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JV VOLLEYBALL - Hamilton’s junior varsity Lady Bulldogs nabbed another two-set victory over Live Oak in Hamilton last Friday.

PURSUIT - Left, freshman safety Jaxon Edwards (3), pictured giving chase to Riesel’s Cade Amber, led the Bulldogs Friday night with 19 tackles.

FIRST RUN: Pictured (l-r) prior to placing second overall out of 15 teams in the Brownwood Invitational last week, second in state-ranked Bulldog runners Jaydon Watson, John Polster, Aiden Chambers, Caleb Lengefeld, Ben Cooper, Hayden Blackwell, D

As if the rock band Cake had the 2021 Bulldogs in mind when they recorded their 1996 hit single, the Hamilton Bulldogs displayed a need for speed in going “The Distance” in Moody last Friday night as they sped past the host Bearcats, 46-7.

2021 VARSITY BULLDOGS: The Hamilton Bulldogs are 1-0 after trouncing the Moody Bearcats on the road last Friday evening, 46-7. Hamilton’s home opener will be this Friday night as they host the 1-0 Riesel Indians at Kooken Field with kick-off set for 7 p.m. Varsity Bulldogs pictured on the back row (l-r) include Coach Rick Abraham, Evan Norwood, Ben Bruce, Caleb Lengefeld, Kazdon Thedford, Wesley Griffin, Carson Marquess, Chase Donahoo, River Hill, Alex Thiele and Coach Howard Cox. Middle-Coach Zach Wood, Head Coach Casey Jones, Coach Jeff Timmons, Jose Najera, Cooper LeGrande, Taylor Long, Ryan Worbington, Ben Cooper, Keegan Votaw, Bryson Tarpley, Darby Craig, Jaydon Watson, CJ DeLeon, Coach Aaron Emeyabbi, Coach Ryan Marwitz. Front row - Ron Ramirez, Reese Hungerford, Jaxon Edwards, Chris Millican, Leonel Cardenas, Austin Clark, Jason Rainbolt, Miguel Gonzales, Kade Parrish. Not pictured - Austin Anderson. Photo by Tracy Cox

The Texas Association of Golf Coaches bestowed all-state recognition on 13 Hamilton High School golfers last week for their performance on the course and in the classroom last spring.

Foreshadowing an ominous night for Moody’s visiting junior varsity squad last Thursday evening at Kooken Field, Hamilton’s Izaac Wood returned the opening kickoff 34 yards across to the Moody 40 yard line. Four plays later, Bryce Bankston made Hamilton’s first deposit of many to come in the scoring box as the young Bulldogs rolled the Bearcats in their season opener, 52-0.

At last Friday’s pep rally, 36 Hamilton High School students received lettermen jackets.

Leave the candles at home and fire up the Friday night lights. The table is set for a date night with the Bearcats as the Hamilton Bulldogs look to kick-off the 2021 football season in Moody this Friday evening at 7 p.m.

THEY’RE BACK - Following a 2020 season where the Lady Bulldogs placed fourth at regional and the state qualifying Bulldogs placed fourth in Round Rock, the Hamilton Cross Country team is back and ready to fire off the starting line next Wednesday, September 1 in the Brownwood Invitational. Races are set to begin at 9:30 a.m. at Gordon Wood Stadium. Pictured, the 2021 Hamilton High School Cross Country team, including (back row, l-r) Coach Brandun Massingill, Dawson Melde, John Polster, Hunter Mize, Aiden Chambers, Jaydon Watson, Garrison Blackwell, Taylor Long, Caden Hopper, Cuyler Pearcy, Hayden Blackwell, Ben Cooper, Joseph Polster, Landon Thompson, Caleb Lengefeld and Coach Patrick Blount. Lady Bulldogs on the front row include Campbell Lengefeld, Isabela Ayala, Madison Henkes, Grace Carson, Ashtyn Hansard, Grace Killian, Peyton Raibourn and Mia Coker. Photo by Tracy Cox