Sports

FLYING TO STATE: The Jonesboro Lady Eagles placed fourth at regionals on Monday and qualified to compete in the 1A UIL State Cross Country Championships to be held at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock. The 1A girls will fire off the state starting line at 10:55 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 31. Pictured (l-r), Head Coach Chance Taylor, Zaylee Tanner, Lacy Weaver, Paislee Cullar, Landri McFarlin, Landree Deats, Lynlee Deats and Ella Gustin. Courtesy photos SISTER ACT: Sisters Lynlee and Landree Deats placed fourth and seventh at regionals Monday.

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BROTHERHOOD: Illia Kononov and his teammates stand at attention and give thanks during the National Anthem prior to taking the field in Ballinger for a junior varsity football game. Though held scoreless while falling to the host Bearcats 18-0 last Thursday, the JV Bulldogs have pieced together an impres-sive 6-1 record and are now 1-1 in district with games versus Bangs, Hico and DeLeon remaining. The JV Dogs will host the Bangs Dragons this Thursday afternoon at 5 p.m. Photo by Jocelyn Elliott/ HHS Yearbook

Improving to 5-2 on the year and a perfect 2-0 in district, the Hamilton Bulldogs plastered 61 unanswered points on the Kooken Field scoreboard last Friday as they dominated all three phases of the ballgame in railroading the visiting Ballinger Bearcats.

NO CHANCE: Junior offensive guard Vanden Phillips barrels down on a hapless Bearcat defender with reckless abandon.

Hamilton High School will be represented this coming Tuesday, Oct.

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