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Here are the awards that were given out at our HS softball banquet.

Here are the awards that were given out at our HS softball banquet.

CHS Softball Awards Banquet

News Staff
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
HS awards: Tiger Pride Attitude: Graci Ward Tiger Pride Hustle: Linsey Reed Tiger Pride Work Ethic: Laramie McCoy Tiger Pride Heart: Hadleigh Stukey Tiger Pride Leadership: Gracyn Presley Most Improved: Melannie Townes Rookie of the Year: Alyssa Roe Co-Pitchers of the Year: Hadleigh Stukey and...
Cushing safety Carl Peterson looks for a seam after intercepting a Skiatook pass Friday in the Tigers’ 61-7 thrashing of the Bulldogs. Backing up Peterson is Cushing freshman linebacker Cody Robinson. Cushing will host Sallisaw this Friday in the opening round of the OSSAA Class 4A state tournament. Photo by J.D. Meisner

Cushing safety Carl Peterson looks for a seam after intercepting a Skiatook pass Friday in the Tigers’ 61-7 thrashing of the Bulldogs. Backing up Peterson is Cushing freshman linebacker Cody Robinson. Cushing will host Sallisaw this Friday in the opening round of the OSSAA Class 4A state tournament. Photo by J.D. Meisner

Tigers 8-2

News Staff
Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Tigers clinch home playoff opener

J. D. Meisner
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
OOLOGAH - The Cushing Tigers needed to win at Oologah last week and will need to beat Skiatook this week to secure a home playoff opener. They got Oologah, 45-24, last Friday and are half way to their goal.
The Lady Tigers tied a school record with their 13th-place finish and Amaya Grant finished third. Pictured are: Grant, Morgan Franklin, Emory Eyler, Melannie Townes, Head Coach Josh Greer, Yohali Medrano, Cora Eyler and Brooklyn Burden. Photos by Sarah Townes

The Lady Tigers tied a school record with their 13th-place finish and Amaya Grant finished third. Pictured are: Grant, Morgan Franklin, Emory Eyler, Melannie Townes, Head Coach Josh Greer, Yohali Medrano, Cora Eyler and Brooklyn Burden. Photos by Sarah Townes

Cushing’s Amaya Grant finds the podium at state cross country meet

News Staff
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
EDMOND - Cushing Lady Tiger cross country senior Amaya Grant ran at the front of the pack at the OSSAA State Cross Country Finals last week and fought her way to a podium finish — third overall — just a few strides behind the first place finisher. Grant, who ran the 3,200-meter in 11:59.
Kinsley Williams

Kinsley Williams

Five Lady Tigers named to All District Team

J. D. Meisner
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Reed and Ward named to regional team Five members of the Cushing Lady Tigers fastpitch softball team were named to the All District team. And two were named to the regional squad. Melannie Townes, who led the team in RBIs with 23, was named all district catcher. She batted .368 with a .

Tigers stun Class 4A with 6-2 record (so far)

J. D. Meisner
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
CUSHING - The Cushing Tiger football team is 6-2 overall with just two games left in the season. They are ranked No. 7 in class 4A and are sitting in the second spot in their district — arguably the toughest district the Oklahoma 4A football.
Ripley High School Cross Country girls team coached by Nancy Scott finished 5th in the Henryetta Class 2A Regional and qualified for the State Cross Country Meet to be held Saturday, Oct. 28 at Edmond Santa Fe High School. Pictured from left: Matilda Finch, Jashia Ferretiz, Myiah Forte, Callie Hammond, and Madison Chesley.

Ripley High School Cross Country girls team coached by Nancy Scott finished 5th in the Henryetta Class 2A Regional and qualified for the State Cross Country Meet to be held Saturday, Oct. 28 at Edmond Santa Fe High School. Pictured from left: Matilda Finch, Jashia Ferretiz, Myiah Forte, Callie Hammond, and Madison Chesley.

Cross Country girls fifth at regional

News Staff
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Senior Dancer Ava Babinec drums up spirit on the Tiger sidelines.

Senior Dancer Ava Babinec drums up spirit on the Tiger sidelines.

Cushing mauls Cleveland 63-6

J. D. Meisner
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
CUSHING - Cushing Head Coach Rusty Morgan wanted to ensure his teams’ dominance of the Cleveland Tigers in order to get as many of his athletes on the field as he could before the game was over. “One thing that we emphasized all week was starting fast and limiting penalties,” he said.
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