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Marble Falls boys basketball loses district opener

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Tidus Willie continues to his all-around play. He contributed 17 points during the setback to Lampasas. Photo by Christopher A. Miles/Christopher A. Miles Photography The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Lampasas 67-61 Jan. 12 in its District 24-4A opener. Head coach Travis Crain noted the environment had a different feeling than a non-district contest. “The crowd was great, the intensity was up,” he said. “It looked like a playoff game.” Marble Falls began the contest “hot,” by earning a 6-2 lead…

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Burnet girls basketball beat Lampasas for another district victory

CAPTION: Burnet sophomore guard Journey Denton challenges Lampasas junior guard Chloe Thorp for the ball. Photo by Christopher A. Miles/Christopher A. Miles Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team defeated Lampasas 50-38 Jan. 9 to improve to 2-0 in District 24-4A play. The Lady Dawgs (21-7) led 15-12 after the first period, and head coach Rick Gates had one message during the minute in between quarters. “Fifteen on our side is good,” he recalled saying, “but 12 for them is too much.” The Lady Dawgs got the message and…

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Building Badgers: How a youth organization, the right hire produced 3 district football titles

CAPTION: Eight years ago, Lampasas Independent School District hired one of its 1994 graduates, Troy Rogers, as the football head coach and athletic director. In 2023, his Badgers won all three district titles at the high school level. Photo by Christopher Miles/Christopher Miles Photography During the 2023 football season, the Lampasas High School football program won three District 13-4A Division I titles. The varsity was co-champion, while the junior varsity and the freshmen each captured championships. But those types of seasons don’t happen because of good fortune, according to two…

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Football High School 

Lampasas outlasts Canyon Lake for co-district championship

CAPTION: Canyon Lake’s Harris Gilliam slices his way through the Lampasas Badgers’ defense during the two teams’ Nov. 3 contest. The Hawks and Badgers traded blows throughout the game, but in the end, Lampasas added to late fourth-quarter touchdowns to secure a 53-34 victory. Photo by Daniel Clifton The Lampasas High School football team needed the final three minutes of their road game against the Canyon Lake Hawks to lock in a part of the District 13-4A Division I crown. The Hawks (2-8 overall, 1-4 District 13-4A Division I) gave…

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Football High School 

Taylor swamps Canyon Lake Hawks, who prepare for Lampasas

The Canyon Lake High School football team finds itself in a tough spot after losing to the Taylor Ducks 66-28 Oct. 27. The road loss means the Hawks (2-7 overall, 1-3 District 13-4A Division I) will sit out the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade. The Ducks (5-4 overall, 2-2 District 13-4A Division I) amassed 618 yards compared to the Hawks’ 400 yards on the night. Taylor’s Joshua Mikulencak passed for 440 yards and completed 20 of 24 passes. His favorite target in the game was his…

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First half leads to outcome in Marble Falls, Lampasas football game

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior running back Jaime Castillo went past the 1,000-yard marker during the loss to Lampasas Oct. 27. Photo by Christopher Miles/Christopher Miles Photograpy The Marble Falls High School football team lost to Lampasas 42-7 Oct. 27. Marble Falls senior Jaime Castillo earned 1,000 rushing yards on the season during the contest. He finished with 15 rushes for 79 yards against the Badgers, all unofficial. What’s even more impressive is that he hit the mark while playing in his eighth game. He didn’t suit up for Brownwood Sept.…

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Marble Falls football readies for the Lampasas Badgers

CAPTION: Marble Falls quarterback Colton Minor and the Mustangs travel north to take on the Lampasas Badgers, who are currently second in the District 13-4A Division I standings. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Marble Falls High School football team travels to play at Lampasas Friday, Oct. 27. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. at Badger Field. Lampasas (6-2, 2-1 District 13-4A Division I) is looking to bounce back after losing to San Antonio Davenport 56-21 last week. Marble Falls (1-7, 0-3) is seeking its first district win. The Badgers feature speed…

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Burnet, Lampasas football compete in close contest

CAPTION: Burnet senior linebacker Dash Denton (1) and ensures this Badger doesn’t get any more yards during the loss to Lampasas Oct. 6. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School foootball team lost to Lampasas 35-14 Oct. 6 in the District 13-4A Division I opener for both squads. Burnet (3-3, 0-1) welcomes Marble Falls to Bulldog Field at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. For almost three quarters, the Badgers and the Bulldogs were tied at 7-7. Burnet scored first to take a 7-0 lead. “We missed a couple…

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Featured Volleyball 

Marble Falls welcomes local teams to summer volleyball league

Photo by Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels.com The Marble Falls High School volleyball program is once more hosting a June league each Wednesday until the end of the month. League play begins at 5 p.m. at Marble Falls Middle School and includes Burnet, Faith Academy, Johnson City, Lampasas and Llano. The league will be divided between junior varsity and varsity. “My junior varsity are the incoming freshmen,” Lady Mustangs head coach Kait Goertz said. “We’ll have JV and varsity players in the varsity division.” This is the second summer that Marble Falls is…

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Burnet baseball crushes Lampasas finale of three-game series to complete sweep

The Burnet High School baseball team annihilated Lampasas 10-2 April 6 to earn the series sweep, the Bulldogs’ first in District 24-4A. The victory keeps Burnet atop of the district standings. “Anytime you can defeat somebody three times is big,” head coach Russell Houston said. The game was scoreless until the Badgers scored their two runs in the third inning. The Bulldogs immediately answered in the fourth to tie it at 2-2. Then Burnet went on a tear, scoring four in the fifth, three in the sixth and one in…

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