Clinton looks to end regular season strong

The Clinton Red Tornado football team (7-2, 4-2) will hit the road tomorrow and head to Oklahoma City to take on the Douglass Trojans to end the 2024 regular season with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.Clinton is coming off of its second loss of the season, a 42-7 defeat to Elgin, and Douglass just...

Clinton senior looks to future with military

With the school year near the halfway point, Clinton senior football player Marquis Martin keeps his eyes on the remaining part of the season while zeroing in on what his future is going to look like once he leaves high school after this year.For Martin, he said he has enjoyed being able to...

Thunder takes down Magic

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jalen Williams scored 23 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 21 points and nine assists and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Orlando Magic 102-86 Monday night to remain the only unbeaten team in the Western Conference.Chet Holmgren added 14 points, nine rebounds and two...

CORRECTION

The details of the money given to the Clinton High School golf teams were incorrectly reported last week in a photo cutline in the sports section of the Tuesday edition of the Clinton Daily News.While both the girls’ and the boys’ teams for Clinton were given $6,000, they did not participate in the...

Scanning the field

Scanning the field

Blackburn wins second football picks contest

For the second consecutive week, Mike Blackburn of Clinton has taken the top spot in the Clinton Daily News’ weekly Pigskin Football Contest.Blackburn has been awarded a $75 ASAP Energy Kickback Card for his win in last week’s competition.He was in a fiveway tie atop the standings last week with...

Saints relieve Allen of duties following loss to Panthers

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints fired coach Dennis Allen Monday, a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended the Saints’ losing streak to seven games — their longest since 1999.“DA is an excellent football coach,” Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said.

Reds’ Hernandez finishes fifth at state meet

As the cross country season neared its end, Clinton’s Xadrian Hernandez had one last meet to participate in as he took part in the Class 4A State Meet at Edmond Santa Fe Saturday.Coach Rob Pitman said everything lined up for Hernandez to have success during the meet last weekend.“The weather could...

Red Tornadoes fall to Elgin

Heading into the penultimate game of the 2024 regular season, the Clinton Red Tornado football team (7-2, 4-2) fell victim to districtleading Elgin’s high-powered attack, as the Red Tornadoes fell 42-7 in the contest, snapping its four-game winning streak in the district.Despite the outcome,...

Stroud embarrassed over loss to Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — C.J. Stroud couldn’t believe it.