SPORTS BRIEFS
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Last week’s Thursday Night Scramble at the Canadian Golf Course ended in a carryover with 6 under par. Winners of the men’s and women’s long drives were Michael King and
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Local ranch wins Top-Team Award
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3B Cattle & Infinity Cattle, of Miami and Floydada, won the Top-Team Award at the Maverick Ranch Rodeo on June 15, in Cimarron, New Mexico, and received their first-ever invitation
Miami cowboy wins Top-Hand in Cimarron rodeo
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Cutter McLain, of Miami, captured the Top-Hand Award at the Maverick Ranch Rodeo on June 15, in Cimarron, New Mexico. McLain represented the 3B Cattle & Infinity Cattle out of
Wall names Richardson to head girls’ basketball
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Canadian ISD lost another veteran educator this week, with the announcement that head girls basketball coach Kevin Richardson had been hired by Wall High School to take over the girls
Lady Cat Maude Culwell is 1-3A Softball All-District
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Canadian High School Coach Cay Parnell reported this week that freshman Lady Cat infielder Maude Culwell was among the 2019 1-3A softball All-District selections. Culwell’s teammates, Cierra Ross and Andrea
Two Lady Cat golfers awarded Mona Jennings Freeman Memorial scholarships
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Lady Cat golfers Kyndall Hill and Jordan Cochran were among 10 2019 graduates from area schools who received scholarships from the Mona Jennings Freeman Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund was
Ford signs letter of intent with Southern Nazarene University
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Canadian High School senior Taylor Ford signed his letter of intent to play golf for Southern Nazarene University last week. The signing took place Saturday night at the Canadian Fire
CHS athletes Cook, Pennington and Koetting will compete tomorrow in State Track & Field Meet
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Three Canadian athletes will compete this Friday in the Texas UIL State Track & Field Meet in Austin.
Salym Cook and Rhet Pennington are each making their return trips to
Mike A. Myers Stadium this weekend—Cook, to compete in the final track meet of her high school career. Joining them will be first-time state qualifier Bill Koetting.
All three qualified for state with medal-winning performances at the Regional meet two weekends ago.
Wildcats tussle with Tigers one more time
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Déjà vu.
It’s December, the No. 3 Wildcats (13-1) are in the state football semifinals for the fifth-consecutive year, and for the third-straight season they will face the undefeated No. 2 Gunter Tigers (14-0).
This familiarity has become commonplace in the Panhandle. For half a decade, the Wildcats have been all but assured as one of the final four teams left standing. What’s unfamiliar territory for Canadian is the role of the underdog.
Ante-nope: Wildcats deny Abernathy with a capital D
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The No. 3 Wildcats (13-1) found a new way to win Thursday night as they faced the Abernathy Antelopes (12-2) in the state quarterfinal. Canadian was crowned quarterfinal champions on the shoulders of the season’s best defensive performance, winning 19-7 at Dick Bivins Stadium, in Amarillo.
