April 26, 2025 Issue, Page 3 of 10

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SPORTS The Elk City News SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025 • 3 Luke Peffer Justin Thomas Meghan Suter Madi Long Jayden Manning Erin Womack Al Carnes Kaidynce Cordell Dr. Steven Riley with Reece & Range Luke Peffer Carlos Alcaraz High School - College - Local Sports By Alex Alvarez college about four hours away, Canute Trojanettes Softball record 5-8. Last three games Everyone who golfs in Elk Wednesday, after the deadline which is as far as he want- (Coach JW Gillett): Overall 0-3. (Losses versus Heritage City, knows Tres Hill, who has for this column was due. Boys LUKE PEFFER: MER- ed to go. The senior, who is record 18-12. Last three games Hall 2-7, Woodward 1-4, won the Club Championship will play their regional tourna- RITT ATHLETIC SCHOL- 6’2” and earned a spot in the 1-2 (Win versus Merritt 11-0 Weatherford 0-1) three times, along with several ment on this coming week in ARSHIP RECIPIENT “1,000 point Club” in Merritt and losses versus Arnett 6-9 State Championships: Stroke Weatherford. We caught up with 19-Year in three years instead of four and Cheyenne/Reydon 10- MERRITT’S STUDENTS Play Championship and the old Luke Peffer from Merritt (he did not play in his fresh- 13). WITH ATHLETIC Match Play Championship OKLAHOMA SOONERS High School, who, like older man year), and also belongs to Merritt Oilers Baseball SCHOLARSHIPS as well. After high school, he SPORTS: sister Jamie, will have a bas- the track and field team, where (Coach Jeremy Russell): Over- Out of the 5 students who attended Oklahoma City Uni- BASEBALL: The Sooners ketball scholarship. Luke is the he does high jump (his best is all record 7-9. Last three games got athletic scholarships, we’ve versity and led the Stars to #1 are 29-10 overall and 10-8 in son of J.J. and Sarah Peffer. Dad 6’2”), 4x100 meters, 4x200 1-2 (Win versus Burns Flat/ caught up with three: Luke team in the NAIA during the conference. operates a used car dealership meters and long jump, where Dill City 13-7, Losses versus Peffer (basketball – describer fall and spring seasons. Indi- SOFTBALL: Overall record in Elk City that expands to golf he is ranked 2nd in the state’s Sayre 1-11 and Sterling 0-10) above), and two trap shoot- vidually, he finished ranked is 37-5. Conference 11-5. carts and rental cars; and Sar- 2-A Schools. His best jump Merritt Oilerettes Soft- ers, Alex Orgain and Caleb #2 in the country out of over MEN’S GOLF: Coming up: ah, who was a teacher and golf is 21’ 9”, which is longer than ball (Coach Rodney Givens): Stone (covered in last week’s 2,000 golfers! Tres graduated SEC Championship and Na- coach at Elk City High School, the length of a Ford 150 Lari- Overall record 11-17. Last edition). We are yet to meet in Finance… he will need the tionals. moved to Merritt and is now at! Luke is not only an excep- three games 0-3 (Losses versus with Olyvia Herndon (Cheer- knowledge to be able to handle WOMEN’S GOLF: The the Principal there. Family is tional athlete, he is also a good Okarche 11-22, Hammon 15- leading) and Elizabeth White all of his prize money since he Women’s team finished 14th well “cemented” in Elk City as student who carries a nice 3.98 18, Canute 0-11) (Cross Country). has decided to pursue golf af- in the SEC Championship. J.J. dad, Jerry, has been a busi- GPA Avg., so basketball or Elk City Elks Baseball ter his college career ends: the And Savannah Barber fin- nessman in town for a long not, he would be doing some (Coach Jay McClure): Overall ELK CITY HIGH Stars and Tres, will be playing ished 11th. time. college somewhere! Congrat- Record 17-3. Last three games SCHOOL ATHLETIC the Sooner Athletic Confer- GYMNASTICS: Jordan Luke will be attending ulations! 