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SPORTS 6+ SATURDAY, JANUARY. 4, 2025 The Elk City News Jayden Daniels - Breaks QB Rush- Novak Djokovic - Seeking 25th = Wins ATP Tokyo Patrick Mahomes - Seeking record Former Sooner Baker Mayfield - ‘Amen Thompson - Ejected After a ing Record Singles Major three-peat Seeking to Win NFC South 90's Brow! State Sports By Alex Alvarez Side notes: this is the first first_ in the Southeastern Pe ever playoff game with 12 Conference with a record of NCAA FOOTBALL teams, and as it would be, 13-0. The other two teams in FIRST ROUND OF there are controversies as to a tie for first are the Florida PLAYOFFS Gators (13-0) and Tennes- how teams are seeded. For ‘The second round of the example, #3 Boise State is un- see Volunteers (12-0). The Scottie Scheffler - out of the National Championship derdog by double digits to #6 Sooners last three games Nick Kyrgios - A successful comeback to the tennis court Sentry Tournament Playoffs was played Decem- Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl, were wins against Prairie ber 31st (Boise St vs Penn but Coach James Franklin of View A&M 89-67, Central (86-74) and Tarleton State SAA. Duke (56-44) State) and January Ist (Ari- the Penn State Nittany Lions, Arkansas 89-66 and Michi- (66-61) and lost to Oklaho- Elk City Elks: Coach Ty- Canute Trojanettes: zona State vs Texas; Oregon sees it differently: “These guys gan 87-86. Upcoming games ma Sooners (80-65). ler Foale. Record 1-6. Idle Coach Tatum Ridling. Re- vs Ohio State, Georgia vs are for real and Coach Spen- are conference games ver- the week of the 25th. Last cord 10-2. Idle the week of Notre Dame). In other bowl cer Danielson is doing a phe- sus Alabama (Jan 4), Texas LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL three games record 0-3. Dec 25th. Last three games games, Oklahoma Soon- nomenal job with the Broncos A&M (Jan 8) and Georgia BASKETBALL Lost to Woodward (39-71), 3-0. Won against Cordell ers ended their season 6-7 at Boise State. They have Ash- (Jan 11). Merritt Oilers: Coach Childress 35-57) & Tuttle (72-23), Arapaho/Butler with a loss in the Armed ton Jeanty, the best rusher in Donnie Husband. Record (34-42) (53-22) and Duke (81-3) Forces Bowl to the Navy the country, who would have OKLAHOMA STATE 4-5. Idle week of the 25th. Elk City Elkettes: Coach Elk City 7th Grade Girls: Shipmen 20-21. This was won the Heisman nine out of Last three games record 2-1: Sean Hamm. Record 7-1. UNIVERSITY Coach Denny Geno. Re- the second losing season for ten last times (1,900 yards is Won Against Apache (47- Idle the week of the 25th. BASKETBALL cord 1-3. Idle the week of Coach Brent Venables who an unreal record) and a great The Cowboys overall re- 36) and Hinton (46-37) and Last three games record 2-1. Dec 25th. Last three games has coached the team for coaching staff” But again, it cord of 8-3 places the team lost to Waukomis (52-55) Won against Childress (59- 1-2: Won against Anadarko three years. The last time the is a team sport and the Lions in a tie for 10th in the Big Merritt Oilerettes: Coach 42) & Lawton (69-27). Lost (25-22) and lost to Boomers Sooners had a losing season and Broncos will decide if #6 12 Conference. Their next Jeff Daugherty. Record 8-1. to Tuttle (52-58). The girls (18-20) and Hollis (13-22). before Venables was 1999, is better than #3 on the field, three games will begin the Idle week of the 25th. Last are ranked #17 in the State Elk City 8th Grade Girls: when Bob Stoops took over and prove Las Vegas odds conference games: Decem- three games record 3-0: 4-A within OSSAA. Coach Denny Geno. Record the team. Stoops and Lin- right or wrong. ber 30 vs Houston, January Won against Waukomis Canute Trojans: Coach 1-3. Idle the week of Dec coln Riley combined for 23 4th vs West Virginia, Jan- (59-39), Apache (72-40) Brock Steffes. Record 10- 25th. Last three games 1-2: winning seasons in a row, OKLAHOMA uary 7 vs Kansas State and and Hinton 64-24). The 2. Idle the week of Dec. Won against Anadarko (35- so coach Venables will defi- UNIVERSITY January 11 vs Utah, Their girls, who were champions 25th. Last three games 3-0: 10) and lost to Woodward nitely be in the “hot seat” in BASKETBALL last three game record is last year, are ranked #7 in Won against Cordel (97-9), (22-31) and Hollis (28-32). 