Area Sports

Cherokee Roundup Club hosted four days worth of playdays with two coming in June and two in July. The results are as follows: June 26 6 & Under • Stick Horse: Hayes Cudmore, first; Krese Blanton, second; Turner Allison, third; Brynley Roadenbaugh, fourth; Hardy Toews, fifth. • Goat Tie: Hayes Cudmore, first; Krese Blanton, second;…

First through sixth graders from Cherokee, Burlington and Timberlake took part in the Jessie Mary Reinhart track meet in Cherokee on May 4. The results are as follows: Girls First Grade • Soccer kick: Nelson, Cherokee, first, 18’9”; Frost, Cherokee, second, 13’; Rodenbaugh, Cherokee, third, 12’5”; Eckhardt, Cherokee, fourth, 10’7; Walker, Timberlake, fifth, 8’5”; Baldwin,…

Jade Jantzen signs a letter of intent to join the track and field team at Hutchison Community College. Front row L to R: Coach Steve Hickman and Jantzen. Back row, L to R: Jacey Jantzen, Greg Jantzen and Cheryl Jantzen.

First through sixth graders from Cherokee, Burlington and Timberlake took part in the Jessie Mary Reinhart track meet in Cherokee on May 4. The results are as follows: Girls First Grade • 50 dash: Jo Miller, Timberlake, first, 10.42; Ryann Walker, Timberlake, second, 10.61; Natalie Eckhardt, Cherokee, third, 11.94; Baylee Lawrence, Cherokee, fourth, 12.28. •…

Gaby Solis signs to play softball at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan.

Cherokee’s Abby Guffy set the school record in the 1600 meter run with a run of 5:37.84 beating Tina Shafer’s 5:47.54 set in 1986. Guffy set the record at the regional meet on April 30. She also set the record in the 3200 meter run with a time of 12:26.37 on April 13 at a…

Cherokee High School hosted the Class A State Track Meet on Saturday, May 8. The results are as follows: Girls • 400 dash: Riley Hensley, Cherokee, eighth, 1:03.63; Macy Goodwin, Cherokee, ninth, 1:03.68. • 800 run: Carson Schanbacher, Cherokee, eighth, 2:36. • 1600 run: Abby Guffy, Cherokee, first, 5:44; Carson Schanbacher, Cherokee, seventh, 6:05. •…

Chloe Kai, junior, was chosen as the March Student of the Month at Aline-Cleo High School. Her school philosophy is to push yourself to the reputation you give yourself and make it bigger. Kai feels her school is unique because of the opportunity to play sports. She is inspired by her family. Kai’s favorite activities…

Approximately 2,000 Oklahoma Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members attended the annual FCCLA State Convention Thursday, April 1, 2021 in Oklahoma City’s brand new Convention Center. The theme of this year’s convention was “Stay Connected, Stay Red” according to Brittani Phillips, State FCCLA Adviser at the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education,…