Archive - 2013
March 29th
With the top spot in the Class 4A state soccer poll at stake, the second-ranked Poteau Pirates will likely be the new No. 1 next week after they knocked off No. 1 Fort Gibson 3-2 in a shoot out Thursday night at Costner Stadium.
The Lady Pirates also had a shot at an upset, facing No. 3 Fort Gibson. However, the Lady Tigers prevailed 4-1 in the first game.
Both Poteau soccer teams return to action on Tuesday with district road games. The Pirates will travel to face the Hugo Buffaloes, while the Lady Pirates head north to meet the Keys (Park Hill) Lady Cougars. Both games will begin at 5 p.m.
HEAVENER — The Poteau Pirates used three pitchers to shut out the Heavener Wolves 7-0 Thursday afternoon.
Michael Didway threw the first five innings with seven strikeouts. Roger Barcheers pitched a scoreless sixth and Mason Grimm did likewise in the seventh inning.
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Poteau golfer Cody Shore won his second tournament of the season, but he had to go a little extra to get the win.
Shore had to birdie the final hole to force a sudden-death playoff with Fort Gibson’s Wesley Jackson, tied at 73 — which the Pirate golfer won — to capture the top medalist honor at the Roland Invitational, which took place Thursday at Ben Geren Golf Course.
As a team, the Pirates were second with 328, as Jackson’s Tigers won the team title with a 315.
The Division of Health Sciences held its sixth annual Employment and Education Fair on Wednesday in the Carl Albert State College Costner Balentine Ballroom.
Lois Gotes, CASC director of nursing, said the event is for students who are enrolled in the CASC Nursing, PTA and RADT programs.
March 28, 2013- Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) invites all local area residents to donate blood this April at the upcoming blood drive hosted by Kiamichi Technology Center-Talihina. The blood drive will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, April 5 at 13224 SE 202 Road.
FOUNTAINHEAD RESORT — Poteau Lady Pirate golfer Hannah Ward, the Class 4A defending state champion, was runner-up medalist at Wedneday’s Oktaha Invitational at Fountainhead Resort Golf Course. She shot a 75.
As a team, the Lady Pirates were fourth with a team score of 381.
Cathleen Manlove shot a 95 to be Poteau’s second-best golfer on the day. Alyssa Vineyard carded a 103, followed by Skylynn Terry wth a 108 and Jenna Stites with a 118.
Heavener Wolves compete in Henryetta
WILBURTON — The Arkoma Mustangs were runners-up in Tuesday’s Wilburton Invitational.
Dakotah Roam won two events — the 100-meter (11.69 seconds) and the 200-meter dashes (24.95), while coming in second in the 110-meter hurdles (18.01).
Talon Woolsey took first in the 400-meter dash (57.98 seconds) and the long jump (16-7), and was runner-up in the 800-meter (2:21) and the 1,600-meter runs (5:28).
The 400-meter relay team of Roam, Woolsey, Nathan Willis and Ethann Gates won with a time of 49.96 seconds.
I went bowling Wednesday night at Strikes-a-Lot with the Double Branch Church. It was just like “The Beverly Hillbillies” came to town. I never laughed so hard in my life.
Brandon Wann and I teamed up against Johnny and Sara Baker, who creamed us 238 to 184. We really tried, but I knew the Bakers knew how to bowl because both of them bowled strikes on their first attempts. I still can't believe they beat us. We even had a bowling coach, “Superstar” Larry Wann. Back in the 1980s, he was a bowling machine. I bet he still has his ball, and, at one time, thought about turning pro.
March 28th
One of famous actor Gary Cooper's movies was entitled "High Noon." The Poteau baseball team will have its own high noon today.
The Poteau three-way baseball festival with Jay and Wister has been moved to a noon beginning today at Town Creek Park.
The Pirates and the Bulldogs will play at noon, followed by the Wildcats and the Bulldogs at 2 p.m. and the ’Cats and the Pirates at 4 p.m.
The Wister and Poteau junior varsity teams will conclude the festival with a 6 p.m. contest.
On Tuesday, the Poteau Pirates were voted the top seed of next week's LeFlore County Baseball Tournament. Just more than 24 hours later, the Lady Pirates got the same honor at Wednesday's seeding meeting at Western Sizzlin.
The Lady Pirates were voted the top seed of the 2013 LeFlore County Slow-Pitch Softball Tournament, which will be April 8-11 at the Poteau Area Recreational Complex.
Pocola was voted the second seed, with Wister third and Heavener fourth.
Whitesboro is the fifth seed, followed by Panama, Cameron, Howe and Talihina.
