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XC Dogs ignite in Brownwood

Following a month of 5:45 a.m. workouts, Hamilton’s high school cross-country teams lit a spark in their first competition of the season on Wednesday of last week in Brownwood.

Returning all of their runners from a 2020 team that placed fourth in state, the Bulldogs placed second out of 15 teams in the Brownwood Invitational. The Bulldogs were paced by Caleb Lengefeld, who placed fifth overall out of 137 competitors. Lengefeld was trailed by sophomore teammates Cuyler Pearcy and Hayden Blackwell, placing 17th and 19th, respectively.

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BEST OF SHOW

BEST OF SHOW - Bob Self ’s Sunset Reflection on Stock Tank is the Best of Show and Champion Landscape-Sunset in the 2021 HHN Photo Shootout. Local photographers entered 39 photos in the inaugural show. Bob’s photo will be featured in the 2022-23 Visitors Guide.

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JV VOLLEYBALL

JV VOLLEYBALL - Hamilton’s junior varsity Lady Bulldogs nabbed another two-set victory over Live Oak in Hamilton last Friday. After opening district competition at home on Tuesday of this week versus Meridian, Hamilton’s JV is scheduled to travel to West for a tournament on Thursday and Saturday. The JV Lady Dogs will play Robinson at 10 a.m. on Thursday, followed by a 1 p.m. match versus Killeen and a 2 p.m. matchup with Gatesville. Returning on Saturday to West, the young Lady Bulldogs will play the host team at 9 a.m., Venus at 11 and finally, Crawford at 2 p.m.

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BULLDOG FOOTBALL

PURSUIT - Left, freshman safety Jaxon Edwards (3), pictured giving chase to Riesel’s Cade Amber, led the Bulldogs Friday night with 19 tackles.

PAYDIRT: Bottom left, Chris Millican (21) takes the handoff from Keegan Votaw (11) before toting the rock 72 yards to paydirt versus Riesel.

PRESSURE: Bottom right, senior linebacker Ben Bruce towers over Riesel QB Dakota Davis after lowering the boom.

POP: Top, Leonel Cardenas (31), Ben Bruce (34) and Jaydon Watson (8) stuff Austin Searcy of Riesel for a loss. Staff photos by Kim Hinton

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BULLDOG CROSS COUNTRY

FIRST RUN: Pictured (l-r) prior to placing second overall out of 15 teams in the Brownwood Invitational last week, second in state-ranked Bulldog runners Jaydon Watson, John Polster, Aiden Chambers, Caleb Lengefeld, Ben Cooper, Hayden Blackwell, Dawson Melde, Taylor Long, Garrison Blackwell, Cuyler Pearcy, Caden Hopper, Joseph Polster, Hunter Mize and Landon Thompson. Also pictured, junior Mia Coker enters the final stretch of the trail in Brownwood. The Lady Bulldogs placed ninth overall out of a field of 25 teams that included a host of 4A schools.

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Dogs dust Moody, race home for Riesel Friday

As if the rock band Cake had the 2021 Bulldogs in mind when they recorded their 1996 hit single, the Hamilton Bulldogs displayed a need for speed in going “The Distance” in Moody last Friday night as they sped past the host Bearcats, 46-7.

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BULLDOG SPORTS

2021 VARSITY BULLDOGS: The Hamilton Bulldogs are 1-0 after trouncing the Moody Bearcats on the road last Friday evening, 46-7. Hamilton’s home opener will be this Friday night as they host the 1-0 Riesel Indians at Kooken Field with kick-off set for 7 p.m. Varsity Bulldogs pictured on the back row (l-r) include Coach Rick Abraham, Evan Norwood, Ben Bruce, Caleb Lengefeld, Kazdon Thedford, Wesley Griffin, Carson Marquess, Chase Donahoo, River Hill, Alex Thiele and Coach Howard Cox. Middle-Coach Zach Wood, Head Coach Casey Jones, Coach Jeff Timmons, Jose Najera, Cooper LeGrande, Taylor Long, Ryan Worbington, Ben Cooper, Keegan Votaw, Bryson Tarpley, Darby Craig, Jaydon Watson, CJ DeLeon, Coach Aaron Emeyabbi, Coach Ryan Marwitz. Front row - Ron Ramirez, Reese Hungerford, Jaxon Edwards, Chris Millican, Leonel Cardenas, Austin Clark, Jason Rainbolt, Miguel Gonzales, Kade Parrish. Not pictured - Austin Anderson. Photo by Tracy Cox

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13 HHS golfers get state honors

The Texas Association of Golf Coaches bestowed all-state recognition on 13 Hamilton High School golfers last week for their performance on the course and in the classroom last spring.

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JV Dogs thump Bearcats

Foreshadowing an ominous night for Moody’s visiting junior varsity squad last Thursday evening at Kooken Field, Hamilton’s Izaac Wood returned the opening kickoff 34 yards across to the Moody 40 yard line. Four plays later, Bryce Bankston made Hamilton’s first deposit of many to come in the scoring box as the young Bulldogs rolled the Bearcats in their season opener, 52-0.