Archive - Feb 2012
February 25th
CLEVELAND, Okla. — The basketball season came to an end for the Bokoshe Lady Tigers in a 34-24 loss to the Burlington Lady Elks in the Class B Area Tournament Thursday afternoon.
The Lady Tigers finish the year at 18-9.
The Lady Elks (20-10), who trailed 11-9 after the first quarter, outscored the Lady Tigers 25-13 over the final three periods to get the come-from-behind win.
KINGSTON — If only the Whitesboro Lady Bulldogs could replay the opening period of Thursday afternoon's Class B Area Tournament game against Caney.
The Lady Bulldogs missed several baskets en route to a first-quarter deficit, which they were unable to overcome in a season-ending loss to the Lady Cougars by a score of 37-34.
The Lady Bulldogs end the season at 16-12.
The Lady Bulldogs fell behind 13-4 after one period after missing several close-in baskets. Caney had a 22-8 lead at halftime.
Behind 16 points from Jaymere Hadden and great defense, the Carl Albert State College Vikings won 51-50 over the Seminole State College Trojans in an Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference Game Thursday night at Mick Thompson Fieldhouse.
In the opener, Oulaymatou Coulibaly's 20 points proved to be the difference for the Seminole State College Lady Belles in their 62-57 win over the Carl Albert State College Lady Vikings.
The good news was the Carl Albert State College softball team got its first win of the season Thursday afternoon in the first game of a home doubleheader against Crowder, Mo. The bad news was that a rough inning doomed the Lady Vikings in the nightcap.
After winning the opener 5-4, the Lady Vikings dropped Game 2 by a score of 13-6 to Crowder.
The Lady Vikings will play in the two-day Murray State College Festival, which began Friday and will end today.
The Most Valuable Player of these two games between the Poteau and Heavener soccer teams in Thursday night's scrimmages at Costner Stadium was the powerful north winds. At times the winds blew so hard it added some wicked English on shots that went across the field.
In the boys' game, with the air stream at their backs, the Pirates scored five second-half goals and won the game 5-0.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Growing up a Los Angeles Lakers fan, Thursday night’s game was kind of hard to watch. In one way, I couldn’t lose because I liked both teams. But then either way one of my teams was going to lose.
I first remember watching the Lakers play in the 1980 NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers. Magic Johnson played all five positions on the floor that game as the Lakers pulled out the Game 6 victory, and secured the NBA Championship that year.
February 24th
Lee Davis, 72, of Checotah died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, in Muskogee.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at First United Methodist Church in Checotah, under the direction of Garrett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Checotah.
Timothy Brian Smith, 48, of Pocola died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, in Fort Smith, Ark.Â
Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27, at Evans Memorial Chapel, Pocola, under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home.
Anna Morgan, 90, of Whitesboro, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at Talihina Manor Nursing Home.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Prairie Grove Baptist Church with Cecil Holcomb officiating.
Burial will be in Whitesboro Cemetery under the direction of Talihina Funeral Home.
Joe Walter, 50, of Saginaw, Texas, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012.
Survivors include his wife, Vickie; daughters, Heather and Amber Walter; and parents, Leo Walter and Judy Ivy.
Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, in Greenwood Memorial Park, under the direction off Greenwood Funeral Home.
