Former Lady Indian athlete receives high honor

After a 2023 basketball season which saw the Arapaho-Butler High School Lady Indians finish with a record of 24-6 and a loss to Vanoss in the Area consolation game, one of its top players took home a high honor recently.Former Lady Indians senior guard Katie Edelen was awarded OCA Female Athlete of...

Red Tornadoes have strange schedule this year

This upcoming season the Clinton High School Red Tornado football team will have an interesting schedule set up.After Western Heights High School decided to not participate in the football season this year entirely, Clinton needed to find a replacement game in the middle of district play and the...

CHS football face minor coaching changes this year

Every year athletic teams see staff turnover to hopefully help better them going forward.

Player returns smarter

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Rose Lavelle believes she’s developed into a smarter player in the four years since becoming a breakout star for the United States in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final against the Netherlands.The midfielder was 24 and one of Americas’ younger players when she scored in...

Rising Stars

Stella Oliver sprints for third base during her Noon Lions Club T-ball game this past spring at Schumacher Fields at Acme Brick Park.Wyatt Bailey blasts the ball into the outfield during his T-ball game this past spring.

Rhett Kaufman

Rhett Kaufman swings mightily at the ball during his T-ball game this past spring.Lincoln Blundell flings the ball to first base during the Clinton Maroons’ first game of the recent OK Kids 8U State Baseball Tournament.

Meacham went from ‘too clumsy’ to All-American

“He may be too clumsy to even play a down for us,” was the response Sallie Frazier received after asking head coach Jim Frazier what he thought about the Meacham kid, who would become his first All-American.

Barkley and Giants agree to 1-year deal

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants settled on a contract for the star running back just in time for training camp, with him signing a oneyear contract worth up to $11 million, a person close to the negotiations told The Associated Press.The person spoke to the AP on...

Browns QB refocused

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — There’s a noticeable difference in Deshaun Watson, a switch in his demeanor, his actions and words.This summer, football, the game that kept him on course while growing up in rural Georgia, is again at the forefront for the Cleveland Browns quarterback, who...

Ray remembers his time with Reds

While playing any sport is not forever, being on a team can be beneficial for a player, especially being a leader among the younger players.For one former Clinton High School athlete, being a member of a team helped him grow.Having the opportunity to play for a team someone has followed for years...