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6+ SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2025 The Elk City News Jeremiah Smith - Ohio State Sean Hamm - EC Girls Record 12-2 Jalen Hurts - Eagles QB Amateur & Local Sports By Alex Alvarez and three of playoff games was capped by the Championship ELK CITY GOLF game between the Ohio State The Elk City Golf & Coun- Buckeyes and the Notre Dame try Club reopened for golf the Fighting Irish last Monday. week of Monday the 13th and The Irish Fighters came out will remain open, weather and strong and scored first and conditions permitting. Usually, rather easily, but the Buckeyes the course only opens if temps responded with patience and Jeff Daugherty - Merritt Girls Record 13-1 Will Howard - Ohio State QB Jayden Daniels - Commanders QB are at least 40 degrees and the great plays dominating the rest greens are not frosted. During of the game for a final score of is 1-4 in conference play and are Arizona (A), Texas Tech Daugherty. Record 13-1. Last coach Nick Saban came to his the Annual Stockholders meet- defense, giving Day a shot of 14-4 overall. The leader of the (H) and Kansas State (H). 34-23 and their ninth National three record 3-0: Won against ing on Monday the 20th, long- Championship for the historic confidence. In the game, the conference, with 5-0 in confer- Moorland 53-32, Sayre 58-35 time club supporter and board Buckeyes. Will Howard was Buckeyes had a 16-point lead ence and 17-1 overall, are the ELK CITY BASKETBALL and Burns Flat 70-19. Coming member David Dyson, decided easily the MVP, combining in the fourth quarter, when Auburn Tigers. The record for Elk City Elks: Coach Ty- up: Hollis, Blair and Snyder. not to run for another three- for 445 offensive yards, with Notre Dame scored an 8-point the last three games is 1-2 (won ler Foale. Record 2-10. Last ‘The Oilerettes are ranked #7 in year term, and Clint Clark was 231 passing and 214 rushing. touchdown, it brought the against South Carolina 82-62 three games record 0-3: lost to Oklahoma 2-A. elected to serve in Dyson’ seat. defensive player of the game game to an 8-point difference. and lost against Texas 77-73 Mount St. Mary 44-77, Weath- Canute Trojans: Coach Quint Nichols and Ricky Nagle, Cody Simon with 8 tackles. Ohio State needed a first down and Georgia 72-62). Their next erford 19-79 and Blanchard Brock Steffes. Record 14-3. Last whose terms also ended in 2025, After a quick 5-Minute touch- to help run out the clock, and three games are against Texas 41-68. Next three games willbe three record 2-1: won against were reelected to another 3-Year down by Notre Dame, the on third and 11 from their A&M (H), Vanderbilt (A) and a tournament at Washington, Cheyene 56-44 and Mangum term. Britney Kiener replaced first quarter ended up with a own 34-yard line, Will How- Auburn (H). and games versus Bethany and 58-51 and lost to hooker 43071. ‘Andrea Wiseman as president of 7-point lead by the Irish. But ard connected with Jeremiah Chickasha. Next three Arapaho Butler, the WGA and will bea represen- the Buckeyes had a great sec- Smith for a 56-yard play to the OKLAHOMA STATE Elk City Elkettes: Coach Sean ‘West Central Tournament and tative on the board. ond quarter with three touch- Irish’s 10-yard line that was UNIVERSITY Hamm. Record 12-2. Last three Ft Cobb-Broxton. The team is Coming up: March 29 - “The downs to take the lead of 21-7 capped by a field goal that iced BASKETBALL record 3-0: won against Weath- ranked 16th in the states “A” ‘Two Man’; March 31 - Elk City at halftime. Some of the Buck- the game with just seconds left. The Oklahoma State Cow- erford 65-54, Blanchard 60-39 class. Junior High School Boys & Girls; eyes story actually begins eight In addition to Day, the team boys are nearly last in the and Lawton 67-41. Next three Canute Trojanettes: Coach April 7 - Elk City Girls Invite; weeks ago when Ohio State has many outspoken Chris- Big-12 Conference. With a games will be a tournament at Tatum Ridling. Record 15-2. April 14 - Elk City Boys Invite; lost to Michigan for the fourth tians on their roster, including conference record of 2-4 and Washington, and games versus Last three record 3-0: Won April 23 - OSSAA 4-A Girls time in a row in their storied quarterback Will Howard and an overall record of 10-7, they Bethany and Chickasha. ‘The against Hooker 40-36, Chey- Regional; April 25 - Child Ad- rivalry, and first under coach Jeremiah Smith, who thanked stand in 13th place out of 16 Elkettes are ranked 14th in the ene/Reydon 36-33 and Mang- vocacy Center Scramble; Ryan Day, a devout Christian. God