Sports

AT ATTENTION: The varsity Lady Bulldog volleyball team moved to 9-7 on the season and 4-1 in district last week. After falling to Tolar at home in three sets, the Lady Dogs rallied to defeat Bluff Dale on the road in three sets by scores of 25-23, 25-7 and 25-12 on Saturday. Hamilton’s JV Black downed Tolar in two sets, 25-9 and 25-10, at home, and traveled to Tolar on Saturday to defeat the Lady Rattlers in three. After dropping the first set 16-25, the young Lady Bulldogs recoiled for 25-17 and 25-23 second and third set wins in Tolar to earn a 12-3 season record and a 4-0 district start. The JV Red defanged the Lady Rattlers in Hamilton on Tuesday of last week in two sets, 25-17 and 26-24, to improve to 9-2 on the year and 1-0 in district competition. Following a bye this Tuesday, the Lady Dogs are scheduled to host teams from both Meridian and Hico this Saturday. The JV Red will play Meridian beginning at 9 am trailed by the JV Black hosting Hico at 10. The varsity is set to play Hico beginning at 11. The Lady Bulldogs will stay home on Tuesday of next week to host Evant with the JV Black scheduled to play at 5 pm followed by the varsity at 6. Pictured, Hamilton’s varsity volleyball team, including (l-r) Kelton Wright, Averi Poe, Jaley Reich, Sawyer Wright, Morgan Mehaffey, Trinity Craig, Macie Parrish, Lexie Clark, Emiley Hale, Taylor Collett and line judge Jordyn Medina, honor the flag during the National Anthem before hosting district foe Tolar on Tuesday of last week. Also pictured, senior libero Taylor Collett delivers a pass from the backcourt. Staff photos

In defeating Dublin by 68 points in a 74-6 victory, the 1976 Bulldogs hold the record for the widest margin of victory by a Bulldog football team. They are matched only by the 2006 Bulldogs in scoring 74 points in a single ballgame. The 1976 Bulldogs are (l-r) front row, Charles Rader, Jay Leeth, Rudy Galindo, Dale Yates, David Seipert, T.J. Wilson, Marvin Henkes, Reggie Garner. Middle row, Loyd Holley, Stan Morgan, Gordon Dungan, Darrell Thomas, Ronnie Wulf, Karl Mize, Joe Pafford, Danny Hardin, Boyd Holley, Garland Coalson. Back row: coach Tommy Morrison, coach Don Neilson, Bill Taylor, Douglas Schrank, Charles Bottlinger, John Paul Herzog, Vennie Gardner, Don Thomas, Lance Hermansen, Tim Cooper, coach Lou Bradshaw and head coach F.T. “Red” Martin. Not pictured: Kendall Seidensticker.

Leonel Cardenas, pictured rushing for one of his five carries for 54 yards in his varsity debut two weeks ago versus Hico, again made an impact last Friday in Riesel versus Jewett Leon. The freshman recorded 12 tackles, trailing only Caleb Lengefeld with 20 stops and Taylor Long with 14.

2020 HAMILTON BULLDOGS: Back row (l-r)- Caleb Lengefeld, CJ DeLeon, Carson Marquess, Ethan LeGrande, Erich Eilers, Jakob Walton, Denver Poe, Ben Bruce, Austin Clark. Middle- Coach Aaron Emeyabbi, Coach Sonny DeLaGarza, Head Coach Casey Jones, Coach Ryan Marwitz, Cooper LeGrande, Cash Kneuper, Jaydon Watson, Colby Bailey, Keegan Votaw, Dawson Armstrong, Alex Thiele, Coach Brandon Pierce, Coach Clayton Stuart, Coach Brennan Whitaker. Front row- Taylor Long, Austin Anderson, Xander Ceresini, Jose Najera, Luis Najera.

OUT OF THE GATES: Hamilton’s Bulldog and Lady Bulldog cross country teams both earned team gold in Lipan on Wednesday of last week. Later in the day, Hamilton’s junior high Lady Dogs placed first in Lipan, and the middle school Bulldogs earned bronze. HHS Lady Bulldogs pictured (l-r) firing off the starting line in Lipan include Grace Killian, Kaatje Jarrell, Ashtyn Hansard, Campbell Lengefeld, Madison Henkes, Mia Coker, Cortland Mehaffey, Grace Carson, Kelton Wright and Fernanda Olalde. Bulldogs pictured (l-r) at the starting line include Jaydon Watson, Dawson Melde, John Polster, Caden Hopper, Caleb Lengefeld, Landon Thompson, Taylor Long, Hayden Blackwell, Hunter Mize, Ben Cooper and Joseph Polster. Not pictured: Garrison Blackwell.

TAKING FLIGHT: Orville and Wilbur have nothing on Hamilton’s Wright sisters, Sawyer (left) and Kelton (right), pictured at left elevating to reject a Hico volley over the net. Above, Morgan Mehaffey delivers a deafening spike in Hico as Emiley Hale, Jaley Reich, Taylor Collett and Macie Parrish provide backcourt protection. The Lady Bulldogs improved to 8-6 on the season and 3-0 in district with wins on Tuesday and Saturday over Three Way and Hico respectively. Hamilton’s varsity defeated Three Way at home by scores of 25-14, 25-11 and 25-14. On Saturday in Hico, Reich served Hamilton’s first 17 points in a 25-2 first game victory. The Lady Dogs cruised to 25-20 and 25-17 wins in the final two to remain unbeaten in district competition. Hamilton’s JV Black also won decisively over Hico in two sets, 25-10 and 25-10, to move to 10-3 on the season and 2-0 in district, and the 8-2 JV Red dropped just their second match of the season in De Leon on Saturday in competitive 22-25 and 23- 25 sets. All three of Hamilton’s high school teams were scheduled to host Tolar on Tuesday, and the varsity will travel to Bluff Dale on Saturday for a 10 am match.

Evant’s Lady Elk cross country team is off and running. Competing in Brownwood on September 2, the Lady Elks were led by first overall finisher Amy Pritchard. Pritchard was closely trailed by Katie Galloway in ninth and Zulma Obiedo in 10th. In Waco last week, Pritchard again raced to a gold medal finish, and Obiedo placed eighth overall. Lady Elks pictured (l-r) include Katie McGilvray, Cheyenne Ford, Obiedo, Pritchard, Galloway and Caeleigh Burkham.