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Tennis team fights hard, falls short at regional

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Hamilton High School’s tennis teams fought hard at the 2A Region 2 championships last Monday and Tuesday in North Richland Hills, but failed to advance.

GOLDEN NUGGET

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Evant senior Amy Pritchard will be competing on Saturday in the UIL State Track and Field Championships in the 800, 1600 and 3200-meter runs. Just recently, Pritchard also placed first in Copy Editing and second in Headline Writing at the UIL 1A State Academic Meet. Courtesy Photo

Road Dogs cap electrifying season

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Hamilton’s Lady Bulldog softball team, affectionately referred to as the Road Dogs, capped an electrifying season last Thursday and Friday evenings in Glen Rose as they faced Lipan in the bi-district round of the playoffs.

State meet to showcase Dogs, Elks & Eagles

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The starting gun for the 2021 UIL Track and Field State Championships is set to fire this coming Thursday and will run through Saturday at the University of Texas Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin. Several local athletes will be representing their communities and their schools in Austin.

2021 prom Saturday

Hamilton High School’s junior and senior prom will be held this Saturday, May 1.

Grand March line up will begin at 6:30 p.m. on the west side steps of the courthouse, followed by Grand March at 7p.m. on the east side. This event is open to the public.

Prom participants and senior parents will continue to The Grain for the naming of Mr. and Miss HHS, along with the daddy/daughter and mother/son dances. This part of the event is not open to the public.

To attend prom, students must be signed up in the office as well as have their class dues paid.

Tennis teams compete at region

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Head Bulldog tennis coach Miles Sellers and six Hamilton regional qualifiers were scheduled to compete in the UIL 2A Region 2 Tennis Championships in North Richland Hills on Monday and Tuesday of this week.

After winning a district title, freshman Joe Polster was scheduled to compete in men’s singles, and district runner-up Presley Sliger was to represent the Lady Bulldogs in singles.

Lady Dogs playoff bound

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Hamilton’s Lady Bulldog softball team ended the regular season with a 21-6 district victory over Hico on Tuesday of last week to improve to 14-5-1 on the year and 10-2 in district.

Finishing second behind only Rio Vista in District 12- 2A, the Lady Bulldogs are now slated to play Lipan this week in the bi-district round of the playoffs.

UIL 2A Region II track results

Eleven Hamilton High School student-athletes will be competing in six events at the upcoming 2A State Track and Field Championships to be held on Friday, May 7 at the University of Texas in Austin, including Jakob Walton, Taylor Long, Caleb Lengefeld, Hudson Haile, Jaydon Watson, Colby Bailey, Macie Parrish, Cortland Mehaffey, Chloe Dolloff, Madi Henkes and Campbell Lengefeld.

On Friday and Saturday of last week, 23 HHS athletes converged on Porcupine Stadium in Springtown and brought home several individual medals, as well as a first ever boys’ regional track championship.

HHS golfers take Old Brickyard by storm

Hamilton High School took The Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris by storm on Wednesday and Thursday of last week for the 2A Region 2 Golf Championships.

Six Bulldogs and eight Lady Bulldogs represented Hamilton at the two-day tournament.

One Lady Bulldog, senior Karsyn Smyth, and the entire Bulldog golf team still have 36 holes left to play this season, as they are bound for the UIL 2A State Golf Championships to be hosted at The Legends Golf Course in Kingsland.

JV Bulldogs District Champs

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Hamilton’s junior varsity baseball team concluded an undefeated season on Tuesday of last week with a 5-1 home victory over Goldthwaite.

Ryan Worbington recorded a no hitter from the mound in the win, striking out eight while walking only two batters. Worbington’s older brother, Colby Bailey, pitched a no hitter in the following game versus Goldthwaite as the varsity Dogs earned a 10-0 decision over the visiting Eagles. Bailey sat down 10 and walked one.

Hamilton’s JV Bulldogs ended the season with a perfect 14-0 record and a District 7-2A title winning 5-0 record.