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The 34th Annual Coors Cowboy Club Ranch Rodeo was held June 3-4 in Amarillo at the Tri-State Fairgrounds. Fourteen ranches from across the Texas Panhandle, New Mexico, and Oklahoma competed in the event. Hemphill County’s Smith Oasis Ranch was able to defend their first-place title for the second consecutive year by winning the average in wild-cow milking and bronc riding (rider J.D. Reed), and second in trailer loading. The 59-section Smith Oasis Ranch is a cow-calf operation that runs 1,350 momma cows and calves year-round, located east of Canadian along the Canadian River. Team members, pictured here from left to right, are: Travis Hill and Marshall Long of Canadian; J.D. Reed of Spearman; Dusty Drake of Sayre, Oklahoma; J.D. Long of Amarillo; and Jarrett Proffitt of Canadian.

Last Friday evening’s Cornhole Classic attracted 32-teams and 64 players to compete in the tournament, along with plenty of onlookers just happy to be inside the cool shade of Jones Pavilion, enjoying the action, and dining on Beau Bundy’s famous brisket sandwiches. The event was organized by Robert Reyes and Luke Mills to raise funds for the Canadian Wildcat Junior Football League. Proceeds from the tournament, raffle, and food sales totaled over $3,400, which will go into new equipment for the young Wildcats. Reyes expressed his appreciation to the sponsors, without whom the tournament would not have been possible. In photo at top, Camren Cavalier and Reyes coach up a group of Junior Wildcats, and below, a trio of young athletes compete with varying degrees of intensity in the Corn Hole Tournament. PHOTOS BY LAURIE EZZELL BROWN

‘The Fight Goes On’ this Saturday at Canadian Golf Course Teams in The Fight Goes On Scholarship Golf Tournament will tee off at 9 am this Saturday, June 4, at the Canadian Golf Course. The four-person, 18-hole fun scramble will raise funds for college scholarships, which are presented each year to Canadian High School’s graduating seniors.

‘The Fight Goes On’ Scholarship Golf Tournament tees off June 4 at the Canadian Golf Course “The Fight Goes On” Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held at the Canadian Golf Course on Saturday, June 4. The four-person, 18-hole scramble has been held here every year since 2015 on the first Saturday in June, and has earned a reputation for being “the fun tournament,” rather than the serious one.

AUSTIN—The Canadian Wildcats’ and Lady Cats’ track-and-field season came to an end with seven athletes getting to showcase their skills on the grand stage of Mike A. Myers Stadium last Thursday.

PHOTOS BY HEATHER SAWYER

Canadian Wildcat Junior Football League announces plans Canadian Wildcat Junior Football League sign-ups and practice for players in grades 3-6 began on Tuesday at Wildcat Stadium. Varsity players ran the drills.