Editing Cheyenne, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
Cheyenne is the location of the [[Battle of Washita River]] (also called Battle of the Washita; Washita Battlefield; Washita Massacre), where [[George Armstrong Custer]]'s [[7th U.S. Cavalry]] attacked the sleeping [[Cheyenne]] village of [[Black Kettle]] on the [[Washita River]] on November 26, 1868.

Cheyenne has been a county seat since 1895.  But construction of the nearest railroad into the area, the [[Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railroad|Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railway]] ("C&OW") terminated in 1912 at [[Strong City, Oklahoma|Strong City]], and that township was laid out with a rocky knoll in the center reserved for the County Courthouse should Strong City become the county seat instead of Cheyenne.<ref name="Railroads">{{cite book |title= Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870 to April 1, 1978|publisher= State of Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Survey Division | date=April 1, 1978|pages=17–19}}</ref>  To keep their town's position, the citizens of Cheyenne responded by building the Cheyenne Short Line Railroad up the Washita River valley to Strong City to connect to the C&OW.<ref name ="Railroads" />  In 1914 the courthouse in Cheyenne burned, and the fear again arose in Cheyenne that the citizens of Strong City would manage to have the new courthouse built there.<ref name ="Railroads" />  But Cheyenne came up with the funding, and a new two-story brick courthouse was constructed in that town.<ref name ="Railroads" />  Strong City remained a competitor for a while, and in 1932 managed to route a state highway ([[Oklahoma State Highway 33]])<ref name ="Map" /> through the locale, thus missing Cheyenne.<ref name ="Railroads" />  But in the 1930s several business houses relocated from Strong City to Cheyenne, losing that town population and businesses while Cheyenne grew during the decade.<ref name ="Railroads" />

During the 1970s Cheyenne and the surrounding area benefited from the [[natural gas]] and [[Petroleum|oil]] development in the Panhandle-Hugoton field, the largest-volume gas field in the United States, and the world's largest known source of [[helium]]. Between 1973 and 1993 the field produced over eight trillion cubic feet (230,000,000 m<sup>3</sup>) of gas.

===1985–1987 Lady Bears===
The Cheyenne High School girls [[six-on-six basketball]] team of 1985-1986-1987 won three straight state Class A titles going 88–4 over that time, including winning their last 42 games.  Prior to the 1985 season, the team had won only two district titles in 20 years, and had never been to the state tournament.  The 42 game streak included the last half of the 1986 season and all of the 1987 season, going 30–0.  The four loses were by a combined 5 total points.  After winning their third straight title, the Lady Bears (coached by David Sanders), tied a record that stood for 49 years, held by [[Byng, Oklahoma|Byng]], 1936–1937–1938.<ref name=ShermanM-TDO>Sherman, Mike. - "Cheyenne Girls Eye Record". - [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]. - March 5, 1987. | - Sherman, Mike. - "Lady Bears Claim 3rd Straight Title Cheyenne Takes 65-42 Victory Over - Thomas". - [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]. - March 8, 1987. | - Sherman, Mike. - "Cheyenne Title Streak Due to Girls' Discipline". - [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]. - April 5, 1987. | - Sherman, Mike. - "Cheyenne Takes 'Em One at a Time". - [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]. - February 17, 1987.</ref>

For their first title in 1985 Cheyenne went 29–2, including winning their final 23 games, and defeated Lookeba-Sickles, 45–42, in the championship.<ref>Baldwin, Mike. - "Cheyenne Wins First State Title". - [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]. - March 3, 1985.</ref>  The following season they shot 73.0% [[field goal percentage|from the field]] for the year, went 29–2 again, and beat Amber-Pocasset 61–49 in the championship game.<ref name=BaldwinM-TDO-1986-03-09>Baldwin, Mike. - "Cheyenne Back As Champion Of Class A Girls". - [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]. - March 9, 1986.</ref>  In the final championship game of the three-year run, the undefeated Bears beat the 1980s best Class A team, the [[Thomas, Oklahoma|Thomas Terrierettes]], 65–42.<ref name=ShermanM-TDO />

