypress this Saturday for the state competition. COURTESY PHOTO | LAMPASAS WRESTLING
  • COURTESY PHOTO | LAMPASAS WRESTLING Daemian Rivas will head to the state wrestling meet once again in 2024.
    COURTESY PHOTO | LAMPASAS WRESTLING Daemian Rivas will head to the state wrestling meet once again in 2024.
In the brief history of the Lampasas wrestling program, no girl had accomplished what Taylor Martell did last weekend at the regional wrestling meet in Anna. She finished first in the 138-pound weight class to earn a gold medal at the regional meet and advance to the state competition this Saturday in Cypress. The only other time in the history of the LHS program a wrestler accomplished that…

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