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Sports March 31, 2021 Trojanettes OU baseball: Sooners Kelly Thompson hit into a field- er's choice. Melia Sutton swat- ted a base hit as did Thrasher Continued from page2. score enough, can’t hold and Warnke reached on an error made three miscues. At the plate Trojanettes-Merritt/Tour- to set the table for a three RBI Canute managed four hits, no ney Game Four home run by Smith. Longhorns down walks, and a strikeout. After enduring two shut- ‘The fourth saw two runs come outs Canute roared back into home for each team. Canute got Trojanettes-Arnett/Tour- action offensively against the walks from Gray and Church ney Game Three Oilerettes. They opened with followed by an RBI double from Clay Horning ‘Two runs in the bottom of the four runs in the top of the first Thompson and a run scoring that moment by Godwin, who threw strikes, walking only two first and two each in the second on a one out home run from base hit by Thrasher. The Norman Transcript, Okla. struggled. Longhorns. and third accounted for the Lady Madison Warnke followed by Four runs in the fifth complet- The Sooner reliever gave up Hardmar’s four RBIs led OU. Wildcat runs. Canute had a run a Kylee Smith double, an error ed the scoring. The Trojanettes (TNS) a single to Silas Ardoin, a home Peyton Graham had the Soon- shutdown in the top of the sec- to Abby Janning, a Kim Harris used singles by Smith, Emily run over center field to Zach ers’ only remaining RBI, sin- ond with singles from Kim Har- single and an error to Jade Gray. Cantwell, and Gray plus a sacri- Mar. 28—It’s not like Okla- Zubia, survived a line out fromgling home Jace Bohrofen in ris and Jade Gray before a dou- Merritt answered with three in fice fly from Church to plate the homa’s supposed to walk into Ivan Melendez, walked Mitch- the ninth inning, Bohrofen was ble play ball cut down the lead the bottom of the inning. runners. Disch-Falk Field in Austin, ell Daly, popped Dylan Camp- the only Sooner beyond Hard- runner on the way home. Sydney Thrasher reached on a Cantwell took the win with 10 Texas, and lay waste to its Red bell up for the second out and man to also finish with two Trojanette pitching was vic- two away base hit in the second hits, a walk, and two strikeouts. River rival. hit Trey Fatine with a pitch be- hits. timized for 14 hits and a walk and singles from Warnke and ‘They committed two errors. Ca- Texas is ranked No. 9. It's fore being lifted for Fowler. Williams went 3 for 5 and with no strikeouts. The defense Smith pushed the Trojanette nute bats hammered out 20 hits playing on its home field. The Fowler got the final out of drove in four for the Long- had four errors. At the plate they run over the plate before ring- while drawing three walks with Longhorns want to win as badly that inning before he began horns. Kennedy went 2 for 4, were held to two hits and a walk ing up six in the top of the third. one strikeout. Seven miscues as- as the Sooners do. the seventh allowing a lead-off drove in two and scored two with not strikeouts. Harris had a leadoff base it but sisted the attack. Yet, the way OU took Texas home run to Eric Kennedy. runs. Madison Church hit a single and within one a strike of 12 in- It was that kind of day. OU can’t win the series, nings on Friday, it would ap- OU (12-10) got its six runs but the sudden loser of three pear the Sooners are close to on nine hits. Texas (17-6) got straight, could sure use a get- getting past their rival. its 11 on 15. Not that it mat- away-day victory when the two Not Saturday. tered a whole lot, but coach rivals meet again at 1 p.m. to- For the first time in a long Skip Johnson's hurlers still day. time, the Sooners did not fare well on the mound and, though they scored enough to win, they could not hold the Longhorns down, falling 11-6. ‘The Sooners sent four pitch- ers to the mound, not one went unscathed, Starter Jake Bennett didn't walk anybody, but allowed three runs over five innings. Working a collective inning between them, Jaret Godman and Dalton Fowler allowed four hits and three runs. Getting the game’s last six outs, Carson Atwood also al- lowed four runs. All of them wound up being insurance for the Longhorns, though the two ae runs the Sooners scored in the ninth inning might have felt Elkettes (left to right): Lillian Rhodes, Brett Barnett, Mattie Thompson, Campbell Rainey and a little more threatening had Lauren Peffer Texas not entered the frame leading 11-4. Big Elks win ‘The Sooners actually led 4-2 through 4 1/2 innings, having Weatherford Invitational received a two-run home run from Tyler Hardman in the first inning and another two-run By Kerry Hookstra under par 69. Aden Schmidt a 387 as runner-up behind shot from Hardman in the fifth, placed second shooting a 79 meet winner Kingfisher with a ‘The first one came after a Elk City topped a 14 team and Nathan Womack’s 84 369. Tuttle took third at 393 one-out walk issued by Texas field in the Weatherford In- gave him fourth. Travis Pools while Piedmont was fourth starter Tristan Stevens to OU’s vitational Golf Meet Mar. 26. was fifth at 85 and the fifth shooting a 412. Putnam City Jimmy Crooks. The second was ‘The team came in at 317 well member of the squad, Mason North stepped in at fifth with aterstwo-out delivery, three bat- ahead of runner-up Altus at Schmidt had an 88. a 428 and Clinton was sixth after Kendall Pettis had led 356. Third place went to Tuttle shooting a 437. Other scores off the inning with a single to Ford has been active in sports throughout high school. He scoring 364 and Clinton shot Elkettes Runner-up at for the Elkettes were Mattie center field. is a standout for the Cheyenne Bears. a 368 to claim fourth. Yukon Weatherford Thompson and Lauren Peffer Bennett was going along Cheyenne High was a stroke back with a 369 In the Mar. 24 Weatherford at 97 with Lillian