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The Freedom Eagles lost to the Darrouzett Longhorns on Tuesday evening with a score of 28 to 44. The teams battled hard in the first quarter and ended the quarter in a tie 6 to 6. The Longhorn made their shots (total of 11) in the second quarter leaving the score at half-time 17 to 11 with Darrouzett leading. The Eagles failed to take care of the ball and turned it over 28 times. They went 0 for 7 shooting 3s. The Eagles were able to block five times and had 45 rebounds to the Longhorns 31.... Full story
The Freedom Lady Eagles outscored the Darrouzett Lady Longhorns 43 to 8 Tuesday night. The Lady Eagles kept the Lady Longhorns scoreless until the second quarter. The Lady Eagles forced 26 Darrouzett turnovers and out-rebounded the Lady Longhorns 35 to 23. Senior player Summer Ralston scored 13 points and led the team in rebounds. Junior Tamlynn Link led the team with 17 points, and sophomore Ariana White made 13 points. The Lady Eagles face the Sharon-Mutual Lady Trojans this Friday at 6:30 at... Full story
With the final week of the high school football regular season kicking off, Mooreland looks to make the playoffs for the first time in five years. However, the Bearcats need a little help in keeping that final spot. If Texhoma defeats Hooker and OBA beats Fairview, then the Bearcats will finish with the fourth playoff spot. However, Mooreland could finish fifth with an OBA win and a Hooker win due to losing to the Bulldogs last week. In every other scenario, Mooreland has a shot at third place in the district. The Bearcats could play at...
Austin Beene recently took the job of head coach and athletic director at Freedom Public Schools and is looking forward to his first season of coaching. Coach Beene comes from a family of coaches and has always wanted to be one. Being a coach's kid, he played at several different high schools, including Fort Cobb-Broxton, where he won a state title. Unlike the teams of the past few years, Beene looks to slow the game down and use their size to their advantage. When asked about what one of his... Full story
On Nov. 10, the Freedom academic team traveled to Drummond to compete in the OSSAA Regional Tournament. Eleven teams from around northwest Oklahoma came to compete and move on to area competition in January. The day started well for the Eagles; they defeated Geary 100 to 40 and they easily defeated Lookeba-Sickles 140 to 80. Things started to take a turn for the worse when Freedom played Leedey, a traditional powerhouse. The Eagles competed with Leedey for a half, as it was tied at 110 at...
The Freedom Eagles and Lady Eagles started the season with a bang at home on Friday as they defeated Taloga. The Lady Eagles scored quickly and never looked back, as the defense held Taloga to zero points in the first four minutes and only four points in the first quarter. The Lady Eagles continued to roll thanks to 38 points from junior Summer Ralston; the Lady Eagles defeated Taloga 71-29. The Eagles managed to overcome a rough start to demolish Taloga 70-28 in Game 2 of the doubleheader. The...
Finally, everything had been cleared for launch. This was it. It was time to leave Earth and head to Neptune. However, there was a miscalculation in the system that no one had noticed. The trajectory was set for an unnamed planet. When the astronauts arrived, they were shocked by what they saw. They saw a pink planet that was crawling with alien life....
When I got up this morning, it felt like it was an ordinary day, I was ready to get up, go to school and finish out the year. After I got up, I began to get ready for the school day, only to find out that I looked completely different. I still proceeded to get ready for the day, but my phone interrupted me. I answered it, and I was stunned by what I heard. Sir, we need you at the state capitol immediately. I arrived at the capitol only to find that the place was crawling with protesters, as it...
As June rolled around, I began to wonder if my dream would become reality, as I had won a contest and could go anywhere in the world. I chose to go to Alaska, as I felt that I would enjoy the scenery. I would get to Alaska by being flown out to Anchorage via Alaska Airlines, and I would stay at a hotel. During my trip, I would visit several places, such as the Chugach State Park, Kenai Fjords National Park and the Anchorage Museum. The people who sponsored the contest sent me an email a week...
On Jan. 7, the Freedom basketball team and a couple of other fellow students made a bus trip to Stillwater to watch the Oklahoma State Cowgirls play the Oklahoma Sooners at the historic Gallagher IBA Arena. At about 10 a.m. the bus left Freedom to make the lengthy trip. On our way we stopped in Alva and picked up my pal and fellow co-writer, Cade Kennedy. From there we continued down the road on our journey, playing card games, listening to music, and conversing to make the trip seem as short...
