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SPORTS 6• SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025 The Elk City News Senior Day! Danny Storm - Craig Phelps - David Bank - Steve A day at the Story Walk by Carnegie Library Baker - Larry Hudgens - Steve Baker Soccer is Great Kids Playing - Mom Watching Protective Brother Deyani Martin Braylee Cofelt Macklyn Bronken Anison Evans Oliver Tosh Avery Evans Matt Colemen Mylea Bronker J.J. Spaun Justin Thomas Matt Colemen Reece Windhham - Maguie Mayfield Papa Mayfield Soccer Coach Soccer Cheerleaders Harper Rheaume Rory McIlroy Kids-High School-College By Alex Alvarez The Sooners followed a +4 the Spokane 4 bracket. the NCAA Tournament win 27-9; @ Hobart Festival vs ness 11-0; win @ Broken Bow start with a -7 to climb to 6th WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Leedey 4-16 Shootout vs Rejoice Christian OKLAHOMA SOONERS place before the final round on OKLAHOMA STATE Cowgirls are seeded #7 at the Merritt Oilers Baseball 7-2 SPORTS: Wednesday. Full results next SPORTS: Spokane 4 Bracket. (Coach Jeremy Russell): Over- Elk City Elks Soccer (Coach BASEBALL: With Dylan week. BASEBALL: The Cowboys all record 1-1. Last two games Jason Xenos): Overall record Crooks pitching, the Soon- WOMEN’S GOLF: Okla- have a 9-8 start with a 0-1 in ELK CITY AREA Win @ Hobart 22-0; Loss @ 2-0. Last two games: win @ ers completed a comeback in homa is tied for fifth with No. conference SPORTS Canute 3-15. Cordell 10-0; win @ Altus 2-1. South Carolina to win 6-5, and 16 TCU after 36 holes at the SOFTBALL: The cowgirls Canute Trojans Baseball Merritt Oilerettes Soft- NOTE: GOLF SEASON as of Monday #10 Oklahoma Betsy Rawls Invitational at the have a 17-6 record with 2-2 in (Coach Bobby Blackburn): ball (Coach Rodney Givens): STARTS THE END OF THE was 17-2, 2-1 SEC. University of Texas Golf Club conference Overall record 5-0. Last three Overall record 1-1. Last two MONTH. SOFTBALL: Gabbie Garcia on Monday. Full results next MEN’S GOLF: The Cow- games: @ Navajo 3-1; VICI 17- games Win vs Snyder 11-0; had two home runs and the #1 week. boys sit in second place at 0; Merritt 15-3. Loss @ Hydro-Eakly 2-8. KIDS INC Sooners won against #15 Ar- MEN’S BASKETBALL: The the Pauma Valley Invitational Canute Trojanettes Softball Elk City Elks Baseball Don’t forget to enroll your kansas 10-7. Sooners are seeded #9 in the with a total of -7, four shots (Coach JW Gillett): Overall (Coach Jay McClure): Overall kids in sports with Kids Inc. MEN’S GOLF: Playing the West NCAA Bracket. ahead of state rivals Sooners. record 5-2. Last three games: Record 5-0. Last Three games: Call 580-374-4332. Soccer is Pauma Valley Invitational. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: MEN’S BASKETBALL: @ Ft Cobb vs Lookeba/Sick- win @ Bishop-McGinness on! Women’s team is seeded #3 in Cowboys did not make it to les loss 8-9; Versus Riverside 9-4; win vs Bishop-McGin- Professional Individual Sports Professional Team Sports By Alex Alvarez PGA TOUR – THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP By Alex Alvarez and Houston Rockets (43-25) The Washington Wizards Leafs and Tampa Bay Light- It was a fitting end to the 2025 Players Championship Eastern Conference: Atlan- are on a “roll”: three straight ning with 81 Points. started by PGA Tour Commissioner Dean Beaman in NBA tic, Boston Celtics (49-19); wins. When you are 15-51, Metropolitan Division: 1974. It moved to the current site in 1976, where the Cleveland Cavaliers (56-11) Central, Cleveland Cavaliers three wins is a “roll” and a big Washington Capitals with 96 first winner was Jerry Pate, who actually took a dive into from the Eastern Conference, (56-11); Southwest, Atlanta loss for NBA bettors! points, followed by Carolina the pond left of the 18th green. Many people consider continue to be the “team to Hawks (32-36) (*). Hurricanes with 86 points. this tournament the “5th Major” because, like the PGA beat” in the finals, should the Best Winning Streaks as of MLB Championship, is for professionals only, but, unlike the Oklahoma City Thunder (56- Monday, are the Minneso- Elk City follows San Diego INTERNATIONAL SOC- PGA Championship, you should belong to any of the 12) win the Western Confer- ta Timberwolves with 8, and where our Elk City Graduate CER: major tours around the world: no club professionals, no ence, of which they are the Golden State Warriors with Kash Mayfield plays. Once The USA Soccer fans will be lifetime exemptions. leaders