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March 10, 2021 Sports Big Elks earn Regional victory Elkettes reach By Kerry Hookstra District action saw Elk City in Kingfisher Feb. 23 and Regional added one. Cooper Church had a bucket with a charity toss by Craig. Final frame action featured Kye Keyes dialed up a pair of treys with a two and Craig put in three field goals. Elk City was up 40-28 at halftime. ‘The second saw a 16- 15 Big Elk edge. Tres Hill hit two buckets to lead the way. Cooper Church and Cooper the top ranked Yellowjackets a 15-8 lead for the Big Elks. In the third Dickson made Patton buried a three each rolled to an 89-45 decision. Dunlap drained two more a 14-6 run. ‘The Big Elks got while Craig, Corey Culver, and Moving to Regional play Feb. threes to lead the charge. a basket each from Craig and Kye Keyes added a field goal By Kerry Hookstra 25 the Big Elks were back in Dailey hit a field goal with two Hill with 2-2 from the stripe apiece. Halftime saw a 35-26 Kingfisher and picked up a from the line while Church for Hughes. Clinton margin. Elk City went to Kingfisher for District play Feb. 23 and 62-58 victory over Dickson. In went downtown fora trey and Final frame action saw a In the third the Red Tor- dropped a 58-39 decision. The Elkettes returned to the same site a second Consolation round Aiden Schmidt sank 2-2 free 16-16 tie. Craig led the of- nado ran rampant with a 26-8 for Regional play Feb. 25 and held off McLoud for a 47-44 vic- contest Feb. 26, Clinton hand- throws. fenses for Elk City with two explosion. Dunlap and Patton tory. They faced Clinton Feb. 26 and fell 46-33. ed Elk City a 69-54 defeat. Cortez rained down 25 buckets and three gift shots. went downtown for a trey Elkettes-Kingfisher/District Big Elks-Kingfisher/Dis- to lead Kingfisher and take Dunlap went 5-6 from the apiece to lead Elk City. Craig Offense was sparse in the first quarter with the Lady Yellow- trict game high honors. Dunlap stripe while Hughes sank two had a basket. jackets leading 7-3. Matti Jones hit a basket for Elk City witha A 28-8 first quarter run tossed in 18 to pace Elk City. with one apiece by Hill and Fourth frame play featured free throw from Laja Jones. pretty much told the story of Others scoring included: Keyes. a 20-8 Big Elk run. Kaden the game for the Yellowjack- Dailey-7, Church-5, Hill-4, Wright poured in 31 for Holder led the attack with a Kingfisher exploded on a 25-8 run in the second. Jones had ets. Elk City got a trey apiece Craig-3, Hughes-3, Keyes-3, the Comets to lead all scor- bucket and three free throws. two buckets and two from the line for the Elkettes. Campbell from Caden Dunlap and Tres Schmidt-2. ers. Craig tossed down 23 as Church, Dunlap, Austin Jones, Rainey added a field goal. Elk City was down 32-11 at halftime. Hill with Kane Craig sinking Big Elks-Dickson/Region- he paced the Big Elks while and Keyes each drained a ‘The Elkettes trailed the third 11-8. Jones led the way with 2-2 free throws. al Game One Dunlap added 16. Hughes and three with a two from Dailey two baskets. Abby Jo Robbins drained a trey with 2-2 at the line ‘The second was a 31-10 ‘The Comets took the first Keyes hit nine each with five and one from the stripe for for Jill Meador. Kingfisher advantage. Dunlap quarter 18-15. Elk City saw from Hill. Patton. Final frame play featured a 16-15 edge to Elk City behind a and Drake Hughes drained Kane Craig get hot with three Big Elks-Clinton/Region- Powell pumped in 23 pair of threes by Adrianna Delacruz. Jordan Deason and Jones a three each for the Big Elks baskets and 2-2 free throws. al Game Two for Clinton to take game buried a trey each with a bucket apiece from Nae Nae Martin with a basket and one from Drake Hughes drained a trey A 20-10 advantage went high honors. Dunlap had and Rainey. the line for Joseph Dailey. The anda deuce with a bucket by to the Red Tornado in the nine to pace a balanced Elk Emily Myers took game high honors and paced Kingfisher Yellowjacket bulge at halftime Tres Hill. first quarter. Caden Dunlap City offense. Others scoring with 12. Jones tossed in nine to lead the Elkettes. Others scor- was 59-18. A 25-10 run went to the drained a trey with a deuce included: Patton-7, Church-6, ing included: L. Martin-7, Delacruz-6, Rainey-4, Deason-3, N. Elk City trailed the third Big Elks in the second, Caden anda free throw from Joseph Craig-6, Dailey-5, Holder-5, Martin-2, Meador-2, and Robbins-2. 