Sports

CHS Sports Schedule Changes Canadian High School track-and-field athletes will compete this Friday, March 18, at the Panhandle High School relays, following cancellation of the earlier-scheduled Shamrock meet. Canadian’s Lady Cat softball team will play in Dalhart on Thursday, March 24, after their March 22 game against Dalhart was canceled due to a lack of available officials..

The Canadian boys and girls track-and-field teams had a very successful showing when they hosted the Wildcat Relays at Wildcat Stadium on Tuesday, March 8. The track meet was originally scheduled for Friday, March 11, but was moved up due to inclement weather expectations.

Wildcat tennis teams had a very busy travel week, participating in the Caprock Varsity Tennis Tournament last Friday, March 4; the Wellington Tournament on Monday, March 7; and the Amarillo Tournament on Tuesday, March 8.

The CMS Wildcat seventh- and eighth-grade squads collected two team first places at Wellington’s Junior High Rocket Relays last Thursday. It was their first track and field event of the season, and the Cats made a strong showing.

Wildcat and Lady Cat golfers teed off their season with last week’s Canadian Invitational, which attracted players from 11 area schools. The Wildcat boys golf team warmed up the greens on Monday, Feb.

FRENSHIP— Idalou’s strong defense, mixed in with an untimely cold shooting streak, doomed No. 1 Canadian in a 52-39 loss in the Region I-3A championship at a packed Tiger Pit on Saturday afternoon.

Tennis players from area schools descended on the Canadian High School tennis courts last Tuesday, Feb. 22, with rackets in hand, to take full advantage of sunny skies and relatively mild temperatures. By Wednesday morning, winter had returned, temperatures had dropped again, and bitter temperatures brought across-the-board cancellations of the week’s remaining spring sports events.

Coach Tim Fletcher reported great success by the Lady Cat tennis team in the Amarillo Tennis Tournament held Tuesday, March 1. Abbi Voorhees won 3-of-3 matches, winning the championship 7-6, 6-4. The Lady Cat doubles teams finished first and second. Clara Pulliam and Karen Aragon won 4-of-4 matches to take the top spot, winning 6-7, 6-2, 10-1. Rita Osornio and Araceli Saldivar won 2-of- 3 matches to place second, finishing 7-9, 2-6, 1-10.