of. Cleveland clinched 7. Worst streak: Miami Heat 7 the regular season begins, we able to see some of the most Defending champion Scottie Scheffler was in the field, their division, while Okla- losses. will add more information on famous soccer players in the and as the first back-to-back repeat winner ever and homa City clinched playoff (*) – Atlanta Hawks is the leaders on the two leagues. world play in the first ever FI- ranked #1 in the world, it was someone you couldn’t bet berth. With the season be- only team that is leading their San Diego 4-7 vs San Fran- FA’s Team World Cup. Amer- against even though he hasn’t shown the consistency ing 82 games, there are 14-15 division with a losing record. cisco Giants; San Diego 3-9 vs ica’s teams. There is only one of years past. But “hot” players were present, including games left all around, and it Other NBA Headlines: the Cincinnati Red; San Diego “first ever” tournament, one Rory McIlroy, Ashkai Bhatia and a man by the name of is no time to “play safe”, since Bucks can’t find enough of- 7-5 vs White Socks; San Di- “first ever” appearance, one JJ Spaun. Rory had already won this year, Ashkai has a all of those closest to the first fense in 121-105 loss to Thun- ego 2-13 vs Colorado Rockies; “first ever” champion on any- win each of the last two years and J.J. has some high fin- place in each division, will play der, despite Giannis Antetok- San Diego 5-6 vs Kansas City thing, one “first ever” host, etc. ishes as of late. They finished 1,2,3. as hard as they can to chase the ounmpo’s triple-double Royals; San Diego 9-8 vs Texas Soccer fans and sports fans, After 72 holes, two players were tied at -12: World #2 leaders. Memphis Grizzlies Retire Rangers; San Diego 8-3 vs Se- should be happy to be wit- Rori McIlroy and World #57 J.J. Spaun. They ended two Now, the NBA is the only Jersey #9 worn by Tony Allen, attle Mariners; San Diego 4-2 nessing the first ever soccer’s shots ahead of Americans Tom Hoge, Akshai Bhatia and professional league where a former Oklahoma State Star. vs Los Angeles Angels Team World Cup, which will Lucas Glover. For the playoff, which was an aggregate little more than half of the Though he did not always play be hosted by the U.S.A. Starts/ International Cuts Made 2nd 3rd Top 5 Top 10 Wins Wins teams reach the final stages of with the Grizzlies, seven of his NATIONAL HOCKEY In action, you will watch 2 Rory 260/27 11 229/260 11 11 80 126 the playoffs. Top six in each seasons were at Memphis and LEAGUE teams from the USA: Seattle J.J. 227/1 0 143/227 2 5 10 23 conference (15 teams in each he was one of the most influ- Western Conference: Sounders and Inter Miami. conference) have an automatic ential players in their history. Central Division: Winnipeg From neighboring Mexico, of holes #16, #17 and #18, Rory was an overwhelming pass to playoffs, then the next A good note for Allen, and Jets lead with 98 points, fol- you will watch Club Leon, favorite, here are the stats before the tournament began: four teams play for the last two Oklahoma State program! lowed by Dallas Stars (*) with Club Monterrey and Club Pa- In regulation time, both had a chance of putting the spots in a play-in tournament Orlando Magic stopped the 87 points; chuca. You will also watch star tournament away. First, Rory had a three shot lead at for a total of eight teams in Cleveland Cavaliers’ 16 win Pacific Division: Vegas players like Kylian Mbappe one time, and lost it. He missed birdie putts on #15 and playoffs in each conference. streak with a 108-103 win over Golden Knights lead with 86 (Real Madrid – Spain); Kenan #16 inside 10 feet. Then J.J. had a chance at a birdie on LEADERS BY DIVISION: the Eastern Conference lead- points, followed by Edmonton Yildiz (Juventus – Italy); and the 72nd hole that stopped 4 inches short of the hole, on Western Conference: ers Oilers with 82 points. the most famous of this group, the right line. Northwest, Oklahoma Thun- Anthony Edwards Reaches Eastern Conference: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami – The first hole of the playoff dictated the path it would der (56-12); Pacific, Los Ange- Notable Milestone in Timber- Atlantic Division: Florida USA); take: Rory hit it over the corner of the dog-leg hole and les Lakers (41-25); tie between wolves’ Eighth Straight Win Panthers with 85 points; in a Sources: On Line, MSN scoring 41 points tie for second Toronto Maple Sports, ESPN, Wikipdia, FIFA See PROFESSIONAL page 9 Southwest Memphis Grizzlies