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In just their second meet of the season, Hamilton’s junior high cross country teams earned team silver, team bronze and a fourth-place team finish during the Zephyr Invitational.

FREQUENT FLYER MYLES: Despite being hamstrung all season by a lower calf strain, junior Myles Henkes, left, continues to score points each week for Hamilton as one of the top five Bulldog finishers. Photo by Grant Lengefeld

SENIOR SLAM: Ranked third in state by the Texas Girls Coaches Association, the now 19-2 Hamilton Lady Bulldogs continue to rack up wins. After completing a dominant threegame sweep over McGregor on Tuesday of last week in Hamilton by scores of 25-22, 25-19 and 25-23, the Lady Bulldogs remained home on Friday to host Valley Mills. Working from behind in the first set to claim a 25-20 victory, the Lady Dogs proceeded to stamp a 25-21 win in game two. Valley Mills answered in the third. After jumping out to an eightpoint advantage, the Lady Eagles held on for a 26-24 victory to force another game. Hamilton rolled up their sleeves and ended the match with a decisive 25-16 fourth-set victory. The state-ranked Lady Dogs were scheduled to play in Lipan on Tuesday, and though a match versus Bishop Reicher this Saturday has been canceled, Head Coach Andrew Heers said the team was hoping to pick up a match versus Whitney to be played either Friday or Saturday. Next Tuesday, the Lady Dogs will travel to Waco Connally for a 6:30 p.m. match. Pictured, Alivia Eanes and Berkley Lengefeld (10) guard the net as senior Henlee Wagner smashes a set-deciding and match-winning kill versus Valley Mills on Friday.

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Tournament Champs

Hamilton’s junior high cross-country teams opened the running season in Keene on Wednesday of last week and brought home a pair of team medals and multiple individual awards.

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Hamilton’s junior varsity Bulldogs opened the season by running laps around Millsap last Thursday evening at Kooken Field in a 44-8 rout that included a running clock for most of the second half.