New Season. Same expectations.
The Clinton Red Tornadoes begin the 2021 campaign with a road contest against familiar foe Woodward Friday evening.
Clinton enters its fourth year under the tutelage of head coach John Higbee, a team that finished state runner-up in 2020.
CLINTON–A late inning rally came up just short as the Clinton Lady Reds suffered a 10-9 setback against Woodward Monday evening.
ARAPAHO – In the bottom of the seventh inning, Ryan Carlisle took matters into his own hands when he belted a solo home run to left field, giving the Class A No. 17 Arapaho-Butler Indians a 5-4 victory over No. 13 Vici last Friday.
Clinton freshman fullback Race Elliott breaks into the open field in last week’s scrimmage versus Anadarko. CDN
There’s no doubt that the Clinton football team’s big-play ability is alive and well, and it showed that in its scrimmage finale against Anadarko Thursday night at home, scoring on three offensive plays of 45-plus yards.
CLINTON – One more and it’s a streak.
The Clinton football team was chasing a shot at a state title for the better part of the last decade, and it still is, but it’s no longer off Class 4A’s radar.
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After much criticism for its up-anddown play in 2019, the Clinton offense rebounded for a much better year in 2020 and even morphed somewhat into a methodical sledgehammer in the postseason.