Archive - 2013 - Sports Article
April 28th
There will be an open T-ball tournament May 18 at Blues Park in Heavener.
The entry fee is $50 per team, with a three-game guarantee.
For further information, call Bobby Pickle at (918) 721-3492 or Tanner Hinds at (918) 774-5975.
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“A Bike for Daylon” will happen May 18. Daylon is a 13-year-old with cerebral palsy who wants a bike to ride with his family.
Funds are being raised to help his parents purchase an adaptive bike for him.
For more information, call Rachel Pickerel at (918) 649-4028.
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PRYOR — The Poteau Pirates golf team will take a lot of momentum into Monday’s Class 4A Regional Tournament at Seminole’s Jimmie Austin Golf Course.
The Pirates won their regular-season finale as they captured the Pryor Invitational on Thursday with a score of 307-308—615. They were 20 shots ahead of runner-up Muldrow (635).
Three of Poteau’s golfers were top-10 medalists. Cody Shore was runner-up medalist with a 72-76—148. Connor Wheat was fourth-place medalist (77-74—151), while John Scott Sanders was seventh-place medalist (78-77—155).
BROKEN BOW — The Heavener High School track team had three athletes win events at Monday's Beavers Bend Relays at Memorial Stadium.
Jodie Hill won the 100-meter hurdles (15.71 seconds), John Enger the 1,600-meter run (6:28) and Kamber Vasquez the high jump (4-6).
In fact, it was a local 1-2-3 finish in the high jump. Vasquez's teammate, Melyssa Lynch, was second (4-4) and Howe's Alice Stephens was third (4-2).
It was a good day for both Heavener and Howe tracksters, as many placed.
SHAWNEE — It will likely be a long time before the Carl Albert State College softball team again plays four games in one day, which was done Thursday with Seminole State so that Friday’s home doubleheader between the two teams would not get rained out.
The Lady Belles took all four games on Thursday, winning by scores of 10-2, 11-3, 15-0 and 8-6.
The regular season is now over for the Lady Vikings, who will not play again until the Region II Tournament on May 3-5 at Oklahoma City’s Hall of Fame Stadium.
April 27th
The second annual Brittney Cox Memorial Golf Tournament, which was slated for Saturday at Choctaw Country Club, was rained out.
It has not been rescheduled.
TUSHKA — Two springs ago, the Lady Wildcats came within a win of making the Class 4A State Tournament at the regional tournament in Rattan.
Thursday night at the Class 4A Regional Tournament, the Lady ’Cats were in the same situation — one win from making state. Unfortunately for them, the same ill fate that happened in 2011 also happened Thursday night.
ENID — It was a tough day for the Carl Albert State College baseball team Thursday afternoon at David Allen Memorial Ballpark.
The host Northern Oklahoma College-Enid Jets took two from the visiting Vikings by scores of 4-2 and 6-0.
The Vikings finish the four-game series with the Jets at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in a doubleheader at Ival Goodman Field, then travel 40 miles Monday night to Wilburton to play a single, nine-inning game against arch rival Eastern Oklahoma State College.
April 26th
The Poteau Pirates baseball team took care of two things with one victory Friday afternoon at Town Creek Park.
The Pirates got their second mercy-rule win over the Roland Rangers to win the Class 4A District Tournament by a score of 14-6. In so doing, the Pirates (26-7) tied the school record for wins in a season as they won the Class 4A District Tournament, and will find out Monday what their regional fate will be.
SPIRO — The Spiro Bulldogs baseball team took the first step to returning to the Class 3A State Tournament.
The Bulldogs swept the Heavener Wolves by scores of 14-4 and 12-2 to win the Class 3A District Tournament on Thursday.
The ’Dogs (23-6) will find out Monday who, when and where they will play in the regional tournament, which will be next week.
The season ended for the Wolves at 12-13.