before their interviews. in the conference. The leader State's 4-A Class um 64-31. Next three Corn April 30 - OSSAA 2-A Boys After that game, he told his is Houston with a 6-0 record Merritt Oilers: Coach Don- Bible, Ft. Cobb-Broxton, and Regional. players, “God has the habit of OKLAHOMA in conference, and 14-3 over- nie Husband. Record 8-6. Last Sentinel. The team is ranked making a nobody a somebody, UNIVERSITY all record. The record for the three record 3-0: Won against Sth in the state's “A Class. NCAA FOOTBALL in front of everybody. Do not BASKETBALL last three games is 1-2 (won Moorland 37-35, Sayre 44-26 Elk City 7th Graders are 1-4 NATIONAL ever give up”, and they didr't. ‘The Oklahoma Sooners stand against Colorado 83-73 and and Burns 45-40. Coming up: this 2024-2025 season. The 8th CHAMPIONSHIP After that loss, Day received in 12th place in the Southeast- lost to BYU 85-69 and Utah Hollis, Blair and Snyder. Grade Girls are 2-6 in the sea- A long road of four weeks a lot of criticism, but retired ern Conference. Their record 82-62). Their next three games Merritt Oilerettes: Coach Jeff son, Coach Denny Geno. Team Professional Sports By Alex Alvarez fans, were outraged! Then I was AFC SEMIFINALS Yards: Baltimore 43 - Buffalo 22 and will host Washington for Sunday the 19th, with 4 straight shown other plays that were not Kansas City Chiefs defeated 10. the Conference championship wins: Milwaukee Bucks and NFL called against them as well. I be- Houston Texans 23-14. and a trip to Superbowl LIX in LA Clippers. Worst streak: 6 The weekend of January 18 lieve it all evens out. First Downs: Kansas City 14 New Orleans, on February 9, NFC SEMIFINALS straight losses by Philadelphia and 19 gave football fans great Anyway, there was one very On Saturday the 18th, Wash- 2025 ~ Houston 18; Total Yards: Kan- 76ers bizarre play in the game of Kan- sas City 336 - Houston 212; No ington Commanders visited the games, but not exempt of a lit- First Downs: Eagles 16 - Side Notes: sas City and Houston: the last interceptions by any team; nei- Detroit Lions who had the best Rams 18; Total Yards: Eagles tle controversy for fans of losing The Philadelphia 76ers have teams or gamblers who bet on scoring play of the game from ther team had any fumbles lost record in the NFC, but Com- 350 — Rams 402; Interceptions: the worst streak, but it has a rea- football games that were affect- Kansas City. Kansas City was (Kansas had 2, Houston had 1); manders, who were a wild card no interceptions by any team; son: injuries of many of their top ed by the final score. Winning winning by 11 points (23-12) in Penalty yards against Kansas 29, for coming in second place in Fumbles Lost: Eagles 0 - Rams players, starting with star center breeds fans, and foes... and crit- the final second of the game and Houston 82. the East Division, dominated 2; Penalty Yards: Eagles 14 Joel Embiid, who did not even ics, Take the Kansas City Chiefs, had the ball. The play called was Buffalo Bills defeated Balti- the Lions with a score of 45-31 Rams 30 make the last trip and has only defending Superbowl cham- a rush, but the runner, instead more Ravens 27-25. earning a visit on the week- Conference Championships played 13 games this season, less pions who are seeking a third of going forward, went back- This game was as close as it end of January 25-26 to their will be on January 26: Com- than half the games, due to an championship in a row. There is ward, into the Chiefs’ in-zone could have been, with the Ra- archrivals, the Philadelphia Ea- manders at Eagles and Bills at injured knee. Add to him, Paul no question that they are great, and then walked out of bounds, vens, down 8 points with less gles, who won the division and Chiefs. George and Kyle Lowry, and but foes point out that there giving the Houston Texans a than a minute to go, scored a their semifinal game as well. Itis you have a very weakened team. are calls that should have been safety worth two points, and a touchdown and had to try a very rare that the same division NBA Trey Jemison is grateful that made against Kansas, or calls final score of 23-14, a difference 2-Point play. In the play, Lamar teams meet in the champion- LEADERS BY DIVISION: he did not quit basketball and that they feel should not have of nine points. Now, here is the Jackson passed the ball to the ship game oftheir conference. Western Conference: North- had a great debut with the Los been made against their oppo- catch, in the betting world, Kan- usually reliable Mark Andrews, First. Downs: Washington west, Oklahoma Thunder (35- Angeles Lakers