GIRLS BASKETBALL The Lady Blue Devils went 0-3 last week, unable to bring home a single win. After a week of being pressed hard by some of the top teams in the district, Head Coach Jana Rogers believes her team will be stronger and develop better endurance.

Senior Andrea Palmer is best known for her stoic nature; despite this, there is a lot hiding behind her tough exterior. Andrea has graced the Cordell athletics crew with her presence for years now.

Senior Brady Reimer flies toward the hoop in a game against Mountain View Saturday. The Cordell Blue Devils played the Mountain View Tigers, and the teams went back and forth pulling ahead of one another, but the Tigers ultimately came out on top. Reimer was the top shooter in this game for Cordell, scoring 14, and Kray Rogers added 10.

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Despite this only being his second year as a Blue Devil, senior Devon Christian seems like he was born to be here. Christian moved to Cordell from Lindale, Texas, last August.

Senior Bode Gallagher is a “do-it-all” kind of athlete, making himself well known by Cordell football and basketball audiences since 2014. The Gallagher family moved to Cordell from Enid in the summer between Bode’s sixth- and seventh-grade years.

The Cordell Blue Devils enjoyed an up-and-down week. While they secured their first win of the season, they also lost three other games, but they played some exciting ball in the Burns Flat-Dill City tournament.

Senior Evan Anderson may seem like a typical teenage girl, but her devotion to the things that she loves is far from average. In her free time, Anderson enjoys riding around with her friends, Abbey Brawley, Andrea Palmer, and Jadyn Kautz.

The Cordell Blue Devils football team’s season ended with a loss in the second round of the playoffs, but their strong showing netted the team several All-District A-2 honors. All six seniors received honors, with Raydon Kuehne, Dane Corbin, Bode Gallagher and Adden Zanghi receiving MVP and Player of the Year honors.