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DISTRICT READY - The now 5-7 Hamilton Bulldogs were busy on the baseball diamond last week. After dropping a district opening contest in Coleman by a score of 3-0, the Dogs entered a competitive final tournament in Rio Vista and captured a win in one of three ball games. After falling to the host Eagles 11-0, the Bulldogs tagged a 4-2 victory over Itasca before falling in game three to Lorena, 10-5. The Bulldogs are scheduled to return to district competition this week in a two-game home and away series with Winters. On Thursday, the two teams will face off at Fair Park in Hamilton. The junior varsity is scheduled to play at 4 p.m., followed by the varsity at 6. The Dogs will travel to Winters on Friday with the varsity squads scheduled to play at 4:30 p.m., directly followed by the JV teams. Next Tuesday, the Dogs will travel to face district foe DeLeon. The JV is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. in DeLeon, followed by the varsity game at 7. Pictured, Carson Roberts readies for a pitch at the plate. Photo by G. Lengefeld

HHS rounds up titles at Rattler Relays

Hamilton’s junior high track and field athletes opened the 2024 season in Tolar on Monday of last week. Competing in their first ever junior high track competition, the seventh grade Lady Bulldogs sped to a team championship. The eighth grade Lady Dogs earned team silver and both the seventh and eighth grade Bulldog squads claimed team bronze.

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ALL-DISTRICT DOGS: The 2023-24 Hamilton Bulldogs earned 14 alldistrict basketball honors as announced by District 12-2A this past Monday. Sophomore Colter Johnson was named the district’s Newcomer of the Year, and juniors Jaxon Edwards and Mike Bushnell each received first team all-district nods. Junior guard Rogelio Ibarra was named to the all-district second team, and sophomores Pierce Summers and Devin Eanes each received honorable mention recognition as voted on by the coaches of District 12-2A. Earning academic all-district accolades were Johnson, Edwards, Ibarra, Summers, Judson Coalson, Halston Haile, Yeydy Rivas and team manager Austin Kleiner.

The starting gun for the 2024 high school track and field season fired last Thursday in Hico, and Hamilton’s junior high athletes got their start on Monday in Tolar. The event in Hico served as more of an exhibition for Hamilton’s athletes who are coming directly out of other sports. Most competed in a limited number of events. This Thursday, Hamilton’s high school athletes will compete in the Tolar Rattler Relays. Field events will begin at approximately 3:30 p.m. The 3200-meter run will start at 3:45 p.m., followed by all other running events at 6:00. Hamilton’s junior high athletes will travel to Comanche next Monday with events set to begin at 3:30 p.m. Pictured, siblings Anna and Cuyler Pearcy, and the brother-sister duo of Madison and Morgan Henkes proved to be the 800-meter kingpins in Hico last Thursday. Sophomore Anna Pearcy (left) placed first in the varsity girls’ 800-meter run with a winning time of 2:25.16 and was trailed closely by senior Madison Henkes (right) with a time of 2:28.09. In the varsity boys’ division, senior Cuyler Pearcy (right) stamped a winning time of 2:04.61, followed by sophomore Morgan Henkes (left) in second with a time of 2:05.23.