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Savannah Station Therapeutic Riding Program in El Reno participated for the fi rst time in the Equine Special Olympics held Nov. 9 at the Oklahoma State University Totusek Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Calumet apparently has Kingfi sher County’s number. One week after defeating Okarche in its new gym, the Lady Chieftains handed Lomega its second loss of the season. Calumet held off a furious Lady Raider rally to hold on to a 47-44 victory Tuesday at Lomega.

For the first time this season, Kelli Jennings was almost able to relax down the stretch of a game. After starting the season against basketball stalwarts Preston, Lomega and Calumet, the Lady Warriors had no trouble last Tuesday disposing of Harding Fine Arts, 72-21, at home.

Duo become Cashion’s first D1 track signees Prior to Thursday, Cash-ion had never had an athlete sign to compete in track and field at the Division I level. Now it can boast two.

Deer gun season remains the state’s most popular, with more than 150,000 taking part last year. This year’s season begins Saturday, Nov. 23. The deer gun season boasts greatest success rate in terms of harvest each year, as shown in the annual Big Game Report. The gun season accounted for 60.

First-round scores Class A Thomas 41, Sayre 6 Minco 41, Elmore City-Pernell 7 Rejoice Christian 42, Hominy 19 Wewoka 56, Central Sallisaw 22 Ringling 36, Watonga 0 Frederick 48, OBA 21 Stroud 48, Warner 7 Pawhuska 52, Oklahoma Union 6 Pawnee 54, Colcored 0 Wayne 33, Savanna 14 Mangum 31, Mooreland...

Lomega has passed one of its early-season tests in the season-long battle for the Cherokee Strip Conference title. The Lady Raiders overcame poor shooting and Burlington’s deliberate style to manage a 45-39 victory at home last Friday.

Lynn Shackelford wasn’t even aware of the enormity of his quarterback’s stats until well after last Friday night’s game. Ben Harman threw for 376 yards and six touchdowns as top-ranked Cashion disposed of Rush Springs 45-0 in a first-round Class A playoff game at Maxon Field.

Assistant football coach Derek Patterson owed Clayton Abercrombie three Dr. Peppers late last Friday night. And he gladly paid up. Patterson bet the team’s senior kicker that he couldn’t nail a field goal during a practice earlier this season. Abercrombie proved him wrong.

BrieMyers’second-quarter eruption proved to be the difference in Okarche’s first loss of the season. Myers, Calumet’s sophomore shooting guard, sparked a huge eight-minute stretch as Calumet turned a defi cit into a halftime lead and then eventually a 53-46 win at Okarche High School’s gym.