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Bulldogs survive tough schedule, come out 7-5

YALE - The Yale Bulldog basketball team was 5-2 coming out of the Christmas break, but the beginning of the new year brought up one of the spiciest sections of their entire schedule.They opened the year hosting the 12-1 Frontier Mustangs, who are currently ranked ninth in all of Class B...

Tigers on three game streak

CUSHING — Coming back from Christmas break, the Cushing Tigers still had the 31-36 loss to Mannford stuck in their teeth, but they shook it off and, after falling to Kiefer, 58-71, they have found their stride and won their last three games.They beat Bristow, 51-47; Kingfisher, 72-52; and Chisholm,...

Tornadoes split with Olive

Both boys and girls get in one game at Prue Tourney The Drumright Tornadoes travelled to Olive Tuesday night. The Lady Tornadoes beat Olive 50-39.

Tiger wrestlers place second in prestigious multi-state tournament

CABOT, AR — The Cushing Tiger wrestling team travelled to the Bring the Hammer tournament event in Cabot, Arkansas over the holiday break and, as a team, finished in second place in the multistate event that included more than a few large, highly competitive schools.More than 30 teams came to...

Lady Tigers fall to Kiefer

Looking for momentum going into weekend tourney KIEFER - The Cushing Lady Tigers, who are yet to win a game this season, hit a buzz saw Friday when they went up against the 12th-ranked team in Class 3A, The Kiefer Lady Trojans.“Again, we struggled with scoring on the offensive end,” said head coach...
Rylan McCool hit his 1,000th high school career point last week during the Panther’s 74-57 win over the Olive Wildcats.

Rylan McCool hit his 1,000th high school career point last week during the Panther’s 74-57 win over the Olive Wildcats.

Drumright teams struggling

Oilton’s McCool gets 1,000th point The Drumright Tornado teams have struggled lately. The varsity girls lost to Shidler, 75-39 and Depew 51-26.The ladies are very young and haven’t played together that long.
Whoever said basketball is not a contact sport never watched these girls play. Mannford’s Cambri Casey takes an elbow to the chin from Cushing’s Remi Powell as both girls battle for a rebound. Photo by J.D. Meisner

Whoever said basketball is not a contact sport never watched these girls play. Mannford’s Cambri Casey takes an elbow to the chin from Cushing’s Remi Powell as both girls battle for a rebound. Photo by J.D. Meisner

Lady Tiger defense showing imoroivement

CUSHING - The Cushing Lady Tigers have yet to get into the “W” column this season and fell to the Mannford Lady Pirates, at home, 23-41 in their last game of the year, but head coach Mason Baade said his team is showing tons of improvement defensively.Against Mannford, Cushing held the explosive...
Cushing’s Kanaan Guerrero hit five deuces and a three pointer from the field and went four for six at the free throw line for a total of 17 points against the Mannford Pirates in Cushing’s 31-36 loss. The Tigers are 7-2 and will travel to Kiefer Friday. Photo by J.D. Meisner

Cushing’s Kanaan Guerrero hit five deuces and a three pointer from the field and went four for six at the free throw line for a total of 17 points against the Mannford Pirates in Cushing’s 31-36 loss. The Tigers are 7-2 and will travel to Kiefer Friday. Photo by J.D. Meisner

Mannford ends Tiger win streak

CUSHING - The Mannford Pirates sailed into Cushing and ended the Tigers’ four-game win streak with a gritty, 31-36 win.
Emory Turner looks for an open teammate after pulling down a rebound. Photo by Sarah Townes

Emory Turner looks for an open teammate after pulling down a rebound. Photo by Sarah Townes

Lady Tigers play in Dale Tournament

CUSHING - A lack of steady shooting consistency has plagued 0-7 Cushing Lady Tigers for their first six games of the season.