Arapaho-Butler hoops teams celebrate district championships

The Arapaho-Butler Indians basketball team gathers with its district title plaque.

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Rising Stars

The Whirlwinds’ Brooklyn Aston drives a shot through her Anadarko opponent.Bella Bridgeman shoots from the key for the Clinton seventh-graders.

Clinton’s Rica Stennis looks for an opening to pass

Clinton’s Rica Stennis looks for an opening to pass.Arlena Kirkendoll charges past the competition.

Senior strives to help team to its full potential on court

Tiauna Hester, member of the Lady Reds basketball team at Clinton High School, plays guard for her team. She recently took time to elaborate on her senior season.The Lady Reds have had an interesting basketball season this school year.

Senior encourages teammates to finish foes

Julian Pina, a senior of Clinton High School and a member of the Red Tornadoes wrestling team, shares some experiences of his senior year.The current wrestling season has had its ups and downs, every member on the team has had their own experiences but Pina seems to be having a good run.“It’s going...

Arapaho-Butler wins double district titles

Two district champions were crowned Saturday night in Arapaho with the Arapaho-Butler Lady Indians winning convincingly 53-8 over the Lady Blue Devils of Cordell and the Arapaho-Butler Indians capping off the win with a hard fought 39-31 victory over the Union City Tigers.LADY INDIANS 53 LADY BLUE...

Red Tornadoes take tough loss at dual state

The Clinton High School wrestling team competed Friday in the Class 4A Dual State Tournament at Enid. The Red Tornadoes were paired up against Catoosa for the first round in the bracket and suffered a 59-15 defeat.“We wrestled the number two team,” said Coach Shawn Finch.

Moves by Oklahoma, Texas from Big 12 to SEC bumped to 2024

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas and Oklahoma are heading to the Southeastern Conference in 2024, a year earlier than originally planned, after Big 12 officials cleared the way Thursday for the storied programs to exit their league.Texas and Oklahoma will leave behind the $50 million each school would...

Senior enjoys being ‘template’ for younger players

Senior Chaz Rivers gives a precise view into what it means playing with the Red Tornadoes and the big brother nature of the sport he’s passionate about playing.Clinton’s basketball season has been riffed with adversity, but Rivers doesn’t allow the wind in his sails to die down.