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Christy Wiley cheers on athletes during Speed, Weights and Agility Training on Wednesday. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Former Lady Badger accepts volleyball position at alma mater

Jeff Lowe
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Christy Wiley is returning as LHS head volleyball coach, a role she held from 1999 to 2006. She will replace Whitney Doyen, who led the Lady Badgers for the past two seasons. Doyen will be an assistant volleyball and basketball coach at Georgetown East View. Wiley is a 1991 Lampasas
Steffin McCarter is shown at the Big 12 Outdoor Track Championship in May. His mark at the conference meet out-performed the national champion’s mark on Wednesday, but McCarter’s national finals jump came short of that distance and earned fifth. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ATHLETICS

McCarter places at nationals; next come Olympic Trials

News Staff
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Steffin McCarter took fifth in long jump at the NCAA outdoor nationals in his last track meet as a Texas Longhorn. McCarter also ran on the 4x100-meter relay, which advanced to the finals with a seventh-place finish in the semifinals on Wednesday.

Parker, Turner medal in golf at Brownwood

News Staff
Thursday, June 10, 2021
LeeAnn Parker won the Girls 15-18 Division of a West Texas Junior Championship Tour event at Brownwood Country Club on Tuesday. Parker, a 2021 LHS graduate and an Angelo State University singee, won with a score of 82.
Nattie Martin dribbles past a defender in Lampasas’ last game on Monday night in the Hill Country Hoops League. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Lampasas girls split wins on Day 1 of home league; Second Team wins twice

News Staff
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Lampasas’ First Team went 1-1 in Hill Country Hoops girls’ basketball on Monday. The Lady Badgers, coached by Falyn Myers, lost to Goldthwaite 54-40 but beat Priddy 51-16. Lampasas’ Second Team beat Priddy 29-15 and got past Marble Falls Faith Academy 36-33. The Lampasas Third Team beat Goldthwaite’s Second Team 45-25 but fell against Burnet, 44-21.

Boys’ basketball camp scheduled near end of this month

News Staff
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Lampasas High School will host boys’ basketball camp for several ages June 28-30 at the LHS gym. Incoming second- through sixth-graders will meet from 8-10:30 a.m. each day. Incoming seventh- through ninth-grade players will meet from 1-3:30 p.m. each day.
Cort Howard, left, and an opposing player race to the ball near the corner of the court in a recent game. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Short-staffed Badgers go 1-1 in Hamilton

News Staff
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Lampasas competed with six players on Monday in the Hamilton league. Tak Stinnett, Cort Howard, Luke Shivers, Quinn Pace, Austin Wilson and Tate Rainwater teamed up to beat Dublin 54-47, and they lost to Comanche, 61-54.
Fielding fundamentals

Fielding fundamentals

News Staff
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Robert Taylor fields a grounder during a three-day baseball camp for first- through fifth-graders, taught by LHS coaches. A separate session was held on the same days for sixth- through ninth-graders. JEFF LOWE
Former Badger places fifth at NCAA nationals

Former Badger places fifth at NCAA nationals

News Staff
Thursday, June 10, 2021
2015 Lampasas High School graduate Steffin McCarter sprints down the runway in long jump at the NCAA Outdoor National Championship on Wednesday in Eugene, Oregon. McCarter placed fifth in long jump, and the Texas Longhorn sprint relay team he is on qualified for the finals, which will be June 11. See page 4 for details. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ATHLETICS
Badgers sweep first day of summer league

Badgers sweep first day of summer league

News Staff
Monday, June 7, 2021
Aden Rascoe (4) attempts a shot block in the Badgers’ 44-39 win over Burnet in the Lampasas summer league opener on Thursday. See standings and a summary from Thursday on page 7.
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