The Badgers played for third place in the Wimberley tournament on Thursday and lost to Austin Northeast Early College 68-60. Lampasas moved to 3-2 overall in the tournament after coming up short of third place overall.

Name: Tate Rainwater Class: Senior Sport: Soccer, Cross Country and Track Favorite Athlete: J.J. Watt Favorite Movie or TV Show: “Money Heist” Favorite College or Professional Sports Team: Dallas Cowboys and Texas A&M Name: Cort Howard Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Favorite Athlete: Donavon Mitchell Favorite College or Professional Sports Team: Boston Celtics Favorite Movie or TV Show: “Kung Fu Panda” Name: Rebekah Pearce Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Favorite Athlete: Patrick Mahomes Favorite College or Professional Sports Team: Texas Tech Favorite Hobby: Writing and Scrapbooking.

Lampasas had won six games in a row heading into Waco on Tuesday to play the Connally Cadets – a team ranked near the top 10 in Conference 4A basketball. The Badgers played the Cadets close through three quarters, before Connally made a run in the fourth to take the final score to 68-48.

Case Brister was a starter at the varsity football level for the Badgers since his freshman year, and he has completed his senior season by picking up his third consecutive District Most Valuable Player award.

The boys’ and girls’ middle school basketball teams hosted the Jarrell Cougars on Dec. 13 in their final games before the Christmas break.

The Lometa Hornets lost their last two games, both by slim margins that came down to the end. First, they played San Saba on Dec.

Coming Up: The Lometa Lady Hornets will play at home against Zephyr on Dec. 28 after the Christmas break, starting at 5 p.m.

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A local Hall of Fame induction and player recognition highlighted the 2021 Badger Football Awards Banquet. Former Badger head coach Ken Wiginton was inducted into the Lampasas Athletics Hall of Fame last Monday night.

The Badgers used a 26-9 run in the second quarter Friday night to separate from the Whitney Wildcats and record their sixth consecutive win, stemming from their recent Hamilton tournament victory. Lampasas led by as many as 30 in the contest, at 59-29.