A 6-1 win over Putnam City North for the Clinton girls’ soccer team (1-0 overall) kicked off a big opening night for the program, and Devin Keel closed it out with a gamewinning goal to clinch a 2-1 victory for the CHS boys (1-0).
What better way to open up the state tournament for the No. 9 Arapaho-Butler boys’ basketball team (25-3 overall), than to face No. 6 Hydro- Eakly (26-4) in a western Oklahoma rivalry matchup at 3:30 p.m. today at ‘The Big House’ in OKC.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Three of Clinton wrestling’s four state qualifiers earned wins at the state tournament Friday in Jim Norick Arena and closed out the year with a positive to build on for next season or at the next level.
A matchup against a scrappy Victory Christian squad opens the area tournament for the No. 16 Clinton boys’ basketball team (16-10 overall) at 3 p.m. Thursday in Stillwater.
KINGFISHER – Not much went the way of the No. 16 Clinton boys’ basketball team (16-10 overall) in Saturday night’s regional finals game, and No. 1 Kingfisher (25-0) piled it on as the game progressed, handing the Reds a 91-40 loss.
CHICKASHA – It appeared the No. 9 Arapaho- Butler boys’ basketball team (25-3 overall) was going to have to regroup and try for its state ticket the following night, trailing the No. 1 Cyril Pirates (24- 4), 37-30, with just over a minute to play in the area title game Friday night.
Team Seven of the Clinton Elemetary Basketball League poses for a team photo. Pictured are, front row, from left, Damars Ellis, Alexis Acevedo, Owen Salinas, Camron Washington, SJ Adkinson, Aades Baraza, Esteban Galvan, Aaron Nava, Alexander Hernandez, Stacey Frank; back row, coach Julie Adkinson and helper Lily Adkinson.
Taybor Moss attacks the basket from the baseline against Weatherford. CDN | Collin Wieder
Grace Meacham dribbles into the open court in a game versus Weatherford. CDN | Collin Wieder
WEATHERFORD – After watching its 10-point lead slowly shrink down to a 48-45 advantage late in the fourth quarter, the No. 16 Clinton boys’ basketball team (16-9 overall) needed to squash Weatherford’s momentum to finish off a tough, road playoff win Thursday night.