Three times a champ

A mile into the state championship race Saturday, the question wasn’t if Meeker’s Riley Randall would win his third straight crosscountry state title. It was by how big of a margin.

Lions roll - Luther’s next

The Chandler Lions got their mojo back Friday night, whacking shorthanded Star-Spencer 48-0 to set up a potential threeway tie for second place in District 2A-2.

Sports week in photos

Above, Jason Brewer (8) returns a kick for Meeker against Crossings Christian while Braden Harris blocks. Right, Cassie Wright from Chandler moves up in the Class 3A state championship cross country meet. She finished 13th and brought home a medal.

Games moved to Thursday

Area schools have moved this week’s football games from Friday to Thursday due to the expectation of heavy thunderstorms on Friday. As of Tuesday afternoon, the forecast called for a 90 percent chance of thunderstorms Sunday, followed by a 40 percent chance of rain Saturday.

Stroud A-6 Champs

Stroud won its district championship last week when Wewoka forfeited due to a lack of players. That left the Tigers with an unblemished district record of 5-0 going into Thursday night’s game at Savanna. It also gives them a home game for the first round of the playoffs, which begin next week.

Davenport falls to Wetumka

The Davenport Bulldogs, 2-2 in the district after suffering a 48-22 home loss to Wetumka, will wrap up the regular season Thursday night in a road game at Depew. Coach John Greenfield said kickoff is at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs stand 5-4 overall on the season.

College Success award winners

Two high schools in Lincoln County are among those which have earned a College Success Award in Oklahoma in 2022. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Chandler and Prague High Schools are among 90 in the state selected this year.

District domination

Stroud pummeled Mounds, 46-14, Friday and moved to within arm’s reach of a district championship. The Tigers can clinch it with a win in one of their final two games, which are against Wewoka and Savanna, who have a combined 3-13 record for the regular season.

Randall, Coody win regionals

Jordan Coody and Riley Randall won the individual championships at their cross-country regionals Saturday, and the Meeker boys brought home the championship plaque. Randall, a two-time state champion, won his regional by a minute, clocking 17:06.