Murray wins second consecutive contest

For the first week of the playoffs, Tom Murray of Clinton has once again won thePigskin Football Contest.He finished in a four-way tie for the top spot in the contest for last week.Murray was tied with Mike Blackburn and Michael Heerwald, both of Clinton, and Barbara Steiner of Weatherford.All four...

Red Tornadoes bend but don’t break

Clinton’s Malachi Lorne pushes his way around Bethany defenders during the Red Tornadoes’ first-round victory over the Bronchos last week at the Tornado Bowl.

A-B’s Sawatzky receives softball recognition

To be named to the All-State team is a great honor for any player, especially for Arapaho-Butler’s Morgandee Sawatzky who worked hard for this achievement as she helped lead the Lady Indians’ softball team deep into the Class A playoffs.Sawatzky said she was happy to see all of her hard-work pay...

Thunder use strong fourth quarter to win against Suns

PHOENIX (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Jalen Williams had 31 as the Oklahoma City Thunder used a big fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 111-99 Sunday night.The Thunder outscored Phoenix 31-13 in the fourth quarter — holding the Suns without a field goal for the final 6:42 —...

CHS survives and advances

The Clinton Red Tornadoes football team (7-3) got the 2023 Class 4A playoffs started off with a fanfare of emotions Friday at the Tornado Bowl in its 28-25 win against the Bethany Bronchos (6-5).Despite winning the opening round of the playoffs, Higbee said he still sees areas where his team can...

Meacham signs to join Kansas track

For Clinton multisport athlete Kat Meacham, the dream of becoming a college competitor became reality Wednesday as she signed her letter of intent to throw for the University of Kansas Jayhawks track and field program as a member of the 2024 recruiting class.While it is great to sign a letter of...

Clinton to face familar foe in first round

With the regular season over, now the Clinton Red Tornadoes (6-3, 5-1) start playing for keeps at 7 p.m. at the Tornado Bowl.The Reds will host a four-loss Bethany Bronchos team (6-4, 4-3) representing District 4A-2 to open the playoffs.The Bronchos finished fourth in one of the toughest districts...

Clinton stings Kingfisher

The Clinton Red Tornadoes kicked off the 2023 season in dominating fashion Friday as they shut out the Kingfisher Yellowjackets 20-0 on the road.The defense came into the game ready to play as the group was all over the field and right where every player needed to be.“Tonight, our defense played...

Clinton struggles with the Irish at home

The Clinton High School Red Tornadoes kicked off their home slate of games for the new football season Friday as they welcomed in the Bishop McGuinness Fighting Irish.Clinton could not get much going as McGuinness shut out the Red Tornadoes 28-0 in front of the Clinton faithful.It was an all-around...

Clinton shows fight against Chargers

One week after being shut out against the McGuinness Fighting Irish, the Clinton Red Tornadoes had a tall task of trying to take down the defending 3A State Champions Heritage Hall Chargers.Despite losing 50-43 against Heritage Hall Friday in a back and forth game, Clinton coach John Higbee said he...