Sports

Lady Cat Runner Ella Walser paces Parker Lee, Maddie Spence, and Emily Kauk.

The July 30 Thursday Night Scramble at the Canadian Golf Course ended in a carryover at 6 under par with 50 players. Chris Ford claimed the men’s longest drive, while Brooke McQuiddy claimed the women’s honor.

Canadian riders were prominent in the national high school rodeo finals held at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, July 17-23.

Texas high school coaches and athletes—and their eager fans—are hoping for the best these days, and bracing for whatever comes next.

Canadian High School Lady Cat Basketball standout Mattie Boyd (in photo above) was among three Texas high school girls to receive offers from Abilene Christian University.

On Wednesday, July 8, the UIL released revisions to the COVID-19 risk-mitigation guidelines for summer strength and conditioning and marching band activities, effective immediately until the first day of instruction or the start of in-season activities, whichever is earlier.

In what may be a sign of things to come, both the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) and the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) announced the cancellation of in-person coaching schools scheduled for this summer.

Canadian’s 132nd Fourth of July rodeo, held July 2-4, was one of six stops for the UPRA- KPRA Cowboy Christmas Rodeo. In total, the Canadian Rodeo Association hosted 415 contestants, who competed for over $36,000 in prize money.

The CCC kicked off its first year of summer tennis camp. Twelve participants learned the ropes with local tennis star Sawyer Landry (in photo above), who got his start in the CISD tennis program and is active in the tennis club at WTAMU.

GUTHRIE, Okla.—Jordan Lovins of Canadian, Texas, had never been to the Bob Feist Invitational (BFI). But when he heard that Wrangler BFI Week, presented by Yeti, moved to his neighboring Oklahoma from Reno, Nevada, he “was all over it.”