2-1 (Wins versus Clinton 14-4, SCHOLARSHIPS ence Championships and then Bowers from Oklahoma Uni- Southwestern College in Win- Weatherford 4-2. Loss versus Two girls got soccer schol- the National Championships versity wins all around title at field, Kansas and will pursue a ELK CITY AREA 0-1 versus Bethany) arships: Jolee King who will be of the NAIA. University of the NCAA Women’s Gymnas- major in Pre-Vet, then plans SPORTS Elk City Elks Soccer Boys attending Oklahoma Baptist, Keiser came ranked in second tics Championships! to come back and do gradu- Canute Trojans Baseball (Coach Jason Xenos): Overall and Jordan Willeford who will and Lindsey Wilson in 3rd. OKLAHOMA STATE ate school at O.S.U. Luke met (Coach Bobby Blackburn): record 5-7. Last three games attend Redlands. More details SPORTS: assistant coach Micah Gabler Overall record 17-2. Last 0-3 (Losses versus Heritage and pictures next edition. ELK CITY HIGH BASEBALL: Overall record during a basketball camp in three games 1-2 (Win versus Hall 3-9, Woodward 1-7, SCHOOL GOLF: 17-19; Home 11-7. Kansas, they “hit it off ” right Binger/Oney 9-0, Losses ver- Weatherford 0-1) TRES HILL: GRDUAT- Girls participated in the SOFTBALL: Their overall away and soon after, he was sus Arapaho/Butler 4-12 and Elk City Elks Soccer Girls ED FROM OKLAHOMA Regional Tournament at the record is 27-15. 9-8 in Confer- offered the scholarship to the Union City 2-3). (Coach Zak Stamm): Overall CITY UNIVERSITY Elk City Country Club on ence Professional Sports By Alex Alvarez Golden State Warriors Denver Nuggets 112 attle Mariners 12-11 Jets lead with 116 points, fol- 2022 in Southern Hills (Tulsa #3 Los Angeles Lakers vs #6 - 110 L.A. Clippers NATIONAL LEAGUE lowed by Dallas Stars (*) with Oklahoma). Both of his last FINALLY! NBA PLAY- Minnesota Timberwolves Denver Nuggets 102 Leaders: 106 points; two wins were in playoffs. OFFS START #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 - 105 L.A. Clippers East: New York Mets 16-7, Pacific Division: Vegas Justin’s regular caddy, Matt And Oklahoma City Thun- L.A. Clippers Indiana Pacers 117 Philadelphia Phillies 13-10; Golden Knights lead with 110 Minister is out of commission der is up to a fast start. Okla- Eastern Conference First - 98 Milwaukee Bucks Central: Chicago Cubs 14-10, points, followed by Los Ange- with a back injury, so he used homa has never won the NBA Round (best of seven in each Houston Rockets 85 Milwaukee Brewers 12-11; les Kings with 105 points. a temporary caddy who had Title, though it was been in the matchup): - 95 Golden State Warriors West: Los Angeles Dodgers lost his job to Max Homa, Joe playoffs before. After weeks #1Cleveland Cavaliers vs #8 Cleveland Cavaliers 121 16-7 and San Diego Padres PGA TOUR Greiner. and weeks of play, eighty two Miami Heat - 100 Miami Heat also at 16-7. A week after the Masters, FedEx Cup Standings: games in all in the regular sea- #2 Boston Celtics vs #7 Or- Boston Celtics 103 and Rory McIlroy complet- 1st Rory McIlroy (2,433); son, and a few games to get the lando Magic - 86 Orlando Magic NATIONAL HOCKEY ing the “Career Slam”, Justin 2nd Justin Thomas (1,669), last two spots in each confer- #3 New York Knicks vs #6 Oklahoma City Thunder LEAGUE Thomas, a now 16 time winner 3rd Scottie Scheffler (1,428); ence, we end up with 16 teams Detroit Pistons 131 - 80 Memphis Griz- Eastern Conference: on Tour, came back from one 4th Russell Henley (1,404); 5th in the playoffs, the most in any #4 Indiana Pacers vs #5 Mil- zlies Atlantic Division: Toron- shot behind and won the RBC Sep Straka (1,398); 6th Lud- sport: eight in the