Sports

The Canadian girls and boys cross country teams are set to compete at the Region I-3A cross country meet at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock on Monday. The Lady Cats will run at 2 p.m., followed by the Wildcats at 2:30 p.m.

For a second straight week, Canadian had no problems rolling through the bottom half of District 3-3A Division II, blowing out Dimmitt 62-6 last Friday night at Bobcat Stadium. Canadian Head Coach Chris Koetting also achieved a special milestone in the victory, earning his 150th career.

The Wildcat JV put Dimmitt away in the first half of last Thursday’s showdown, running up a formidable 40-zip lead and icing it with a final 6 in the fourth quarter. The Cats posted 276 total yards on offense, and the defense did the rest—forcing five turnovers, recovering three fumbles, an onside kick, and picking off a pass. Dimmitt had negative yards rushing, and only 16 total yards on offense.

Despite missing several players due to injury, No. 8-ranked Canadian had no issue handling Highland Park at home, 62-8, on Friday night in a District 3-3A Division II clash.

It was a little hard to ignore the Frank Phillips College NIRA Rodeo held here in Canadian last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. It may not have doubled the town’s population, but it dramatically multiplied the number of shiny new horse trailers, campers, and RVs parked down at the County Recreation Complex, many times over.

The Canadian girls cross-country team held off Bushland by 1 point to claim the District 1-3A cross-country championship on Wednesday afternoon at the Palo Duro Lake Park in Spearman. Canadian tallied 49 points to edge Bushland, with 50 points, to capture the district crown.

JUNIOR VARSITY WILDCATS Canadian’s Wildcat junior varsity rolled out 343 yards of total offense to only 18 total yards for their hosts last Thursday evening at Highland Park. Given those stats, the lopsided 42-0 Canadian win was no surprise to anyone.

Canadian was given everything it wanted from Spearman and then some. But good teams find ways to win when it counts, and the Wildcats snuck out of Lynx Stadium with a thrilling 38-37 victory over the Lynx in a District 3-3A Division II clash Friday night.

JV CATS The Junior Varsity Wildcats put on a show for the hometown crowd Thursday evening, dispatching the Spearman Lynx in short order by holding them scoreless in all four quarters, racking up a substantial 41-point firsthalf lead, and icing it with a final TD in the third period.

LADY CATS The Lady Cats Cross-Country team had another great week, claiming second-place overall in Spearman on Saturday, at what Coach Aaron Marks said was “a very competitive meet.” Gruver’s Lady Greyhounds edged Canadian by four points to take first. However, Konnar McClendon won her fourth title of the year, finishing the course first overall, while her teammate, Arionna Black, followed her across the finish line to place second in what Marks called “her best race of the year.” Two other Lady Cats ran strong races, as well.