CHS gets sweep streak going

The Clinton basketball program is peaking and winning at the right time, earning a second consecutive sweep Tuesday night in the Tornado Dome – this time against Newcastle. Clinton’s girls (8-4 overall) won their third-straight game with a dominant, wire-to-wire, 60-29 win over the Lady Racers.

Arapaho-Butler starts playoffs Friday

ARAPAHO – It’s become commonplace for Arapaho-Butler basketball to host the district tourney, and the program gets the opportunity again, starting Friday. Both A-B teams have had a little extra time than usual to prep.

CHS sweeps Elgin on the road

ELGIN – A quick turnaround from a pair of tough games Thursday against Woodward ended in a road sweep of the Elgin Owls Friday night for the Clinton basketball program. The Clinton boys (10-5 overall) rebounded from a 16-point loss to the No. 16 Boomers, by upsetting No.

Reds hosting ranked-riddled regional

The Class 4A west regional wrestling tournament is coming to Clinton this Friday and Saturday, and it features a loaded field of competitors. Including Clinton, the tourney will feature more than half of the top-15 ranked squads in the state, in the two-day tourney. No.

Lady Reds stifle Woodward in win

It becomes clearer each time out that the Clinton girls’ basketball team is difficult to score on, and even without its full roster again Thursday night, CHS held Woodward’s offense down in a 36-32 win at the Tornado Dome. It’s the sixth opponent the team has held under 40 points this season.

Teams look to playoffs

Three area programs are closing in on the postseason. The Clinton varsity wrestling team wrapped up its dual season with a record of 3-3 in a difficult slate. The Red Tornadoes will now focus on the regional tournament and trying to qualify for state.

Sutton gives max effort to CHS

From his sophomore year on, Clinton senior guard Keison Sutton decided that he wanted to make basketball his primary focus for his high school athletics career.

CHS in final stretch

The Clinton basketball teams are hitting the final stretch of the regular season. Clinton’s girls have a fairly favorable schedule in their last four (Elgin, Newcastle, Bethany and Woodward), while the Reds are facing four straight ranked teams.

Reds further recent reign over Darko

Clutch free throws in the final minute from Atrel Bryson and a late-game take over by Caden Powell helped the Clinton boys’ basketball team (9-4 overall) to its fourth win in the last five games, against Anadarko Tuesday night at the Tornado Dome, 64-56.

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CDN | Collin Wieder Clinton freshman Utah Kennemer tries to free his leg from his Hub City Tournament opponent. Kennemer wrestled unattached in the tourney and won a match in his 160-pound bracket.