Cheyenne was led by Jodi Fisher (26.7 points per game), Cindy Smith, Jenny Shockey, Leana Burrows, and Sherry Hillman (also contributing one season each to the three-year run: Julie Barton—1985, Lori Sanders—1987, and Cindy Hay—1987).  Fisher, Hillman, Burrows were named to the 1985 and 1986 Class A Girls All-Tournament team.  In the first round of the 1986 finals Fisher scored 52 points against [[Macomb, Oklahoma|Macomb]], setting an Oklahoma state girls basketball tournament's single-game scoring record.  Fisher ended the three state tournament games with 121 points, needing just eight more to tie Thomas's Kelli Litsch's tournament point record,<ref name=ShermanM-TDO /><ref name=BaldwinM-TDO-1986-03-09 />  and was named to the 1986 Class A Girls All-Tournament 1st Team.  Fisher was also named to ''The Daily Oklahoman'''s "Super 6" team for 1987, and coach Sanders was named the 6-on-6 "Coach of the Year" that same season.<ref>"Past Winners". - [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]. - March 31, 1991.</ref>

B.C. Scouting Service rated Fisher as the top women's basketball recruit in the state of Oklahoma for the 1987 season and she was named an All-American honorable mention by ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref>"Holder Sets Golf Lineup". - [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]. - November 27, 1986.</ref>  For the 1987 Class A Girls All-Tournament 1st Team Cheyenne had three of the six selections, forwards Jodi Fisher and Cindy Smith, and guard Cindy Hay (Thomas had two, forward Staci Litsch [scored 100 points in three state tournament games and is Kelli's little sister] and guard Deena Garner; Johnna Ellis, of [[Tupelo, Oklahoma|Tupelo]] received the other selection).<ref>"Class A, B All Tournament Teams". - [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]. - March 9, 1987.</ref><ref>Kelli Litsch would lead Thomas to back-to-back state championships in 1980 and 1981, set a new state tournament scoring record of 338 points in nine games over three years, for a 37.6 point-per-game average, go to [[Southwestern Oklahoma State University]], became the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]]'s (NAIA) first four-time All-American, leading Southwestern to three national titles (1982, 1983, and 1985), and setting an NAIA career scoring record with 2,673 points. She would be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] in 2004. | -  Sherman, Mike. - "The Latest Litsch No Serious Sister But Staci Gets The Job Done For - Thomas". - [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]. - March 3, 1988 | -  Toth, Susan. - "Looking Back on Oklahoma / Mar. 9". - [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]. - March 9, 1991. | - "Litsch, Woodall inducted into Women's Hall of Fame". - [[Associated Press]]. - (c/o [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]). - November 15, 2004.</ref>

Fisher went on to play for the [[Oklahoma State Cowgirls]] where she tied a school record for career games played with 124 (with Lisa McGill and Liz Brown), she also set the OSU record for field-goal percentage in a season with 61.3% in the 1990–91 season. She left OSU ranked second in block shots (77), number eight on the all-time rebound list (525), 16th in field goals made with 334, collected 113 career steals from 1987 to 1991 (18th), 20th in career assists (150), and 823 career points (20th on the school's all-time scoring list).  She tied a school record for rebounds by an individual in an NCAA Tournament game with 12 against DePaul in the opening round game in 1991.  On January 24, 1990, Fisher scored 23 points in a 99–94 win over the [[Oklahoma Sooners]].<ref>[http://www.okstate.com Oklahoma State University].</ref>  She was on the 1991 OSU team that made it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament, the first OSU team to make it that far, and averaged 10.9 points a game that season.<ref>Tramel, Berry. - "Where are they now? Jodi Fisher Chalfant - Magic memories - Fisher Chalfant led Cheyenne to three state titles". - [[The Oklahoman|''The Daily Oklahoman'']]. - March 5, 2005.</ref>

===2010–2013 Cheyenne Bears===

The Bears also made a historic run as area champions and state qualifiers in men's basketball from 2010 to 2013, winning a state championship in 2012 and state runner-up in 2011.