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Full week of football

Full week of football

Full week of football

High school football started with a partial schedule last week, but every school in the area is in action this Friday. Darian Mahan (34), shown stretching for a pass in a scrimmage against Heritage Hall, and the Chandler Lions will open at home in their annual rivalry game with Stroud.
Stroud’s offensive line warms up prior to its scrimmage last week with Pawnee and Cashion. Photo/Brian Blansett

Stroud’s offensive line warms up prior to its scrimmage last week with Pawnee and Cashion. Photo/Brian Blansett

Football starts Friday

Football in the COVID era starts for real this week, with five area schools playing in Zero Week.

Read this before you go to the game

After months of wondering, the long awaited answer has arrived. The Friday night lights will be turned on and football will be played. With the COVID-19 virus, concerns have been raised regarding masks, social distancing and any new precautionary procedures.
Football starts!

Football starts!

Football starts!

Local high school football teams got their first day of full-pad practices on Friday and got in some of their traditional scrimmages over the weekend.
Above left, Elihu Davis of Chandler (231) at roughly the halfway mark of the Stroud cross country meet. Above right, Riley Randall of Meeker and Coltin Fitch from Lincoln Christian are shoulder-to-shoulder. Photos/Brian Blansett

Above left, Elihu Davis of Chandler (231) at roughly the halfway mark of the Stroud cross country meet. Above right, Riley Randall of Meeker and Coltin Fitch from Lincoln Christian are shoulder-to-shoulder. Photos/Brian Blansett

Randall second at Stroud meet

Meeker sophomore Riley Randall ran an 11:10 at the Stroud Cross Country meet on Saturday, taking second place. An All-Stater last year as a freshman, Randall finished among a pack of runners from Lincoln Christian, which had the first-, third- and fourthplace finishers.
Softball

Softball

Softball

Area teams were on the field at several tournament locations last week. Above, North Rock Creek catcher Madison Conley tries to tag a Ripley runner during the Lady Cougars 6-4 loss on Thursday.
Football scrimmages

Football scrimmages

Football scrimmages

Most area schools hit the field last week for football practice and had their annual intra-squads on Friday and Saturday. Top right, Prague head coach Mike Hedge talks to the Red Devils following their intra-squad Friday night. The Red Devils will host North Rock Creek in scrimmage at 6 p.m.
Football in the COVID-19 era

Football in the COVID-19 era

Football in the COVID-19 era

After months of wondering, the long awaited answer has arrived. The Friday night lights will be turned on and football will be played. With the COVID-19 virus, concerns have been raised regarding masks, social distancing and any new precautionary procedures.

Lady Lions start season 2-0

Chandler’s Lady Lions made the most of a trip to northern Oklahoma Monday, getting a one-hitter from Grace Hulsey to beat Ponca City, 6-0, and banging out 10 hits in a 12-3 dominating over Blackwell.
Opening week action

Opening week action

Opening week action

Left, Stroud pitcher Jadyn Young is a study in focus during the seventh inning of her 3-0 shutout against Davenport on Tuesday. Below left, Davenport catcher Maloree Byford looks into the dugout to get the pitch call against Stroud.