Sports
Lake Belton runners surpass 100 miles for summer
By Aries Ramos Belton journal The Lake Belton Broncos’ cross-country team displayed exceptional dedication and determination this summer as they took on the 100-point challenge. This unique challenge involved athletes tracking their miles on the Strava app to reach...
Glaspie to take on Tiger’s assistant football coach role
By Clay Whittington The Belton Journal Jeremiah Glaspie is finally where he always thought he would be. Growing up as an athlete, the former standout receiver was always surrounded by sports, and since he was a child, Glaspie assumed his passion would take him into...
Lady Broncos listed in All-State softball accolades
By Clay Whittington The Belton Journal Six weeks after its conclusion, the Lady Broncos’ historic season continues to receive recognition. In just its fourth year of existence and first under head coach Kelsie McEachern, Lake Belton was dominant en route to its first...
Lake Belton athletes return to help with volleyball camp
By Clay Whittington The Belton Journal Summer camp is intended to help aspiring players improve both physically and mentally. It also can have emotional effects, though. Every year, numerous kids attend Lake Belton’s summer volleyball camp for several days of drills,...
Lake Belton Cross Country teams preparing for first season race in August
By Clay Whittington The Belton Journal The Broncos and Lady Broncos are not practicing, but that does not mean they are not working. Lake Belton’s cross country season is still more than a month away, and the team will not officially begin practicing until mid-July....
Sports Briefs
By Clay Whittington The Belton Journal Lady Broncos former standout guard Cassidy Gladney recently made her collegiate commitment, extending her playing career by signing with Lincoln University in Missouri. Gladney helped Lake Belton return to the playoffs last...
Broncos Elite Camp helping athletes continue to build legacy
By Tony Adams Belton Journal Two state championships. A state semifinal appearance. Twenty state medals. Fifteen postseason appearances. Seven team district championships. Twenty-three regional medalists. A mind-blowing 89 regional qualifiers. “Our leaders understand...
Tibbetts added to Broncos’ coaching roster
By Aries Ramos Belton Journal Lake Belton High School is welcoming a familiar face to its coaching staff as they add Haygen Tibbetts as the new assistant football and baseball coach. Haygen, a Texas State University graduate with a degree in exercise and sports...
Fossett leaving Belton Tigers for Harker Heights Knights
By Clay Whittington The Belton Journal For the first time in six years, the Tigers are searching for a new boys basketball coach. After helping revive the program, which had not reached the playoffs since 2004 prior to his arrival, Jason Fossett recently stepped down...
Coach Birkel enjoys softball summer camp
By Clay Whittington The Belton Journal Summer camp is for the kids, but they are not the only ones who enjoy it. Lady Tigers head softball coach Morgan Birkel and her staff conducted their annual summer camp this week, welcoming 29 participants to the field for three...
BELTON ISD SCHEDULE & IMPORTANT DATES
May 9 – Belton spring football practice, 7 a.m.
Lake Belton spring football practice, 6:50 a.m.
May 10 – Belton spring football practice, 7 a.m.
May 13 – Belton spring football practice, 7 a.m.
Lake Belton 7-on-7 at Killeen Chaparral, 5:30 p.m.
Lake Belton spring football practice, 6:50 a.m.
May 14 – Belton spring football practice, 7 a.m.
Lake Belton spring football practice, 6:50 a.m.
May 15 – Belton spring football practice, 7 a.m.
May 16 – Belton boys basketball Trap Johnson at TABC All-Star Game, 7 p.m. at San Antonio’s Taylor Fieldhouse
Belton spring football game, 7 p.m.
Lake Belton spring football game, 6 p.m.
May 18 – Belton Wall of Honor ceremony, 10 a.m. (9 a.m. reception)
May 25 – Lake Belton 7-on-7 at Justin Northwest SQT,
May 29 – FCA Victory Bowl players & cheerleaders report
May 30 – FCA Victory Bowl basketball games, Fairfield
May 31 – FCA Victory Bowl baseball & softball games, UMHB
June 1 – FCA Victory Bowl football game, Waco ISD Stadium
FCA Victory Bowl volleyball game, Waco University High School
Lake Belton 7-on-7 at Abilene SQT
June 8 – Lake Belton football linemen at San Marcos SQT
June 22 – Lake Belton football linemen at Abilene SQT
June 28-29 – State 7-on-7 tournament at College Station
July 29 – Lake Belton football OTAs start
Aug. 5 – Lake Belton football freshman practice begins
Aug. 12 – Lake Belton football practice begins
Aug. 22 – Lake Belton football v. Copperas Cove scrimmage
Belton football vs. Killeen Shoemaker scrimmage, 7 p.m.
Aug. 29 – Belton football vs. Pflugerville Hendrickson, 7 p.m.
Sept. 6 – Belton football vs. Georgetown, 7 p.m.
Sept. 12 – Belton football at Georgetown East View, 7 p.m.
Sept. 20 – Belton football at San Angelo Central, 7 p.m.
Sept. 27 – Belton football vs. Cuero, 7 p.m.
Oct. 4 – Belton football BYE
Oct. 10 – Belton football at Killeen Ellison, 7 p.m.
Oct. 18 – Belton football vs. Waco University, 7 p.m.
Oct. 25 – Belton football at Bryan Rudder, 7 p.m.
Nov. 1 – Belton football at Waco, 7 p.m.
Nov. 7 – Belton football vs. Brenham, 7 p.m.