The District 11-2A Track and Field Championships held in Hico on Tuesday and Thursday of last week were headlined by both the junior varsity and varsity Lady Bulldogs. Both teams won sweeping district titles, and the varsity Bulldogs narrowly placed second to the host school.
Harper Lengefeld, above left. narrowly missed a trip to state two years ago as a freshman with a third place finish in varsity girls singles at the regional tournament and was sidelined last season due to a back injury. The Hamilton High School junior made a triumphant return last week in Weatherford, claiming a district title without conceding a single set. Following a first round bye, Lengefeld defeated her semifinal opponent from Lipan 6-0, 6-0 and proceeded to win the championship match over Sophie Osborn of Hico in two by scores of 6-0, 6-0. This year, the top three finishers will advance to state from the regional tournament.
Senior Ryder Coker, above right, uncorked a silver-medalist finish in varsity boys’ singles during last week’s district championships, punching a ticket to the regional tournament to be held April 20-21, at Richland Hills Tennis Center.
After earning a pair of decisions over Bruceville-Eddy and dropping back-to-back games to state-ranked Valley Mills, the Bulldogs improved to 3-2 in District 14 with a decisive 19-2 victory in Jonesboro on Monday of last week. Teaming for 15 hits, Hamilton’s baseball squadron took just five innings to complete the victory. Ridge Lasater, Brazos McGregor, Madden Weaver and Easton Marwitz each collected multiple hits.
Junior pitcher Bethany Thompson, pictured delivering high heat from the circle in Bosqueville, has been a steady force on the mound for the Lady Bulldogs. The Diamond Dogs fell to 0-10 in district and 7-19 on the season after dropping games to Jonesboro and Bosqueville last week. In Jonesboro, the Lady Dogs jumped out to a two-run lead in the top of the first inning. The top-ranked Lady Eagles answered with eight scores in the bottom of the second and added three additional runs in each of the third and fourth frames enroute to a 14-3 victory.
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