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Ham signs with East Central

Ham signs with East Central

Ham signs with East Central

Stroud senior Madison Ham, shown above with her parents, Travis Ham and Melody Ham, signed last week to run cross-country and track at East Central University in Ada. Photo provided
Paull signs with Pratt College

Paull signs with Pratt College

Paull signs with Pratt College

Wellston senior Shealee Paull signed a softball letter of intent on Monday to play college softball at Pratt Community College in Pratt, Kan. Pictured on the front row with Shealee is her mother, Monica Rose, and her father, John Paull.
Scoreboard

Scoreboard

Scoreboard

2B: Isabella Saavedra, Kaycee Babek 2, Katlin Alford TB: Emmy Wilson, Isabella Saavedra 2, Maleah Blankenship 2, Kaycee Babek 4, Icle Brewer 2, Emma Grantz 2, Savanna Nelson, Katlin Alford 3, Callie Sellers, Katy Buxton 2 RBI: Maleah Blankenship 3, Tatum Pino, Kaycee Babek 4, Icle Brewer 2, Emma...
Alison Conway watches as the ref slaps the mat to signal she pinned Elizabeth Mullendore during the first round of the first-ever girls wrestling state tournament last week. See Pages 2A and 3A for more state tournament photos. Photo/Brian Blansett

Alison Conway watches as the ref slaps the mat to signal she pinned Elizabeth Mullendore during the first round of the first-ever girls wrestling state tournament last week. See Pages 2A and 3A for more state tournament photos. Photo/Brian Blansett

State wrestling

Chandler’s Kobe Smith made it to the state finals and Alison Conway made the semis in the state wrestling tournament over the weekend. It was an impressive showing for Chandler, competing under coach John Childress in his first year.
Jaelynn Robertson (21) puts up a shot in the lane during Chandler’s regionals finals matchup with Chisholm Saturday night. Photo/Brian Blansett

Jaelynn Robertson (21) puts up a shot in the lane during Chandler’s regionals finals matchup with Chisholm Saturday night. Photo/Brian Blansett

Hoops: Five area teams still playing

Dale’s boys and girls rolled to within a game of the state tournament last week, while Chandler, Stroud and Prague moved into the consolation bracket in the regional tournaments. Dale’s girls, ranked No.
State wrestling tournament

State wrestling tournament

State wrestling tournament

Chandler’s Kobe Smith dominated his opening match against Bryson Jones from Comanche in the Class 3A state tournament, getting the pin (below) at the 3:59 mark. He decisioned Kolby Adams from Morris, 4-1, in the semifinals before facing Kolby DePron and losing, 9-1, in the championship match.
Basketball playoffs

Basketball playoffs

Basketball playoffs

Here’s a photo sampler of area basketball teams in action last week. Above, Kaycee Babek pump-fakes in the lane during Meeker’s district tournament game against Millwood. Photo/Brian Blansett Right, Meeker’s Jason Brewer puts up a reverse layup against Millwood.
Bailey Bigbey

Bailey Bigbey

Five head to state

Chandler wrestling qualified five wrestlers for this week’s state tournaments. Bailey Bigbey, Alison Conway and Adilyn Massie will compete in the girls tournament, which is Thursday at the Norick Arena, aka, The Big House, in Oklahoma City.
Chandler youth wrestlers compete at state

Chandler youth wrestlers compete at state

Chandler youth wrestlers compete at state

Chandler took 25 wrestlers to the Oklahoma Wrestling Association state tournament last weekend and placed 8 of them.
The McLoud Redskins, 2021 district champions. Photo/Brian Blansett

The McLoud Redskins, 2021 district champions. Photo/Brian Blansett

17 years in the making

The last time the McLoud Redskins were district basketball champions, most of the current players were still in diapers and some weren’t born yet. That was 2004, but the streak ended Monday night when McLoud pulled off an intense 61-58 overtime win over Dickson.