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SPORTS 6* SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2024 The Elk City News Kendall Schuster - Kendi Carlson - McKenzier Thompson celebrating a ru ELK CITY HIGH SCHOOL NEXT SEVEN GAMES By Alex Alvarez ELK CITY HIGH SCHOOL - FOOTBALL. HOME AUG-29 VS CANADIAN 7:00 PM AWAY SEP-6 VS. ALTUS 7:00 PM. AWAY SEP-20 VS JOSHUA, TX, 7:00 PM HOME SEP-27, VS. CACHE 7:00 PM AWAY OCT-4 VS. ELGIN 7:00 PM. HOME OCT-10 VS CLINTON 7:00 PM AWAY OCT-17 VS DOUGLAS 7:00 PM ELK CITY JV - FOOTBALL AWAY SEP-2 VS WEATHERFORD = 5:00PM HOME SEP-16 VS. EL RENO. 5:00 PM AWAY SEP-23 VS = WOODWARD 5:00 PM AWAY SEP-30 vs CLINTON, 5:00 PM HOME OCT-7 VS. CACHE 5:00 PM HOME OCT-14 VS. ALTUS 5:00 PM AWAY OCT-21 VS: FREDERICK 5:00 PM. By Alex Alvarez ELK CITY - 7TH & 8TH I'm just a backpack. I carry HOME VS WEATHERFORD — 5:00 PM stuff for my owner, mostly HOME VS: WOODWARD 5:00 PM softball equipment. We want AWAY VS EL RENO 5:00 PM to have some action, but have HOME VS. CLINTON 5:00 PM. been left alone for a long time AWAY VS. CACHE 5:00 PM. here. Will we play today? AWAY VS. ALTUS 5 On a dusty floor, against the HOME vs FREDERICK 5:00 PM snack bar building, and against a hot metal wall of an otherwise ELK CITY ELKETTES SOFTBALL busy baseball/softball field in AWAY AUG-22 VS. CLINTON 5:00 PM Western Oklahoma, a we feel HOME AUG-25 VS. WOODWARD. 5:00 PM. lonely, abandoned, with out top HOME AUG-29_ VS BETHANY 5:00 PM zipper slightly ajar. HOME SEP-3 VS KINGFISHER 5:00 PM Inside the side pockets, two AWAY SEP-9 VS: WOODWARD 5:00 PM baseball bats, one sleek and AWAY SEP-16 VS. BETHANY 5:00 PM shiny, the other battered and AWAY SEP-24 VS WEATHERFORD — 5:00PM scratched, rest on the holding a pair of sharp spikes, kind of CROSS COUNTRY dirty, glinting and sweating in Date Meet Name the late afternoon sun. AUG-24 SANDPLUM AT WEATHERFORD “Hey, do you think anyone AUG-29 MERRITT AT MERRITT. will come back for us?” Bat #1 SEP-6 ‘CACHE AT CACHE asked, its voice echoing with a SEP-13 ANADARKO AT ANADARKO. metallic clink as it nudged to- SEP-20. NEWCASTLE AT NEWCASTLE wards Bat #2. “Not a chance, (HIGH SCHOOL ONLY) she forgot about us!” Bat #2 re- SEP-28, ELKCITY AT ELK CITY plied, rolling slightly. OCT-1 FREDERICK AT FREDERICK “We've been here all after- noon, just listening to the ex- CANUTE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCHEDULE citement of the game behind AUG-19 HYDRO AT HYDRO TBA us, parents yelling, cheering AUG-26 ARAPAHO AT ARAPAHO 4:30 PM when their kids make a good ‘The spikes, sharp and proud, and no one would beat us. At the top of the bats. “Finally!” ARNETT = AT HOME 4:30 PM play, moaning when the other chimed in, “You know what? the very least, we could make Bat #2 cheered. “Time to hit the MERRITT AT MERRITT 4:30 PM. team scores, the harsh and T'm ready for action! I'm tired a comeback in this game.... field!” the backpack exclaimed, ARAPAHO AT HOME 4:30 PM strong voice of the main um- of just sitting on top of these Wait! Wait! Did you hear that? “don't leave me here, I want to LEEDEY AT LEEDEY 4:30 pire is unmistakable, calling bats that are not used today, at We just scored two runs, and see you play!” The second game strikes and all with, what we HAMMON) AT HOME 4:30 have seen, followed by a sign of least not so far. You bats, better the score is only 3-2, They can will be on in a few minutes. Too be ready for action, I promise I make a comeback without us!” bad we can help the younger the right arm with a tight fist. CANUTE JUNIOR HIGH will carry her around the bases “Comeback? Ha!” Bat #1 girls, they lost 6-2. The girls who are not playing, AUG-19 HYDRO AT HYDRO 5:30 PM one of them our owner, may very fast!” laughed, a hollow sound. “Look Wow! We were all getting AUG-20ELK CITY FESTIVAL TBA Bat #2, “If we get there, I at us! We're relics of a forgotten tired of just resting against this AUG-22LEEDEY TOURNAMENT TBA have moved away to tell stories know our girl can help make a game” Suddenly, they heard hot metal wall on this dusty AUG-23LEEDEY