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For the second consecutive year, the Hamilton Bulldogs will face the Anson Tigers in the regional quarterfinal round of the Texas 2A UIL Baseball Playoffs. Anson bounced the Bulldogs from the playoffs last season in a tight three-game series. After sneaking past the Dogs 1-0 in game one played in Weatherford, the Tigers advanced with a 3-2 decision over the Dogs the following day in Hermleigh. This year’s regional quarterfinal rematch will be decided in just one game to be played at 7 p.m. this Thursday at Brock High School.

TURN TWO- Second baseman Caden Hopper toe taps second before attempting a double-play throw to first versus Hawley. Staff photos/Lengefeld

HARRY BULLARD MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT - 63-2 person teams battled the heat at Perry Country Club during the 12TH annual Harry Bullard Memorial Golf Tournament last weekend. Staff Photo/ Kim Hinton

On the heels of Cinco de Mayo, the Hamilton Bulldog baseball team stuck the bat on the ball like salt on a virgin margarita and licked Hawley in back-to-back bi-district championship contests by scores of 6-0 and 13-9 last Friday and Saturday in Cleburne.

After day one of the 2A UIL State Golf Championships on Monday of this week at the Lions Municipal Golf Course in Austin, the Hamilton Bulldogs were sitting in fourth position out of the state’s top 12 2A golf teams.

TRIPLE CROWN - Senior Caleb Lengefeld will be returning to state in pursuit of a triple crown. The regional champion 3200 and 1600-meter runner, and regional 800-meter silver medalist, will first compete in the state 3200-meter run on Friday at 9:15 a.m. followed by the 800-meter run at 5:20 p.m. and the 1600-meter run at 8:15. Lengefeld placed fourth in state in the 800-meter run last year and was part of the fourth in state Hamilton 4x400-meter relay team. Staff photo/Lengefeld

STATE BOUND GOLFERS - The 2022 Bulldog golf team, coached by O.J. Kemp and Maury Heers and led by senior duo Tyner Haile and Mason Guinn, will be leaving on a bus from Hamilton High School this Sunday at 11 a.m. for the Texas UIL 2A State Golf Championships. The Bulldogs will tee off at the state tournament to be held at the Lions Municipal Golf Course in Austin beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Following up on a District 12-2A title grab, Hamilton’s state bound golf squad, including Haile, Guinn, Garrett Guinn, Darby Craig and Davin Crouch, placed third out of the region’s top 16 teams at the 2A Region II Golf Tournament held April 18-19 at the Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris. Last season, the Bulldogs placed sixth overall at the state tournament. Four of Hamilton’s 2021 state competitors are returning to represent the Dogs in Austin this year with Hamilton’s newest addition, freshman standout Garrett Guinn, filling the shoes of 2021 graduate Denver Poe. Pictured playing a state-qualifying round in Ferris are Bulldog golfers (l-r) Davin Crouch, Garrett Guinn, Darby Craig, Mason Guinn and Tyner Haile Staff photos/Lengefeld

Hamilton High School is sending nine representatives to the 2022 Texas UIL 2A State Track and Field Championships to be held at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of University of Texas in Austin on Friday, May 13.

WELL REPRESENTED: Not including coaches and alternates, Hamilton High School was represented on Friday and Saturday of last week at the 2A Region II Track and Field Championships in Springtown by 20 student-athletes.Back Row: (l-r) Coach Cathe Allen, Baylyn Parrish, Mason Guinn, Jaxon Edwards, Caleb Lengefeld, Cuyler Pearcy, Reese Hungerford, Dawson Melde, Keegan Votaw, Cooper LeGrande, Taylor Long, Jaydon Watson, Brooklyn Bragg, Kelton Wright, Coach Patrick Blount, Coach Howard Cox. Front Row: (l-r) Katie Emeyabbi, Skylar Carr, Campbell Lengefeld, Averi Poe, Madison Henkes, Grace Carson, Lily Emeyabbi, Fern Olalde, Mia Coker, Cortland Mehaffey, Coach Zach Wood, Athletic Director Casey Jones, Coach Brandun Massingill. Staff/Lengefeld

DISTRICT CHAMPS - The Hamilton Bulldogs captured a District 7-2A Championship with a 13-1 win over May on Tuesday of last week. Pictured (l-r) following their title clinching win, Coach Rick Abraham, Mason Tubbs, Izaac Wood, Caden Hopper, Sutton Lee, Jaydon Watson, Bryson Tarpley, Chase Weaver, Cole Bauman, Ryan Worbington, Miguel Gonzales, Hayden Blackwell, Garrison Blackwell, Maddox Stroud and Head Coach Jeffrey Timmons. Courtesy photo/Julie Weaver