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Arapaho-Butler’s Kelsey Garibay drives by a Cheyenne-Reydon defender during the girls’ championship game Saturday of the Western Equipment Classic. CDN | Sam Goodwyn
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Arapaho-Butler’s Peyton Lambeth, left, shoots over the Sayre defender during the Lady Indians’ win over the Lady Eagles Thursday in the first round of the Western Equipment Classic. CDN | Sam Goodwyn
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Arapaho-Butler’s Kelsey Garibay drives by a Cheyenne-Reydon defender during the girls’ championship game Saturday of the Western Equipment Classic. CDN | Sam Goodwyn

To finish off the three-day event, both Arapaho-Butler high school basketball teams competed for the title of their annual Western Equipment Classic Tournament Saturday on their home court.

Arapaho-Butler’s Peyton Lambeth, left, shoots over the Sayre defender during the Lady Indians’ win over the Lady Eagles Thursday in the first round of the Western Equipment Classic. CDN | Sam Goodwyn

In the final two games of the opening round of the annual Western Equipment Classic basketball tournament, both Arapaho-Butler basketball teams cruised to easy wins over their opponents in the first round Thursday night on their home court.

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Obituaries

Cathy A. Middleton, age 74, of Custer City, Oklahoma, was born November 11, 1951, in Louisville, Kentucky, and passed away at her home on January 9, 2026.

Robert Malone Sr. was born November 26th, 1951, in Tipton, OK. Robert was known for his amazing cooking skills where he showed them off at the famous Pop Hicks restaurant, The Big Sky restaurant, and The Branding Iron Restaurant where he cooked alongside his late brother Willie Malone. However, if you wanted to find Robert when he wasn’t working just locate his sister Faye and his brotherin- law Esco Abram.