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Carly Curtis with a crappie caught at Lake Thunderbird.

Carly Curtis with a crappie caught at Lake Thunderbird.

Area Fishing Report

News Staff
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
CENTRAL Arcadia: July 8. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 82°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait and dough bait around main lake and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.

Area Lake Report

News Staff
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
NORTHEAST Bell Cow: June 22. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and murky. Largemouth bass good on minnows and small lures around brush structure, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds.

Area Fishing Report

News Staff
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
NORTHEAST Bell Cow: June 15. Elevation is 8 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 83°F and murky. Largemouth bass good on minnows, plastic baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds.
2025 Lady Tiger Softball Camp

2025 Lady Tiger Softball Camp

2025 Lady Tiger Softball Camp

News Staff
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Head Coach Nikki York’s 2025 Lady Tiger Softball Camp brought the heat last week, hosting 94 future fielders, pitchers, catchers and hitters from Kindergarten through 9th grade. Lady Tiger athletes led drills, taught fundamentals, and helped spark a lifelong love of the game.

Ripley athletes earn medals at Class 2A state meet

Allie Prater
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY - Ripley High School athletes earned multiple top fi nishes at the OSSAA Class 2A State Track and Field Championships on May 9-10 at Western Heights High School.Audrey Donaldson led the way for the girls team, placing second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.53 seconds.
Cushing Lady Tiger Senior Katelynn Powell drives to the green during the OSSAA Class 4A Girls State Golf Tournament in Shawnee.

Cushing Lady Tiger Senior Katelynn Powell drives to the green during the OSSAA Class 4A Girls State Golf Tournament in Shawnee.

Focused and Fearless

Allie Prater
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
SHAWNEE — In her final high school tournament, Cushing senior Katelynn Powell didn’t just compete, she made a statement.At the OSSAA Class 4A girls state golf championship held at Firelake Golf Course, Powell carded an 81, 10-over par, to finish fourth overall, topping her pre-tournament No. 5...

Tigers’ state hopes slip away in extra-inning heartbreaker

J. D. Meisner
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
CUSHING – It ended not with a roar, but with the crack of a single into the outfield grass—a punctuation mark of finality that echoed louder than anything this season.The Cushing Tigers came into their final playoff series with claws sharpened and hearts full — three games away from yet another...
Cushing Junior Olympics results

Cushing Junior Olympics results

Cushing Junior Olympics results

Deanna Maddox
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
CUSHING — For more than a century the Cushing Lions Club has organized and hosted the Junior Olympics for Cushing Middle School students in fifth and sixth grade. A tradition that brings together athletes on all levels in the spirit of sportsmanship and friendly competition.
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