Sports

COURTESY PHOTO | LAMPASAS ATHLETICS FACEBOOK The girls’ soccer team poses for a photo after summer league matches.

COURTESY PHOTO | LAMPASAS ATHLETICS FACEBOOK The girls’ soccer team poses for a photo after summer league matches.

Girls’ soccer finishes up summer league action

Since the start of summer, the Lampasas girls’ soccer team has been playing in a summer league in some pretty hot temperatures. They finished that action last week.
Vincent Shahan and the Badgers also played in Hamilton Monday. FILE PHOTO

Vincent Shahan and the Badgers also played in Hamilton Monday. FILE PHOTO

Badgers play three games at Georgetown summer league

Last Thursday, the Badger basketball team played three contests in Georgetown for the third consecutive week this summer.Starting against a team from McNeil High School, the Badgers won 39-28. They were led in scoring by Vincent Shahan and Nolan Lecker with eight points each.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Badgers set to take on Gatesville in 7-on-7 again this week

Ross Kothmann, left, and Tripp Stinnett have been making plays for the Badgers during 7-on-7 action against Gatesville as it has been hosted here at Lampasas High School. They will be back in action this week for the third consecutive outing against the Hornets.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD The wet bulb reading was consistent around 87 on Wednesday afternoon.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD The wet bulb reading was consistent around 87 on Wednesday afternoon.

New UIL temperature restrictions create difficulties for athletics

The wet bulb is a tool that may have created a few nightmares for athletic directors around the state. Coaches now will be required to pull their athletes off the field or court if the temperature reaches a certain point.
FILE PHOTO Dax Brookreson is back in Badger blue as a middle school coach.

FILE PHOTO Dax Brookreson is back in Badger blue as a middle school coach.

Former Badger returns to coach at middle school

A former multisport athlete for the Badgers is officially back in Lampasas. Dax Brookreson has accepted a job as a teacher and coach at Lampasas Middle School for the upcoming school year.

Badgers split summer league games in Hamilton

The Badger basketball team took on Goldthwaite and Hamilton on Monday for their next summer league action.Lampasas lost 55-45 to Goldthwaite and then beat Hamilton 48-36.In the game against Goldthwaite, scoring was as follows.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Ross Kothmann throws a pass during 7-on-7 against Gatesville last Wednesday.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Ross Kothmann throws a pass during 7-on-7 against Gatesville last Wednesday.

Badgers play first of three weeks of 7-on-7 against Gatesville

Last Tuesday and Wednesday, Lampasas football players took on Gatesville in 7-on-7 play for the first time in what will be a three-week stretch of the Hornets coming to town.On Tuesday, the middle school teams played against Gatesville. That was their first taste of 7-on-7 action this year.

Badgers win two games at Georgetown summer league

Last Thursday, the Badger basketball team played once again in the Georgetown summer league, this time taking on split squads from Georgetown and Eastview.In the first game against a varsity/junior varsity squad from Georgetown, the Badgers won 64-41.