Sports

Lampasas wins in run-rule fashion over Marble Falls

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A couple of wins over Marble Falls last week have put the Badgers squarely in playoff contention down the stretch in district play. The Badgers closed out a 2-0-week last Thursday when they beat the Mustangs 11-0 in six innings after Timber Gholson hit a run-rule, walk-off grand slam to win the game.

Badgers host fourth annual Johnny ‘Lam’ Jones Relays

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Last Thursday, the Lampasas track teams all competed at the fourth installment of the Johnny “Lam” Jones relays at Lampasas High School. Brayden Phillps got things started for the Badgers when he placed third in the 3200-meter run with a time of 10:45.90.

Girls’ golf team dominates district tournament

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The Lady Badger golf team was absolutely dominant at the district golf tournament in Kingsland for the second consecutive year. The girls finished as both the district champions and the district runners-up with their two teams earlier this week.

Softball team struggles to score in loss to Gateway

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At home on Tuesday, the Lady Badgers ran into a tough pitching matchup with the Gateway Gators, and they were shut out until the seventh inning in a 4-2 defeat. Lampasas fell into a hole early when the team gave up three runs in the top of the first inning.

Badgers lose heartbreaker in bi-district round of playoffs

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In a match where the Badgers weren’t expected to compete well, they went into the final five minutes of their bi-district playoff tied 1-1 with Life Waxahachie. With less than three minutes to go in the game, Waxahachie found the back of the net to take the lead and held on for the 2-1 win over Lampasas.