On Wednesday, July 8, the UIL released revisions to the COVID-19 risk-mitigation guidelines for summer strength and conditioning and marching band activities, effective immediately until the first day of instruction or the start of in-season activities, whichever is earlier. According to the newest guidelines, students may now access locker rooms and engage in drills “that involve one or more students on offense against one or more students on defense” beginning Monday, July 13.

In what may be a sign of things to come, both the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) and the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) announced the cancellation of in-person coaching schools scheduled for this summer.

Canadian’s 132nd Fourth of July rodeo, held July 2-4, was one of six stops for the UPRA- KPRA Cowboy Christmas Rodeo. In total, the Canadian Rodeo Association hosted 415 contestants, who competed for over $36,000 in prize money.

The CCC kicked off its first year of summer tennis camp. Twelve participants learned the ropes with local tennis star Sawyer Landry (in photo above), who got his start in the CISD tennis program and is active in the tennis club at WTAMU. Campers ranging in age from third to eighth grades focused on the basics of tennis, learning the rules of the game, and how scoring works. “We appreciate Sawyer’s skills and enthusiasm,” said CCC Executive Director Ike Julian, “and we hope this is a skill participants can use for a lifetime. We also plan on making private sessions available for any age in the evenings.”