Linemen are no pushover when challenged

  • ABOVE: Competing in the tug-of-war event are Julio Roque, Devin Rischer and Treyden Johnson. Fairfield finished fifth in the Challenge.
    ABOVE: Competing in the tug-of-war event are Julio Roque, Devin Rischer and Treyden Johnson. Fairfield finished fifth in the Challenge.
  • RIGHT: Sam Marsters pulls a tire during the obstacle course event at the Mexia Lineman Challenge at Blackcat Field in Mexia on Friday, June 11. Fairfield was one of eight teams competing in the Challenge. Photo by Skip Leon/The Fairfield Recorder
    RIGHT: Sam Marsters pulls a tire during the obstacle course event at the Mexia Lineman Challenge at Blackcat Field in Mexia on Friday, June 11. Fairfield was one of eight teams competing in the Challenge. Photo by Skip Leon/The Fairfield Recorder
June is a month that Fairfield High School Head Coach John Bachtel allows his team to take off before preparing for the upcoming football season. That didn’t stop Bachtel and his staff from taking ten linemen to Mexia’s Lineman Challenge on June 10 at Mexia High School. Skill positions players garner the majority of the attention in the summer with 7-on-7 competitions, but linemen challenges…

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