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Sports Page 12 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Friday, August 9, 2019 Trojanettes continue to dominate in pre-season By Don Munsch, Editor tinues its torrid trek in pre- Canute beat Duke 5-2 - with two hits apiece - and leading with two hits and leading the way with two The Canute High School season play, with four victo- with Madison Faylor and Hobart 5-0 on Aug. 5. Jade Taran Faylor leading the hits. P Strain picked up the fast-pitch softball team con- ries in the last week. MaKenna Smith leading Bish led the Lady Troja- team with four RBIs. Taylor win with four strikeouts. She nettes with two hits and Beutler and Brianna Elliott also won the game against Why Brian Keefe is returning Abby Janning led the team with two runs batted in each had two RBIs. Beutler picked up the win for Ca- against Hobart. Duke. Beutler got the win to Thunder as a better coach against Hobart. The next day, Canute beat nute and struck out seven. The Trojanettes beat Leedey Canute begins its season at home against Shattuck on By Erik Horne, The Okla- Keefe compared San An- tough love -- that's endeared Arapaho 14-1, with Smith 3-2, with Madison Faylor Monday. homan, Oklahoma City tonio to going to Harvard, Keefe to players across the being a professional. but I would hope I treat ev- (21), Terrance Ferguson There was the sound of only his professors were league. "Sometimes you have to ery player that way." (21), Hamidou Diallo (21) basketballs no matter the Spurs coach Gregg Popov- Keefe's resume goes be- tell him something that's not Following the trades of and Darius Bazley (19). hour. P.J. Carlesimo remem- ich, general manager R.C. yond Durant. going to be great," Keefe Westbrook, Paul George and Carlesimo said Keefe's bers it vividly, from Seattle Buford and future Hall of In five seasons with the said. "There were probably Jerami Grant, the Thunder path reminded him of cur- to Oklahoma City, and the Famers Tim Duncan, Manu Thunder from 2009-2014, many times he didn't love is entering the early phases rent Philadelphia 76ers two guys who were most of- Ginobilli and Tony Parker. he worked with Russell what I said, but I think he of a roster reconstruction. coach Brett Brown, who ten the cause. "It was a great example Westbrook, James Harden, respected it and took it and Among the core will be was also labeled a player- Carlesimo would be in his of how to handle your busi- Serge Ibaka and the core that used it going forward. It was four players 21 or younger development coach in San courtside office late at night ness, act with humility and helped the Thunder to three just a unique relationship, in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Antonio. or early in the morning when do your job the best you Western Conference finals he'd peer out the door. can," Keefe said. "Those appearances and one NBA "When the ball was bounc- are things hopefully I was Finals appearance. ing, more often or not it was able to carry with me when Plucked from the Thun- Kevin and BK in the gym," I went to Oklahoma City, der staff by Derek Fisher in Carlesimo told The Oklaho- where I got to do more of it 2014, Keefe coached Car- man. on my own and help imple- melo Anthony and Kristaps Kevin is Kevin Durant. ment structure into a young Porzingis with the Knicks. BK is Brian Keefe, who has team." In three seasons with the returned to the Oklahoma Many who made the tran- Lakers, Keefe received high City Thunder as an assistant sition out of San Antonio to praise for the development Tickets‘go 5 coach and has a reputation as new franchises were young of Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma Doug Gray Dodge and one of the best player-devel- upstarts. Presti was 29 when and Brandon Ingram. Circle A\Western Wear, opment coaches in the NBA. he became the general man- Kauffman Sports, which ‘SPONSORS: In the five years since ager of the SuperSonics in represents Keefe, has pow- darko Dozer & Trucking dens * BDM Mud * Boomtown Gril Keefe left the Thunder 2007. He collaborated with erful quotes on its website Edward kr bench, he's developed into Carlesimo, hired as the Son- from Nick Collison and In- Galleria Furniture Outi more -- a coach who can not ics' head coach, to bring gram that tout Keefe's im- Plains Regional Mec pact. But no words have OF CHAMPIONS only nurture talent, but also Keefe to Seattle. lead it. Keefe's now been mar- cemented Keefe's resume "I would hope I'm a betterried nine years and has two more than Durant's valida- BEUTLER BROS, ARENA, ACKLEY PARK. coach than I was five years daughters, ages 5 and 6. ago," Keefe told The Okla- When he came to Oklahoma tion to David Aldridge back in 2014. AUG. 30-SEPT:1 homan. “I think that's part City in 2008, he was 31 with It wasn't about Keefe help- 8:00PM EACH NIGHT. of what's exciting to be back no family, but a budding re- ing Durant with mechanics Parade August 31, 2pm -- is to use these new things lationship with a transcen- (which he's done for Ingram Downtown Elk City, OK and to be part of a group that dent talent. and Andre Robeson, among still has the same value sys- "We were very young and others), but about Keefe tem I believe in." you're totally engrossed in checking Durant's body lan- When Keefe talked about your environment,” Keefe guage and attitude when the returning to Oklahoma City, said of the hours he spent Thunder was in a post-All- he was humbled to be a part working with Durant. "That's Star break slump. of the franchise's success. what made it kind of special "That was probably one of It's easy to forget he was one -- you were really trying to the most realest conversa- of the architects. establish something. tions I've had with a coach, After — graduate-assistant "There was all this energy, ever," Durant told Aldridge work at South Florida and all these young people trying back in 2014. "I just decided Division II Bryant Univer- to push the organization, and to look at myself and self- sity from 2000 to 2005, evaluate. And he was right. we were putting in that time. Keefe joined San Antonio as As you get older, you're I had to change how I was a video coordinator in 2005, hopefully smarter with your thinking, how I was acting brought in by Spurs assistant time and you can't just run toward my teammates. Ev- general manager Sam Presti, through a wall, but you're al- erything.” who went on to become GM ways there to support." Durant said Keefe taught of the Thunder. It's that support -- and him about work ethic and Elk City Historical Sports Business 1.0% still not where we need to be Sydney Harrel of Leedey, conditioning wise, but they Taryn Brown of Sentinel, Tori ‘The Elk City Daily News are pretty ragged out right Marshall of Hydro, Megan August 1994 now.” Sanders of Weatherford, Other football teams in Bailey Carnes of Merritt, When the Clock Strikes western Oklahoma, includ- Jessie Harrel of Leedey, Midnight ing district foes Clinton and Roxie Leonard of Clinton and Elks To Have Fourth “Mid- Weatherford, and Merritt, Corianne Fairchild of Leedey. night Madness” Tonight Burns Flat and Sayre, will not Coaches were Mark Haney begin hitting drills until later and Red Johnson. Chance to Win For the fourth straight year, on Friday, the first legal day Greg Allen of Cheyenne the Elk City High School to wear pads. appeared on the television football team will become the show “Turkey Country,” a first team in western Okla- hunting series by the National months of payments homa to strap on the pads at Wild Turkey Federation air- 12:01 a.m. tomorrow morn- The Elk City Daily News ing on Sportsman Channel. ing in the annual “Midnight August 2009 The episodes aired on Aug. 7 (3ndurance Madness.” According to coach Brad ‘The HAMMER 14U_ and 8. Kusik, who has made the fastpitch softball team was Corbin Dyson, who played early-morning practice a the National ASA Champion football at Elk City High tradition under his reign, the Runner-Up. The finished School, played in the Okla- team won't go through as the season 50-9. 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