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The playoffs have arrived for Class A, B baseball, most softball teams

April 16, 2013

By
David Seeley
sports@poteaudailynews.com

How time flies when you're having fun. Can you believe the playoffs have arrived? It just seems like the baseball and slow-pitch softball seasons started.
However, for several diamond teams, the second season will begin this week. The complete playoff schedule is at the bottom of this column. Some of the district tournaments in softball will be played tomorrow to beat the threat of rain.
One More Tournament This Week
The Poteau Pirates will be in the Fort Gibson Tournament, which will be Thursday through Saturday.
Schedule
Baseball
Today
Sallisaw-Central at Poteau, 5:45 p.m.

Poteau boys Coal Miners Classic champions; Heavener beats Eufaula to win consolation title

April 15, 2013

WILBURTON — The Poteau Pirates made it 2-for-2 in winning tournaments on the weekend.
After winning the 32nd LeFlore County Tournament on April 7 in Cameron, the Pirates won the Coal Miners Classic 3-1 over the Muldrow Bulldogs in Saturday’s title game.
The Pirates reached the title game with an 8-0 shutout of the co-host Hartshorne Miners on Friday in Hartshorne.

Red Oak blanks Wister in Wister Tournament finals; Talihina captures third-place game, while Panama claims consolation championship

April 15, 2013

By
David Seeley
sports@poteaudailynews.com

WISTER — The Red Oak Eagles flew 20 miles east to Wister and departed with a championship plaque Saturday afternoon after beating the host Wildcats 1-0 in the finals of the Wister Invitational Tournament.
The Eagles made the finals by getting past the Talihina Golden Tigers 6-4, while the ’Cats clawed the Whitesboro Bulldogs 14-0 in Friday night’s semifinals.
Two other LeFlore County teams claimed hardware on Saturday. The Panama Razorbacks handled the Howe Lions 12-0 in three innings to win the consolation championship.

Spiro boys fall in title game of Tiger Shootout to Vian; Pocola, Cameron also lose trophy games on Saturday

April 15, 2013

SALLISAW — Three LeFlore County baseball teams began play Thursday with chances to take home plaques at the 2013 Tiger Shootout at Sallisaw-Central High School. However, in the end, only one team got that honor.
The Spiro Bulldogs came in second in the tournament, losing the title game 12-8 in eight innings to the Vian Wolverines on Saturday. The Bulldogs reached the title game with an 8-1 win over the Keys (Park Hill) Cougars on Friday, followed by an 8-7 victory over Pocola in the semifinals on Friday.

Poteau girls upset No. 1 Moore, but lose to Southmoore in Muskogee Festival

April 13, 2013

MUSKOGEE — The Poteau Lady Pirates softball team made a statement in Friday’s action in the Muskogee Festival.
Class 6A’s 10th-ranked Lady Pirates stunned Class 6A’s top-ranked Moore Lady Lions 9-6 in their second game of the day.
In Poteau’s other game, Southmoore used middle-inning offense to down the Lady Pirates 15-6.

Poteau boys golf team, individual come in second at Fort Gibson

April 13, 2013

HULBERT — The Poteau High School boys golf team grabbed all the second-place honors at Friday's Fort Gibson Invitational, which took place at Western Hills Golf Course.
The Pirates had a team score of 321, finishing two team strokes behind champion Sallisaw (319), but ahead of third-place and host Fort Gibson (327) — which beat Poteau and Sallisaw in Monday's Poteau Boys Invitational at Choctaw Country Club.

Sports Briefs

April 13, 2013

“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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The second annual Brittney Cox Memorial Golf Tournament 2-Man Scramble will take place at 8 a.m. and approximately 1 p.m. April 27 at Choctaw Country Club.
The entry fee is $135 per team, but for teams that have golf carts their fee will be $120.

Poteau boys handle McAlester JV Friday in Coal Miners Classic; Heavener boys suffer loss to Stigler Panthers

April 12, 2013

The Poteau Pirates had to wait a day to begin the Coal Miners Classic due to wet fields on Thursday, but did not let that bother them at all.
Poteau routed the McAlester junior varsity 10-1 in five innings in Hartshorne. The Pirates played co-host Hartshorne, which beat Eufaula 6-4, later Friday night for the right to get to today’s championship game at 4 p.m. in Wilburton. The Poteau-Hartshorne loser will play for third place at 2 this afternoon in Wilburton.
The Heavener Wolves faced elimination from the tournament late Friday after losing 16-6 to the Stigler Panthers in Wilburton.

Wister, Whitesboro, Talihina make Wister Tournament semifinals; Howe, Panama in today’s consolation finals at noon

April 12, 2013

By
David Seeley
sports@poteaudailynews.com

WISTER — Three LeFlore County baseball teams found themselves late Friday in the winner’s bracket semifinals of the Wister Invitational Tournament, with one more win putting them into this afternoon’s title game.
Tournament host Wister had little problem with Hartford, Ark., winning 13-1 in three innings. That put the Wildcats into Friday night’s semifinal against local rival Whitesboro.
The Bulldogs avenged last week’s LeFlore County Tournament loss to Panama by downing the Razorbacks 9-5 — the same score the Hogs beat the ‘Dogs by in their opening-round county tournament game.

Poteau girls sent to Muskogee for Class 6A Regional Tournament; Pirates, Spiro Bulldogs, Wister Wildcats, Talihina named baseball district tournament hosts

April 12, 2013

By
David Seeley
sports@poteaudailynews.com

The Poteau Lady Pirates softball team played Friday in the Muskogee Festival. Two weeks from now, the team will return there for the playoffs.
The Lady Pirates were sent to Muskogee along with Bixby and Broken Bow for the Class 6A Regional Tournament.
As for Class 4A, 3A and 2A baseball, four of LeFlore County’s teams were given the honor of being a district tournament host.
Poteau will entertain Roland for the Class 4A District Tournament.
Spiro will host Heavener in the Class 3A District Tournament.

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