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September 17th, 2011
GORE — The Panama Razorbacks gave up their 13th loss in a row Friday night after they were blanked by the Gore Pirates by a score of 33-0. The game marked the return to Gore for new Panama Coach Brandon Ellis, who was trying to beat his former team.
Two of the local football teams who played Thursday night at Costner Stadium were winners.
The Pansy Kidd Middle School eighth-grade and seventh-grade team posted wins over Mena, Ark., but the Poteau Pirate freshmen team suffered a loss.
Prior to the Pirates losing 21-6 to Mena, the PKMS eighth-grade Raiders won 35-12 while the seventh-grade Raiders posted a 20-6 victory.
BOKOSHE — After suffered a two-and-out at the 2011 LeFlore County Tournament, the Leflore Lady Savages bounced back to post a 9-5 road win over the Bokoshe Lady Tigers Thursday afternoon.
Howe 12, Buffalo Valley 10: At Buffalo Valley, the Lady Lions (14-16) rallied from a 9-5 deficit with a seven-run seventh inning to get the win.
McCurtain 8, Arkoma 2; McCurtain 18, Arkoma 12, 8 inn.: In Arkoma, the Lady Bulldogs took a pair from the Lady Mustangs (7-15) on Thursday.
WISTER — Wister pitcher Corey Bullard got his first win of the season Thursday afternoon as he struck out eight batters as the Wildcats won 12-0.
Cameron 10, Smithville 0; Cameron 10, Wright City 8, 8 inn.: In Smithville, the Yellowjackets (17-7) got a pair of wins on Thursday.
Whitesboro 18, Eagletown 7: In Eagletown, the Bulldogs (10-11) broke open a close game in the middle innings.
Battiest 3, Leflore 2: In Leflore, the Panthers broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the seventh inning.
Friday's Games Postponed by Rain Showers
September 16th
Paul “Butch” Dora, 41,
of Poteau died Wednesday,
Sept. 14, 2011. Services are
pending under the direction
of Evans and Miller Funeral
Home of Poteau.
An Arkoma football player is behind bars Thursday
morning for second degree rape charges after a victim
came forward and filed a complaint against him.
Tyler Sweeten, 18, of Arkoma, was arrested on
Wednesday after the minor victim in the alleged crime
reported the incident to LeFlore County District
Attorney’s investigators.
According to court documents, the alleged crime
against the minor victim happened while on school
property.
Thursday afternoon, Sweeten appeared in front of
Special Jeff Judge Singer at 1:30 p.m. for a bond hearing.
Pa u l i n e
Wood, 93,
of Poteau
died Sept.
14, 2011, in
Poteau. She
was born
Feb. 8,
1918, in
Rufe to Abe Jacob and
Kattie Francis (Kight)
Mills. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; her
beloved husband Wyatt
Winston Wood, a daughter
Francis Ruth Wood; three
brothers, Earl Mills,
Leonard Jake Mills and
Arthur James Mills; two
sisters, Lizzie Walker and
Gertrude Moore; and one
grandson, Dennis LeForce.
Pauline is survived by a
son and daughter-in-law,
Bob and Cathey Wood of
Poteau; daughters and sonsin-
law, Mary Lee and Jim
The First Annual Officer
Danny Martinez Jr. and
Deputy Dustin Duncan
Memorial Scholarship
Fund Co-Ed Softball
Tournament will be
October 8 at the Panama
softball fields. entry fee is
$100 per team. The tournament
will consist of
teams of seven men and
three women using 44 core
balls. Senior league and
Ultra 2 bats are prohibited.
There is a three home run
limit, home runs scored
after the limit will be
counted as singles. There
will be a home run derby
at noon.
Proceeds from the tournament
will be used to
fund a memorial scholarship
in the names of
The Rotary Club of Poteau was honored to have Senator Mark Allen as the guest
speaker for their September 14th meeting. The Senator shared his passion for serving our part of the state. He stated the people of southeast Oklahoma put him in office and it is their interest he will always look out for. The Poteau Rotary Club meets Wednesdays, at noon, in the second story dining room of EOMC.
