Maud first-baseman Raeleigh Gensman goes for the catch during the Sept. 16 home game with Mill Creek. The Lady Tigers won, 9-6. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Pictured from left are Zeaonna McGregor, Peighton Worley, Karmalea Howell, Aha Roubidoux, and Xalina McCarroll. For the second week in a row, the EHS Lady Wildcats claimed Runner Up in The Heartland Championship cross country race held at North Rock Creek, and all five team members medaled. Freshman Peighton Worley took seventh, sophomores Karmalea Howell and Aha Roubidoux placed eighth and ninth, respectively. Freshman Zeaonna McGregor placed 11th and junior Xalina McCarroll placed 15th.

Tecumseh senior Kadyn Prado dodges the Seminole defense during the first Savage home game on Sept. 13. After a 48-0 win at Classen SAS at NE (5A) last week, Tecumseh (4A) lost to Seminole (3A), 8-24 this week. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Jackson Winrow, Walter Cudjo and Coach Billy Brown were inducted into the Shawnee Football Hall of Fame during halftime of Shawnee’s first home game on Sept. 13. Winrow, Class of 2016, is joined by his twin daughters, Alani and Jaielle, 4. The late Walter Cudjo’s son, Anthony Derone Cudjo, accepted his plaque. The elder Cudjo was in the Class of 1959. Brown, holding his grandson Archie Kin, 17 months, was a football coach at Shawnee from 2004 to 2019. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Billy Brown

Tecumseh sophomore Josie Walker hits a single in the sixth inning, which drives in two runs, during the Dale-Tecumseh Tournament game against Prague held at Tecumseh on Sept. 7. The Lady Savages won that game, 4-0, and they only lost one out of five games over the three-day tourney. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Lady Wildcats Earn Some Hardware

Dale junior Kam Wilson runs home in the second inning of the Sept. 5 Tushka game during the Asher Festival of Champions baseball tournament. The Pirates won that game, 10-2, and the game with Calumet on Sept. 6, 9-1. Games were played at Dale and Asher with eight other teams from across the area. Countywide & Sun/ Natasha Dunagan

North Rock Creek’s Aubree Shivelhood lays down a bunt in action Friday. Photo courtesy of Gowin Photography