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New-look Wildcats ready to open 2021 season

4 years ago By Record Sportswriter Kale Steed

A new football season is on the horizon, and the No. 3-ranked Canadian Wildcats will open the highly anticipated 2021 campaign against West Texas High Friday night at Stinnett’s Comanche Stadium.

Heading into the season, Canadian fans all know the obvious questions surrounding the defending Class 3A Division II state champions.

How will the Wildcats reload after the loss of 15 talented seniors?

‘The Hard Way’ sets tone for Wildcats season

4 years ago By Record Sportswriter Kale Steed

A good motto seeks to explain the mission or bring out the spirit of an organization in a short phrase.

That speaks volumes when talking about the Canadian Wildcats football program.

The Wildcats have always lived by the motto their coaches and captains create in August, which sets the tone for the upcoming year.

Boyd commits to WTAMU

4 years ago By Record Sportswriter Kale Steed

Canadian senior girls basketball standout Mattie Boyd announced via her social media a few weeks ago that she has verbally committed to continue her career at West Texas A&M for new basketball Head Coach Josh Prock.

Sports Briefs

4 years ago By News Staff

Wildcats 2021 football season has its first cancellation Wildcat JV Coach Tim Fletcher reported this week that tonight’s (Thursday, Aug. 26) opening game against West Texas High School’s JV squad has been canceled.

Sports Briefs

4 years ago By News Staff

Proceeds from Thursday scrimmage go to benevolence fund Canadian and Panhandle will be participating in a scrimmage on Thursday, Aug. 19, with all proceeds being donated to the Texas High School Coaches Association Benevolence Fund.

Wildcat action begins Saturday with Borger scrimmage

4 years ago By Record Sportswriter Kale Steed

The Canadian Wildcats make their highly anticipated return to the gridiron for the first time in 2021 when they travel to Borger to scrimmage the Bulldogs on Saturday morning. The junior varsity kicks things off at 9 am at Bulldog Stadium with the varsity following at 10:30 am.

Canadian Wildcat fans will get their first look at senior running back Jake Krehbiel (above) and the rest of this year’s team Saturday morning in their scrimmage versus the Borger Bulldogs.

A bit of Canadian history in a stadium seat cushion

4 years ago By News Staff

Tony Briggs got the fever—the Wildcat fever—this week, and dug out an old Canadian Wildcat Stadium cushion for the onset of the season. It’s still in pretty good shape, but when Tony turned it over to examine the list of sponsors on what we will call, for lack of a better term, the backside, he realized it was starting to show its age—and his.

Former Canadian Wildcat

4 years ago By News Staff

Former Canadian Wildcat quarterback and West Texas A&M University freshman Joshua Culwell delivers a pass during fall workouts in Canyon PHOTO BY BEN JENKINS.

Slavins and Hill: They just keep getting better

4 years ago By Record Intern Lily Smith

Camree and Chaynee Slavin, and Flint Hill all performed remarkably well this summer at the 2021 National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR) and National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR). Camree competed in the NHSFR, whereas Chaynee and Flint competed in the NJHFR. All three individuals placed in the top 10 in the world in their respective events.

Wildcat football workouts began Monday

4 years ago By News Staff

Canadian Wildcat Defensive Coordinator Andy Cavalier speaks to his players. Wildcat Defensive Back Jake Krehbiel lines up and squares off, as he prepares for a drill.

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