The Canadian Lady Cats continued their extremely hot start to district by claiming a huge road win at Bushland 51-46 on Tuesday night. The clutch victory over a very talented Lady Falcons team in the early portion of the District 1-3A schedule has solidified how much Canadian has improved in year two under Head Coach Aaron Marks.

Canadian had trouble clawing itself out of a first-half, double-digit deficit, eventually falling to the Bushland Falcons, 68-54, on the road in their District 1-3A opener Tuesday night. The Wildcats—barely a month removed from winning a Class 3A Division II state football championship—were only playing their fourth game of a basketball season that started back in November for most teams.

Risley named LSC Defensive Player of the Week Midwestern State’s Haevyn Risley earned Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors Monday with a standout game in the Mustang’s win over No. 9-ranked Texas A&M-Commerce.

As had been anticipated, Christmas and New Year’s holiday gatherings and increased travel have accelerated the COVID case rate as 2021 begins. Rural America saw record numbers of new coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths in the first week of the year, according to The Daily Yonder (dailyyonder.com), and Hemphill County Hospital officials reported a surge in new cases here, as well.