January 2020

RCC women win, fall out of top 25

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Despite a 15-point road win over one of the three teams closely chasing them in the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference standings, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team was booted out of the top 25 in the latest NJCAA Division 1 poll.

UCHS girls lose consolation

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Despite three straight double-digit scoring games from Taytim Woods, Union City High School’s girls basketball team dropped a 60-40 contest to Prue in the consolation finals of the Paden tournament.

Union City third in Paden tournament

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After suffering a 55-point loss to Southwest Convent in a tune-up game, Union City High School’s boys basketball team rebounded over the weekend with a thirdplace finish in the Paden tournament.

Ray paces Calumet girls to third

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Post player Breanna Ray scored a teamleading 18 points as Calumet High School’s girls basketball team held off a second-half charge by Thomas/Fay-Custer for a 48-42 win over the Terriers in the third-place game of the West Central Tournament.

Okarche falls to Pats in Coyle finale

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Southwest Covenant cracked the top 20 of the Class A polls this week at No.19 after the Patriots handed Okarche High School’s boys basketball team a 57-40 loss in the title game of the Coyle tournament.

Home duel

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El Reno’s Joshua Perkins tries to kick out of a throw attempt during last week’s District 5A-4 dual with Lawton MacArthur. The Indians were slated to wrestle Santa Fe South Tuesday night at Jenks Simmons Field House.

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Protecting the young

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Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders heard last week about proposed legislation designed to help find missing Native American women as well as efforts to better protect children.

C&A Gov. Reggie Wassana hosted the C&A Leadership Luncheon at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Oklahoma City.

The event was attended by elected C&A leaders as well as government officials within the Tribes. Also in attendance were leaders from the Kiowa, Pottawatomie and Apache Tribes.

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Charles Richard Lippoldt

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Charles Richard Lippoldt, born Nov. 12, 1936, in Okarche, died Jan. 17, 2020, at his home in Bishop, Calif. Charles lived in Inyo County for 43 years. He loved to go camping and fishing and he also liked to travel, watch sports and bowl.

Charles was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Alice Lippoldt; his wife, Teryl Lippoldt; son, Timothy Lippoldt; brother, John Lippoldt; and sister, Alice (Toots) Miller.

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