Sports

Hamilton’s junior high track and field athletes opened the season in Tolar on Monday of last week and claimed a team championship in the eighth grade girls’ division and a pair of team bronze medals in the eighth grade boys’ and the seventh grade girls’ divisions.

ALL-DISTRICT HONORS

REGIONAL ROUNDUP

The Hamilton Bulldogs wrapped up a bi-district qualifying season on Tuesday of last week after falling to Bosqueville in Godley by a tight 51-49 margin. The Bulldogs ended the season with a 15-8 record, and at 8-4 in district, the Dogs placed third in a competitive District 112A behind Lipan and Graford and ahead of Poolville, Santo, DeLeon and Hico, respectively.

PLAY BALL

SMASHING DINGERS

FivepowerfulLadyBulldogs qualified for and competed last Saturday in Dublin during the Region 2 Powerlifting Championships. Earning a point apiece for Hamilton in the team standings, both Emily Najera and Jessi Harris placed fifth individually in their respective weight classes.

First-year Head Coach Garrett Moore and the high flying Hamilton Bulldogs were set to enter the big dance on Tuesday of this week in Godley.

Five Lady Bulldog powerlifters, including Amalia Knutson, Jessi Harris, Emily Najera, Kara Baker and Alianne Downs, qualified for and will compete in the Region 2 Powerlifting Championships to be held this Saturday in Dublin. Bars will be loaded at 8:30 a.m. Knutson and Harris enter the event ranked fourth in the region in their respective weight classes. Najera is ranked eighth in her division, Baker 11th in her class, and Downs punched a ticket to regionals as the twelfth-ranked competitor in her class. The top two finishers in each division in Dublin will qualify for the state competition to be held in Edinburg on Mar. 12. Last Thursday in DeLeon, Knutson and Harris each earned individual gold medals. Knutson hoisted a total of 790 pounds in three events to finish atop her division, and Harris lifted a combined 810 pounds to claim a blue ribbon. Najera also earned points for the Lady Bulldogs in DeLeon, placing third in her weight class by lifting a total of 730 pounds. Other Lady Dogs competing in DeLeon included Downs with a sixthplace finish, Kara Baker seventh, Ellaina Smith seventh, Luna Vasquez ninth, Jocelyn Elliott 12th and Gemma Bates, who bombed out giving maximum effort in a bid to earn a regional invite. Regional bound Lady Bulldogs pictured (l-r) include Amalia Knutson, Jessi Harris, Emily Najera, Kara Baker and Alianne Downs. Photos by Tracy Cox

MOUND COMMANDER: Carson Roberts