Once again, Clinton will be at the center of the 8U athletics world this week, as the OK Kids 8U Baseball State Tournament will be held at Schumacher Fields at Acme Brick Park starting today and will conclude on Saturday.
It is a new era of Clinton High School baseball as Cooper Rhoads has officially been hired as the head coach to replace longtime coach Kelly Gaunt in the dugout.
With Michael Deatherage off to Sentinel to coach baseball, Clinton did not have to look far as his assistant coach Janie Worthington has been promoted to the head position.
With his first season of college football for the Kilgore College Rangers behind him, former Clinton football player Zaedon Collins has his eyes on big things going forward.
To kick off the OK Kids 8U Softball State Tournament at Acme Brick Park, the teams representing Clinton and Arapaho-Butler battled Elmore City and Elk City respectively Thursday morning.
During the summer, OK Kids puts on tournaments for softball and baseball for different age groups and starting today Clinton will be playing host to the 8U State Softball Tournament at Schumacher Fields at Acme Brick Park that will run until Saturday.