June 28, 2019 Issue, Page 19 of 20

Page Text

sports Baseball skills camp set for July 14-15 By William B. Carroll the Year. Under Willis, LSU advertised, an advanced skills mentals of the game. Part of Orgain said the idea is that cessful and are geared toward Sports Editor Eunice has had 57 players team camp. Orgain said the the focus will be on team de- teams will consist of a mini- making young athletes more signed by Major League college has had a kids skills fensive work and he said the mum of eight team members successful. Coaches with a national Baseball, 21 NJCAA All- camp for anumber ofyears, training will consist of putting and that while there isn’t a The camp is scheduled for champion level Louisiana Americans and 52 All-Region but that this one will be a players through real game specific age limit, the camp is July 14-15 from 6 p.m. to9 junior college program will selections. little different in that it will type situations and teaching geared toward athletes com- p.m. and will be held at the be in Elk City July 14-15 to Orgain has been with LSU focus on teams as opposed them how to properly react. peting in kid-pitch level. He Elk City Baseball Five-Plex. share someof the skills that Eunice since 2007 and serves to just coaching individual “There are going to be spe- said the most important part For more information, an have made their program as the team’s pitching coach players. cific fundamentals taught in is that teams are matched for successful. and recruiting coordina- Orgain said one of the pitching, fielding, hitting and skill-specific purposes. application for the camp can Head Coach Jeff Willis and tor. During his tenure at the benefits of the camp is that at base running,” Orgain said. Orgain said that while the be downloaded by visiting Assistant Coach Alan Orgain school, Orgain has helped de- least one coach for a team will “We are going to be providing camp will be for younger ath- www.kidsine.org/elkcity and with Louisiana State Univer- velop several NCAA Division be required to participate in specific drills of each for play- letes, the skills taught will be clicking on the link in the sity Eunice will be in Elk City Ipitching prospects. Orgain the camp. ers to practice on their own to the same types of skills that upper left hand portion of the to host an advanced skills was recognized in 2018 by He said the idea is that get better at those skill sets.” have made LSU Eunice suc- page. team camp. Baseball American and by the having a coach present will Willis has been the head American Baseball Coaches enable the coach to pick up coach of LSU Eunice for 17 Association as the NJCAA the lessons and then continue seasons. During that time, Division II Assistant Coach of to incorporate those lessons Willis has compiled more the Year. with the players. The result Better water for better living. than 800 wins and six Na- Orgain is also a Hammon will be long-term benefits for tional Junior College Athletic native, which is one of the the athletes participating. Association national champi- primary reasons the camp is “A lot of people are doing SALES ¢ SERVICE « RENTALS onships. being held here in Elk City. camps like this now,” Orgain * Water Softeners * Salt Delivery & Filter Changes In addition to the national KidsInc. Program Director said of the team-based skills * Reverse Osmosis Systems * Free Water Analysis coaching awards, Willis has Danny Cupp said he knows camp. “When the coaches also served as the head coach of the Team USA Junior Orgain well and when Orgain contacted him about possibly can take the lessons back and teach them to the players it (580) 323-2041 You could give your people College Team. In 2018, Wil- lis was named the College having the camp in Elk City, he said he was excited about the opportunity. helps the player’s long term development. He noted that the camp will (800) 310-6336 Culligan Water Baseball Hall of Fame Skip culligan.com Bertman National Coach of Orgain said the camp is, as including teaching the funda- A Elk City sports from the past. AWAY: w> - i ago The Elk City Daily News June 1994 sen in a playoff. Andresen | congrelulation ; also shot a 79. The Elk City Daily News Eaker, of Altus, won the June 1969 Elk City Pee Wee team boys division by beating routs Sayre Russell HuffofDuncan in Little League Game Ends aplayoff. Both boys shot an to the Staff of . 