2025! The Sooners are tied for 2-1: Won vs Oral Roberts the State 2-A within OS- Arapaho Butler (54-46) and Professional Sports By Alex Alvarez only team that has clinched Houston Texans 9-7 (South); Philadelphia Eagles are Thompson is said to have when he cut his hand with their Division (NEC East). Kansas City Chiefs 15-1 down to their third quarter- “turned back the clock” to a broken glass. The tourna- NFL In the North Division, the (West). back! Are two weeks enough the 90’s with his fight during ment includes all winners THE AFC Minnesota Vikings sit at 14- National Conference: Phil- to get first string back? the last few seconds of the since last year and the top With only one game left in 2, waiting for the result of adelphia Eagles 13-3 (East);Cowboys CeeDee Lamb game against Orlando Mag- 50 FedEx Cup winners of the regular season, the Buffa- the Detroit Lions game on Minesota Vikings (*) 14-2 did not play in the loss ic, which Houston lost 104- 2024, whether you won or lo Bills (13-3 and winners of Monday the 30th against San (North); Tampa Bay Bucca- against the Philadelphia Ea- 100. After triggering an not during the year, thus, the East AFC Division) and Francisco at Levis Stadium neers and Atlanta Falcons gles on-court fight by pushing the tournament's drop of the the Kansas City Chiefs (15-1 in California. If the Lions 9-7 ; Los Angeles Rams 10-6 Miami's Tyler Herro to the word “Champions” from the and winners of the West AFC win, they will be tied at 14-2 (West) NBA floor, Thompson was among official name. Division) have secured a first and the last game of regular (*) Lions had a game after LEADERS BY DIVI- four players ejected from the round bye, with the Chiefs season will determine the the deadline for this article. game.SION: TENNIS having clinched home field winner of the North Divi- If Lions won on Monday the Western Conference: (Sources: MSN Sports, The first major of the advantage during the playoffs. sion. Meanwhile, Tampa 30th, they will be tied with Northwest, Oklahoma Thun- ESPN, other) year is at hand: the Austra- Houston Texans won South Bay Buccaneers, with former the Minnesota Vikings at 14- der (26-5); Pacific, Los An- lian Open will be played in Division and the Ravens sit on Sooner Baker Mayfield sit 2. geles Lakers tied with LA GOLF Melbourne, Australia start- top of the North Division one one game ahead of the Atlan- Home filed advantage has Clippers (18-13); Southwest, The 2025 season starts this ing on January 11. Novak game ahead of the Pittsburgh ta Falcons in the South Divi- not been decided in the NFC. Memphis Grizzlies (22-11) weekend with the Sentry Djokovic will seek his 25th Steelers, where there will have sion and Los Angeles Rams Eastern Conference: At- Tournament in Kapalua, Ha- individual major just after a to be a couple of combina- also sit one game ahead of OTHER FAN FAVOR- lantic, Boston Celtics (23-9); waii. The tournament used winning the doubles with tions for the Steelers to win Seattle Seahawks in the West ITES Central, Cleveland Cavaliers to only invite champions friend Nick Kyrgios in the the Division, Baltimore Ra- Division. Several different San Francisco is 6-9; Green (27-4); Southwest, Orlando from the previous season (it Brisbane International. The vens end their regular season scenarios must happen for Bay is 11-5 and Dallas 7-9 Magic (20-14). was called the Sentry Tour- new “Andy Murray” era as against the Cleveland Browns the Falcons and Seahawks to and will finish no better than nament of Champions), but Novak's coach has called it, (3-13) at home, and Pittsburgh win their division in this last 8-9. NBA SIDE NOTES: it has been renamed Sentry