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5 April 7, 2021 Sports Elk City in Hinton Track Meet By Kerry Hookstra 57.37 with Rickert running place in the discus went to second in 1:12.31 while Dea- to fourth with a 59.88. Riley Andrew Muse with a throw of son was third with a 1:12.94 Big Elk athletes rang up Miller won the 800 in 2:13.78. 80-1. Seymour cleared 8-6 to and Rickert took fifth running 165 point to win the Hinton Lane Hargrove claimed first in win the pole vault. a 1:14.09. Invitational Track Meet Mar. the 1600 running a 5:15 and In the girls’ meet it was The 400 relay team and the 26. Hinton scored 134 in he took the 3200 in 11:16. a Beckham County sweep of 800 relay team were Dajanae second while Canton had 93 Mason Smith was second at the top three. Merritt won the Martin, Delaja Martin, Matti in third with Merritt placing 11:35 and Ethan Banks placed event with 114. Sayre scored Jones, and Remi Murray. In fourth with 86 and Sayre in third with a 12:01. 109 for second and Elk City the 400 Elk City won with a fifth at 51. The 1600 relay team of was third at 107. Rush Springs 55:06 and the 800 was first Kaleb Odom took second Odom, Tucker Galeener, Jeron had 103 in fourth place. in the 100 at 11.1. Jeron Seymour, and Cole Hull won Charli Rickert was at 1:57.57. The 1600 team of Seymour was third with an the event in 3:42.49 and the third in the 100 hurdles with Matti Jones, Dupree, Earle, 11.53 and Joshua Rickert 3200 team of Miller, Hull, Ga- a 17.81 with Makenna Dupree and Ameri Attebery was sec- took fourth in 11.82. Odom leener, Lane Hargrove turned taking third in the 200 at ond with a time of 4:40.75. had a 23.87 for third in the in a winning time of 8:58.30. 28.57 and Hailey Earle in sixth In field events Daeson 200. Seymour ran the 400 in Field events saw Logan with a 29.96. The 400 be- went 4-4 for fourth in the high Catcher for Elk City, Jalyn Hodnett. Sliding is Jordyn Gar- 57.10 to place second while Trevino with a put of 37-4 for longed to the Elkettes. Dupree jump. Remi Murray cleared rett. Photo by Rose Cummings. Andrew Valadez was third at second in the shot and sixth was first at 1:08.35 with Earle 7-0 to win the pole vault. Elkettes downed by Shattuck, play Oilerette in Hinton Tourney Golfers win By Kerry Hookstra to third. The Elkettes could an RBI double with two away. and Geno singled. Brott then The Lady Indians came not get a runner to third again. Alivia Geno and Karissa North Rock Creek tacked on one in the bottom of the belted a two bag two run shot. The Lady Redskins picked up Weatherford to Elk City Mar. 30 and took Ballard each managed a hit. frame to end the contest. home a 12-0 shutout. The Elkettes opened play in the Elk City pitching gave up 12 hits with four walks and Elkette pitching was roughed up for 14 hits and their first three runs in the bottom of the inning. A seven run outburst in Meet Hinton Tourney with a 16-1 two strikeouts. The defense six walks with no strikeouts. the fourth put McLoud on top By Kerry Hookstra Kiera Stehr led the squad loss to North Rock Creek. In committed one error. Elkette The defense was guilty of two 10-4. Elk City scratched out Merritt took the trip to the with an 87 and took the indi- the second contest of the day bats were stymied with just errors. At the plate Elk City their final run in the top of Small School Invitational Golf vidual title. Dayli Pollard shot McLoud prevailed 10-5. three hits, no walks and two managed three hits with three Meet at Weatherford Apr. 2. a 94 to win the second place Elkettes-Shattuck strikeouts. There was assis- walks and two strikeouts. the sixth with a base hit each The Oilerettes continued their medal while Lexie Frazier was Six runs in the top of the tance from two miscues. Elkettes-McLoud from Ballard and Bustin. An excellent play with a tea score the fourth place medalist at first wee more than enough Elkettes-North Rock Creek Elk City went up 2-0 in the error moved the runner into of 383 to claim the Champi- 101. Taylor Ford also shot a for the Lady Indians. They Nine Lady Cougar runs top of the first. Abby Jo Rob- scoring position and a double onship ahead of Runner-up 101 and landed the fifth place added one in the fourth and scored in the bottom of the bins swatted