Sports

Hamilton’s Lady Bulldog softball team shut out Meridian in Hamilton last Friday, 16-0, in a ballgame that was called after just 2 1/2 innings of play.

Hamilton High School senior Ethan LeGrande was one of just 12 Division III powerlifters in the 199-220 lbs. weight class to qualify for the state powerlifting meet last Saturday at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene.

A multitude of new faces are representing Hamilton High School on the golf course, many of which had never played a round of golf, let alone a tournament until the beginning of this season.

Being that last Friday’s softball game in Covington was cancelled, Hamilton’s only game last week was on Tuesday at home versus district opponent Hico.

Beautiful weather accompanied this year’s Extraco Relays which were held last Thursday afternoon at Kooken Field. Hamilton’s varsity Bulldog and Lady Bulldog track teams cleaned up, grabbing a pair of team titles, and both of Hamilton’s junior varsity squads placed second overall in the local meet.

Kid Curry, the most dangerous member of the Wild Bunch, shot a total stranger and left him to die in the dust while passing through a West Texas town on Mar. 27, 1901.