Taking control of the game

Clinton’s Sutton Hernandez, left, carries the ball behind No. 54 Kolten Fuller’s block during the Red Tornadoes’ win over the John Marshall Bears.No. 1 Malachi Lorne rushes by the John Marshall defender during Clinton’s season-opening win Friday over the Bears in Oklahoma City.

Clinton volleyball falls to Altus in four sets

In the comfort of their home gym, the Clinton Lady Reds volleyball team (10-6) fought against the Altus Lady Bulldogs Tuesday night in the Tornado Dome, but fell 3-1 (19-25, 25-14, 21-25, 19-25) Coach Gabbie Parsons said she wants to get her team back in the gym to get back to how they were playing...

Murray wins first week of football picks contest

As the 2024 high school football season kicked off last week, the Clinton Daily News’ weekly Pigskin Football Contest did as well.The winner of the first week of the contest is Tom Murray of Clinton, who got seven of the nine games correct from last week after the game between Corn Bible and Deer...

Reds tame Bears in opener

In the shadows of the Oklahoma City lights, the Clinton Red Tornado football team opened its 2024 season last Friday with a resounding 48-14 victory over the John Marshall Bears.While he was able to identify what needs to be fixed going into the bye week, Clinton head coach John Higbee said there...

Running through the defense

No. 45 Darrius Hicks fights through the defense during Clinton’s recent scrimmage against the Anadarko Warriors at the Tornado Bowl.No. 20 Kyn’Tavion Hill fights through a tackle during the scrimmage against the Anadarko Warriors.

Senior softball player looks to work with teeth

During senior year of high school is when student athletes start looking at the routes they can take in the near future.

Arapaho-Butler baseball sweeps first day of tournament

The Arapaho-Butler Indians baseball team (11-1) took part in the Labor Day Baseball Tournament Thursday, which was held in Weatherford.The Indians had two hard-fought games, but were able to come out on top in both, 12-7 against Lookeba-Sickles and 5-4 against Leedey.Even though they did not get...

Football recap to be in Wednesday paper

Due to the Labor Day holiday, the recap for the Red Tornadoes’ road game against John Marshall will be in the Wednesday edition of the newspaper.To keep up with each of the football games all season long, follow along on X ( formerly Twitter) @ClintonDNSports or on the newspaper’s Facebook page for...

Clinton softball falls to rival Weatherford

The Clinton Lady Reds softball team (3-11) looked to end its five-game losing streak Thursday as it hit the road to take on rival Weatherford in the softball edition of the “Custer County Conflict.”The Lady Eagles took down the Lady Reds 11-0 to send Clinton to its sixth straight loss.While there...

Senior looks to join medical field after college

As her final year of softball continues on, Clinton Lady Reds senior softball player Kari Begay has begun to turn her attention to her future as she prepares for college and beyond.For Begay, she said she has enjoyed the travelling throughout the years.“My favorite part about playing for Clinton...