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BULLDOG PRIDE

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Hundreds of Bulldog backers traveled to Round Rock last Tuesday to support the Hamilton Bulldog cross country team at the UIL State XC Championships. It was just the seventh time in history for the boys’ program to make it to state and the first appearance by the Bulldogs since 1999. After placing second at the regional meet, the Bulldogs sped to a fourth in state finish in Round Rock to become the most accomplished Bulldog cross country team in history. The previous record was a sixth in state team finish by the 1987 Bulldogs. Staff Photo

STATE RUN

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STATE RUN: After placing fifth individually at the regional cross country championships in Dallas, senior runner Amy Pritchard (pictured) of Evant finished 14th overall at the state meet in Round Rock on Monday of this week. Pritchard was joined on the 1A state course by the Priddy Lady Pirates. The Lady Pirates placed 10th at the state contest as a team and were led by Sydney Partin, who placed ninth individually in Round Rock out of the state's top 121 1A runners. The Priddy boys also competed at the state XC championships on Monday, placing sixth overall in the 1A division.

HOT SHOTS

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Hamilton's Bulldog round-ballers are off to a hot 2-0 start after downing Brady on the road on Tuesday of last week 38-29 and defeating Eula at home, 36-26, last Friday. Hamilton's junior varsity white squad fell to Brady 22-20, and the JV red earned a 10-point, 36-26 win in Brady. After hosting San Saba on Tuesday of this week, the Bulldogs were scheduled to host Clifton on Wednesday with a junior varsity game at 9:30 a.m., followed by the varsity at 10:45. The Bulldogs will return after Thanksgiving for road games in Goldthwaite on Tuesday, December 1.

FUMC gathers advent boxes

First United Methodist Church is preparing Advent Boxes for those unable to participate in in-person worship this season.

The church has created 550 boxes to be distributed in Hamilton, Olney and Breckenridge as well as congregations throughout the West District of the Methodist Church.

The boxes are available to anyone regardless of affiliation and will be distributed through local businesses and the church. To have a box delivered, contact the First United Methodist Church at 254-386-8155.

STATE RUNNERS

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Seven Bulldog competitors were set to represent the Hamilton Bulldogs on Tuesday in traversing the 2A State Cross Country Championship trail in Round Rock, including Caleb Lengefeld, Dawson Melde, Hayden Blackwell, Taylor Long, Joseph Polster, Jaydon Watson and Caden Hopper. At the Region II-2A Cross Country Championships held in Dallas on November 10, Hamilton's top five finishers included Lengefeld in second, Melde in seventh, Blackwell in 16th, Long in 20th and Polster in 26th position out of the region's top 109 runners.

NETTING WINS

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The varsity Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-1 last week, netting a 51-34 home victory over Millsap on Tuesday and a 49-38 home win over Academy on Saturday. After falling to Millsap 32-31, the junior varsity Lady Dogs trounced Academy on Saturday, 36-14, to also improve to 3-1 on the young season. Hamilton's varsity was scheduled to travel to Hico on Monday before returning home on Tuesday to host San Saba prior to the Thanksgiving break.

Jonesboro Eagles continue to soar

The Jonesboro Eagles’ sixman squad is flying high again, soaring into round two of the 1A-Division 1 football playoff hunt this week touting a 10-1 overall record. Jonesboro’s only loss on the year was back on October 9 in week seven of the season. The Eagles fell that night to their archrival Bordon County Coyotes by a score of 77-31.

XC Dogs sniff trail to state

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After shepherding District 12-2A team titles, Hamilton’s state-ranked Bulldog and Lady Bulldog cross country teams joined the top runners from the region in Dallas on Tuesday of last week for the Region II-2A cross country championships.

Onward, then!

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STATE BOUND- Hamilton’s drought-busting Bulldog cross country team is advancing to state for the first time in more than two decades after placing second overall at the UIL Region II-2A cross country championships in Dallas last Tuesday. It will mark the first appearance at the state meet for the boys under the direction of Coach Brandun Massingill and just the seventh state showing for the Hamilton boys’ program all time. Under the tutelage of Mona Gloff, the Bulldogs first went to state in 1987, followed by appearances in 1988, 1993, 1997, 1998 and 1999. The 2A state XC championships will be held at Old Settler’s Park near Dell Diamond in Round Rock next Tuesday, Nov. 24. Starting time for the state-ranked Bulldogs is set for 9:45 am. Pictured (l-r) following their state-qualifying run in Dallas, Massingill, Hunter Mize, John Polster, Landon Thompson, Dawson Melde, Taylor Long, Caleb Lengefeld, Ben Cooper, Jaydon Watson, Hayden Blackwell, Caden Hopper, Joseph Polster, Garrison Blackwell and Coach Patrick Blount. Staff Photo

BEAU & SWEETHEART

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Seniors Xander Ceresini and Kady Weatherford were named the 2020 Football Beau and Sweetheart last week as voted on by the football team and cheer squad.