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6+ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2024 The Elk City News Keaton Finnell. 3rd 12-14 ‘Age Group Atlas Bailey Brandon Shelton - AD Elk City Mid ad Atlas Bailey. 2nd 9-11 Age Group. Rafael-Campos. 1st win in PGA Tour Oakley Blankenship & Dad Andy. 2nd John Shelton & Dad. 1st in Boys School in age group and Fall Season Winner 12-14 Brody Wynn. 2nd in 9-11 age group Nelly Korda. LPGA Player of the Year Korbin Edgmon. 6th 12-14 Age group Trace Martin & Dad Bobby. 8th in 12-14 Age Group Local Sports By Alex Alvarez girls will be December 3rd. The girls ELK CITY MID-SCHOOL OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY Boys 6-8: Ist Mark Robinson, T2nd varsity team will play at home against BASKETBALL FOOTBALL Hunter Hart & Clarke Robinson ELK CITY HIGH SCHOOL Woodward at 6:30; and the boys will The boys team played Weatherford ‘The University of Oklahoma Soon- Boys 9-11: Ist Shawn Hardin, T2nd FOOTBALL also play Woodward, at Woodward. last week on the 14th. The first game, Brody Wynn & Atlas Bailey ers will host seven time National ‘The football team played their last We will keep you posted on all re- 7th graders, was won 31-11, by Elk Champions Alabama on November Boys 12-14: Ist John Shelton, 2nd game on Friday, November 15. It sults, Immediate Schedule for Boys City. The second game, played by the 23rd. The Sooners have a 1-5 con- Oakley Blankenship (*); T 3rd Brax- was the first round of playoffs for the and Girls (Boys & Girls play same 8th graders, was lost by four points. ference record in the SEC and 5-5 ton Barnett & Keaton Finnell State’s Title. They traveled to Tuttle, days, same place, one hour earlier On Monday, the 8th graders won overall. Alabama has 4-2 conference Boys 15-18: Ist Deacon Pickett, who were undefeated, and lost 34-6 than boys): 12/3 Woodward (H), 12/6 against Weatherford in the first game record and 8-2 overall. They have met 2nd Rhett Ballou, 3rd Cade Neff to the Tuttle Tigers. Elk City has a Newcastle (H); 12/10 Clinton (A); of the tournament at Woodward. twice since the playoffs started, Crim- Girls 15-18: 1st Rachel Schut young team and expect that next Dec 12-14: Woodward Tournament; The 8th grade girls played on Mon- son Tide won both times, in 2018 (*): with the points for 2nd place, season the record will be much bet- 12/17 Childress (H) day versus Weatherford in a tourna- at the Orange Bowl, Alabama won Oakley Blankenship, from Elk City, ter, especially with young, ambitious ment at Woodward, and lost 32-20. 45-34 getting revenge for the Soon- also won the Fall Series in his age quarterbacks like Graham Eastom ELK CITY HIGH SCHOOL Scorers by Elk City were: Destyni ers three game winning streak and group. and Logan West, who will be com- WRESTLING: Gillins 7; Lynlee Pogue 4, Addi DeLa- in 2019, again, they met during the peting for the starting position. Elk ‘This is a sport seldom followed by feunte 4, Chesni Simon 3; Rayleigh playoffs, this time Crimson Tide won ELK CITY OVERALL City ended with a 5-6 overall record many, but an integral part of a full Burguess 2. 35-24, also beating Heisman Trophy ‘The City of Elk City, “crazy about and a 4-3 in district. Looking for- athletic program in any high school. winner Kyler Murray. sports” will have a full schedule in ward to next season! We are blessed to have one, boys and OKLAHOMA STATE different sports during winter and girls wrestlers! First boys meet will be UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL UNDER ARMOUR GOLF spring, Between High School (AD HIGH SCHOOL AND MID at Crossings Christian on December ‘The OS.U. Cowboys will host ‘Tex- STOP | Brian Hunt), Merritt (AD Jeff Daugh- SCHOOL BASKETBALL Sth. First girls meet will be in Amaril- as Tech on Senior Day on November N ELK CITY erty), Canute, Mid School (AD Bran- ‘The Elk City Boys will be looking Jo on December 6. The first local meet 23, The Cowboys have a 0-7 record in The Under Armour Tour had its don Shelton), and Kids Inc. (Director to improve on their 2023-2024 season will be versus Mangum on December the conference and 3-7 overall. ‘The last stop of the fall at the Elk City Golf Amando Hunter), there will be games which finished with a 6-20 record. 