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Sports/News October 6, 2021 Merritt Homecoming Candidates COACHES CORNER Homecoming is October 8 “By Kerry Hookstra Elks Coaches Corners WUE EN 29 1-7 Cross country takes all teams to Frederick Oct. 5. Football a ae finally comes home to meet Chirckasha Oct. 8. Fast-pitch Softball met Altus Oct. 4 and will play Regional in Tecumseh Oct. 7. They open play against Blanchard at 2 p.m. Oilers Coaches Corners Merritt Football continues to be snake bit with a 7-6 loss to Texhoma Oc.t 1. It is the second one point defeat of the season. ‘They will look to pick up the first win of the season as cross county rival, Sayre, comes to Oiler Field Oct. 8, Cilerette Basketball WIZ started workouts Oct. 4. WANDER ‘Trojans Coaches Corners Canute Baseball returns to Dolese Park for the Class A Fall State Baseball Tournament. They will open against Red Oak. Tro- janette Basketball opened workouts Oct. 4. Trojanettes handle Hammon; play Regional at Arapaho-Butler By Kerry Hookstra Church, and Harris had an RBI apiece. Smith specialized From left to right, Dailee Taylor, Jaime Peffer, Dayli Pollard, Hagen Justus, Jayce Hamilton, Zack Carr. Photo submit- Ina tune up for Regional ac- in larceny with three stolen ted by Lyndsay Broadbent, tion Canute traveled to meet bases. the Lady Warriors Sept. 27. Trojanettes-Seiling/Re- They shutout Hammon 8-0 gional Game Two but the Lady Warriors would All of Canute’s runs came home in the top of the first. Trojans host Regional after last go on to sweep through their Regional with a three game Kylee Smith swatted a leadoff total of 55-4. The Trojanettes single and stole second. Taylor Beutler drew a one out walk traveled to Arapaho-Butler and Jade Gray slapped a base regular season game for Regional action Sept. 30- hit to load the bases. Abby Oct. 1. They opened with a 4-3 Janning put down a sacrifice loss to Sterling. In Consola- groundout to score the lead tion action Seiling and Canute runner and with two away hooked up in a nail biter that Kim Harris delivered a two By Kerry Hookstra Jess fourth the Trojans ended the contest sisted by two miscues. went to the Trojanettes 3-1. RBI double. The Lady Wild- cats sent their lone run home Playing for a chance to go to in with four in the bottom of the fifth on the the bottom of the first and Steffes delivered a double and a base hit the Championship round Ca- the teams then settled into a A trip to Lookeba-Sickles proved di- 10 run lead after five rule. nute again ran into Sterling pitchers’ duel over the remain- while Randall doubled. LeGrand, Whinery, sastrous for Canute. The Panthers scored Colt Randall tossed the complete game and the Lady Tigers were hos- ing six innings. early and often to hand the Trojans a 21-2 and Williams addeda single each. Whinery decision. He gave up three hits with a walk tile in a 14-1 wi Beutler went the distance ‘Trojanettes-Hammon loss. Canute hosted Regional Baseball and four strikeouts. The defense made two had two RBI’s with one apiece by Maddox ‘The first two innings were for the decision. She allowed four hits with no walks while Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at Big Elk Field in Elk City. miscues along with a double play apiece and Steffes. LeGrand and Randall each scoreless but Canute rang uy five in the top of the third. striking out seven. The de- ‘They opened with an 11-1 win over Hydro- by Brody Bryant and Dru Steffes. At the stole two bases with one for Whinery. ‘They added three more in the fense had no miscues. Troja- Eakdey Sept. 30. In the Championship con- plate Canute collected seven hits with nine fourth and tossed a shutout nette batters belted a dozen Trojans/Hydro-Eakley/Regional Game for the next two innings to get hits, had three walks, and test later that day, Dale exacted a measure walks and six strikeouts. They had help the victory. were struck out twice. They ‘Three of revenge for two losses in the regular from one error. Taylor Beutler worked the had help from one error. season to the Trojans with an 8-5 decision Bryant, Kyron Whinery, and Dalton Canute got out to a 3-0 lead in the bot- circle for the decision. She Smith tagged a triple and swatted two singles while that sent them to a berth in the Class A Williams each delivered a double. Kasen tom of the first, The Bobcats picked up one scattered four hits with no walks and four strikeouts. The Harris doubled and slapped State Tournament. Facing elimination, LeGrand swatted two singles along with in the top of the second and after a score- defense made one miscue. At a base hit. Gray was good for Canute took on Hydro-Eakley for a second Randall. LeGrand and Randall registered the plate the Trojanettes ham- two singles with one apiece time after the Bobcats posted an 11-1 de- three RBI's apiece with two from Wil- Jess third they added two in the top of the mered out a dozen hits, had from Beutler, Emily Cantwell, feat of Calera to make it to the consolation liams and one from Whinery. The pitcher fourth. The Trojans responded with three two walks, and three strike- Madison Church, Janning, outs. They were helped by one and Meliah Sutton. Harris and finals. The Oct. 1 showdown proved to be a plunked Steffes while LeGrand and Whin- in the bottom of the inning. They added error. Janning had two and one RBI nail biter with the Trojans holding on for a ery