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Ben Arbuckle has come a tremendous way in the coaching world since his days as the Canadian Wildcats’ pass-happy quarterback. The 2014 Canadian High School graduate is on a rare fasttrack on the college football scene as he moves up the ranks at a frantic pace.

The No. 1-ranked Canadian Lady Cats ended the non-district portion of the schedule with a whirlwind of a week, playing four games over six days.

The Canadian boys basketball team finished off a busy schedule playing five games over the past week. The Wildcats went 2-2 at last week’s Gruver Holiday Classic Tournament, before falling in a non-district contest at Pampa on Tuesday.

In the warm up to district play, which begins on Jan. 7, Canadian’s Lady Cats are taking nothing for granted. They have now played four No. 1-ranked teams in various classifications, and have beaten all four.

The Canadian Wildcat basketball team went 1-3 at last weekend’s Jacksboro Tournament. Canadian’s win in the tournament came against Haskell, 62-35.

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As the wins pile up, the recognition across the state shines brighter and brighter on the Canadian Lady Cat basketball program. Thanks to a 14-0 start to the season, including three victories over No.

Canadian High School junior Benny Proffitt won the Junior World Finals Saddle Bronc Riding Championship this week, in a series of performances like this one (in photo at right).

Fresh from football season, the Canadian Wildcat basketball team is off to a 1-1 start in the early portion of the year. Canadian downed Booker, 52-44, last week before falling at home to New Home, 68-15, on Tuesday night.

Canadian hurt itself by making costly special teams’ mistakes while not executing in the red zone. Abernathy made the Wildcats pay with a 37-26 regional semifinal win last Friday afternoon at Dick Bivins Stadium.