March 22, 2019 Issue, Page 10 of 14

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sports Elks baseball team earns split in San Antonio By William B. Carroll victory. Acouple ofthe kids told me Phoenix and San Antonio over Educator's Alliance of South players. Sports Editor The trip was the third such they have never been past the next couple of years as Texas, the team is now 4-3 on “We lost some really good spring break trip for the team Dallas, so it was an oppor- the team plans to continue its the season. Nichols said he kids from last year, but While other Elk City over the past three seasons. tunity for them to get to see spring break travels. was proud of his team’s effort students were taking it easy ‘The previous two seasons, something new.” ‘The Elks also played a little even though the second game we are doing pretty good,” during spring break, the Elk the team traveled to Phoenix, Nichols said several of the baseball on their trip, starting got away from them. Nichols said. “We are a real City High School baseball Ariz. to play and to watch students took the opportunity with a game Saturday against “We kind of took control balanced team with a unique team was busy earning a split spring training baseball. to see some of the sights. Benbrook, Texas. of the first game,” Nichols group of young men who against FEAST Homeschool This year the team went to “We gave them like an hour “We lost that one 9-2 and said. “The second one was during its trip to San Antonio, San Antonio in part because or so to just walk around the to be honest we helped them more back and forth. They work extremely hard.” Texas Tuesday. of coach Quint Nichols’ con- Riverwalk,” Nichols said. beat us,” Nichols said. “It (FEAST) are a decent team, The Elks will next face ‘The Elks won the first game nection to the city. “We ate at the Hard Rock was a long drive and an early alot like us, just a lot of good Anadarko in a home game 6-2, but dropped the second “lived down there for 10 Café on the Riverwalk and morning game and we just hard-nosed kids.” Monday at 5:30 p.m. followed game to the Patriots 6-5 as the years, and my brother lives took in some of the sights.” never got going.” Nichols said his group this Patriots scored a walk off run down there,” Nichols said. Nichols said the team plans After the split with FEAST, year works extremely hard by an away game Tuesday at in atie ballgame to claim the “It is just a good place to go. to possibly rotate between which stands for Family and has a good balance of 5:30 p.m. at Anadarko, Fis Report Young Elkettes break even in Mangum Festival Central and clear. Walleye good on County. crankbaits and jigs around By William B. Carroll his team. one player who has never Arcadia: March 19, Eleva- riprap and spillway. Crap- Ft. Cobb: March 12. Eleva- Sports Editor “We only brought 10 played before. tion normal, water 51 and pie fair on jigs around brush tion normal, water in the 40s players down there,” Mur- Currently the team sits stained. Largemouth bass fair structure. Report submit- and clear. Crappie good on The Elk City Elkettes slow- ray said. “We only have 12 at 2-4 following the pair of on creature baits around the ted by Mark Walker, game jigs and minnows around pitch softball team picked players on our team. We are games in Mangum Monday. main lake. Crappie fair on jigs warden stationed in Blaine brush structure, docks, and up a win over Sentinel 12-3 ayoung team. I have only The team next faces and minnows around brush County. points. Report submitted by Monday afternoon, but lost one senior on the team and Weatherford at home structure and docks. Blue cat- Brayden Hicks, game warden the later game to Shattuck year”players that started last four Monday at 4:30 p.m. before fish fair on cut bait, shad, and Ft. Supply: March 19. El- 14-4, worms around the main lake. evation normal, water murky. stationed in Caddo County. Elkettes’ coach Kaleb Murray said his team also traveling the short distance Report submitted by Mark Crappie and white bass fair Murray said the team is consists of former junior var- to Merritt to compete Tues- Murray, game warden sta- on grubs, hair jigs, and jigs Waurika: March 15, Eleva- performing well considering sity players who have been day at 4:30 p.m. with a game tioned in Oklahoma County. below the dam. Channel tion above average, water 48 the number of players he has forced to step up and play a against Merritt, followed by a catfish fair on cut bait and and murky. Blue and chan- at his disposal and the age of role on the senior squad and game against Clinton. Wes Watkins: March 17. stink bait around the main nel catfish good on chicken Elevation normal, water lake. Report submitted by liver, dough bait, stink bait, stained. Largemouth bass fair Mark Reichenberger, game and worms around channels, Your Ag & Mineral Marketing Source Since 1963 on spinnerbaits and black jigs warden stationed in Wood- dam, docks, and shorelines. with pork rind tail around ward County. Largemouth and white bass 80+ Acres | Good Small Grain/Livestock Farm points and shorelines 3-10 ft. fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, in depth. Report submitted by Southwest small lures, spinnerbaits, and | Cropland & Pasture | Easily Accessible Mike France, game warden spoons around brush struc- stationed in Pottawatomie Altus-Lugert: March 18. County. Elevation below average, ture, dam, docks, shorelines, Carter/Sayre/Elk City Area, Beckham Co., OK water 48 and clear. Walleye and spillway. AUCTION Northwest slow on jigs around the dam and rocks. Report submitted Report submitted by Matt Canton: March 15. 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