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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.

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.

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. 3-ranked, undefeated Wellington put away Vega 40-20, despite the Skyrockets’ starting QB Creighton Killian suffering an injury in the second quarter that took him out of the game. His cousin, sophomore Barret Phillips (10), had a crucially-timed interception and near pick-six, setting up the next TD. Freshman Nixon Folk (13, holding the trophy) also had a hand in the victory. The contest was close, 26-20, entering the third quarter when Folk turned on the afterburners and put the game out of reach—scoring twice on short runs. Marc Ramirez carried the ball 44 times, compiling 221 yards and two touchdowns. The Folk brothers are the sons of Canadian High School alumni Kristi and Jason Folk. Phillips is the son of Kim and Cody Phillips and the grandson of George and Dixie Cook. Wellington is back in tomorrow’s state quarterfinals at Lubbock Cooper, kickoff at 7 pm, as they take on the McCamey Badgers (11-1) who bested the Stratford Elks 41-18 in the semifinal matchup.

Canadian kept on trucking Friday night with another lopsided win, blowing out Bangs 56-13 in the Class 3A Division II area round on Friday night at Leo Brittain Field Lions Stadium in Vernon. The game against the Dragons (9-2) was never close.

Senior Wildcat Cross-Country runner Rylun Clark competed in the State XC Meet at Round Rock on Monday and finished the 5K course in 16th-place, with a time of 16:27.18. Clark’s goal following his first state meet last year was to cross this year’s finish line in under 17 minutes. He accomplished that with room to spare, setting a personal record in the event.

LADY CAT MADDIE SPENCE (10) FIGHTS FOR THE BALL LADY CAT MATTIE BOYD DRIVES IN FOR THE SHOT IN CANADIAN’S BIG WIN OVER THE PLAINVIEW LADY RAIDERS ON FRIDAY LADY CAT TINLEY PENNINGTON (20) CARVES A PATH DOWNCOURT JV LADY CAT TANA DAVIS(14) UNDER THE BUCKET JV LADY CAT ELLA WALSER (20) MAKES THE LAYUP LADY WILDCAT BASKETBALL PHOTOS BY ALAN HALE (ALAN79014.SMUGMUG.COM).

National Finals Rodeo qualifier and two-time Prairie Circuit barrel-racing champion Tamara Reinhardt and her homebred mare Yessir Imareddie (“Remilee”) gave a commanding performance at the Outlaw BRWF BBR 4D Jackpot, held Nov. 7 and 8 at the Wilbarger County Events Center in Vernon, Texas.

Rylun Clark will represent Canadian High School at the State Cross-Country Meet, which will be held in Round Rock at Old Settler’s Park on Monday, Nov. 23. A send-off is planned on Friday for Clark and for the Wildcat football team, which heads to Vernon for Friday night’s Area playoffs versus the Bangs Dragons. The entourage will depart from the Wildcat field house at 12:45 pm, and will pass all four school campuses before making its way down Main Street to the highway and heading south out of town. PHOTO BY PENNY CLARK

There was a ton to smile about for Canadian Wildcat fans last Friday night leaving Younger Field in Tulia. The No.

On Oct. 17, Coy, Colt, and Cambree Pittman competed at the American Royal 2020 Junior and Open Show in Kansas City, Missouri. Colt finished Reserve Grand Champion Purebred Heifer in the junior show, and also had a Reserve Division heifer. Coy won Reserve Champion Division Beef Builder Heifer in the show. Shown in the picture is Colt with his bred-and-owned heifer that won Reserve Grand Champion Purebred Heifer in the junior show.