Former Lady Indian athlete receives high honor

After a 2023 basketball season which saw the Arapaho-Butler High School Lady Indians finish with a record of 24-6 and a loss to Vanoss in the Area consolation game, one of its top players took home a high honor recently.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Rose Lavelle believes she’s developed into a smarter player in the four years since becoming a breakout star for the United States in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final against the Netherlands.

Rhett Kaufman

Rhett Kaufman swings mightily at the ball during his

Meacham went from ‘too clumsy’ to All-American

“He may be too clumsy to even play a down for us,” was the response Sallie Frazier received after asking head coach Jim Frazier what he thought about the Meacham kid, who would become his first All-American. In 1962, the year that the Tornado Bowl was opened, a tall, lanky kid named Randy Meacham began his high school career at Clinton. A career he would transform into the Oklahoma Lineman of the Year in 1964.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants settled on a contract for the star running back just in time for training camp, with him signing a oneyear contract worth up to $11 million, a person close to the negotiations told The Associated Press.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — There’s a noticeable difference in Deshaun Watson, a switch in his demeanor, his actions and words.

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