Sports

Doubles teams heading to regional competition

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The doubles teams of Clayton Shaw/Allison Valdez and Nate Champion/Clyde Ashfield, as well as singles players Luke Rogers and Sierra Vincent, will compete at the regional tennis tournament on Saturday and Sunday.

Badgers give up late lead in loss to Marble Falls

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The Badger baseball team played another solid game for five innings on the road against the Marble Falls Mustangs. However, the 7-3 lead Lampasas had built quickly evaporated after the Mustangs got hot at the plate in the final couple of innings.

Middle school track teams finish on podium at Burnet meet

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The Lampasas Middle School track teams competed in Burnet last week, and both the boys’ and girls’ teams found success. The LMS seventh- and eighth-grade girls’ track teams each finished third – the seventh-graders with 76 points, and the eighthgraders with 87 points.

Tennis team sees success at recent competitions

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The Lampasas tennis team traveled to Cedar Park and Killeen over the last two weeks, and they have played some solid tennis. The tournament in Cedar Park included 23 teams of Austin-area schools that all, except Lampasas and Burnet, compete in Conference 5A and 6A divisions.

Lady Badgers lose tough extra-innings game to Gateway

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The Lady Badger softball team played a hard-fought, nine-inning game Tuesday night against Gateway, but they gave up a walk-off run to lose 5-4. After Gateway put up three runs in the bottom of the first inning, the Lady Badgers responded with three of their own in the top of the third.