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Braden Danker placed 10th overall at the Prague Invitational on Saturday, September 7, with a time of 19:42.91.

Braden Danker placed 10th overall at the Prague Invitational on Saturday, September 7, with a time of 19:42.91.

County schools compete in CC

On a partially cloudy morning, several area schools competed at the Prague Invitational Cross-Country Meet on Saturday, September 7. The meet consisted of junior high and high school teams varying from Class 3A and below and saw a record attendance of 30 schools and 570 entries.
Chandler third baseman, Jaelyn Robertson, eyes the runners after catching a line drive in her face against Tecumseh in the McLoud tournament.

Chandler third baseman, Jaelyn Robertson, eyes the runners after catching a line drive in her face against Tecumseh in the McLoud tournament.

Lady Lions come out ahead in tournament

The Lady Lions of Chandler (10-10, 1-1) competed at the McLoud/Dale Tournament this past weekend, playing in five games and finishing the tournament winning three of their five games. Chandler’s two losses in the tournament came at the hands of two Class 4A opponents, McLoud and Tecumseh.

Countywide high school football round up

Chandler (0-1, 0-0): • The Lions are coming off a bye week after losing to rival, Stroud, 26-6 in Week 0. • handler’s rushing leader is senior Dylan McKinney, who rushed 15 times for 51 yards and a score against Stroud.
Stroud rolls to win over rival Chandler

Stroud rolls to win over rival Chandler

Stroud rolls to win over rival Chandler

The Stroud High School Tigers’ varsity football team, projected to be one of the top teams in Oklahoma at the Class A level, came out of the gate strong in the 2019 season Thursday night with a dominant 26-8 victory over the rival Chandler High School Lions.

Chandler Lady Lions defeat Seminole, fall to Holdenville

Chandler High School lady Lions softball played two games last Thursday, August 29, getting one win and one loss on the day. First up for Chandler was a strong team from Holdenville. The Lady Lions struggled to get an offense going and were defeated by Holdenville 8 to 0.

Wellston Tigers fall to Wesleyan Mustangs

A total of 132 points were put on the board Friday night, August 30, 2019, as the Wellston Tigers fell to the Wesleyan Christian Mustangs by a score of 54 to 78. The Mustangs scored first on a 66-yard run with 10:41 le in the first quarter and led 7 to 0 when the point after kick was good.

Four county football teams kick off seasons this week

Football in Lincoln County officially gets underway this week as four teams kick off their 2019 seasons with Week Zero games. Week Zero is the term used for an 11th week in which teams can schedule one of their 10 regular season football games by sacrificing their second preseason scrimmage.
Wellston pitcher Shaelee Paull

Wellston pitcher Shaelee Paull

Lady Tigers drop two games in two days

Wellston’s fast-pitch softball team dropped two games in two days as the team lost at Crescent 14-1 on Aug. 19, followed by a 5-4 home heartbreaker to rival Luther 5-4 on Aug. 20. Both games were conference matchups.