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The Okeene Lady Whippets take home the Championship Trophy in their hometown tournament. Pictured from left to right are Gentry Biggs, Ryann Duke, Hailey Swart, Katelyn Penner, Kaylyn Aldrich, (bottom row) Keely Hussey, Hope Swart and Maddison Schmidt. (Photo provided by Kimberly Aldrich)
The Okeene Lady Whippets put up a terrific showing in there games last week, including two in their hometown tournament.
By Austin Smith
As the state endured a pandemic, high unemployment and an oil downturn, Gross Receipts to the Treasury show the Oklahoma economy pulled back by almost four percent during calendar year 2020, State
CENTENARIANS OF OKLAHOMA was proud to induct ORA VIRGINA (REED) HICKS ROOKER into the Centenarians of Oklahoma Hall of Fame on the occasion of her 100th birthday celebration.
Opinion
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By Saddled Up On The Trail
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By For The Children
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By Jonathan Small
Sports
The Canton Lady Tigers fi nish third in the Okeene Invitational thanks to victories over Dover and Ringwood. The thirdplace capped a tremendous week for Canton as they also beat Mooreland on Tuesday, and led Okeene for most of the game in their only loss.
After nearly a month off, the Canton Lady Tigers returned to the court last week with four games to restart the action.
By Austin Smith
Canton had seven players noted on the B-1 All-District Football Teams, including each of their five captains, Jake Sinclair, Caden Koehn, Johnie Burton, Ethan Foster and Seth Bromlow. Freshman Luke Swartwood and sophomore Jacob Rutz were also named to the team for Canton after a 3-8 season.
Following a 3-8 season that saw the Tigers start the season with a three-game winning streak for the first time since 2009, Canton saw a total of seven players honored on the B-1 All-District Footb
By Austin Smith
A Coach Chad Hussey pulls his starters in the final minutes of their first victory in the new basketball gym, as well as Hussey’s first home victory at Okeene. The Whippets sit at 2-3, while the girls are 2-2. Next up, Okeene will host their hometown tournament this week.
On the Thursday before students got out for Christmas Break, the Okeene Whippets were able to debut their new gym with a 52-34 victory over Ringwood.
By Austin Smith
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