33-19 A14-run first inning set even-par 72, according to the pace of the game as the club pro James Ellis. XN Elk City’s Peewees wal- Elk City Pee Wees pum- Ellis said 48 golfers Joped Cordell 33-19, with the meled Sayre 25-7 here competed in the sanctioned Elk City Cordell pitching staff giving ‘Thursday night in a Western event. 31 walks in the five inning League Conference game. battle while facing 55 Elk Elk City, which remained City batters. tied with Weatherford at ‘The Preps also came home 6-2 for the league title, with an impressive 18-5 win used three pitchers and got The Elk City Daily News but Coach Orland Jantzen’s multiple-RBI performances June 2009 Midgets were not as fortu- from eight hitters. The nate as they lost their first Pee Wees (9-4 overall) will Canute Trojans Head to The facility’s annual game in six outings, 9-3. host Clinton, then travel to The Midgets had defeated Weatherford for what could Regionals Cordell earlier but couldn’t be the conference champion- seem to get their defense in gear and committed six ship game. After the big first inning, ‘The Canute Trojans coach pitch baseball team will be headed to the regional ' Medicaid/Medicare survey was errors, which is way above Elk City added six more their average. In the Peewee battle runs in the second and hada commanding 20-4 advantage. tournament at Weather- ford. The boys finished the recently completed and the facility Sayre stayed alive for a few regular season with a record 4 received a deficiency free survey!!! \\ Coach Phil Burden’s Elk City baseballers couldn’t seem to more moments by scoring of 30-1. They took first place be stopped as they scored 10 three runs in the bottom of at the Noble Mother's Day runs in the first inning and 13 “= We are so proud of our Team at the third. tournament, first place at in the fifth for most of their David LeGrand, who was the Weatherford Kiwanis , an.) Tuns with seven more com- credited with the victory, tournament and first place ing in the fourth. Joe Still pitched for the Elks and also hit a triple pitched the first inning and athird. He was relieved by Nate Smith, who threw an at the Rt. 66 Coach Pitch tournament. y Elk City to lead the Peewee attack. He gave up 16 walks to aid inning and two-thirds. Jorey Price threw the final inning. Elk City Stars Win League Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Cordell in reaching their 19 Sayre managed just four hits The Elk City Stars baseball Tun total. in the game. team won the Elk City Coach Frankie Clark pitched for the Midgets and gave up no Brett Edwards led the way at the plate, going 4-5 Pitch League Tournament last week. They also qualified “hank you all for your hard work!iy . walks, struck out four men with four singles and 4 RBIs. for the regional tournament and allowed only eight hits Zach Kampaus was a perfect tobe held in Weatherford. but was beaten 9-0. He al- 5-for-5 with two doubles, lowed one double, one triple and one home run in the five inning league battle. three singles and 3 RBIs. Also, John Armstrong went 3-for-3 with two Owners, Terry Pasby hit a triple for ‘Jim Brown & David Bral K Awl doubles, a single and 3 RBIs. The Elk City News Elk City and Bobby Rainey Others with multiple hits and June 2018 doubled for the locals’ only RBIs were: Bradley Laufer, extra base hits. Pasby also Matt Yost, Price and Smith. singled along with Rainey and Benny Ringer for the rest of the Elks’ five hits. Elk City golfer first in ‘Trojans win tournament The Canute Trojans placed — VY, The three runs were Junior PGA tourney first in the 10 and under Pee scored by Ringer, Rainey Wee league at the Sth An- and Dale Hubbard. Carrie Chambers of Elk nual Cystic Fibrosis baseball Coach Derrell Nutley’s City and Todd Eaker of Altus Tournament held in Elk City Preps had very little difficul- were the top medalists in the June 9-10. ty in slipping past Cordell as. Elk City Junior PGA Tour- Jeremiah Jackson and the Elks picked up six runs nament played at the Elk Luke Spitz also received in the first inning and never City Golf and Country Club, special awards. Jeremiah trailed. located south ofthe city. received the second annual Chambers, an Elk City Colton Brown MVP award High School junior, won the while Luke received the girls division with a79, beat- Brendon Flowers character ing out teammate Jill Andre- award.