April 9, 2019 Issue, Page 9 of 10

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 Elk City and Merritt High School Sports Schedule April9 ELK CITY High school tennis at OKCTC 9:00 a.m. High school baseball at Weatherford 5:00 p.m. High school slow pitch at Cache 5:00 p.m. High school soccer at Alva 5:00 p.m. MERRITT FFA Labor Auction High school slow pitch at Sentinel 5:30 p.m. April10 Elk City sophomore Amanda Batchelor prepares a backhand return during her first ELK CITY match Friday morning at Ackley Park. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. Basketball booster club meeting 8:00 am. Girls golf at Clinton 9:00 am. April 11 Elk City High School baseball at Tecumseh Festival Boys golf in Duncan 8 am. Girls golf at El Reno 8:30 am. Elk City freshman Blaine Frost prepares to serve in his match Friday morning against fellow Elk freshman High school track at Grant Graham at Ackley Park. Staff photo by William B. Chickasha 10 a.m. Carroll. High school slow pitch at Weatherford 4:30 p.m. High school soccer vs John Marshall 5 p.m. High school girls soccer at Christian Crossings. 5:30 Elk City freshman Grant Graham lines up a forehand shot in his match Friday morning pm. against fellow Elk freshman Blaine Frost in their first round match at Ackley Park. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. By William B. Carroll In boys number one singles In boys number two IV 4-6, 1-6. Sports Editor sophomore Caden Thomas doubles freshmen Carter and In girls number one singles The Elk City tennis teams finished second recording Evan Senger finished first Benton won against EV made a strong showing wins against Anadarko 6-1, with wins against Anadarko sophomore Kyla Walter 6-3, late last week in two tour- 6-4, and Chickasha 6-2, 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), Wagoner 6-0, 6-0 and loss to Clinton 4-6, naments, bringing home anda loss against Crossings 6-2, and Crossings 4-6, 6- 7-6, (9-11). the boys championship in 1-6, 0-6. (10-8). In boys number two. Thursday's Lawton MacAr- In girls number one singles In girls number two. singles Graham finished third thur Classic and bringing senior Reagan Benton fin- doubles sophomore Judith with wins over ECJV fresh- home second in the Clinton ished fourth with a loss to Andrade and freshman Mad- man Blaine Frost 6-1, 6-1, Hub City Tournament. The Anadarko 0-6, 6-4, (1-10), die Benton finished fourth and Woodward 6-3, 6-0, and girls team finished third in anda loss to Piedmont 1-6, with a win against Wagoner a loss to Altus JV 2-6, 5-7. the Hub City tournament and 1-6. 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (4-7), (10-5), In girls number two singles placed fourth in Lawton. In boys number two and lossess against Crossings Batchelor finished fifth with “The kids played great this singles freshman Grant Gra- 2-6, 1-6, and Piedmont 2-6, awin over ECJV sophomore week,” said head coach Gina ham took home first place 1-6. Jessie Haines and a loss to Curtis. “My boys team is al- with wins over El Reno 6-3, In boys number three Altus 2-6, 4-6, ways solid, but my girls have 6-4, Pauls Valley 6-3, 6-0, and doubles sophomore Jesse In boys number one been struggling because they Piedmont 6-0, 7-6, (7-5). Bui and freshman Aiden doubles Patel and Thompson are new to varsity this year. In girls number two singles Brown finished second with finished second with wins The last two tournaments, sophomore Amanda Batch- wins against Wagoner 6-4, over Altus JV 6-4, 6-0, and the girls have really improved elor finished sixth recording 6-0, and Pauls Valley 6-3, 6-4, Weatherford 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), their game and they are gain- awin against Lawton 7-5, and a loss against Crossings (10-4), and a loss to Clinton ing confidence with every 6-2, and losses to El Reno 4-6, 3-6. 1-6, 3-6. match. | am really proud of 2-6, 3-6, and Pauls Valley 2-6, In girls number three In girls number one them.” 2-6, doubles sophomores Priscilla doubles Coffey and Eguia Curtis said she is optimistic In boys number one Aguirre and Litzy Armendariz finished third with wins over as the season moves for- doubles seniors Dillan Patel finished fourth with losses Altus JV 6-4, 6-7 (9-11), (10- Elk City sophomore Jesse Haines prepares to serve in ward. and Will Thompson finished to Pauls Valley 3-6, 3-6, and 8) and Kingfisher 6-4, 6-3 and her opening round morning match Friday at Ackley Park. “The boys have been play- fourth with a win over Wagoner 2-6, 5-7. aloss to Clinton 0-6, 0-6. ‘Staff photo by William B. Carroll. ing highly competitive teams Chickasha 7-5, 5-7, (10-7), In the Clinton Hub City In boys number two. and it has made them step and losses to Anadarko 5-7, Tournament held at multiple doubles the Sengers finished up their game,” Curtis said. 2-6, and Crossings 4-6, 1-6. locations in Elk City the par- first with wins over Clinton JV “They are playing quality In girls number one dou- ticipants finished as follows: 6-0, 6-0, Woodward 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 1-6. fifth and sixth in boys tennis right now and | hope it bles sophomores Sara Coffey In boys number one singles and Altus 6-1,6-0. just gets better the closer we and Karla Eguia finished sixth Thomas finished third with In girls number two Elk City junior varsity also number one singles, fifth get to regionals.” with a win over Lawton 7-5, wins over Elk City junior doubles Andrade and Benton placed sixth in girls number and seventh in boys number In the Lawton MacArthur 6-1 and losses to Piedmont varsity freshman Conner Mc- finished second with wins ‘one singles, sixth in girls Classic Elk City athletes fin- 2-6, 2-6, and Anadarko 4-6, Collum 6-3, 6-3, and Clinton over Clinton JV 6-0, 6-0, Altus number two singles, sixth in ‘two singles and fifth in boys ished as follows: 6-7 (2-10). 6-3, 6-2, anda loss to Altus 6-0, 6-0, and a loss to Clinton girls number one doubles, number two doubles. Elks pick up wins in Piedmont tournament The Elk City baseball team defeated Putnam City West nings and allowed only four only two runs across the in the top ofthe first inning were able to bring home one picked up two big wins last 6-2 thanks to a four run first hits with three strikeouts. plate. but would fail to bring home run in thethird and three in Thursday besting Putnam inning and a solid pitch- Gerhold held the Patriots In the second game Thurs- any runs the rest of the game the fourth to claim the victo- City West and El Reno in ing outing by senior Kobe scoreless until the top of the day the Elks defeated El as Elks junior pitcher Cale ry. Brooks held El Reno to six Piedmont. Gerhold. seventh inning when they Reno 4-2. Brooks shut the door with six hits and he had six strikeouts In the first game Elk City Gerhold pitched seven in- would manage to push their El Reno scored two runs scoreless innings. The Elks on the afternoon.