10. See you there! Red Raiders havea 4-3 conference re- & C.C. last Saturday. Here are the re- you can follow every day! We will ‘The first official game for boys and cord and 6-4 overall. sults: publish all schedules next issue! Professional Sports By Alex Alvarez current heavyweight Champion. It in the AFC! Especially with six games ers 8-2 (North); Houston Texans abide by your slow play penalty rules, is a reminder that sports are for the left. The Bills have gone to the Super- 8-4 (South); Kansas City Chiefs 9-1 start handing out penalty strokes and BOXING: MIKE TYSON VS young-guns, even if most young peo- bowl four times, but never won it. (West). chances are that slow players will JAKE PAUL ple would not last 10 seconds on the ‘The Bills all but secured their division National Conference: Philadelphia begin playing faster! ‘Top 125 keep ‘The fight between 58-year old Mike right with an old Mike Tyson. title as second place in the division, Eagles 8-2 (East); Detroit Lions 9-1 changing: this week, ending on the Tyson and 27-year old Jake Paul, was the Miami Dolphins are 4-6. It would (North); Atlanta Falcons 6-5 (South); 24th, will be the last tournament that exactly what most of us expected: a NFL take many factors not to win their di- Arizona Cardinals 6-4 (West) awards points for the top 125 who non-fight. And people who felt we KANSAS CITY CHIEFS’ vision. Otherwise, all other divisions will retain their card for next year. would have a “reverse-psychology” WINNING STREAK END AT 9 on both conferences are still to close OTHER FAN FAVORITES Rafael Campos, from Puerto Rico, result and place money in favor of the The current Superbowl Champi- to be called. San Francisco is 5-5; Green Bay is will not be one of those waiting to see old champion, lost a bunch of money. ons Kansas City Chiefs lost to the 6-3; Baltimore is 7-3; Minesota 7-4 if he will play on the main tour next Mike Tyson was one of the best ever Buffalo Bills in a great game that end- CRYING BLUE AND SILVER year. He won the Butterfield Cham- in the heavyweight category, but af- ed with a score of 30-21. With less STARS! GOLF pionship last weekend and not only ter his jail sentence, he was never the than two minutes to go, the Bills were ‘The Dallas Cowboys have had one Rory Mcllroy won the DP Tour made the top 125, but with his win, same. Remember the odds the day of leading 23-21 and had a fourth down, of the most disappointing seasons Finale in Dubai, and the “Race to he will have a two year exemption! his first fight after jail versus Evander and three to go inside the Kansas 35 ever, which included injuries and a Dubai” for the sixth time, tying now Chi-Chi Rodriguez must be a happy Holyfield? As lateas a couple of hours yard line. They decided not to try, so quarterback that never reached his with the great Seve Ballesteros. Con- watching from above! Of all of the before the fight, Tyson was favored they wouldn't give the ball back to best on the season before getting a gratulations! emotional outbursts that I have seen 18-1 to 21-1! Insane! Holyfield won Patrick Mahomes with almost two Nelly Korda won the Annika Tour- season ending injury. Mathematical- on TV, Rafael’s was the best ever! and, those (many) people who felt minutes left and two time-outs so ly, they can still get into the playoffs, nament for her 8th win of the season, Congratulations and may you win there was no way Tyson could lose they chose not to go for a field goal. but that would be a stretch. All of us and solidified the Player of the Year many more! with those odds, bet lots of money, Somehow, the play broke down, but who are fans, are waiting for the next Award. and lost. Remember, Vegas never they left Josh Allen pretty much open season. PGA Tour released their proposed NBA loses! Maybe here is an idea: have a and he ended up running the ball for changes for the 2026 season which Oklahoma Thunder remain in 2nd “senior boxing tour” and see how that a touchdown that sealed the game. SEASON LEADERS includes reducing the number of place in the Western Conference be- goes. Jake Paul could not last a couple ‘The Chiefs are now 9-1, and the Bills American Conference: Buffalo players in full field events so they “can hind the Golden State Warriors and of rounds with Oleksandr Usyk, the are 9-2. A pretty close race for #1 seed Bills 9-2 (East); Pittsburgh Steel- finish on time” Sorry, why don't you Ist in their Northwest Division.