Sports

The Canadian Lady Cat and Wildcat junior varsity and varsity coaches wasted little time getting their teams back into action, by hosting team camps over the last two Fridays and scheduling round robin play with visiting teams from Pampa, Borger, and Gruver. Canadian boys head basketball coach Brandon Wall told sportswriter Kale Steed he enjoyed seeing his teams hit the court again. “We didn’t get to do this last year,” Wall said, “so it really gave us a chance to work on ourselves and improve. Right now, with this time we have playing in these camps gives us a chance to improve on our weaknesses.” Shown in photos above are Samantha Krehbiel, Berkleigh Beedy, Jake Krehbiel and Julian Dominguez. PHOTOS BY ALAN HALE

The PGA of America announced last week that priority access to tickets for the 2022 PGA Championship—to be played at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from May 16-22, 2022—will be released to those who purchased tickets to the just-completed KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship beginning Monday, June 14. For those who registered for the 2022 PGA Championship, remaining tickets will be released beginning Monday, June 21. Those interested in attending the first PGA Championship to be played at Southern Hills since 2007—when Tiger Woods captured the Wanamaker Trophy for the fourth time—can still register at www.pgachampionship.com/attend/2022/tickets through June 20. For more information about the PGA Championship, visit PGAChampionship.com.

Canadian High School was well represented during the K101 Classic Bowl girls’ All-Star basketball game at Boomer Gym in Woodward, Oklahoma, on Tuesday night. Lady Cat Basketball Head Coach Aaron Marks and recent Lady Cat graduate Jasmyn Moreno helped lead the White team to a 48-30 win against the Red squad.

Tennis Camp begins June 14 An evening tennis camp is planned at Canadian High School from Tuesday-Thursday, June 14-16, for students entering grades 2nd-9th next year. Camps will be held from 6:30-7:45 pm for students entering grades 2nd-5th, and from 8-9:15 pm for those entering grades 6th-9th.

Canadian High School may have said goodbye to their special Class of 2021 at last Saturday’s graduation ceremony, but a handful of athletes are getting one more chance to showcase their skills as part of the annual K101 Classic Bowl in Woodward, Oklahoma, next week.

CCC Wildcat Baseball splits wins in Perryton tourney The CCC Wildcat Baseball team competed this week in a playoff tournament at Perryton, winning their first round Monday evening in a 7-6 extra inning victory over Petersen. Canadian lost a close game versus Booker by 1 point in the second round, but according to Coach Nate Lee, played their hearts out.

Last Thursday’s Canadian High School Athletic Banquet gathered together athletes of every sport—and many from several sports—and their families and coaches for the annual presentation of honors in each field. Awards were presented for courage and character and physical prowess and sheer determination, at the culmination of what can only be called a stellar year in CHS sports.

The Baker Elementary School’s annual track meet took place on Monday, May 17, at Wildcat Stadium. BES students participated in several different track-and-field events, including long jump, softball throw, running races, sack races, and more. The students fiercely competed in these events and were rewarded with ribbons by CHS student volunteers. PHOTOS BY LILY SMITH

Canadian Elementary School second-graders participated in the CES Running Club again this year. As club members, the students have 35 minutes to run, walk, or jog the track for a total of 780 minutes throughout the year. Second-graders are asked to set a goal for themselves and to reevaluate that goal as needed. All the second-graders did a fantastic job, with a total of 1,438 miles. This year’s 50-milers are Paris Lee, Liza Cooper, Breven Aldana, and Wyatt Longoria. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MONICA BRYANT

Last Saturday, the Canadian Community Center hosted our 2nd Annual Bike-A-Thon. Forty riders took to the streets and walking bridge, and rode an astounding 534 miles altogether in just three hours.