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LEADING THE PACK

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LEADING THE PACK- Taylor Long (4) and Caleb Lengefeld (2), pictured leading the pack in the state 2A 800-meter run, entered the meet with the top two fastest times in state and placed first and fourth respectively in Austin Friday.

HANDOFF- Hamilton’s 4x200-meter relay

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HANDOFF- Hamilton’s 4x200-meter relay - Colby Bailey, Jaydon Watson, Taylor Long and Jakob Walton - narrowly missed the medal stand, placing fourth out of the state’s top nine teams. Above, Bailey takes the baton from Watson before a crowd of more than 12,000 spectators.

AWAITING RESULTS

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AWAITING RESULTS- Fourth in state Bulldog mile relayers (l-r) Jakob Walton, Hudson Haile, Caleb Lengefeld and Taylor Long, along with young Bulldog spectators behind them, anxiously await the final results of the photo finish 4x400-meter run in Austin.

WALTON RUNNING

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WALTON RUNNING- Senior Jakob Walton, pictured running in the mile relay Friday, anchored both of Hamilton’s state-qualifying relays in Austin, and he placed sixth overall in the 2A state 200-meter dash. 

STATE CONTENDERS

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With the Capitol Building in the background, HHS senior Macie Parrish, left, is pictured with Coach Sonny DeLaGarza prior to competing in the state high jump competition. Pictured above in Austin, Hamilton’s mile relay team, including Chloe Dolloff, Cortland Mehaffey, Campbell Lengefeld and Madi Henkes after posting the eighth fastest time in the state. 

School board sets goals for coming year

Hamilton Independent School District board of trustees held a workshop last week with a Texas Association of School Boards trainer.

HOG HUNTER

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Scooter New, 14-year old grandson of Shirley and Leon New, shot this hog northeast of Hamilton in the Lanham community.

POWERHOUSE SISTERS

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Chloe and Cydney Dolloff competed on Powerhouse Cheer teams at Summit All-Star Cheer Championship at the ESPN complex in Orlando, FL last week. Cydney’s team Godfidence is the reigning National Cheer Association Champions. Cydney is a student at Evant Elementary. Chloe, a sophomore, is a Bulldog cheerleader at Hamilton High School. Courtesy Photo

STATE FLIGHT

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Alyssa Shumate and Ian Shoaf will be representing the Jonesboro Eagles at the state track meet on Saturday. Shumate will compete in the 200-meter dash, and Shoaf will race in the 110-meter hurdles. Courtesy Photos

Bi-district Dogs take aim at Stamford

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The bi-district qualifying Hamilton Bulldog baseball team improved to 19-8-1 on the year and 9-4 in district, picking up decisive 10-0, 10-1 and 13-0 wins respectively in their final three regular season games versus district foe’s Goldthwaite, Cross Plains and May.