NORMAN – Tourney No. 1 of the Clinton tennis season was more about shaking the rust off against Class 5A and 6A competition Tuesday at the Westwood Tournament in Norman.
A work-heavy offseason and added confidence on the football field made senior Tavious Jennings a better player for the Clinton boys’ basketball team this past winter.
Clinton seventh grader Sutton Hernandez looks to score against Hinton, during a middle school basketball game. CDN
Like all spring sports returning to play, the Clinton baseball team will jump headfirst into the somewhat unknown at 5 p.m. Thursday, when it hosts Cache for the season opener.
ENID – True to form, the Clinton boys’ basketball team (15-7 overall) rose above adversity from early on in the area consolation semis Friday, against No. 12 John Marshall (16- 7), but it just wasn’t enough, falling 67-58, to end the season.
The Clinton soccer program played its second games at Bethany Friday. The CHS girls (0-2 overall) fell, 3-1, to the Lady Bronchos. The Reds (2-0) picked up their second win of the season, 2-1.
Injuries didn’t allow Ethan Maley to finish out his final two wrestling seasons on the mat, but that never stopped him from being a positive force for the Reds.
After a one-year hiatus, the Clinton Noon Lions are making preparations to conduct the summer baseball program again.
ENID – Trailing 20-9 in the second quarter of its area tournament opener Thursday, the Clinton boys’ basketball team (15-6 overall) needed a boost, as it struggled with turnovers against a lengthy Newcastle defense.
OKLAHOMA CITY – “Fight” is something that western Oklahoma teams are never in short supply of, and the No. 3 Arapaho-Butler boys’ basketball team left all of its fight on the floor in a heartbreaking, 68-61, triple overtime loss to No. 10 Velma Alma Thursday in the state quarterfinals.