Coming Up: Lometa’s football game Sept. 3 has been canceled.

Dylan Sanchez hands the ball to Case Brister for a run off tackle during the Badgers’ week one game against the Brownwood Lions. Brister approached 200 yards on the ground in the game.

A field goal as time expired gave the Brownwood Lions a 58-55 win Friday night at home in a back-and-forth affair that Lampasas led for long stretches. Standouts for the Badgers were Case Brister, Dylan Sanchez, Ethan Moreno and Nate Borchardt.

The Lometa Hornets put up more than 70 points on their way to winning their first game of the season on Thursday. The final score was 74-40 for the Hornets over the Lingleville Cardinals.

The Badger cross country squad came away with five medals and a second-place finish for the girls’ team after they ran at Wildflower Country Club in Temple on Friday morning. “Abby Valdez, Nyla Long and Tate Brown each brought home a medal from the varsity girls’ race,” head coach Macey Siegert said.

The Lady Badgers won one match against Chilton, 25-12, 25-19, of the five they played during the recent tournament at Academy. Lampasas head coach Christy Wiley said multiple players were out for the Lady Badgers, so the team played in the tournament with a different rotation than usual.

The Lampasas Badgers officially start their 2021 campaign once the ball is in the air on the opening kickoff tonight against the Brownwood Lions. The game is set to start at 7:30 p.m.

The Lady Badgers won all three matches against Marble Falls on Tuesday. The varsity team won its match in four sets, 25-18, 25-7, 22-25 and 25-19.

The Lampasas tennis team matched up against Lake Belton High School on Tuesday and ultimately fell 5-14. Head coach Kenneth Peiser said the heat was beating off the tennis courts, making conditions hard for players.