Western waukee Bucks to Maple Leafs lead with 108 Heritage Classic in a dramatic vig Aberg (1,278); 7th Corey Conference and eight in the Results over the weekend MLB SEASON points followed by Tampa Bay sudden death playoff with a Conners (1,235); 8th Maver- Easter Conference, as follows: Monday AMERICAN LEAGUE Lightning 102 Points. birdie on the first playoff hole ick McNealy (1,190); 9th Col- Western Conference First Los Angeles Lakers 95 - Leaders: Metropolitan Division: against Andrew Novak. Both lin Morikawa (1,170); 10th J.J. Round (best of seven in each 117 Minnesota Timberwolves East: New York Yankees Washington Capitals with 111 players finished at 17 under Spaun (1,090) matchup): New York Knicks 123 14-9, Boston Red Socks 14-1; points, followed by Carolina par. It broke a winless streak Sources: ESPN, Wikipedia, #1 Oklahoma City Thunder - 112 Detroit Pistons Central: Detroit Tigers 14-9, Hurricanes with 99 points. of 2 years and 11 months for Personal Golf Library, MSN, vs #8 Memphis Grizzlies New York Knicks 94 Cleveland Guardians 13-9; Western Conference: Justin, whose last victory was On-Line media. #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 - 100 Detroit Pistons West: Texas Rangers 13-9, Se- Central Division: Winnipeg at the PGA Championship in Short Sports News By Alex Alvarez injury. pressure to show that they can as Romanian player Elena-Ga- round of the Madrid Open. tic that his game is on the way Rory McIlroy and Shane play with the best in the world. briela Ruse and Serbian Teo- The downhill drama contin- up again and ready to chal- FROM THE WORLD Lowry will defend their team He got a few “thumbs down”. dora Kostovic clashed—not ues lenge Janik Sinner for #1 in the OF SPORTS: SHORT title this weekend at the Zurick LOCAL: For summer ju- just in their closely contested Sloane Stephens will miss World. Rafel Nadal contacted NEWS Classic in New Orleans, the nior instruction, contact Der- match, but in a tense post- the French Open for the first Carlos and encouraged him to GOLF: only team even on the PGA ek Hamm at 580-225-3556. match altercation that stole time in 8 years as she has fallen continue “giving it all”. Scottie Scheffler joined Ti- Tour. Derek has proven himself as a the spotlight. No “winner” was to her lowest ranking ever. One week after losing his ger Woods and Greg Norman Brothers Nicolai and Ras- great influence in our juniors! declared! Novak Djokovic, despite #2 World Ranking, Alexander as the third golfer ever to have mus Højgaard will play for the Tennis legend Andre Agassi having two more majors than Zverev wins again! the number 1 World Ranking first time in the Zurick Classic TENNIS is joining Anna Leigh Waters Rafael Nadal, says that Rafel for 100 straight weeks. Six-time major winner Nick Jelena Ostapenko topples for the U.S. Open Pickleball Nadal is the greatest ever. NBA Justin Thomas comeback Faldo had a controversial com- No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in in Naples, Florida. Agassi has Top seed Carlos Alcaraz was Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic calls win and first in 35 months, ment about Bryson DeCham- Stuttgart final become passionate about the defeated by Holger Rune, who out teammate (Michael Por- was with a “Temporary Cad- beau’s Sunday performance at The Mutua Madrid Open sport since retiring from ten- was seeded #6 in the final of ter) over lack of commitment dy” as his caddy has been out the Masters, saying that LIV qualifiers witnessed a fiery nis the Barcelona Open. Despite of commission with a back Golfers are playing with extra and unexpected turn of events Naoma Osaki lost in the first the loss, Alcaraz was optimis- See SPORTS page 8