The glow of stadium lights off I-40 started early Monday and Tuesday morning, signifying to the rest of Oklahoma that the Clinton football team and third-year head coach John Higbee are back to work.
The three area fall softball and baseball squads continue to pick up wins early in their respective 2020 seasons.
A shaky, early start flipped into a dominant win for the Clinton softball team in its fast-pitch season opener Monday night at home, outscoring Sayre 11-0 over the final one-and-a-half innings, to run rule the Lady Eagles, 15-3.
The 2020 Clinton soccer season was cut short, but the widespread respect for this talented program, and the man who heads it, led to more offseason hardware.
The Clinton football team got back on the field for the first time in nearly nine months Monday with two-a-day practice. Here are a couple photos from the morning defensive session. (Top Photo) Junior defensive back Antonio Ceniceros reaches out to pick off a pass. (Bottom Photo) Sophomore defensive lineman Matthew Nguyen rips through a blocking dummy. CDN I Collin Wieder
The starting units for the Clinton High School softball team are set headed into the season opener at 4:15 p.m. Monday at home against Sayre.
Clinton volleyball opens the 2020 season at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Erick. The junior varsity Lady Reds will start at that time and the varsity team will follow. CHS celebrates after scoring a point in its scrimmage last week. Pictured are, from left, Hannah Garner, Emma Dowdell, Baylee Hawthorne, Shelbi Goossen, Taryn Wraspir and Courtney Heerwald. CDN
The Clinton softball program is putting on its fifth annual 100-inning game fundraiser at 9 a.m. Saturday. The proceeds will go to the program for meals, uniforms, etcetera. Alumni are invited to compete in the extended contest. Also, a special ceremony will be held to honor the slow-pitch seniors, whose season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The usual home run derby will take place too. CDN
A highly-successful and familiar face to the Clinton wrestling program is back, with the return of former head coach Shawn Finch after three years at Noble.
Although protocols and rules continue to change during the coronavirus pandemic, the Clinton football team plans to be on the field Monday for its first official practice of the 2020 season.