Archive - 2012 - Sports Article
June 15th
The 15th annual Poteau Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. June 25 at Wolf Ridge Golf Course.
Lunch and check-in will begin at noon June 25.
The entry fee is $65 per person or $130 per two-player team. Two mulligans will be available for $10, with a limit of four per team.
For additional information, call (918) 647-9178.
— — —
There will be an age 12-and-younger girls softball tournament June 23 at Cameron.
The entry fee is $100 per team. First- through third-place teams will receive medals.
June 14th
CAMERON — After a thrilling start to Tuesday night's home openers for the Eastern Oklahoma Riverdawgs Major American Legion baseball team, it ended on a down note.
After the Riverdawgs outlasted Three Rivers 7-6 in eight innings in the first game of Tuesday night's twinbill, the visitors from Wagoner held off the locals 7-5 in Game 2.
The 15th annual Poteau Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. June 25 at Wolf Ridge Golf Course. Lunch and check-in will begin at noon June 25. The entry fee is $65 per person or $130 per two-player team. Two mulligans will be available for $10, with a limit of four per team. For additional information, call (918) 647-9178.
— — —
There will be an age 12-and-younger girls softball tournament June 23 at Cameron. The entry fee is $100 per team. First- through third-place teams will receive medals.
I finally had time to take my boat to Larry at Razorback Marine in Pocola, and he has it ready to go. I will be back on the water in the next week or so. Those bass had better look out because I am going to be after them now.
Since I haven’t had a boat, I have been taking my boys and some of their friends pond hopping over the last couple of weeks. Koby, Cash, Reid Frasher, Kolton Lynn and Ethan Billings joined me on a couple of outings this week.
June 13th
It really was not a matter of if, but when Poteau High School graduating senior baseball player Wilson Klutts was going to sign a letter of intent. That date was Monday afternoon at the Poteau High School lobby when he signed to play college baseball with Northeastern Oklahoma State University.
There was one major factor why the Poteau graduate chose the Tahlequah institution.
Several young boy and girl golfers were crowned champions at the sixth annual Mark “Mud Duck” Sullivan Junior Golf Tournament, which took place Monday at Choctaw Country Club.
Ryan Ward won the age 12-14 boys division crown, with Robby Turner second and Bryson Terry third.
In the age 9-11 boys division, Parker Killion bested the field of golfers to claim the title, as Justun Coyle was runner-up and Braeden Cepeda came in third.
Brex Caldwell came in first place in the age 8-and-younger division, followed by Connor Whitworth and Tate Weldon.
There were several winners among the record-setting 57 campers at the sixth annual Mark “Mud Duck” Sullivan Junior Golf Camp, which took place last month at Choctaw Country Club.
There were four categories of competition — putting, chipping, closest to the pin and longest drive — in three age divisions — ages 12-14, 9-11 and 8 and younger — in both boys and girls.
