This article is the fifth in a series on Clinton High School football’s impact players heading into the 2021 season.
It’s been a consensus across multiple media outlets this offseason that the Oklahoma football team will rank somewhere within the top four of most preseason polls and be a national title contender for 2021.
Clinton senior first baseman Blair Hunter reaches out to snag the ball for an out in a game last year. Hunter is one of five returning all-district players for the Lady Reds this upcoming season, alongside Baleigh Giblet, Kenzie Kauk, Makia Lovelace and Saydee Starnes. CDN
Another 2021 Clinton grad found his collegiate home this summer in Moses Hernandez, as he signed on with Missouri Valley College last week.
The Clinton fastpitch softball team already didn’t have an easy district to play in last season, as it faced eventual state champ Tuttle and four other regional-qualifying teams, but the slate is going to get even tougher for the upcoming fall campaign.
A former Red Tornado and 2007 state champion returned to the sidelines last year in 2011 graduate Jacob Lee, and he’ll be coaching in a full-time capacity this fall, as he finishes up his degree at SWOSU to become a teacher.
Wednesday proved to be one of the biggest news days of the college football offseason, when a report by the Houston Chronicle stated that Oklahoma and Texas had reached out to the SEC about joining the conference.
Clinton head soccer coach Eugene Jefferson looks to reach 500 in the next few seasons. He boasts a career record of 460-159-10, with three state titles. CDN
A state qualifier, owner of a 62-27 high school record and now a college athlete – Clinton’s Elijah Roque will wrestle at the next level this year, signing on to continue his career at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas.
Courtney Rivera lifts weights during her workout recently at the Acme Brick Park Rec Center.