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Leave the candles at home and fire up the Friday night lights. The table is set for a date night with the Bearcats as the Hamilton Bulldogs look to kick-off the 2021 football season in Moody this Friday evening at 7 p.m.

THEY’RE BACK - Following a 2020 season where the Lady Bulldogs placed fourth at regional and the state qualifying Bulldogs placed fourth in Round Rock, the Hamilton Cross Country team is back and ready to fire off the starting line next Wednesday, September 1 in the Brownwood Invitational. Races are set to begin at 9:30 a.m. at Gordon Wood Stadium. Pictured, the 2021 Hamilton High School Cross Country team, including (back row, l-r) Coach Brandun Massingill, Dawson Melde, John Polster, Hunter Mize, Aiden Chambers, Jaydon Watson, Garrison Blackwell, Taylor Long, Caden Hopper, Cuyler Pearcy, Hayden Blackwell, Ben Cooper, Joseph Polster, Landon Thompson, Caleb Lengefeld and Coach Patrick Blount. Lady Bulldogs on the front row include Campbell Lengefeld, Isabela Ayala, Madison Henkes, Grace Carson, Ashtyn Hansard, Grace Killian, Peyton Raibourn and Mia Coker. Photo by Tracy Cox

FINAL TUNE-UP:

VARSITY LADY BULLDOGS - Pictured with their runner-up plaque following the Hamilton Tournament, the Lady Bulldog varsity squad, l-r, Kelton Wright, Averi Poe, Fernanda Olalde, Campbell Lengefeld, Cortland Mehaffey, Jordyn Medina, Lily Emeyabbi, Alissta Thedford, Karah Niemann, Brooklyn Bragg, Peyton Raibourn and Kassidy Collett.

Evant grad Clay Parrish and son Cason Parrish will be on ESPN2 this Friday at 6 p.m. as the Wylie West Texas State Champions compete in the Little League World Series. Clay is the first base coach and Cason is a stand-out pitcher and outfielder for the Wylie team.

A young varsity Lady Bulldog volleyball team with a roster chock-full of sophomores and three juniors captured their first victories of the season last Friday during the Whitney Tournament.

HJH Showcase: Hamilton’s 2021-2022 junior high cheerleaders welcomed kindergarten through sixth grade students to Meet the Teacher on Monday of this week. Following a three-day camp led by HJH Cheer Sponsor Brittany Lackey and recent Hamilton High School graduate and former Lady Bulldog cheerleader Emiley Hale, Hamilton’s junior high cheer squad recently showcased their newly learned cheer routines for the public in the HJH gymnasium. Pictured (l-r) following their performance, Addison Massingill “aka” Spike, Harper Lengefeld, Presley Long, Addyson Clowdus, Piper Hanson, Lackey, Lexie Ward, Destini Ranaghan, Emery Parrott, Kaitlyn Walton, Aubrey Ensor and Hale. Not pictured- Anna Claire Cooper. Staff Photo/Lengefeld

Seeing their first action of the season versus opposing colors, the Hamilton Bulldogs traveled to Santo last Friday and came out on top in a ground game battle fought mostly in the trenches.

Hamilton’s varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams scrimmaged opposing colors in Clifton last Friday before traveling to Early for additional practice games on Saturday.

Experienced line play is an expected strength for the 2021 gridiron Dogs.