TOURNAMENT TBA to each other, though they may comeback, but maybe she is too footsteps approaching. The floor. AUG-24LEEDEY TOURNAMENT TBA be cheering for their classmates old for that team. Our girl is in backpack perked up. “Do you I've been here for over an AUG-26 ARAPAHO AT ARAPAHO 5:30 who are playing a junior high High School and the girls play- hour, and have not seen any ac- hear that? Someone's coming!” game against a pretty good AUG-27 ARNETT AT HOME 5:30 ing are in junior high, why can't As the zipper slid open, a young tion. My spikes are just hanging team. I hear we are down 3-0! AUG-29ARAPAHO TOURNAMENT — TBA we all make an “all star” team, girl peered in, eyes wide. “Yes! from a baseball bat, and seem We can't see the other side of AUG-30ARAPAHO TOURNAMENT — TBA this wall. junior high and high school? My gear!” she shouted, pulling to have a mindof their own. AUG-31ARAPAHO TOURNAMENT — TBA We could make a great team out the spikes gleefully from PATH TO MIRACLES TOURNAMENT AT ELK CITY GOLF & C.C. By Alex Alvarez Only one couple from Elk the following players from this four hits and had five strikeouts. and the following players had one ted in. Players with one hit: J Gray, City participated in this event great team of youngsters who will Kinley Pruett broke the tie with a each: J. Gray, G. Snowder, K. Pru- G Snowder, K Pruett, L Woodson “CHAMPIONSHIP” away: Ricky and Lisa Nagle. They continue playing at the next level: single to go up 3-2, then Visnieski ett, B. Thomas. and T Gillett Ist (48) TERRY STONE 2nd opened with a 63 and followed Mikey Iglinski to Coffeyville CC; followed up to extend the lead to Leedey Varsity beat Canute ‘Aubrie Pogue and Ella Sot- (51) JUSTIN TWYMAN 3rd (52) with A 68 FOR 4TH PLACE Cade Cometti, Jayden Gould & 4-2. Elk City scored a run, but ‘Trojanettes 6-2 at the Canute ball tile - From Elk City, have been ELK CITY GOLF &C.C. OVERALL. Ricky and Lisa re- Logan Hedrick to Connors State could not catch the Canute gilrs. field. Blake Puffinbarger earned named Southwestern Oklaho- Ww cently won the Sunday sweep- College; Keegan Robertson & Lo- Junior High Trojanettes from the win for the Leedey Bison ma Softball players “to watch” Ist (56) TYLER SANCHEZ stakes in Flight “A” at the Elk City gan Smith to Cowley County; Pe- Canute beat Clinton Tornadoes team. The following girls from list: Aubrie racked up over 250 2nd (57) BLAKE BELKNER 3rd Couples Tumbleweed couples ter Bilicki IV to Fort Hayes State; 8 to 6. Jerseigh Walker earned Canute had a single each: Kendall strikeouts last year and also hit (57)“ppCASINJACK tournament. Gam Jones to San Angelo State; the with for the Canute girls, sur- Schuster, Destiny Jackson, Sayde over .400 at the plate. She brings BASEBALL: US. NATION- Kade Williams to Northwestern rendering three hits and six runs Allen & Kayton Taylor. Boatman a competitiveness and a refuse to Ist (61) MUDLATS 2nd (63) ALS SOUTH PLAINS finished Oklahoma State. (three earned) in this tight game. from Leedey led the Bison with Jose attitude. Ella has had a won- DANIEL DAILEY 3rd (64) JEFF their baseball season, The team SOFTBALL RESULTS LAST Trojanettes accumulated 11 two runs batted in, derful career so far and looks to KOON is formed by high school players. WEEK hits, with two each from Pruett, Canute Trojanettes beat AltuS build on that in her final season. Long Drive: Tori Windsor; ‘The team had one great pitcher Junior High Trojanettes from ‘Thomas, Snowder and Borrayo. 12-0. Tatum Gillett earned the She brings energy and leader- Closest to the Pin: Haley Gray from Elk City: Bryce Mouse, Canute beat their counterparts Elk City Junior High defeated win with three innings, zero hits, ship to the piece and will be a key KINGFISHER COUPLES now a senior who had a win- from Elk City 4 to 3. Tatum Gillett Canute Trojanettes 5-2. The team zero runs. Visnieski led the team player for the team’ success this GOLF TOURNAMENT ning season. Congratulations to earned the win, She surrendered had six hits, L. Woodson had two, with two hits, and three runs bat- season.