After a strong showing at the highly- competitive West Invitational last Saturday, the Clifton boys and girls powerlifting teams appear poised to be well-represented at the regional level. Competing with Class 4A, 3A and 2A lifters, silver medalist Kambrie Kettler led the Lady Cubs to a seventh place team finish, while gold medalist Riley Finney and silver medalist Levi Knox led the Clifton boys to a seventh place team finish as well.

Despite winning their first district championship in two decades, the Meridian Yellowjacket boys basketball team saw their celebration cut short by a surprising loss. Putting on a dominating performance, the Jackets sank the Iredell Dragons, 67-35 last Tuesday to capture clinch the District 20-1A title, their first championship since the 2002-03 season.

After opening the 2023 Texas high school powerlifting season with a strong showing at their own Yellowjacket Invitational Jan. 28, Meridian boys and girls powerlifters moved themselves into position to capture berths to the regional at the Clifton Tri-Meet last Saturday.

After putting the finishing touches on an impressive run through the District 20-1A schedule that earned a trip to the postseason tournament, the Meridian Lady Jackets saw their Cinderella season come to an end. Facing Class 1A’s 11th-ranked Gordon in a Bi-District playoff game, the Lady Jackets met their match as the Lady Longhorns stampeded to a convincing 38-15 victory Monday night in Dublin.

Good to the last game, the young Clifton Cub boys basketball team go into their District 17-3A finale with everything on the line. Still alive in the chase for a playoff berth, the Cubs (5-6 in district, 11-16 overall) will close out the regular season with back-to-back must-win matchup hosting Grandview (6-5, 19-13) Feb.

With its full contingent of powerlifters competing, the Clifton boys and girls powerlifting teams hosted the Clifton Tri-Meet with Bosqueville and Meridian taking part Saturday in the Clifton High School weight room. Leading the way for the Lady Cubs, Kambrie Kettler produced her best day of the season with a total weight of 740 pounds in the three disciplines – squat, bench press dead lift – in the 132-pound weight class, while Riley Finney led the Clifton boys with a new season’s best of 1,500 total pounds.

Despite being already eliminated from postseason contention, the Clifton Lady Cubs girls basketball team made the most of their opportunities in the season finale. With all 11 players on the roster scoring points, the Lady Cubs crushed the Waco Harmony School of Innovation, 69-1, on the road last Friday night to wrap up their District 17-3A schedule.

As the saying goes, there’s no place like home. And the old adage proved true for the Meridian boys and girls powerlifting teams as they opened their seasons by hosting the Yellowjacket Invitational Jan.

op Moving one step away from accomplishing something that hasn’t been done in a decade, the Meridian boys basketball team travels to Iredell Tuesday aiming to claim its first district championship since the 2012-13 Texas high school basketball season. Riding an eight-game winning streak as the only undefeated team in District 201A, the Jackets (9-0 in district, 18-7 overall) hope to repeat the results from the first round of district play when they visit the Iredell Dragons (3-7, 7-16) Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.

Thanks to the icy winter weather event across North and Central Texas last week, the Meridian Lady Jackets girls basketball team was forced to postpone Senior Night from last Tuesday until Saturday. but for the Lady Jackets and their fans alike, it proved worth the wait.