22-12. Dunlap stayed hot with Dunlap buried three threes Dailey. Kane Craig and Drake Keyes-5, Hill-4, Jones-3, Cul- Elkettes-McLoud-Regional Game One a pair of treys and Kye Keyes anda two as he led the charge. Hughes hit a basket apiece. ver-2, and Hughes-2. Elk City watched the Lady Redskins get out to a 13-5 first quarter advantage. Abby Jo Robbins hit a pair of baskets to pace the offense and Matti Jones sank a free throw. A17-7 runin the second put the Elkettes on top 22-20 going Oilerettes move on to Area to halftime. Nae Nae Martin led the charge with three buckets. Robbins put in two field goals and one from the charity stripe while Hailey Buie, Jones, and Laja Martin had a basket apiece. ‘The third was tied 13-13. Buie added a bucket and 2-2 from the line with two field goals from N. Martin. A basket and gift shot by L. Martin and a bucket from Robbins completed the Elk City scoring, Final frame action was exciting as the Elkettes held a 12-11 edge with the final trey of the contest coming from McLoud with under five seconds remaining. An inadvertent whistle stopped play with the final score on the \board but just over two seconds to play. Elk City managed to get the ball inbounds to run out the dock and preserve the win. A field goal and 4-4 from the line from L. Martin ignited the charge. Campbell Rainey and Robbins connected for a basket each with 2-2 free throws from Jordan Deason. Lexie Boyer pumped in 13 to lead the Lady Redskins and share game high honors with Abby Jo Robbins for the Elkettes. Others scoring were; L. Martin-11, N, Martin-10, Buie-6, Jones-3, Deason-2, and Rainey-2. Elkettes-Clinton/Regional Game Two A10-7 margin went to the Lady Red Tornado in the first Joshlyn Sanders. Photo by Rose Cummings. Payten Fite. Photo by Rose Cummings. quarter. Jordan Deason and Laja Martin hit a basket apiece for Elk City with 2-2 free throws from Nae Nae Martin. Abby Jo Robbins sank one at the line. By Kerry Hookstra Game Two Oilerette shutout. Latta was trey of the contest while ‘The Elkette offense got on track in the second to prevail Both teams came out in up 21-5 after two periods of Payten Fite had a basket and 15-12. Hailey Buie had the hot hand burying a trey and hitting “Lam very proud of the a full-court press on defense play. Riely Hartman sank a free a pair of deuces. Deason and Jada Kimball drained a three each season these girls had.” stated but Merritt broke the Lady In the third Latta pre- throw. while N. Martin was again 2-2 at the charity stripe. The game Merritt Oilerette Head Bas- Bulldog attack for a 15-2 first vailed 9-6. Jamie Peffer and Latta’s twin towers, Tarren was tied 22-22 at halftime. ketball Coach Jeff Daugherty. quarter run. Joshlyn Sanders Sanders put in a bucket each Clinton stepped out to an 11-5 advantage in the third. Kim- Finishing with a 23-4 record set the pace with two baskets. Batterton and Triniti Cotanny for Merritt and Pollard sank pumped in 14 and 13 respec- ball and Robbins had a trey and a deuce respectively for Elk City. and ranked 9th in the OSSAA. Ashlee Sosa buried a trey and 2-2 at the charity stripe. In the final frame the Elkettes trailed 13-6. The Martin twins rankings the team made it to Dayli Pollard worked an old Final frame action saw a tively for game high honors. the Area Consolation Finals fashioned 3-point play with a 12-10 margin for the Lady Barnett and Pollard led Mer- did the scoring with two buckets from Nae Nae and one by Laja. in Chickasha Mar. 6 before deuce and free throw by Riely Panthers. Blakely Barnett ritt with four each. Others McKia Lovelace pumped in 15 to lead Clinton and all scor- falling to a much taller and Hartman plus a field goal from connected for two field goals scoring were; Hartman-3, ers. Tossing down 8, N. Martin paced Elk City. Others scoring 3rd ranked Latta squad 42-21. Blakely Barnett. to pace the Oilerette attack. Sanders-3, Sosa-3, Fite-2, and included: Buie-7, Kimball-6, Deason-5, L. Martin-4, and Rob- Merritt downed Stratford ‘The Oilerettes took the bins-3. 36-31 in the first round of second 14-9 behind Sanders Ashlee Sosa buried the only Peffer-2. Area Consolation play Mar. with the hot hand for a pair Trojanettes open 2-0 4. In the Consolation Semi- of baskets and 5-6 from the final the Oilerettes met up charity stripe. Barnett put in with Minco in a repeat of the a bucket along with Sosa and first round of Regional action. Jamie Peffer sank one at the Merritt again rolled past the stripe. Merritt went to half- Lady Bulldogs posting a 56-35 time on top 29-11. in Slow-pitch margin. 4A.13-5 bulge went to the Oilerettes-Stratford/Area Oilerettes in the third. Payten Game One Fite led the charge as she An 11-5 lead went to drained a three and a two. Pef- Merritt in the first quarter. fer worked inside for two field Joshlyn Sanders led the way goals with a trey and a gift with two baskets and a free shot by Pollard. By Kerry Hookstra pushed home a pair in the the circle allowing 14 hits ning reached on an error and throw. Riely Hartman hit a Over the final eight min- bottom of the frame. Madi- with six walks and no strike- Jade Gray earned a free pass pair of buckets with one from utes of play Minco managed Softball hit the diamond son Church swatted a leadoff outs. The Trojanette defense to load the bases. That set the Dayli Pollard. 