Sports

Gaunt thankful to play for dad, Reds

One week at max is all that’s left for four-year, Clinton baseball starter Gage Gaunt. The son of hall of fame Clinton head baseball coach Kelly Gaunt and his wife, Tonya, is trying to soak up every moment of his final year of high school baseball.

Sanchez appreciates team in only season

Seniors in the Clinton soccer program have enjoyed and are still enjoying elite levels of success, but Lady Reds’ senior defender Melany Sanchez gets just one season to experience that. She couldn’t have picked a better time to be a part of the program.

Clinton returns to quarterfinals

“Shutout City,” better known as the Clinton soccer program, clinched its spot in the Class 4A quarterfinals Tuesday at the Tornado Bowl, shutting out both Dove Science OKC squads in the second round of the playoffs. The Lady Reds (14-2 overall) defeated the Lady Rockets (7-7) by goal-rule, 10-0.

CHS sends doubles pairs to state

OKLAHOMA CITY – Both Clinton girls’ tennis doubles teams continued their winning ways in the regional tournament Monday at OKC Tennis Center and punched their tickets to state.

Track puts four in state

CHISHOLM – Three familiar faces and a new one for the Clinton track team are headed to the state meet after qualifying at the Class 4A regionals in Chisholm Saturday. Senior Sharise Whitney is headed back for her third time, returning as a third-place finisher in the long jump at regionals.

Clinton team falls short of state

ELK CITY – For the second straight season, the Clinton boys’ golf team came up short in terms of state qualifying Monday at Elk City, but it did send an individual placer again. Sophomore Tyson Miller shot 81 and 84 in his two rounds for a 36-hole score of 165 to reach state.

CHS blanks Harding, advances

Add another shut out to Clinton soccer’s 2019 season, as both teams cruised past Harding Charter Prep Friday night in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs. The Lady Reds (13-2 overall) started off the first-round sweep with a 5-0 win over HCP (9-6).

Indians finish 2019 in regionals

SHATTUCK – Class A’s regional baseball tournament at Shattuck epitomized Arapaho-Butler’s season, scrapping and fighting for each and every run, despite having almost zero prior experience this deep in the playoffs.