each stole a base. their seventh run with one in the fifth. Beutler and Madison Church delivered a double and respectively. Smith stole two 7-6 State qualifying win. Trojans-Dale/Regional Game Two Following a scoreless sixth Hydro-Eakley single apiece with a two base bases with one each by Beutler Trojans/Lookeba-Sickles Two scoreless innings gave way to a pair rallied for three in the top of the seventh. shot from Kelly Thompson. and Harris. An 11 run first inning served notice that of runs for Canute in the bottom of the Jade Gray and Abby Jannin; Trojanette-Sterling/Re- With one away they used a hit batsman, each swatted a base hit wit gional Game Three the Panthers had their offense in gear. Ca- third. Colt Randall drew a leadoff walk and one apiece from Kim Harris, nute scratched out their two runs in the stole second. Kyron Whinery reached on a a single, a double and wild pitch to score Kylee Smith, and Meliah Sut- Two scoreless innings gave top of the second. Dalton Williams swat- one out error that scored one. Colby Mad- three. A strikeout looking anda fly ball to ton. Emily Cantwell, Jannin, way to three for the Lady Ti- and Thompson each registere« gers in the top of the third. ted a leadoff single followed by a base hit dox earned a two away free pass and Dru third ended the threat and gave Canute a two RBI's with one apiece by They picked up one more in from Colby Maddox. With one away Brody Steffes swatted an RBI single. one run win for a trip to the Class A State Harris and Sutton. Gray had a the fifth and added five in the Bryant walked and a pair of wild pitches Five runs crossed the plate in the top stolen base. sixth. Five more runs were scored the runners. of the fourth for the Pirates. The Trojans Baseball Tourney. Trojanette-Sterling/Re- gional Game One tacked on in the top of the sev- Lane Greteman worked a complete ‘Three more in the bottom of the second, answered with two in the bottom of the Three runs crossed the plate enth before Canute managed a three in the third, and four in the fourth frame. Lane Greteman walked with one game for the decision. He scattered seven for the Lady Tigers in the top lone run in the bottom of the accounted for the Lookeba-Sickles total. of the first. Canute scored one out and Randall delivered a double. A balk hits with three walks and six strikeouts. in the bottom of the inning. frame. a Madison Church drew leadoff walk and Taylor Beu- For the contest neither team committed scored one and advanced one to third. A ‘The defense had an error with double plays ‘They added one each in the anerror. two away base hit from Dalton Williams fifth and sixth frames while tler singled. Jade Gray swat- Four Canute pitchers were roughed up sent the second run home. from Colby Maddox and Dru Steffes. Tro- Sterling scored their fourth ted a base hit and Abby Jan- jan bats managed nine hits, four walks, run in the top of the sixth. ning hit into a fielder’s choice for 14 hits including a grand slam home Dale tacked on three in the fifth before Trojanette pitching gave to score the lead runner. run, seven walks, and four strikeouts. Tro- Canute scratched out their final run in the and nine strikeouts. They saw the Bobcats up six hits with a walk and Canute pitching was jan bats had four hits with two coming in bottom of the sixth. Randall drew a leadoff play miscue free baseball. seven strikeouts. The defense touched for 15 hits including the second, another in the fourth from walk and Kasen LeGrand swatted a single. made three miscues but had a Kasen LeGrand led the offensive at- double play apiece from Taylor a home run with a walk and Maddox, one by Colt Randall in the fifth. A double steal put runners in scoring posi- Beutler and Kylee Smith. Ca- four strikeouts. The defense tack with a triple, a double, and two sin- ‘They earned three walks and struck out tion and a sacrifice groundout from Colby nute bats hammered out 13 committed five errors. The four times. Maddox plated the Trojan run. gles. Kyron Whinery tagged a triple while hits with a pair of walks and offense managed eight hits, two strikeouts. They had no Trojans/Hydro-Eakley/Regional Game Canute pitching was touched for eight Greteman and Colt Randall swatted a base help from errors. three walks, and three strike- One hits but no walks with five strikeouts. The hit apiece. LeGrand turned in three RBI's Kim Harris paced the of- outs. They had help from two ‘The Bobcats scored first with one in the defense committed two errors with a dou- fense with a double and three miscues. with one from Dalton Williams. Whin- singles while Beutler delivered Beutler doubled and singled top of the first. Canute answered with ble play apiece from Brody Bryant, Randall and Dru Steffes. ery was plunked twice and the pitcher hit a two bag shot. Kylee Smith while Kylee Smith slapped three in the bottom of the inning. They swatted three base hits with went on to score two in the second and Trojan batters managed six hits, nine Owen Elliott once. LeGrand registered a ‘one each by Emily Cantwell, three base hits. Gray, Kim two more in the third. Following a score- walks, and eight strikeouts. They were as- stolen base. Madison Church, Jade Gray, Harris and Janning each sin- Abby Janning, Meliah Sutton, gled. Janning registered the and Kelly Thompson. Beutler, lone RBI. 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