May 5, 2021 Issue, Page 4 of 15

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4 May 5, 2021 Community/Sports Elk City Lions honor Sweetheart At their Apr. 28 meeting Edith has also been a member the members of the Elk City of the Elkette Soccer team for Lions Club honored their her entire high school career 2020-21 Lions Sweetheart, and was the only senior on Edith Bustilos, a senior at the 2021 squad. Her plans Elk City High School who for the future are to attend began her relationship with Southwest Oklahoma State the club as a Lions Cub of the University in Weatherford Month when she was in sixth with a likely major in finance. grade.. She was recognized Edith will join her older broth- for her faithful attendance at er, Eduardo, on the campus club meetings and her com- this fall and she will receive a mitment to excellence as a scholarship from the Elk City student and as an athlete. A Lions in honor of her year of member of the Spanish Club service with the club. and National Honor Society, Lions-Back L-R Jim Irwin, Quenton Elliott, Mandy Wilson, Joe Thompson, Kerry Hookstra, James Williams, Kevin Williams, Jim Nutley, Brad Griffin. Front L-R Lora Blanton, Lions Sweetheart Edtih Bustillos, Karen Blan- ton. Not pictured is Renetta Hookstra who took the photo. April Lions Cubs of the Month By Kerry Hookstra Chris Hunter. His favorite teacher is Mrs. Hughes and his fa- vorite subject is math. Kit is active in the band \where he plays At their first meeting in April, the Elk City Lions Club met percussion. He is an avid baseball player outside of school. His their Cubs of the Month. Meghan Suter is Cub #452 and is the favorite book is “Where the Red Fern Grows”. Kit has his sight daughter of Susan and Tyrel Suter. Her favorite teacher is Mrs. set on playing Major League Baseball. Williams, her science teacher. Meghan’s favorite subject is ge- Once again the Elk City Lions Club thanks the counselor ography. She is part of ACT, a percussioni\st in the band and in and administrator of the Intermediate School for selecting these the honor choir/. Activities outside of school are basketball and softball. Megahn’s favorite book is “Stepping on the Cracks” and Cubs of the Month based on their citizenship, helpfulness, and she really likes cheeseburgers. Her career goal is to become a positive examples. veterinarian. Pictured L-R Kit Hunter, Lions President Kerry Hook- . KIt Hunter is Cub #453 and is the son of Amanda and stra, Meghan Suter Big Elk and Elkettes Tennis keeps excelling By Kerry Hookstra Elk City Tennis went to the Lawton Highlander Classic Tennis Tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center Apr. 27 and came home with the Championship in the boys’ division and Runner-up for the girls. Elk City Runner- up at Guthrie By Kerry Hookstra Big Elk Golfers traveled to the Blue Jay Bash at Guthrie Apr. 29 and came home with a team score of 579 which was good for the Runner-up spot. Tres Hill ked the team with a 138 and took third among all golfers. Big Elks sweep week including Bi-District By Kerry Hookstra tom of the second. Matt Bales Hughes slapped an RBI base sent the second run home. The threw two innings of relief for Mayfield and Matt Bales. With drew a one away walk and hit. Kaden Holder hit into a Big Elks shutout the Fight- the decision. He walked one one away Kye Keyes slapped In their final regular sea- Jayden Krajnik singled. An fielder’s choice before Kash ing Chicks in the top of the with two strikeouts and no an RBI base hit. son contest Elk City downed error to Cale Poole loaded the Mayfield’s single scored a pair. seventh to preserve a three hits. The defense committed In the third the Big Elks Chickasha 6-3 at Big Elk Field bases before a free pass to Kye Chickasha added one in run win. one error with a double play pushed home their second Apr. 26. Madill came to town Keyes scored one. the top of the fifth and Elk Pitching by committee apiece by Hughes and K. May- run. Jaston Holder tagged for Bi-District play Apr. 29. Neither team scored in the City plated their final two runs marked the Elk City game. field. Big Elk bats collected six a one out triple and used a The first game was a pithers’ third but the Fighting Chicks in the bottom of the sixth. Getting the start K. Mayfield hits, drew 10 walks, and had passed ball to come home. The duel with Elk City pulling out pushed home one in the top Holder drew a leadoff walk and allowed one hit, issued two five strikeouts. contest was scoreless over the a 2-0 victory. In the nightcap of the fourth. The Big Elks Mayfield delivered a double. walks, and struck out five. Big Elks-Madill/Game remaining four frames. Big Elk bats were active as Elk answered with three in the The pitcher plunked Corey Addison DeLeon pitched two One Cooper Church got the City took the Bi-District title bottom of the inning. Poole Culver to load the bases and innings of relief with three The first was scoreless with start and went the distance for with a 19-2 decision. swatted a leadoff single and a Bales groundout scored the hits, two walks, and a strike- Elk City scoring one in the the win. He tossed a one hit- Big Elks-Chickasha Keyes reached on an error. lead runner. Jayden Krajnik out. Krajnik worked an inning bottom of the second. Corey ter with two walks and eight After a scoreless first Elk Addison DeLeon hit into a drew a walk to load the bases with no hits, two hits, and a Culver swatted a leadoff single strikeouts. The defense City picked up one in the bot- fielder’s choice and Drake and a sacrifice fly by Cale Poole strikeout. Harrison Mayfield followed by walks to Kash See Elk Baseball page 5.