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Lady Tigers end season at regionals

J. D. Meisner
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
PRYOR — It didn’t end the way they wanted. It almost never does for teams wired the way the Cushing Lady Tigers are — stubborn, obnoxious in the dugout, defiant, and absolutely unapologetic.
Beau Ladd was perfect at first base this week in both wins over Seminole. Photo by Sylvia Danyele

Beau Ladd was perfect at first base this week in both wins over Seminole. Photo by Sylvia Danyele

Tigers sweep Seminole series, fall to Berryhill

J. D. Meisner
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
CUSHING — The Cushing Tiger baseball squad is 14-12 on the season. More often than not, this team will burn your house to the ground, but sometimes, they forget to bring the matches.
Lady Tiger Ava Hebensberger gets ready to wind up on a pitch and launch another shot over the left field wall… her favorite spot. Photo by Sylvia Danyele

Lady Tiger Ava Hebensberger gets ready to wind up on a pitch and launch another shot over the left field wall… her favorite spot. Photo by Sylvia Danyele

Lady Tigers sweep district tournament

J.d. Meisner
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
CUSHING — The Cushing Lady Tiger slowpitch team has been hammering on ranked teams all season, so walking into districts as a top-10 team in Class 5A wasn’t a fluke. What happened next wasn’t either.
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News Staff
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
This Week's Champion:Sayler had 10 strikeouts while giving up three hits and two runs over 7 innings.Bro, have a six-Piece Tender Meal on us.Come by the Cushing Citizen to get your voucher.
A Central Tech team earned first place during the 2026 Oklahoma State SkillsUSA competition with their Community Action Project recently. Pictured are team-members Peyton Sims from Mannford and Cayden Lewis from Yale. The team will now move on to compete at the National SkillsUSA contest in Atlanta, GA the week of June 1-5

A Central Tech team earned first place during the 2026 Oklahoma State SkillsUSA competition with their Community Action Project recently. Pictured are team-members Peyton Sims from Mannford and Cayden Lewis from Yale. The team will now move on to compete at the National SkillsUSA contest in Atlanta, GA the week of June 1-5

Central Tech Students Earn Top Honors at SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference

News Staff
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
DRUMRIGHT — Students from Central Tech’s Drumright and Sapulpa campuses delivered an outstanding showing at the SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference, held April 19–21 in Tulsa, Okla., earning an impressive total of gold, silver, and bronze medals across 17 team and individual competitions.
The Cushing Lady Tigers are your district champs after hammering Sperry 8-0, then sweeping Skiatook, 4-0, 14-12 last Monday. The ladies are ranked 10th in Class 5A and are in Pryor at the district tournament today, Wednesday, April 29. They will play No. 7 Bethel at 1:15.

The Cushing Lady Tigers are your district champs after hammering Sperry 8-0, then sweeping Skiatook, 4-0, 14-12 last Monday. The ladies are ranked 10th in Class 5A and are in Pryor at the district tournament today, Wednesday, April 29. They will play No. 7 Bethel at 1:15.

District Champs

News Staff
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Freshman Talyn Minney is all smiles as she is welcomed onto the field by Cushing Tiger youth athletes. Photo by Allie Prater.

Freshman Talyn Minney is all smiles as she is welcomed onto the field by Cushing Tiger youth athletes. Photo by Allie Prater.

Lady Tigers take 6A powerhouse Bixby to extra innings

J. D. Meisner
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
CUSHING — By Thursday evening, the 10th-ranked Cushing Lady Tigers had been through it.Monday opened the week with a rough 5-11 loss to Hominy, a scrappy 15th-ranked 3A program. Monday also brought a mood-lifter, a 15-5 thrashing of 19th-ranked 4A Chelsea that felt good for a day.

No. 9 Lady Tigers take 4th at Cimarron Trails

Allie Prater
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
PERKINS — Cushing’s girls golf team added another result to its season on April 7, finishing fourth at the Perkins-Tryon tournament held at Cimarron Trails Golf Course.The Lady Tigers, currently ranked ninth in Class 4A, were led by Addisyn Fields, who placed 17th with a round of 94.

Smooth Swingin’ Schatz strikes again

Allie Prater
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
PAWNEE — The Ripley boys golf team brought both results and personality to the course April 9, finishing fifth at the Frontier Tournament in Pawnee.Leading the way was none other than Elijah “The Tee Box Titan” Schatz Ranked No. 1 in Class 2A and No.
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