started with a win. Mean- ends their season against the week of regular season. Oklahoma City Thunder Tournament with a field of while, the ATP in Tokyo, Bengals (8-8), also at home. NFL SIDE NOTES: won big against the South- 60 players. Unfortunately, Japan, was won by Arthur SEASON LEADERS: Washington Commanders west leaders Memphis Griz- Worlds #1 Ranked player; Fils against Ugo Umbert THE NFC American Conference: Jayden Daniels breaks Rob- zlies 130-106. Scottie Scheffler will not be 5-7, 7-6, 6-3. Both Fils and Philadelphia Eagles are the Buffalo Bills 13-3 (East); Bal- ert Griffin IITs rookie Quar- Another “regular” fight? on the field due to a Christ- Umbert are from France. timore Ravens 11-5 (North); terback rushing record. No! Houston Rockets’ Amen mas hand injury at home Seeing, Hearing, Healing Erin Sloan is a doctor be- medicine or physical therapy. at OU. on to become doctors made born, she decided to attend cause she almost died giving But she enjoyed history and During the two years she her think seriously about med- medical school. birth. reading, so she took some his- worked on the master’s, she icine. “But to quit my job, take She started taking prereq- She was born in the shadow tory classes each semester to was a graduate assistant at the on that debt, be older than uisite classes and applied to of the renowned Mayo Clinic offset all the pre-med science. university's Carl Albert Con- other applicants? It seemed the OU Medical School in late in Rochester, Minnesota, so ‘The closer she got to gradu- gressional Research and Stud- like that ship had sailed, Sloan 2010, just months after deliver- maybe she was destined for ating, the more apprehensive ies Center, and she stayed on as said. ing her second child, Zella. medicine. she became about the addi- an archivist after finishing the She got in, and her children Then she got pregnant with Her father worked for IBM, tional time and money that degree in 2005. turned one and three during her first child, Jack. And and the company transferred medical school would require. While working there, she during his 2008 delivery, she just her second week of med- him to Longmont, Colorado, And since she was close to a wrote about former Speaker almost died. ical studies. when Sloan was a toddler, so bachelor’s degree in history, of the U.S. House of Represen- She had an amniotic fluid A month after graduating, the family moved from Min- that’s what she got. tatives and McAlester native embolism. “It is rare and usu- Sloan moved to Elk City and nesota to the Mountain time She worked at Borders Carl Albert for the “Encyclo- ally fatal? Sloan said. opened her practice in August zone. Books in Norman for a couple pedia of Oklahoma History The condition causes a of 2018. She was a National Mer- Erin Sloan of years as she finished her first and Culture” Ironically, this woman to — simultaneously She was recruited by Great it Scholar at Longmont High degree and enjoyed meeting became important for an Elk hemorrhage massively and Plains Regional Medical Cen- School, and the University of wanted to set out on my own interesting people, reading, City author. have blood clots. ter’s Chief Executive Officer, Oklahoma came calling, away from home? and learning. ‘Though she enjoyed history “Tt took them several hours Corey Lively, ‘Though she “OU recruited me and gave Asan undergraduate in Nor- In fact, she enjoyed read- and working for the Carl Al- and 14 units ofblood to stabi- didnt go to work for the hospi- me a nearly full-ride scholar- man, Sloan had already gravi- ing and learning so much, she bert Center, she thought con- lize me, and I was in the ICU tal, she chose to move here and ship? Sloan said. “I really en- tated toward allied health and pursued a master’s degree in li- stantly about medical school, for five days” she said. joyed the campus tour, and I considered going into either brary and information science and having friends whod gone The morning after Jack was See SLOAN page 8