July 23, 2019 Issue, Page 8 of 8

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Sports Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Registration open for Kids Inc. fall sports By William B. Carroll, grams in the community. Baseball and __ softball Fall Dream League is de- sixth grade while flag foot- for those students from age Sports Editor Registration is open for registration is for 8U, 10U signed for special needs chil- ball is for those students four through the third grade. Registration is ROW fait baseball, fall softball, and 12U competitions. dren ages three and up and kindergarten through sec- Those interested in open for a variety of dif- ond grade. Both seasons participating may con- fall Dream League, tack- The games for fall base- the first game begin Sept. 7. ferent fall sports in Elk start with games on Sept. 21. tact Kids Inc at 580-374- City through Kids Inc., le football, flag football ball begin Aug. 19 and for Tackle football is for stu- Fall outdoor soccer also 4332 or go to their web- which runs the youth pro- and fall outdoor soccer. softball begin on Aug. 26. dents in the third through begins on Sept. 21 and is site at www.kidsinc.org. Elk City’s new a thle IC facility coming toge her equipment, the facility has which can accommodate a tion of the turf inside the ath- undergone some major number of different lifts. letic complex would be used changes since it was first Beer said he thinks the made available for public inclusion of the equip- for players to practice on viewing during the foot- ment is also a huge morale during inclement weather. ball team’s Brown and booster for the program. He noted that on days when White scrimmage May 17. “Anything new like that On Wednesday, work- helps to motivate the kids,” whether prevents the Big ers with ProMaxima out Beer said. “Not just in Elks from practicing, the of- of Houston, Texas were in football, but in all sports.” fensive and defensive lines town to deliver state-of-the The athletic complex art weightlifting equipment was also recently fit- can still get in necessary reps including racks, benches ted with artificial turf that in the new athletic facility. and an oak wood flooring. had originally been on a Beer said the artificial turf Elk City head football football field in Texas. coach Todd Beer said the Elk City High School surface is a good surface for upgraded equipment gives Athletic Director Brian players, especially for work- Employees with ProMaxima, Mike Hager (left) and Gerald Jenkins install new racks, his team not only more va- Hunt said the school has benches and other weightlifting equipment at Elk City High School's newest athletic facility out purposes, and that while riety in the types of lifts an arrangement with a next to Big Elk Stadium. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. they can do, but also the company that repurpos- the old turf was worn and a ability to get more repeti- es old football field turfs bit rough, with some work, By William B. Carroll, City High School’s new some significant upgrades. tions in during a shorter pe- for a variety of purposes. Sports Editor athletic facility next to Big From artificial turf floor- riod of time. The equipment Assistant football coach the coaches have suited the Over the summer, Elk Elk Stadium has received ing to new weightlifting includes several _ stations, Danny McClure said a por- surface for their purposes. Concussion testing dates set ei 22 @a f2 @t i Ca te Ca @2 Ct 2 Lt @é Cd Mandatory concus- to help assess and man- Aug. 6 from 9 to 10:30 ay? ’ SumMMep sion testing dates for age concussions according am., ninth through 12th alk athletes looking to par- to the product's website. grade football, softball ticipate in Elk City sports The device allows schools and cheer will be tested. have been set for Aug 6-7. the opportunity to perform From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., All incoming — seventh baseline and post injury seventh through eighth grade students planning testing for student-athletes. grade football —_ softball to participate in football, All eighth through 12th and cheer will be tested. softball, basketball, wres- grade athletes — should Aug. 7 from 9 to 10:30 tling, baseball, — soccer come at their scheduled am. seventh —_ through and cheerleading must be time to check to see if 12th grade basketball and tested via the ImPact test. they need to be retested. wrestling will be tested. ImPact, an FDA cleared The location of the tests From 10:30 to 11:30 medical device, is used will be at Elk City High am. seventh through by healthcare, educational School in rooms 88 and 12th grade soccer and and sports organizations 90 at the following times: baseball will be tested. Coach says Summer Pride a big success By William B. Carroll, Sports Editor 35 participants at the high school varsity This year’s Summer Pride strength level, 40 at the junior high level and around July 27t and conditioning program was a huge success, according to Elk City 15-20 for kids in grades four through six. High “T think all of our kids achieved their Sales staft at School head football coach Todd Beer. “J think the turnout was really good con- goals,” Beer said. “It is encouraging to see the younger kids especially getting stronger.” 9:00 sidering a lot of our kids had other stuff go- ing on, like vacations and camps,” Beer said. Beer said that as far as the high school level athletes are concerned, his offensive Ponce Productions The camp, which is divided into three dif- and defensive linemen showed significant ferent age levels is focused on condition- improvement in their strength and condi- ing and weight training for athletes. Beer tioning. He also noted that his incoming said the program includes several drills sophomores showed improvement as well. aimed at improving conditioning such as He noted that off-season workout pro- running, agility, hurdles and similar speed grams like Summer Pride allow ath- 10am-3pm®.Hotdogs, Chips drills as well as a regimen of weight lift- letes the opportunity to not only main- and Drinks - Corner of ing designed to help athletes improve dur- tain their physical abilities during the Main & Broadway ing the off-season in their respective sports. summer months but also help to im- He said on aregular basis there were around prove those athletes in several core areas. ee N Send sports photos or story ideas aber of Commerce and Retail Merchants. f & to sports @ecdailynews.com INIA AIP I III II ST INI ING