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BAC spotlights Hamilton artist, opens art contest
02/13/2025 - 12:00am
Bosque Arts Center Atrium Gallery welcomes Melissa Craig as the February spotlight artist. A theater teacher at Hamilton High School, Craig is exhibiting her pottery including mugs, candles, bowls, vases, earrings, adorable gnome figurines and ring...

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POWERLIFTERS: After competing in the Comanche Invitational on Thursday of last week, Hamilton’s high school powerlifters have one final regional qualifying meet remaining this Thursday in DeLeon beginning at 4 p.m. Among 79 competitors representing 11 teams in Comanche, Hamilton’s Lady Bulldogs placed sixth overall with four lifters earning points. Alianne Downs and Amalia Knutson each claimed silver medals in their respective weight classes and five points apiece for the Lady Bulldogs. Downs placed second by lifting a total of 620 pounds in three events, including a squat of 225, a bench press of 125 and a dead lift of 270. Knutson hit a personal best in each of the three events to claim an individual silver medal in her division. Totaling 775 pounds lifted, Knutson squatted 305, bench pressed 170 and dead lifted an additional 300 pounds. Kara Baker and Jessi Harris each earned a point apiece with fifth place finishes in their respective divisions. Baker muscled up a 185-pound squat, benched 100 and dead lifted 180 for a total of 465, and Harris tallied 790 pounds with a squat of 315, bench press of 175 and a dead lift of 300. The Bulldogs placed eighth out of 12 schools competing in Comanche. Out of 109 individual competitors, a pair of Bulldogs earned points for Hamilton. Senior Izaac Wood earned five points and an individual silver medal in the 181-pound weight class by lifting a total of 1350 pounds. Wood squatted 520, bench pressed 380 and dead lifted 450. Wood is currently ranked second in the region in his class. Earning an additional three points for Hamilton, junior Mills Mehaffey hoisted a total of 1305 pounds to place third in the 275-pound weight division. Mehaffey recorded a squat of 545, a bench press of 335 and a dead lift of 425. Senior Nik Adams, who is currently ranked first in Region 2’s 308-pound weight division, did not compete in Comanche. Hamilton High School powerlifters pictured (l-r) on the back row include Jake Gutierrez, Jonathan Najera, Kade McKandless, Tucker Ondrusek, Nik Adams, Mills Mehaffey, Jessi Harris, Riley Ford and Kennon Lee. In the middle, Markayla Robinson, Jocelyn Elliot, Kara Baker, Izaac Wood, Milagros Moncada, Luna Vasquez and Ellaina Smith. On the front row, Alianne Downs, Gemma Bates, Emily Najera and Amalia Knutson.
Photo by Tracy Cox

02/13/2025 - 12:00am
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Danny Hemphill
02/13/2025 - 12:00am
Danny Hemphill departed this life on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 15, at Outreach Church of Christ at 2 p.m. Born Danny Ray Hemphill on Dec. 8, 1952, in Markham to William and Bernice Hemphill. Growing up,...

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