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Hamilton’s varsity Bulldog baseball team traveled to Glen Rose on Saturday and upstaged the 4A Tigers, earning an exciting come from behind victory.

23 Bulldogs, 1 Elk advance

REGIONAL GOLF- Hamilton’s Bulldog and Lady Bulldog golfers were scheduled to tee off on Wednesday and Thursday at the The Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris for the 2A Region II Golf Tournament. Hamilton’s girls and boys claimed District 12-2A team titles March 29 in Cleburne and will be joined at the regional tournament by golfers from Seymour, Quanah, Olney, Archer City, Petrolia, Albany, Cisco, Hawley, Haskell, DeLeon, Santo, Hico, Tolar, Poolville, Valley Mills, Itasca, Rio Vista, Lindsay, Tioga, Muenster, Alvord, Chico, Celeste, Bland, Trenton, Wolfe City, Tom Bean, Cooper, Boles, Alba-Golden, North Hopkins, Rivercrest, Linden-Kildare and Detroit. The top three teams and top three individuals not on an advancing team will qualify to compete at the Texas 2A State Golf Tournament at The Legends Golf Course in Kingsland. The state tournament for the girls will be May 10-11, followed by the boys’ state tournament May 17-18. Pictured above, (l-r), Lady Bulldog golfers Campbell Lengefeld, Peyton Raibourn, Karah Niemann, Fernanda Olalde, Kenedy Craig, Karsyn Smyth, Trinity Craig, Jade Santiago and Grace Carson. Bulldog golfers, top photo, (l-r) include Coach Maury Heers, Davin Crouch, Cooper LeGrande, Ethan LeGrande, Darby Craig, Mason Guinn, Tyner Haile, Denver Poe, Ace Lane and Head Coach O.J. Kemp. Photos by Tracy Cox

REGIONAL TENNIS- Presley Sliger earned a second-placed finish in girls' singles last Tuesday during the second day of district tennis competition in Waco. Sliger will join Hamilton's district champions Joe Polster, Emiley Hale and Sawyer Wright, as well as regional qualifiers Miranda Olvera and Morgan Aing at the 2A Region II Tennis Championships April 26-27 at the Richland Tennis Center in North Richland Hills.

AREA QUALIFIERS: A pack of 28 Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs qualified for and were scheduled to represent Hamilton High School at the area track meet in Rio Vista on Monday of this week. 15 Lady Bulldogs and 13 Bulldogs placed in the top four of their respective events during the two-day district track meet, also hosted by Rio Vista, and the majority of Hamilton’s athletes qualified in multiple events. Pictured clearing the high jump bar, top right photo, freshman Cooper LeGrande qualified to compete in three events, including the high jump, 100-meter dash and 400-meter run. Freshman Grace Carson, pictured above center running at this year’s Extraco Relays, qualified to compete in the 1600-meter run, and pictured above just prior to their 3200-meter run at the area meet on Monday in Rio Vista, long distance runners Ashtyn Hansard, Grace Killian, Coach Brandun Massingill, Joe Polster and Caden Hopper. Official results from the area track meet and District 12 meet will be in next week’s edition of the HHN. The top four finishers in each area round event will advance to the regional track meet April 23-24 in Springtown. Staff Photos/G. Lengefeld

Head baseball coach Brennan Whitaker and the Hamilton Bulldogs take great pride in standing at attention and saluting the American flag prior to each game during the National Anthem.

Hamilton’s high school tennis team, coached by Miles Sellers, competed in the district tournament in Waco on Saturday and brought home a pair of district titles and a runners-up finish.

Though official district track results were not available as of press time, the Bulldog and Lady Bulldog track teams dominated the field and took gold in all four divisions, including the varsity girls’ and boys’ divisions and the junior varsity g