Sports

MERTZON - The Grady Wildcats high school cross country teams competed in the Spring Creek Cross Country meet in Mertzon on Sept. 16.

CRANE - Stanton seventh grade cross county runners competed in Crane last week. The girls team finished second.

RANKIN - The Grady Junior High cross country teams traveled to Ranking on Saturday for their first meet of the season. In the boy’s division, Aaron Cates led the way finishing 24th with a time of 15:47.

SUNDOWN - The Sundown Roughnecks thwarted the visiting Stanton Buffaloes football team by a count of 34-26 in Friday's contest in Sundown. Stanton has had issues starting games off slow and rallying late.

FORSAN - In Friday's Battle of the Buffaloes rivalry, the Forsan Buffaloes football squad ran past the visiting Stanton Buffaloes by a score of 27-6. Forsan took and early 7-0 lead and held it until halftime.

KLONDIKE - The crowd at Friday’s contest between the Klondike Cougars and the Grady Wildcats saw Klondike’s football team beat Grady by a score of 58-8. The Cougars were supposed to blow Grady out by halftime but the Wildcat’s played a near perfect first half to only trail 22-6 at halftime.

MERKEL – Stanton’s first week win was impressive but it’s week two 24-22 loss to Merkel was more impressive because of the Buff’s ability to rebound from adversity early on and still nearly pull off a victory on the road.

LORAINE – Grady had a good start and a strong finish, but Loraine had one mighty quarter giving them the edge in a 38-28 victory in Loraine on Friday. Grady started the game off strong with a quick eight points.

HIGHLAND – Grady’s football season started with a 54-6 road loss to the Highland Hornets last Friday. Despite the lopsided score, the game was not a loss in the eyes of coach Chris Short.

STANTON – The Stanton Buffaloes started off the season better than half the teams in the state after beating Grape Creek 8-0 Friday night at Buffalo Stadium in Stanton. “It’s always great to start with a win,” said Stanton coach Cody Hogan.