There's little rest for the well-traveled, multisport Red Tornadoes this spring, as they go from the hardwood last Friday to the baseball diamond for their season opener at 5 p.m. today, at home, against Elk City.
A near 30-year drought ends with Clinton track hosting its first official junior high/high school meet since the early 90s at 3:15 p.m. today.
OKLAHOMA CITY Through the first three games of the 2020 season, the defending, Class 4A state champion, Clinton girls’ soccer team (3-0 overall) has cruised its way through the early, non-district slate and added to that narrative in a 10-0, goal-rule win at Southeast Monday night.
Two Red Tornadoes and one Lady Red made the all-conference basketball teams this year, with Atrel Bryson (first-team) and Caden Powell (secondteam) making the list on the boys’ side, and Carmella Jefferson (second-team) earning the honor on the girls’ side.
OKLAHOMA CITY – True to form, the Arapaho-Butler boys’ basketball team never folded up and continued to grind back into the Class A state championship game against Garber Saturday at the Big House, but the effort wasn’t enough, falling short in double overtime, 53-51.
STILLWATER – The Clinton boys’ basketball team traveled deeper than it had in almost 10 years, when it concluded the 2019-2020 season Friday in a, 66-53, area consolation semifinals loss to Metro Christian.
STILLWATER – There is little room for error in the area tournament, especially in elimination games, and the Clinton boys’ basketball team made sure it played as flawlessly as possible to stay alive Thursday afternoon, beating Victory Christian, 64-55.
OKLAHOMA CITY – A complete contrast from the previous defensive battle, the Arapaho- Butler boys’ basketball team busted out for a big offensive game and hung on late to take down Hydro-Eakly, 65-57, in the state tournament opener Thursday afternoon in the Big House.
The playmaker of the Clinton girls’ soccer program’s recent state title run made her college decision for the next few years, as senior midfielder Aubrey Gonzales signed with Rose State College Wednesday at Clinton High School.
Clinton’s track program continues to build in a positive direction, as it enter its third year under head coach Cory Strahorn.