Casas’ three-pointer propels Lady Indians

MERRITT –Abigail Casas buried a three-pointer with 1:01 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Arapaho-Butler Lady Indians came away with a 40-39 win at 2A No. 11 Merritt Tuesday evening.

Fifth-ranked Indians rout Merritt, 62-43

MERRITT – Fifthranked Arapaho-Butler cruised Tuesday to a 62-43 victory over Merritt.Ryan Carlisle’s three-pointer to end the third quarter gave Arapaho-Butler a 47-28 advantage. Carlisle contributed 16 points.Landon Donelson led Arapaho-Butler with 21 points in the winning effort.

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Clinton’s Kaye Graves dribbles the basketball while Arapaho-Butler’s Daycie Lee and Madison McHenry play defense. CDN photoArapaho-Butler’s Piper Day Grabs a rebound while London House waits nearby.

Auburn flies to No. 1 in AP poll for first time

(AP) War Eagle is flying high over men’s college basketball for the first time in history.A barely ranked afterthought to begin the season, Auburn climbed past Gonzaga to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll released Monday.

Williams’ 20-piece propels Southwestern

SEARCY, Ark. – Southwestern Oklahoma State University men’s basketball utilized a 13-0 run against Harding late in the second half to erase a nine-point deficit and pick up their third consecutive conference victory, winning 75-72 Saturday night.

Ole Miss enters AP women’s poll for 1st time in 15 years

Unbeaten on the road this season, Mississippi entered The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in 15 years on Monday, coming in at No. 24.The Rebels (17- 2) have won their first seven games away from home, including a victory over then-No. 23 Kentucky on Sunday.

Lady Dawgs go 1-1 on Arkansas trip

SEARCY, Ark. – The Southwestern Oklahoma State Lady Bulldogs lost for the second time in three games Saturday after a 77-69 defeat at the hands of Harding.The Lady Dawgs trailed 36-33 at halftime.Makyra Tramble scored 29 points in the game, tying her second highest total of the season.

MLB negotiators meet in person for 1st time since Dec. 1

NEW YORK (AP) — Locked-out Major League Baseball players withdrew their proposal for more liberalized free agency and lowered their proposed decrease in revenue sharing Monday.

Fierros and Wilson first, Whirlwinds eighth at Hub City Tournament

CLINTON - Azreal Fierros and Marcus Wilson each claimed a first place finish at the Hub City wrestling tournament Saturday.Fierros (86-lb.) won via decision (7-3) over Mangum’s Mason Mitchell.Wilson (195-b.) beat Altus’ Brady Rogers via decision (3-0).

Lady Indians claim third place at tourney

WEATHERFORD – The Class A 12thranked Arapaho-Butler Lady Indians claimed another piece of regular season hardware Saturday at the West Central High School Basketball Tournament.Arapaho-Butler stopped Thomas-Fay-Custer 37-30 in the third place game.The Lady Indians Indians led 18-14 at halftime.