Sports

Dogs are back!

DOGS- Above, first-year Bulldog Assistant Coach Rick Abraham leads Hamilton’s offensive linemen through leverage drills. Abraham grew up in Lampasas and was previously serving as the defensive coordinator in Bridge City. Top photo, Coach Howard Cox is back in black and is pictured along with Coach Aaron Emeyabbi in leading Bulldogs through blocking drills Monday morning. Staff Photos/Lengefeld

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First scrimmages Aug. 13

Fifty Bulldogs strong reported for the first day of fall workouts on Monday of this week, and according to Head Bulldog Football Coach Casey Jones, a handful more are expected to arrive for practices this week.

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Sharks swim at state

Hamilton Bull Sharks swim team competed at the TAAF Summer Games of Texas in Corpus Christi last weekend.

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Busy on hill: School starts in 2 weeks

With the first day of school less than two weeks away, things on the hill have gone from steady to frenzied as staff and administration prepare to open the doors on another year.

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Lady Dogs scrimmage Friday

Hamilton High School athletes began fall workouts on Monday of this week for volleyball, cross-country and football.

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ALL-STATE-

ALL-STATE- Texas Sports Writers Association named Hamilton sophomore Chase Weaver to the 2A all-state second team as an outfielder and awarded him an all-state honorable mention nod for his work on the mound as a pitcher this past season. Weaver received 2A first team all-state recognition as an outfielder by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association earlier this summer. On the right, senior Colby Bailey also received 2A all-state honorable mention recognition from the TSWA as a third baseman for the Bulldogs. Bailey was named the District 7-2A Offensive Player of the Year this past season, and Weaver was recognized as the District 7-2A Pitcher of the Year. From the mound, Weaver recorded 100 strikeouts as a sophomore, and Bailey registered 132 putouts during his senior campaign in leading the regional quarterfinalist Bulldogs to a 23-11-1 winning record. Staff Photo/Lengefeld

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GEARING UP:

Under the watchful eye of Coach Ryan Marwitz, sophomore Carson Marquess leads a pack of Dogs through a football drill during voluntary workouts on Tuesday. Hamilton High School athletes are set to report for duty on Monday of next week. Staff Photo/Lengefeld

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SOFTBALL CAMP:

Hamilton ISD hosted a successful youth softball camp last week, led by the 2021 playoff-contending Lady Bulldog softball team and Head Lady Bulldog Softball Coach Kady Crow.

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Bulldog Band, athletes to report Monday

Triple-digit temperatures arrived this week just in time for the start of fall workouts and practices for Hamilton High School student athletes and members of the mighty Hamilton Bulldog Marching Band.