Sports

Body The Canadian Wildcats made an emphatic statement last Friday night: Absolutely nothing will keep them from playing for a Class 3A Division II state championship.

Body In a season marked by pandemic challenges—from quarantines to forfeits, from masking to nasal swabs—the Wellington Skyrockets and Canyon Eagles forged paths to the state semifinals, but both fell one game short of their teams’ goals.

Body Behind the intelligent running of senior Hayze Hufstedler, No. 1-ranked Canadian knocked out rival Childress 45-14 Friday night and advanced to the state semifinals.

Body The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Cowboy Christmas, and the 2020 Junior World Finals, normally held in Las Vegas, had a change of plans this year. The iconic events temporarily made their way to Texas after COVID-19 restrictions moved the events from their home in Nevada.

Body The Skyrockets and Eagles both battled in the trenches Friday, and each emerged with hard-fought victories over Springtown and McCamey, respectively. Canyon’s starting quarterback went out on the game’s first drive and did not return.

Body Forget Childress. forget Perryton.

Body THE HISTORY OF female American football players is a fairly short one. If you research the topic, you’ll discover a list of remarkable women athletes, like American Olympic gold medalist Mia Hamm or Brazil’s Marta Vieira da Silva—but they play soccer, not football.

Body It was supposed to be a battle between two district champions. It was supposed to be a battle of two of the best in the region.

Body Wellington Skyrocket senior Mason Folk (2, in photo at right) scored three TDs on 18 carries, picking up 77 yards in the Class 2A Division II regional semifinal Friday at Borger’s Bulldog Stadium. No.