VARSITY DIVISION Mixed-Doubles Leslie Villa/Everett Hadaway, first place. Villa/Hadaway defeated Granillo/Ontivers of Perryton (8-5) in the quarterfinals, eliminated Pendrosa/Cconchola of Olton (8-6) in the semifinals, and won over Maldendol/Beront of Farwell (8-6) for the championship.

The Canadian boys team won the Wildcat Relays at a foggy and drizzly Wildcat Stadium in Canadian, while the girls track-and-field team came away with a third-place finish last Friday. The Wildcats blew away the competition, piling up 222 points, 87 points ahead of runner-up Childress with 135 points.

Just weeks away from the end of the 2020-21 school year, Canadian ISD school trustees agreed last Wednesday evening to rescind the face-covering mandate, effective Monday, March 29. The facemask requirement will end a week after students and staff return from their spring break.

City council members needed little time to approve a motion striking the Canadian Apartment complex property from the tax rolls and forgive the back taxes owed by owners Barbara and Galen Lusk. The apartments have been a frequent topic on the council’s agenda—and a burr under city officials’ saddle—since 2010, when its unsafe and unsightly condition was first brought to their attention.