Rising Stars OB&T's

Evelyn Ponce gracefully lands a warmup routine before a game earlier this season. CDN | Adam EwingKatie DePasa, Gracie Deluna storm the field before Clinton faced Weatherford in the Custer County Conflict.

HLH a malfunction of the immune system

Dear Doctors: Can you please explain about HLH? It's the disease that my daughter passed away from. She was 47 years old when she got sick, and she lived only another four months. I was told that HLH is very rare, but I still don't really understand what happened.

Ready to cheer

Clinton High School cheerleaders Kamarie Yelloweagle left, and Jacky Johnson teach, from left, Rylee Paul, Stella Kate, Kenzley Renee, Annalie Chevrolet, and Cohen Moore a new cheer at the cheer clinic held at Nance Elementary School.

Reds prepare for Panthers

Clinton welcomes Harrah for the opening round of the OSSAA 4A playoffs Friday evening“Harrah came here last year as the seventh team in the district, now they are coming back as the number four team,” Clinton coach John Higbee said. “They have clearly improved.

Iowa’s Spencer Lee chases a 4th NCAA title

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee always is focused on what’s next, a constant pursuit for more.His coach, Tom Brands, hopes Lee’s teammates are watching.“My message to them right now would be start to compete with your teammate a little bit,” Brands said. “Not in an unhealthy way.

Reds capture 4A-1 crown

CLINTON –Undisputed.Clinton moved one step closer to capturing a 17th state title with a 49-0 blowout of Bethany Friday night.“We had a mission. We are on a mission and are still on a mission,” Clinton coach John Higbee said.

Smith claims weekly picks contest

Janice Smith claimed the weekly football picks contest for the second time this season.Smith won with eight correct and a tiebreaker of 296 yards.Smith, Ronald Saucier, Mike Blackburn and Ron Kinney all tied with eight correct.The weekly tiebreaker is Clinton’s rushing yards from the previous game.

Arapaho-Butler handles Blair at homecoming

ARAPAHO – Both Arapaho-Butler basketball teams improved to 2-0 with victories over Blair Friday evening.The Lady Indians claimed a 55-22 victory in the first game.The Lady Indians were in control from the start and led 25-13 at halftime.

Lady Reds earn all-district honors

The Clinton Lady Red Tornadoes claimed four spots on the 4A-1 All-District Softball Team.Kenzie Kauk was a first-team selection for her effort in the circle. Kauk started 20 games for the Lady Reds. In 81 2/3 innings, the sophomore struck out 59. On offense Kauk led the club with eight homers.

Cowboys’ Prescott puts calf issue to rest, set for Broncos

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott didn’t think twice about maximum effort in his first practice after missing a game because of a strained right calf.Until the star Dallas quarterback had time to think twice about it.