Ham sixth at Stroud

Stroud’s Madison Ham kicks to the finish line at the cross meet in Stroud Saturday. She finished in 13:23.10, good for sixth place. Photo/ Chelsea Weeks

Big weekend for North Rock Creek

There were a couple of huge firsts last week for North Rock Creek. On Thursday, the Cougars won their first-ever high school football game, taking a 28-8 victory at Choctaw.

Kingfisher 21, McLoud 13

The McLoud Redskins are 3-3 after losing 21-13 to eighth-ranked Kingfisher last week in a contest that Coach Rusty Hall said, “We just came up a little short at the end.” The Redskins are on the road tonight (Thursday) to take on ninthranked Anadarko at 7 p.m.

Pirates fall in first round

The Dale Pirates’ hopes of winning their second consecutive Class A fall baseball championship was cut short when they dropped a 4-2 decision to Silo in the first round of the state tournament. Dale Coach Eddie Jeffcoat said, “It was a good game.

Going to state!

Above, the Stroud Lady Tigers pose with the regional championship trophy in Pawhuska after earning their second straight trip to the Class 2A fastpitch state tournament.

Football in the COVID-19 era

Seven weeks into the football season, the Prague Red Devils have played three games. Same at Stroud, where the Tigers’ season has been in neutral since they played Prague on Sep. 11.

66 Conference Championships

Chandler junior Leah Brannon, pictured at right as she hits the finish line, won the individual girls championship at the 66 Conference cross country meet at Prague last week. She finished the twomile course in 13:46, eight seconds ahead of Madison Ham, of Stroud.

Jones 27, Chandler 15

The Jones Longhorns came from behind in the second half and handed Chandler a 27-15 loss Friday night. The loss put the Lions at 3-2 for the year and 1-1 in district play going into this Friday’s scheduled game at Star-Spencer.

McLoud wins, faces Kingfisher next

The McLoud Redskins, coming off a resounding 48-20 win over previously undefeated Mount St. Mary’s, host No. 8 rated Kingfisher Friday night at Redskin Field. McLoud Coach Rusty Hall said kickoff is at 7 p.m. and pre-game homecoming festivities will begin around 6:30.

Scoreboard

From left, Stroud’s Madison Ham, Meeker’s Callie Sellers and Prague freshman Madi McCaughey near the halfway point of the 66 Conference cross country meet. Ham finished second, McCaughey third and Sellers fourth.