The Bethel Lady Wildcats and their coaches pose with their Bethel First United Basketball Tournament Champion Trophy on Dec. 10 at FireLake Arena. Over the three-day event, the Lady Wildcats won all three of their games, beating U.S. Grant, 63-19, Byng, 56-41, and Tecumseh, 63-33, to take the girls side of the tournament. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Almeda Dyer, age 91, serves Jean Cutting, left, and Claudia Rice during the 17th Annual Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner, held at the Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium on Nov. 24. Dyer said she usually volunteers at the Golden Age Senior Center and plans to walk in the upcoming Grinchmas parade. Also shown is Dr. Carol Crouch, second from left, who is a tribal liaison with two groups who have sponsored the meal for nine years. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Bethel FFA chapter officers attended the OKFFA COLT (Central Area’s Chapter Officer Leadership Training) conference where they were recognized for achieving the State Three-Star Superior Chapter Award. Photo provided

Tecumseh FFA eighth-grader Milie Esquivel serves a little boy beans as Rylee Chaffin dishes up chocolate cake during the Annual Pig Roast at Tecumseh High School’s Alumni Center on Nov. 18. According to a post on the Tecumseh FFA Facebook page, they had a “tremendous crowd and raised a record amount.” Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh Business Trick-or-Treat

Tecumseh senior Garrett Chaffin (#4) carries the ball during the first quarter as Bridge Creek defenders try to trip him up. Despite rain, the Savages won the Pink Out home game on Oct. 28, 39-14. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

“Sunflower Sally” sits atop her hay bales at 1609 N. 13th St. in Tecumseh. Sally was made by Steven and Barbara Allen and grandson, Micah, and recently won first place in the City of Tecumseh Residential Scarecrow Contest. There were 42 scarecrows in the residential contest. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh vs. Cache - Class 4A State Fastpitch Quarterfinals

The Tecumseh Lady Savages Fastpitch Team and their coaches, Perry Wilson and Chad Trahan, pose with the Class 4A State Runner-Up Trophy following their game against Lone Grove on Oct. 15. The Lady Savages lost in the Finals, 0-3, after winning in extra innings during both the Quarterfinals with Cache, 2-1, and the Semifinals with Miami, 3-0. They end the season with a record of 29-13.

The Tecumseh Volleyball Lady Savages celebrated their seniors on Sept. 29 before their game with NW Classen. They are, from left, Piper Goodson, Koree Thompson, Koree Thompson, Audrey Moles, Scotlynn Wingo, Brooklynn Nixon, Chloe Kelsey, Hannah Seikel, and managers, Jaycee Barham and Brody Miller. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan