Archive - 2013
June 19th
Former Poteau Pirates pitcher Wilson Klutts was named to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll.
Klutts, who completed his freshman season at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, had 10 appearances with a start for the Riverhawks. He had a save in 13 innings pitched.
Klutts had a 3.45 grade-point average.
Thursday
At Poteau High School
Panama vs. Poteau, 10 a.m.; Panama vs. Sequoyah-Tahlequah, 11:30 a.m.; Poteau vs. Keota, 1 p.m.; Poteau vs. Sequoyah-Tahlequah, 2:30 p.m.; Keota vs. Sequoyah-Tahlequah, 4 p.m.; Panama vs. Keota, 5:30 p.m.
At Red Oak — Big Field
Red Oak vs. Silo, 10 a.m.; Silo vs. Coweta, 11:30 a.m.; Red Oak vs. Okemah, 1 p.m.; Red Oak vs. Coweta, 2:30 p.m.; Coweta vs. Okemah, 4 p.m.; Silo vs. Okemah, 5:30 p.m.
At Red Oak — Little Field
Registration is open for the 2013 LeFlore County Express Fall Soccer League.
Registration can be done through the internet at www.leflorecountysoccer.com.
Late registration cost per child is $40.
Payment method details are available at the website.
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The 2013 Poteau Coed Church Softball League registration has begun.
Any church that is interested in playing at the Poteau Area Recreational Complex this summer needs to contact Billy Bond at (918) 647-1939.
The entry fee is $400 per team. Deadline to entry is next Wednesday.
League will begin play on July 8 or 9.
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June 18th
While no athletic titles came to the diamonds for the Carl Albert State College softball or baseball teams this past season, academic ones did, however.
The Lady Vikings have the fourth-best grade-point average for NJCAA Division I schools in the nation with a GPA of 3.48. That mark was .07 off the nation's best, which was 3.55.
The academic honors did not stop there. Two Lady Vikings and two Vikings were named as Academic All-Americans.
Softball player Kelsey Branscum and baseball player Austin Phippen had GPAs of 4.0, and were named as Pinnacle Award winners for their perfect GPA.
Thursday
At Poteau High School
Panama vs. Poteau, 10 a.m.; Panama vs. Sequoyah-Tahlequah, 11:30 a.m.; Poteau vs. Keota, 1 p.m.; Poteau vs. Sequoyah-Tahlequah, 2:30 p.m.; Keota vs. Sequoyah-Tahlequah, 4 p.m.; Panama vs. Keota, 5:30 p.m.
At Red Oak — Big Field
Red Oak vs. Silo, 10 a.m.; Silo vs. Coweta, 11:30 a.m.; Red Oak vs. Okemah, 1 p.m.; Red Oak vs. Coweta, 2:30 p.m.; Coweta vs. Okemah, 4 p.m.; Silo vs. Okemah, 5:30 p.m.
At Red Oak — Little Field
Wister fire department and law enforcement staffs are asking all area residents to come to the Guns ‘N Hoses blood drive with Oklahoma Blood Institute from 1:30 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 25, in the high school band room.
To fuel a little healthy competition, donors will choose which department to support by donating on behalf of law enforcement or the fire department.
Donors will receive a voucher, redeemable for two tickets to the Tulsa Zoo and this year’s Guns ‘N Hoses T-shirt.Â
Anyone who is healthy and 16 years of age can donate, and donations can be made every 56 days.
