Archive - Jan 2013 - Sports Article
January 20th
Mountain Gateway Sisterhood of Steel, Poteau's roller derby team, released its 2013 schedule. The SOS will play five home games this year starting on Jan. 26 against Red River Roller Derby out of Wichita Falls, Texas.
SOS is entering its third season of play at SkateReation in Poteau.
A new quirk to the schedule will see SOS play three games at the Fort Smith (Ark.) Convention Center in a series of doubleheaders with the River Valley Roller Girls.
Schedule
Date Opponent Place
Jan. 26 Red River Roller Derby Poteau
Feb. 16 I Heart Derby Mini Boot Camp Fort Smith, Ark.
When the 81st LeFlore County Tournament bracket was drawn up, the Leflore Lady Savages and the Panama Lady Razorbacks were to have met in an opening-round game at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Poteau High School's Sherman Floyd Fieldhouse.
However, due to a Lady Savage suffering an injury earlier this month in the Rock Island Conference Shootout, the Leflore girls have ended up forfeiting all their games in the county tournament, thus denying two seniors, Allison Todd and Taylor Lloyd, one last county tournament. Needless to say, the Lady Savages are disappointed.
For two local schools, their basketball teams received good news when the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association announced the Class A and B District Tournament assignments on Thursday.
In Class A, the Cameron teams will be host sqauds, with Panola and Kiowa coming to town. The Kiowa Cowgirls feature former Panama player Lauren Smith.
Sunday Couple Scrambles at Wolf Ridge Golf Course will take place at 2 p.m. Sundays.
The entry fee is $15 per person for the nine-hole weekly event.
For additional information, call (918) 647-2582.
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Choctaw Country Club is having a membership drive until April 1. Anyone signing up to become a member from now until March 30 will be able to use the country club for free, and play a round of golf for free.
Beginning on April 1, those individuals will then be required to pay their dues covering a calendar year. There is a $25 application fee.
January 19th
Yet again, a Poteau softball player will stay at home to play her college ball. Third baseman/pitcher Brenna Vise signed a letter of intent to play for Carl Albert State College in a ceremony Friday afternoon at the high school.
Vise, who is one of two Poteau players to make the Middle East All-State softball team, joining Shelby Standridge in that honor, said getting to stay here as well as playing with former teammates made CASC the choice.
Despite Adrion Webber scoring 22 of his game high 25 points in the second half, it still wasn’t enough for the Carl Albert State Vikings in their 63-61 loss to the Seminole State College Trojans on Thursday night at Mick Thompson Fieldhouse.
Ericka Edwards’ 16 points weren’t enough for the Lady Vikings as they lost 57-44 to the Lady Belles.
The CASC teams will return to the court Monday night for a pair of road games against Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa. The women’s game will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the men’s contest at 8 p.m.
January 18th
Jack Hornbuckle, Poteau's wrestling coach, knew his team was going to have its hands full facing the Sallisaw Black Diamonds and the Wagoner Bulldogs in the Class 4A District Duals, which took place Thursday night at Sherman Floyd Fieldhouse. Unfortunately for the Pirates, Hornbuckle's concern came to pass.
The Pirates lost 42-36 to the Black Diamonds and 54-23 to the Bulldogs to end up 0-3 in this year's district duals, after losing to Fort Gibson 44-33 last month.
BOKOSHE — In a battle of girls teams with 10-plus wins, the Bokoshe Lady Tigers got past the Panama Lady Razorbacks 59-49 Thursday night at Bokoshe Tigers Fieldhouse.
Other than trailing 7-6 in the opening period, the Lady Tigers led the rest of the game.
Pocola 59, Cameron 40: In Pocola, the Lady Indians jumped out to a 10-3 lead after the first quarter.
However, after the Lady Yellowjackets cut the deficit to 22-16 at halftime, the Lady Indians snatched control of the game with a 25-14 third quarter to take a 47-30 lead into the final period.
POCOLA — After a sluggish start in their first game back from break against Heavener on Tuesday night, things got started a lot more favorably in the Pocola Indians' home game Thursday night against the Cameron Yellowjackets.
The Indians jumped out to a 19-8 lead on the ’Jackets en route to an 81-40 victory.
Leading 43-24 at halftime, the Indians put the game away with a 21-7 third quarter to take a 64-31 lead into the final period.
