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The Canadian girls cross-country team didn’t make the medal stand this time, but what the Lady Cats did in their first-ever appearance at the UIL Class 3A state cross-country meet spoke volumes. Behind a youthful squad, Canadian is laying a foundation for years to come, following a sixth-place team finish and freshman Konnar McClendon capping off an incredible season by earning a top-10 individual spot at the meet.

The Wildcats split four hard-fought contests with the Childress Bobcats last week. An injury-depleted varsity squad … while the eighth-graders dropped their season finale 25-12. On the win side, though, the Cats’ junior varsity completed a perfect 6-0 season with a 31-22 victory over the Bobcats, while the seventh-graders defeated Childress in a 40-6 season closer, to finish 6-1-1. Both teams claimed district championships.

The Canadian Wildcats saw an incredible 47-game win streak, dating back over nine years, come to a disappointing end at the hands of Tulia during a 54-35 loss at Younger Field last Friday. Simply put, the Wildcat defense had issues slowing down quarterback Travon McCaslin and the Hornets offense from the second quarter on.

For the first time in school history the Canadian Lady Cat cross-country team will compete on the grand stage of the University Interscholastic League’s cross-country championship at 10 am on Friday, Nov. 5, at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.

All three Canadian Wildcat sub-varsity teams won blowouts against the Tulia Hornets last Thursday, starting with a 44-8 thumping by the seventh-grade squad, followed by a closer 40-22 victory by the eighthgraders, and topped off with a 45-0 final by the junior varsity.

LUBBOCK— The Canadian girls cross country team made history this week, becoming the first team in program history to qualify for the University Interscholastic League Class 3A state cross country meet set for Old Setters Park in Round Rock on Nov 5-6.

The Canadian Wildcats’ winning ways continued as they started strong, and then held off a valiant second-half charge from Friona for a 33-27 victory in a key District 3-3A Division II showdown last Friday night at Wildcat Stadium.

JUNIOR VARSITY The Canadian Wildcat junior varsity fended off the Friona Chieftains for three quarters while they built up a daunting 35-0 lead. By the time Friona got into the end zone— twice, in the final period—it was too little, and much too late, and the Cats loaded up the buses, carrying a 35-14 win.

On Dec. 3, 2020, The Canadian Record published a story, “Grrrrrl Power on the Gridiron,” featuring two Canadian girls playing their hearts out on the football field, wearing Wildcat black and gold.