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Lady Savages Open Regional Play At Home

The Tecumseh Lady Savages are District Champions and headed home to begin Regional Tournament play. After traveling three hours to Poteau and putting a convincing 58-27 win over the Lady Pirates, the T-Town ladies get to play on their home floor as they host a subregional tomorrow (Friday).
BHS Wins Districts - Photos provided by Richelle Treece.

BHS Wins Districts - Photos provided by Richelle Treece.

BHS Wins Districts

The Bethel Wildcats took an early lead in the first quarter Saturday and finished the night as District Champions. In the first half of the game against Atoka, DJ Whitten netted four treys. Bray Bussell came back from halftime to lead the offense with ten points in the third quarter.
Caught In Action

Caught In Action

Caught In Action

The Maud Tigers won their Feb. 18 Regionals game against Bray-Doyle, and advanced to the upcoming Area tournament this weekend. Photos Povided by Sarah Nance Maud’s #21, Dylan Armstrong keeps his head up during the Tigers’ 55-22 victory over Bray-Doyle, Feb. 18, at Regionals.
Tecumseh senior Brennon Carter signed with the University of Central Oklahoma on Feb. 9.

Tecumseh senior Brennon Carter signed with the University of Central Oklahoma on Feb. 9.

Tecumseh Grapplers Headed To State

Two Savages have qualified for the State Wrestling Tournament, and another is a state alternate. The Savages competed in the Regional Tournament in Clinton last week and finished 12th as a team. JD Sigman, a sophomore, placed third in regionals wrestling at 145-pounds.
Above, Dylan Armstrong (#21) sets up his teammate Rodney Ray (#23) for a basket during Maud’s 62-47 win over New Lima, Feb. 8. Below, Lady Tigers’ Janlee impson (#13) leaps into the air in preparation to nail a two-pointer during Maud’s Feb. 8 home game versus New Lima. Countywide & Sun/Kendra Johnson

Above, Dylan Armstrong (#21) sets up his teammate Rodney Ray (#23) for a basket during Maud’s 62-47 win over New Lima, Feb. 8. Below, Lady Tigers’ Janlee impson (#13) leaps into the air in preparation to nail a two-pointer during Maud’s Feb. 8 home game versus New Lima. Countywide & Sun/Kendra Johnson

Savages Reach Double Figures

After a tough loss at Bethel last week on Monday (see last week’s Countywide & Sun), the Savage round ballers traveled to Oklahoma City to meet Mt. St. Mary (MSM) on Tuesday night and dug themselves a hole early that they could never climb out of.
Lady Wildcats Notch Three More Wins

Lady Wildcats Notch Three More Wins

Lady Wildcats Notch Three More Wins

The Bethel Lady Wildcats wrapped up their 17-3 regular season with three road wins. On Thursday the Lady Wildcats blazed to a 74- 21 win over Mt. St. Mary’s. Parker Stevenson and Josie Megehee both scored in the double digits with 27 and 25 points, respectively.
Potawatomi Fire Head Coach Derrick Rowland poses with Mo’ewé, or Mo, the team mascot. Mo’ewé (Mo-Eh-Weh) is the Potawatomi word for wolf. Photo provided by CPN

Potawatomi Fire Head Coach Derrick Rowland poses with Mo’ewé, or Mo, the team mascot. Mo’ewé (Mo-Eh-Weh) is the Potawatomi word for wolf. Photo provided by CPN

Fire Coach Looks Forward To History-Making Inaugural Season

Experienced hands will guide the team when the Potawatomi Fire takes the floor for its inaugural season with The Basketball League. Roaming the sidelines as the Fire’s head coach will be Derrick Rowland, a Brookhaven, New York, native who most recently coached for TBL’s Albany Patroons.

Wildcats Battle To The Buzzer In End Of Season Games

The Bethel Wildcats added another win to the regular season; but they also added two more losses. The Wildcats took on Mt. St. Mary’s in the first of three road games on Thursday, Feb. 10. John Gordon scored 8 of the twelve points in the first quarter. Mt. St.

Lady Savages Empty Bench In Win Over The Lady Rockets

Last week was a busy one for the Lady Savages with court time in three gyms away from home. After dropping a heartbreaker last Monday at Bethel (read the game story in last Thursday’s Countywide and Sun), Tecumseh handled the following two games to finish the regular season.