The Canadian Wildcat Marching Band earned Division I ratings at the UIL marching competition, Saturday, Oct. 31 at Amarillo’s Dick Bivins Stadium. Their “Once Upon a Starry Night” show featuring rock music of Coldplay and the lullaby “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ tells the story of a young girl awakening in a dream and learning to navigate her new world.

Three members of the Canadian High School crosscountry teams finished in the top-10 at the twice-delayed District 1-3A meet held at Canyon High School on Friday, and qualified for the regional meet, which will be held Nov. 9 in Lubbock.

Four-year players are a rarity at the high school football level. There has to be some special intangible a head coach sees to trust putting a 14- or 15-year-old in a game to compete on the field with experienced juniors and seniors.

Hemphill County Hospital CEO Christy Francis reported on Tuesday afternoon that nine COVID-related patients were being treated at the hospital—three of them admitted in the previous 24-hour period. The spike in cases had forced medical staff to relocate the COVID wing to a different hall, where more beds were available, she said, adding that they still could only accommodate 11 patients, and were very near full capacity.