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Chandler cheerleader Macie Davis catches a lot of air while doing a series of flips Saturday night during Chandler’s district tournament game against the Morris boys. Watching are cheerleader Calista Schardt and Leo the Lion. Photo/Brian Blansett

Chandler cheerleader Macie Davis catches a lot of air while doing a series of flips Saturday night during Chandler’s district tournament game against the Morris boys. Watching are cheerleader Calista Schardt and Leo the Lion. Photo/Brian Blansett

Big flip

Chandler center Zalen Smith prepares to reject a shot by Morris’s Xavier Harjo (24) during district action Saturday night in Chandler. The Lions won, 69-66, to advance to Saturday night’s regional finals. The Lions, the North Rock Creek boys and the top-ranked Dale boys and girls all won district championships and move into the winner’s brackets in this week’s regional tournaments. See Pages 2C-4C for more basketball. Photo/Brian Blansett

Chandler center Zalen Smith prepares to reject a shot by Morris’s Xavier Harjo (24) during district action Saturday night in Chandler. The Lions won, 69-66, to advance to Saturday night’s regional finals. The Lions, the North Rock Creek boys and the top-ranked Dale boys and girls all won district championships and move into the winner’s brackets in this week’s regional tournaments. See Pages 2C-4C for more basketball. Photo/Brian Blansett

Playoff intensity

North Rock Creek’s Olivia McRay goes up in a crowd for a rebound during the Lady Cougars’ loss to Bristow Saturday night during district play. The Lady Cougars are back in action Thursday, facing Nathan Hale at 1 p.m. in Bristow. Photo/Sheryl Gowin

North Rock Creek’s Olivia McRay goes up in a crowd for a rebound during the Lady Cougars’ loss to Bristow Saturday night during district play. The Lady Cougars are back in action Thursday, facing Nathan Hale at 1 p.m. in Bristow. Photo/Sheryl Gowin

Area basketball playoffs

Results Class B Varnum 75, Carney boys 42 Carney boys 73, Macomb 46 Carney boys 75, Mason 70 Class A Hominy 43, Wellston girls 35 Class 2A Dale boys 90, Mounds 37 Dale girls 87, Mounds 28 Hennessey 81, Meeker boys 44 Hennessey 64, Meeker girls 43 Class 3A Casady 48, Prague girls 45 Casady 60...
North Rock Creek senior Devon Haney scored the 1,000th point of his career during the Cougars’ win over Bristow during district play Saturday night. With him is coach Evan Smith. Photo/Sheryl Gowin

North Rock Creek senior Devon Haney scored the 1,000th point of his career during the Cougars’ win over Bristow during district play Saturday night. With him is coach Evan Smith. Photo/Sheryl Gowin

Haney: 1,000 points

Meeker’s Ean Watham (23) gets a hand on a shot by Prague’s J’ohn Friend (0) during the Bulldogs’ 57-53 win Friday night . Both teams will begin the playoffs on the road, with Meeker going to Hennessey for Class 2A on Saturday and Prague heading to Casady on Friday in Class 3A. For more playoff pairings, see Page 2C. Photo/ Brian Blansett

Meeker’s Ean Watham (23) gets a hand on a shot by Prague’s J’ohn Friend (0) during the Bulldogs’ 57-53 win Friday night . Both teams will begin the playoffs on the road, with Meeker going to Hennessey for Class 2A on Saturday and Prague heading to Casady on Friday in Class 3A. For more playoff pairings, see Page 2C. Photo/ Brian Blansett

Push for the playoffs

Wellston’s Savanah Gaylord (21) puts up a shot during the Lady Tigers’ district finals matchup against Okarche last week. Okarche won, 45-35, bt the WLTs advance to this week’s regional tournament, facing Hominy at 1 p.m. Thursday at Koarche. Photo/Jeremy Self

Wellston’s Savanah Gaylord (21) puts up a shot during the Lady Tigers’ district finals matchup against Okarche last week. Okarche won, 45-35, bt the WLTs advance to this week’s regional tournament, facing Hominy at 1 p.m. Thursday at Koarche. Photo/Jeremy Self

Playoff schedule

Class B Regional Carney boys vs. Varnum at Varnum, 7:30 p.m. Thursday Class A Regional Wellston girls vs. Hominy at Okarche, 1 p.m. Thursday Class 2A District Stroud at Preston, Saturday. Girls at 6 p.m., boys at 7:30 p.m. Mounds at Dale, Saturday. Girls at 6 p.m, boys at 7:30 p.m.
Clagg, Sullivan sign for college

Clagg, Sullivan sign for college

Clagg, Sullivan sign for college

Chandler seniors Carson Clagg and Chaden Sullivan signed to play college football, Clagg with Southwestern Kansas and Sullivan with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. Left, Clagg enjoys a laugh with his parents, Tonya and Eric Clagg, and coaches AJ Woodall and Alex Reed.
Powerlifting

Powerlifting

Powerlifting

Above,Chaden Sullivan of Chandler comes up to finish his squat in the Bethel Wildcat Invitational power lifting meet Thursday at Firelake Arena. Photo/Brian Blansett. Sullivan squatted 525 pounds, deadlifted 535 and bench-pressed 300 to win the 280-pound weight class in the small school division.