a two away single play ball sent her home. Frederick at 472. medal. five more in the fifth to claim first and six in the second. and Alivi8a Gene delivered Elkette pitching allowed a run rule decision. Elk City Elk City picked up their lone an RBI double. Base hits from 17 hits with three walks threatened in the bottom of run in the top of the third. Alyssa Brott and Emily Low- the first with a Brianna Butler leadoff single and a fielder’s choice to Jada Kimball and Karissa Ballard drew a leadoff walk and moved over behind a Brynlee Bustin groundout. rance scored the second run. Two more Elkette runners came home in the third. Jada and a strikeout. The defense committed one miscue. Elk City managed 15 hits with no Merritt Track in Abby Jo Robbins pushing her Jada Kimball then delivered Kimball led off with a base hit walks and two strikeouts. Hinton and Sweetwater meets Elk City senior wins By Kerry Hookstra scholarship The Oilers and Oilerettes opened their track season at Hinton Mar. 26 and participated in their second meet Apr. 2 at Sweetwater. In the Hinton invitational Merritt took fourth in the boys’ division with 86 behind Elk City in first at 165. Hinton was second with 134 and Canton scored 93 for third with Sayre in fifth at 53. The 100 went to Drake Carnes with an 11.17 and he took the 200 in 23.00. Bryce Lagunas was fifth in the 200 at 25.72 and ran to first in the 400 with a 55.75. The 800 saw Riley Herndon take second in 2:16.50 and Zack Carr was third at 2:21.95. Hern- don claimed second in the 1600 running a 5:16. The Oilers were second in the 400 relay at 47.97. They also placed second in the 3200 relay in 9:21.98. In the girls’ meet it was a Beckham County sweep of the top three. Merritt won the event with 114. Sayre scored 109 for second and Elk City was third at 107. Rush Springs had 103 in fourth place. The 100 saw Ella Porter run a 13.16 for second and Lexie Frazier was fourth at 13.91. Porter claimed fourth in the 100 hurdles in 18.96. Breegan Barnett took the 300 hurdles running a 50.25 and Joshlyn Sanders had a 53.72 for second. Chloe Stout ran a 1:14.66 to give her fourth in the 400. Payten Fite won the 1600 at 6:22 and Dailee Taylor had a 6:42 for second. The 1600 relay went to the Oilerettes in 4:38.37 and they ran to first in the 3200 relay at 10:58.58. In field events Barnett had a leap of 15-1 for the winning distance. Sanders went 14-4 to place third and Porter covered 13-9 to take fourth place. At Sweetwater the Oilers rang up 110 points to edge second place Laverne at 108. Snyder took third with 91 and Mangum had 89 for fourth. Cheyenne was a distant fifth at 48. Drake Carnes again swept the sprints winning the 100 in 11.80 and the 200 with a 24.14. Bryce Lagunas took second in the 400 at 54.93 and Riley Herndon was second in the 800 with a 2:12.66. Herndon and Dawson Michel were one and two in the 1600 with respective times of 5:05.90 snf 5:29.46. The relays saw Merritt take third in the 400 at 46.87 and they were third in the 800 relay with a 1:38.43 and they earned another third in the 1600 relay in 3:55.84. In the 3200 relay the Oilers won with a time of 10:53.09. In the girls’ division the Oilerettes earned third with 88 be- hind first place Laverne scoring 115 and Seiling in second at 90. Mooreland had 66 in fourth and Snyder scored 61 for fifth. Lexie Frazier and Ella Porter were fourth and fifth in the 100 with respective times of 13.96 and 14.15.Porter was second in the 100 hurdles in 19.57 and Joshlyn Sanders ran a 50.11 to win the 300 hurdles. Chloe Stout was sixth in the 400 at 1:09.14. Payten Fite placed fifth in the 800 with a 2:37.33 and Daile Mason Smith, senior at Elk City High School and President of Elk City FFA wins $5,000 scholarship from Oklahoma Taylor took sixth in 2:42.36. Taylor ran a 6:17.46 for third in Youth Expo and Oklahoma State University. Pictured L-R are Randy Gilbert, OYE Board of Directors, Smith, Braden the 1600. Merritt swept the 1600 and 3200 relays in times of Burns, Kingfisher FFA scholarship recipient, and Copan Combs, Senior Admission Counselor with OSU. 4:30.34 and 10:53.09 respectively. Sanders had a leap of 15-6.6 to win the long jump. Porter went 13-5.5 to claim fourth. 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