The Arapaho-Butler slow-pitch softball team lost its seasonopening doubleheader against Hobart at home Thursday. A-B fell to Hobart in game one, 15-6, and, 9-1, in game two. Sophomore Katie Edelen, pictured, put together a nice two games at the plate, going 4-for-5. CDN
The No. 13 Arapaho-Butler baseball team (3-2 overall) went 1-1 in its first two games at the Wright City Festival.
It’s been a wild ride for slow-pitch softball since it returned to Clinton High School in 2019, as the program played just one season, before CO- VID-19 shut down the program in 2020, and now, it returns with a new head coach in Shawn Finch.
Clinton forward Maria Nolasquez has scored nine goals in four games. The junior backed up all-time leading goal scorer Macey Fernandez for two years and is breaking out now. CDN
Winter and spring college athletes that graduated from Clinton are already making their names at the next level.
Early defensive errors were smoothed over by Clinton starting pitcher Mason Walpole and reliever Caden Powell, as the duo combined for 14 strikeouts and kept the team’s lead intact to give the Reds an 8-6 win Tuesday at home over Elk City – their first of the year.
ALTUS – It didn’t take the Clinton tennis team long to pick up some wins and get some confidence after a difficult opener at the Norman Tournament, as the Reds and Lady Reds bounced back with a few wins and one top-three finish at the Altus Tournament last week.
The Clinton baseball team (0-2 overall, 0-1 in district) opened district play, with a 13-3, run-rule loss at Elk City (2-2, 1-0) Monday.
Clinton eighth grade third baseman Brady Chittum reaches down to stop the ball, at a middle school baseball game. CDN
There’s a candid attitude and a non-stop work ethic that Clinton basketball senior guard Evan Fields used in his career.