19-14 advantage. Sanders for Canute Mar. 1 as they single and errors to Kim committed three errors with a table for a grand slam home ‘The second saw a 7-3 ad- paced Merritt with two bas- entertained Weatherford Harris, and Emily Cantwell double play apiece from Gray vantage to the Lady Bulldogs. kets. Five players connected and Thrasher. At the plate Ca- run from Thompson. and they met Granite Mar. allowed two runners to cross nute rang up 12 hits including In the top of the third Dailee Taylor had a field goal for a bucket apiece including 2. Baseball opened at Leedey the plate. a home run and three doubles seven more runs scored for and Pollard sank one at the Breegan Barnett, Jayden Dar- Mar. 8 and travels to Amber- Three Lady Eagles came with five walks and a strike- line for the Oilerettes. After ling, Hartman, Pollard, and Pocasset Mar, 12. The Trojans home in the top of the fifth. out. They had assistance from Canute before they gave up two period of play Merritt had Ella Porter. then meet Porter at Bricktown two to Granite in the bottom a 14-12 margin. Lanie Hughes pumped in ‘The Trojanettes answered five Lady Eagle miscues. of the stanza. Smith swatted in OKC Mar. 13. Slow-pitch with two in the bottom of Trojanettes-Granite In the third the Oilerettes 15 to lead the Lady Bulldogs. Softball hosted Sentinel Mar. the stanza. Simpson reached Two runs in the top of the a leadoff single and scored prevailed 13-9 behind two Sanders tossed down 17 to 8 and plays in the Ft. Cobb- on an error followed by bases first got Canute off to alead ona one away double from baskets from Pollard and a lead all scorers. Others scoring Broxton Invitational Mar. 11 loading walks to Warnke and and they never looked back. Warnke. Thrasher and Jan- bucket and two at the char- for the Oilerettes included: before heading to the Hobart Sydney Thrasher. A one out Kylee Smith slapped a leadoff ning slapped base hits with ity strip by Hartman. Blakely Pollard-7, Fite-5, Hartman-5, Festival Mar. 15-16. fielder’s choice to Jade Gray single and with two away awalk to Gray and singles Barnett buried a trey with a Peffer-5, Sosa-5, Blakely Trojanettes-Weatherford scored one and Kelly Thomp- Sydney Thrasher delivered from Thompson and Madison deuce from Sanders. Barnett-4, Breegan Barnett-2, A leadoff single from Kylee son singled home the second an RBI double. An error to Church to keep runners com- Porter-2, and Darling-2. runner. Final frame action featured Smith followed by a Jerra One run crossed the plate Abby Janning then scored the ing home. Sutton reached on a 10-9 edge for Stratford. Mer- Oilerettes-Latta/Area Simpson base hit set the stage second runner. ritt was led by a 6-7 perfor- Game Three in the Weatherford half of the an error followed by two out for Madison Warnke’s RBI sac- sixth and seventh innings. ‘The roof caved in on the base hits to Smith and Simp- mance at the stripe by Pollard. Trying to shoot over and Hartman addeda field goal through the tall trees playing rifice fly. Canute led 1-0 after Trailing 8-6 Canute got a Lady Panthers as the Troja- son before a ground out ended and Jamie Peffer connected for the Lady Bulldogs proved the first inning. leadoff double from Warnke nettes rang up 10 runs in the the scoring. ‘The Lady Eagles scored and an RBI two base shot top of the second. Thompson Cantwell took the win with fora free throw. a daunting task for Merritt as twice in the top of the second by Thrasher. Abby Janning’s drew a leadoff walk and Me- Jaedyn Getman had 13 to they trailed the first quarter and the Trojanettes tied base hit scored one to \tie the liah Sutton reached on a one four hits, a walk, and a strike- lead the Lady Bulldogs and 15-4 Riely Hartman and Dayli the contest with one in the contest at 8-8, A double play out error. Emily Cantwell sin- out. The defense made two shared game high honors with Pollard hit a basket apiece. bottom of the third. Warnke was followed by a double from gled and Smith doubled home errors with a double play from Pollard for the Oilerettes. ‘The second was an offen- ‘Thompson. Church then drew two. Jerra Simpson took first Smith. The Trojanettes ham- Others scoring were; Hart- sive drought with the Lady stepped in and walloped an a free pass and Harris singled 0-1 pitch to dead away center- vie an error that scored one mered out 16 hits included a man-10, Sanders-7, Barnett-3, Panthers taking a 6-1 advan- field for a solo home run. to load the bases. A walk to and Madison Warnke’s two. grand slam home run and six Taylor-2, and Peffer-1. tage. Only a Joshlyn Sand- Cantwell forced home the win- doubles. They were assisted by Oilerettes-Minco/Area ers free throw prevented an Weatherford added one ning run for a walk off win. base shot scored one followed on the fourth while Canute Cantwell took the win in by Thrasher’s RBI double. Jan- five Lady Panther miscues.