The Clinton Red Tornadoes football team (7-3) got the 2023 Class 4A playoffs started off with a fanfare of emotions Friday at the Tornado Bowl in its 28-25 win against the Bethany Bronchos (6-5).
For Clinton multisport athlete Kat Meacham, the dream of becoming a college competitor became reality Wednesday as she signed her letter of intent to throw for the University of Kansas Jayhawks track and field program as a member of the 2024 recruiting class.
As the regular season entered its final week, the Clinton Red Tornado football team was in need of a win to lock up the district. The Red Tornadoes took down the Woodward Boomers Friday on the road 31-13 to gain possible home field advantage through the first two weeks of the playoffs.
For the first time in almost two months, the Clinton Red Tornadoes football team (5-3, 4-1) lost a game as it was beaten by the Cache Bulldogs (5-4, 3-2) 7-0 Friday in Cache.
With the varsity team having a hole in its district schedule, the JV team took center stage in Clinton as it took on the Guymon Tigers for a contest Thursday at the Tornado Bowl. The Red Tornadoes would shut out the visitors 42-0 in front of the home crowd.
The Clinton Red Tornadoes football program (4-2, 3-0) claimed sole possession of first place in the district as it took down bitter rival Weatherford (4-3, 2-1) 17-0 Friday night in front of the Eagle faithful.
As the Clinton High School Red Tornadoes continues through district play, the program welcomed the Elk City Elks to the Tornado Bowl where Clinton would prevail 21-7 in a hard-fought match.
One week after being shut out against the McGuinness Fighting Irish, the Clinton Red Tornadoes had a tall task of trying to take down the defending 3A State Champions Heritage Hall Chargers.