Sports

By Jaxon Hansard Another year, and to the delight of Texas high school football enthusiasts, another Dave Campbell Texas Football magazine (TFM) has hit the newsstands, answering the question for all inquiring minds about who is predicted to earn a state championship under the Friday night lights. There’s a little more anticipation around the magazine this year for supporters of the 2A-Division 1 State Champion Hamilton Bulldogs since they are slated to look a little different and will be in a new district.

The Hamilton Public Library recently had its summer camp, “Unearth a story,” with a dinosaur theme for all activities and stories. It only seemed fitting that it would also be the week to unveil their new eight-foot-plus sculpture of a T-Rex made of discarded library books. The engineer/dinosaur wrangler of this prehistoric reader is Hamilton’s own Glenn Jones.

FAMILIAR FACES ON THE DIAMOND

There’s no place like home, and for Jana Jones it’s filled with new experiences as well. Hamilton ISD has announced Bulldog alumni Jones as the new head girls’ basketball coach and girls’ coordinator.

Gunslinging quarterback Oliver Summers, sticky-handed wide receivers Madden Weaver and Colton DeLaGarza, and the 7-on-7 Hamilton Bulldog football team will be one of 32 Division 3 teams represented this Thursday and Friday at Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 7-on-7 State Championships to be held at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station. Hamilton will kickoff during pool play on Thursday at 10 a.m. versus Rice Consolidated, followed by a showdown with rival Tioga at 11:30 and a 1 p.m. pigskin shootout with Wink. Bracketology on Friday will be determined by Thursday’s pool play results. Visit texasfootball.com for more state tournament details.

SUMMER TRACK: Runners gather at the starting line, and Case Yocham is pictured delivering the baton to Adam Massingill during the sprint relay on Monday at Kooken Field as the Hamilton County Youth Athletic Association hosted another successful summer track meet. Two meets remain, including this coming Monday and on Monday, June 29. Events begin at 6 p.m. with the 3200-meter run and long jump for all ages, followed by running finals at 7 p.m. Participation is open to all children up to incoming eighth graders. The entry fee to compete in unlimited events is $5. Registration is held at Kooken Field the day of the event. HCYAA is also currently accepting applications through July 3 for fifth and sixth grade football. All games will be played in Brownwood, and the registration cost is $135.

SUMMER HOOPS: Ollie Summers