Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.

Sports

BULLDOG FOOTBALL

Article Image Alt Text

TOUCHDOWN: Caleb Lengefeld hauled in a fingertip grab off the arm of Colby Bailey for a 53-yard touchdown to give the Bulldogs an early 7-0 advantage over the visiting Rio Vista Eagles last Friday night. Staff photo by Chad Collett

Regional bound XC Dogs, Lady Dogs sweep district

Article Image Alt Text

With temperatures dipping into the forties accompanied by rain, the District 12-2A cross country championships on Monday at the Perry Country Club in Hamilton transformed into a real tough mudder. The wintry conditions failed to slow down Hamilton’s mudrunners as both the varsity boys and girls dominated the competition in claiming district titles.

PLAYOFF BOUND SENIORS

Article Image Alt Text

Hamilton High School recognized nine seniors prior to their final regular season volleyball match versus Bluff Dale on Tuesday of last week in Hamilton. The Lady Bulldogs toppled district foe Bluff Dale in three decisive sets to nail down a 15-8 season record and a 10-2 district record. The Lady Dogs finished behind only Tolar in the final district standings. Hamilton will advance to the bi-district round of the playoffs as the District 11-2A runners-up and are set to play Bruceville-Eddy in a first round match to be held in Whitney on Thursday at 7 pm. The Lady Dogs dropped a practice match in three games to Thorndale last Friday and were scheduled to host Abbott on Tuesday of this week for their final warmup before Thursday evening’s playoff. Seniors pictured prior to Hamilton’s win over Bluff Dale include (l-r) Karsyn Smyth, Trinity Craig, Sawyer Wright, Emiley Hale, coach Andrew Heers, Taylor Collett, Lexie Clark, Morgan Mehaffey, Macie Parrish and Sydney Thedford. Staff photo

Friday: Win & in for Dogs

Article Image Alt Text

The Hamilton Bulldogs will play host to the Rio Vista Eagles Friday night at Kooken Field with playoff implications on the line. Following a much-needed bye week, the Bulldogs hope to return to the gridiron with all aboard. Hamilton’s roster had been riddled with injury and decimated by COVID-19 quarantines, leading to an unexpected 44-8 district loss in Tolar two weeks ago. “We should have most everyone back on Wednesday of this week,” said head Bulldog football coach Casey Jones. “That’ll at least give us two days to put in our game plan versus Rio Vista.”

BIG PAWS:

Article Image Alt Text

BIG PAWS: Hamilton’s seventh grade Bulldogs defeated the visiting West Trojans 26-12 last Thursday to improve to 4-1 on the season. The young Dogs are currently 2-0 in district with a district contest scheduled in Rio Vista at 5 pm this Thursday. Pictured, Colter Johnson (40) disrupts the Trojan backfield, getting his paws on the West quarterback for a nine-yard sack, and gunslinger Judson Coalson is pictured rolling to his right before firing a bullseye 52-yard touchdown strike to Grant Bauman for Hamilton’s first score of the ballgame. Staff photos

HJH Bulldogs tap out the Trojans

Article Image Alt Text

Hamilton’s junior high Bulldog football teams answered how the west was won Thursday at Kooken Field, toppling the visiting West Trojans in back-to-back blockbuster conquests. The seventh and eighth grade Dogs trampled the 3A Trojans by scores of 26-12 and 30-0 respectively. Hamilton’s high school teams were on a bye last week and will return to the field Friday in Hamilton as they host district foe Rio Vista at 7 p.m.

Bulldog 15 prove lean and mean as Tolar snakes raise district stakes

Never before has this Bulldog backer been prouder of a group of young men, despite a 44-8 gridiron loss to the host Tolar Rattlers last Friday night. Minutes before the junior varsity Bulldogs kicked off at home versus Tolar last Thursday evening, word began to spread that the COVID-19 pandemic had finally reared its ugly head in the hallways of Hamilton High School. Though no football players have tested positive, several had been exposed to the virus, forcing a mass quarantine of student-athletes.

DISTRICT DOMINATION

Article Image Alt Text

Hamilton’s junior high cross-country runners, pictured the previous week with HJH principal Mona Gloff at the 16th annual Mona Gloff Invitational, swept the district competition last Wednesday at the Perry Country Club in Hamilton, claiming a pair of district championships. Hamilton’s middle school Lady Bulldogs were led by five seventh graders, chalking a perfect score of 15 to win the district title. Top five finishers included individual district champion Kaitlyn Walton, Kate Lengefeld in second, Presley Long third, Emery Parrott fourth and Destini Ranaghan fifth.

ONSIDE KICK

Article Image Alt Text

ONSIDE KICK: Senior Jakob Walton (4) exits the field with the pigskin in hand after recovering the opening onside kick off the foot of Austin Clark last Friday night in Tolar. Walton is joined (l-r) by teammates Cash Kneuper (24), Cooper LeGrande (22) and Ethan LeGrande (62). Walton led the Bulldog defense with 11 tackles, and offensively, he rushed for 112 yards and Hamilton’s only touchdown on 18 rushing attempts.

UNDER PRESSURE

Article Image Alt Text

Freshman Hayden Blackwell, pictured rolling to his right in search of an open receiver, was forced into taking snaps for the junior varsity Bulldogs last Thursday evening versus Tolar at Kooken Field following a game-time decision to quarantine several players due to COVID-19 exposure. No players have actually tested positive for the virus. Despite facing the Rattlers with a depleted roster, Blackwell and the Dogs gave a valiant effort in a 34-0 loss to move to 3-3 on the season.