in their win by nents. I think they just want to sas was favorite by 9 4 points. but Andrews dropped it for an 27 - Detroit 30; Total Yards: 7); Pacific, Los Angeles Clippers one (102-101) against the New see what they want to see. Being Without the safety, Kansas cov- incomplete pass. No overtime Washington 481 - Detroit 531; (24-17); Southwest Houston York Nets. a Dallas Cowboys fan,I remem- ered the spread, with the safety, needed. Interceptions: Washington 0 - Rockets (28-13) With a loss to the New Or- bera few years ago in an import- Houston betters covered the First Downs: Bills 20 - Ravens Detroit 4; Fumbles lots: Wash- Eastern Conference: Atlantic, leans Pelicans, the Utah Jazz ant game, one great catch that spread. Was this playpurposeful 23; Total Yards: Ravens 416 — ington 0 - Detroit 1; Penalty Boston Celtics (29-13); Cen- fall to last place of the Western would have made Dallas have to affect the Vegas betting? Or Bills 273; Interceptions: Ravens Yards: Washington 25 - Detroit tral, Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6); Conference. That is the life of the best record in the NFC, but merely a strategic play to delay 1 - Buffalo 0; Fumbles Lost Bal- 30. Southwest, Atlanta Haws (22- the NBA! it was called back and we, Dallas the game? Here the results: timore 2 - Buffalo 0; Penalty ‘The Philadelphia Eagles de- 19). (Sources: MSN Sports, ESPN, feated the Los Angeles Rams 28- Best Winning Streaks as of TV) Professional Sports Individual By Alex Alvarez Express. Arnold Palmer won tin, and Charley fell back witha TENNIS — AUSTRALIAN renzo Sonego, (USA) vs #11 Paula Badosa. the tournament more than any triple bogey 6 on the 15th hole, OPEN Bottom quarter: #7 Novak Botton Quarter: #19 Mad- GOLF- AMERICAN EXx- other golfer, five times, the last a difficult Par-3 hole. History ‘The first Tennis Major of Djokovic vs #3 Carlos Alcaraz ison Keys (USA) vs #28 Elina PRESS one in 1973, which coincid- note: Tiger Woods never played the year has not disappointed, (*); #12 Tommy Paul (USA) vs Svitolina and #8 Emma Navar- ‘The former Bob Hope Desert ed with the year of Arnie’s last the Bob Hope Desert Classic. other than #4 Taylor Fritz in #2 Alexander Zverev. ro (USA) vs #2 Iga Swiatek. Classic, which was played over Coming up is the Farmers year with a victory on the Tour. the men’s draw and #4 Jasmine (*) - Both Novak and Car- Jannik Sinner is the defend- five days in its origination, has This 61-year-old tournament Classic at Torrey Pines, a tour- Paolini. Both of them who lost los are pursuing special wins ing champion, he is #1 in the been a four-day tournament for that has never been cancelled, nament that has been won by their third-round match, Fritz if they should win the tourna- world and has a total of 2 ma- a while. We remember watch- was won by Sepp Straka from Tiger Woods seven times, in to unseeded Gael Monfils, ment: Novak is pursuing his jors; Carlos has won four ma- ing presidents playing in the Austria. It was Sepp’ third win addition to the 2008 U.S. held and Paolini to unseeded Elina 25th individual major title; jors; Novak has won 24 majors same group as Bob Hope: Bill on the PGA Tour, and first win at the same course. It will be Svitolina, who is now in the Carlos who has won four major and is the oldest of the eight Clinton, George H.W. Bush, while holding the 54-Hole lead, followed by the AT&T Pro-Am. quarterfinals. Monfils won his titles, has not won the Austra- players in the quarterfinals; Gerald Ford, etc. Bob host- For a while, a trio of players (former Bing Crosby Invita- third-round match but lost in lian Open and it would make Alexander Zverev has not won ed the tournament from 1965 looked like they could get “hot” tional) and then the Phoenix the round of 16. him the winner of all four. any majors but has been run- to 2011, always in the desert and catch him, but they kept Open. The Los Angeles Open The quarterfinal matches on The women’s quarterfinals ner up twice; Tommy Paul has of Palm Springs. It was first missing putts: Charley Hoff- (Genesis Invitational) follow- the men’s draw are as follows: are set as follow: reached one major semifinal as changed to the Humana Chal- man, Justin Thomas, and Jason ing the Phoenix Open, will be ‘Top quarter: #1 Jannik Sin-Top Quarter #1 Aryna Sa- well as Ben Shelton, neither has lenge, and now the American Day. At the end, Sepp won by moved from Riviera C.C. to an- ner vs #8 Alex DiManaur and balenka vs #27 Anastasia Pavly- won a major. two shots over Jason and Jus- other venue to be announced. #21 Ben Shelton (USA) vs Lo- uchenkova and #3 Coco Gauff