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Tripp Stinnett picked up two hits against the Eagles as he continues to swing a hot bat this season. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Tripp Stinnett picked up two hits against the Eagles as he continues to swing a hot bat this season. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Badgers lose extra-inning heartbreaker to Salado

In what was a very impressive pitchers’ duel between Kade Landry for Lampasas and Brayden Naegele for Salado, the Eagles would score their first run in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game 1-1 via a sacrifice fly.
Name: Addisyn Phillips Class: Freshman Sport: Softball and Volleyball Favorite Teacher or Coach: Coach Messer Favorite Place in Lampasas: Mojo’s One Person You Look Up To: My dad Main Goal This Season: See improvement in myself.

Name: Addisyn Phillips Class: Freshman Sport: Softball and Volleyball Favorite Teacher or Coach: Coach Messer Favorite Place in Lampasas: Mojo’s One Person You Look Up To: My dad Main Goal This Season: See improvement in myself.

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Name: Wade Butts Class: Junior Sport: Baseball Favorite Teacher or Coach: Chandler Hail Favorite Place in Lampasas: Storm’s One Person You Look Up To: My dad Main Goal This Season: Win games

Name: Wade Butts Class: Junior Sport: Baseball Favorite Teacher or Coach: Chandler Hail Favorite Place in Lampasas: Storm’s One Person You Look Up To: My dad Main Goal This Season: Win games

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HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Amari Munoz hits a line drive to right center field late in Thursday’s contest.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Amari Munoz hits a line drive to right center field late in Thursday’s contest.

Final-inning comeback falls short for Lady Badger softball

The Lady Badgers worked their way out of an early hole and were just a couple of hits away from completing a comeback in their 10-7 loss to Gateway last Thursday.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Aaron Everts runs away from opponents on his way to winning the 100-meter dash last Thursday.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Aaron Everts runs away from opponents on his way to winning the 100-meter dash last Thursday.

Lampasas track teams finish fourth and fifth at district meet

The Lampasas High School track teams competed at the district meet in Burnet last week. Running prelims and field events took place Wednesday, and the running finals were held Thursday evening.