Rhodes scor- well enough until the sixth in- for fifth and Cache had a 385 Invitational, Brett Barnett led ing 105 and Campbell Rainey ning when he was greeted by a in sixth place. Tres Hill was Elk City with an 88 that was coming in at 112. leadoff home run from Texas’ the gold medalist at a two good for third as the team shot Cam Williams. He was replaced School Senior Thunder vs. Celtics: Five takeaways Continued from page 1. he will be a natural fit for the he will miss his friends. After from loss to Boston infantry with hobbies like fish- his military service is com- ing, hunting and hiking. “That is just what I think of pleted, he envisions himself returning to Cheyenne. JOE MUSSATTO tory (8 minutes, 11 seconds). Brown tied Adams for the when I think of the Army. I Celtics coach Brad Stevens “T can help with my family's ‘The Oklahoman He had 17 points and 19 re- most rebounds in a game in called timeout after watching don’t think you actually get to business and help my dad with Oklahoma City bounds at halftime — a Thun- Thunder history. three minutes of misses. pick your jobs, but that is what cows. I like living out here. I der record for rebounds in a Here are four other take- At the 8:53 mark in the first I would choose ifI could. I want have a great home,” he said. Mar. 28—Al Horford and half and the most by any NBA aways: quarter: Thunder guard Lu- to be on the front lines of ser- While building his own fu- Mike Muscala sat in street player in a half this season. He Center Luke Kornet, in guentz Dort 8, Celtics 0. vice,” he said. ture is important, Ford is clothes on the bench because joined Russell Westbrook, Ste- his first game with the Celt- Dort started 3-of-3 from the Ford will have a roommate, mainly driven by patriotism. the Thunder wanted to take an ven Adams, Serge Ibaka, Nick ics after being traded from floor with a pair of 3-pointers. though he doesn’t have any His sense of duty is as strong extended look at its younger Collison and Enes Kanter in the Bulls, nailed back-to-back Boston started 0-of-7 from the idea who that roommate will as his upbringing. big men. the Thunder's 20-point, 20-re- 3-pointers in the fourth quar- floor. be. “I appreciate how much this ‘That's how The Moses Brown bound club. ter to give Boston the lead. Dort was excellent as usual “I will go to candidate basic country has given me. We have Game was born. Brown cooled off after a The Celtics crushed the on the defensive end. He swal- training for three weeks. It is so much more than people Brown, a 21-year-old on a monster first half — he only ‘Thunder in the fourth quarter, lowed a Jayson Tatum shot not the traditional basic train- realize we do here. I want to two-way contract, made histo- had four points and four re- opening with a 21-2 run that with a two-handed block late ing and I am not exactly sure serve those who have served ry Saturday night in the Thun- bounds in the second half was punctuated by a Jayson in the second quarter. what will come with it. I know me. I have a family history of der’s 111-94 loss to the Celtics. — but he still finished with a Tatum slam. Tatum was 3-of-11 from the that this will all require work, military service and I see how He had the second-fastest memorable 21 points and 23 Boston won the fourth quar- floor before Dort exited in the but I can make a good career much they benefitted from be- double-double in Thunder his- rebounds. ter 35-14. third quarter with concussion- with it,” Ford added. ing in the military. For me, I like symptoms. Ford loves a good steak and can reap the rewards while also ‘The Thunder ruled him out reading non-fiction. He knows giving it back to the country.” for the rest of the game. ‘Tatum finished with a game- high 27 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put Thunder waives his hands behind his head in astonishment. Thunder rookie Aleksej Austin Rivers, drove the lane for a huge right- clearing roster spot Pokusevski split defenders and handed slam. The 7-footer ~~ SHOP HOP looked like he was floating. Joe Mussatto ter spot. Teams can have 15 Fellow rookie Theo Maledon ‘The Oklahoman players signed to standard didn’t have that kind of high- Oklahoma City contracts and two players light, but he had 22 points, signed to two-way contracts. eight rebounds and four as- Mar. 29—The Thunder has The Thunder is down to 14 Thursday April Ist waived veteran guard Austin players on standard contracts. < sists. Participating shops open till 7:00 pm. Speaking of rookies, two- Rivers, the team announced to sign Rivers once he clears ‘The Bucks are the favorites way player Josh Hall appeared Sunday. COUPON EASTER EGG SCAVENGER HUNT a> » in his first game since Feb. 1. theRivers Knicks was acquired from waivers, The Athletic’s Shams at the trade dead- Charania reported. Hall was previously assigned Rivers is averaging 7.3 yp VISIT WITH THE EASTER BUNNY . . to the Oklahoma City Blue, line as part of the trade that SHOP LOCAL FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ° } but he missed most of the G sent George Hill from the points, 2.2 rebounds and League bubble due to a knee ‘Thunder to the 76ers. 2.0 assists this season. He's A LOCAL EASTER BASKET WORTH OVER $250 | injury. Rivers, a 28-year-old in his shooting 43% from the field io ‘That injury kept him out un- ninth NBA season, didn’t fit and 36% from 3-point range. til Saturday, when he played the Thunder’s rebuilding ros- Center Tony Bradley was 20 minutes off the bench. ter. Oklahoma City has pri- the other player the Thunder Hall struggled offensively. oritized playing young players acquired in the three-team over veterans in the second trade with the 76ers and He shot 1-of-5 from the floor ‘ing and 2-of-6 from the free throw half of the season, Knicks. Bradley will join the line. By waiving Rivers, the Thunder once he clears CO- ‘Thunder has opened up a ros- VID-19 protocols.