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SPORTS The Elk City News SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2025 • 3 David Lively Robert Lakey Quint Nichols - Senior Champion Jackie Oldham - Women's Champ Erin Womack - Hard to know where Jeff Rule the ball went! Caden Conrad Brooks Robertson Brian Daly Heston Patton - 1st in 12-14 Group Noah Coy - 1st in 6-8 Group Lynn Baily & Greg Dodson Ben Robinson helped by Dad Justin Noah will never forget his dad's help! Champion! Travis Stout John Daly... no, sorry, former Joe Wynn Kaleb Keith watched by Andrew champion Logan Gore Albert & Justin Twyman Local Sports By Alex Alvarez place was a tie between former while rankings are important, senior champion Ricky Nagle present performance is much ELK CITY GOLF & C.C. (81-76) and Brandon Thomas more important. Scottie Schef- CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (80-77). fler, as #1 player in the world, The Country Club has a new Men “A”: Gross Adam Lewel- just won the Open Champi- champion on Travis Stout. The len (148), Juan Lopez (155); onship, making him only the always smiling big man who Net: Corbin Dyson (144), second time in 25 years that a shot rounds of 68 and 64 (132) Gabe Edney (154) #1 ranked player wins the old- to win by 6 shots. The second Men “B”: Gross: Clint Clark est championship in the world Always Shake Hands at the end - Heston, Ben & Noah Jordan Williamsnon watched by Hunter Womack round of 64 was very com- (169), Jonathan Williamson while he is #1. World’s #2 and mendable as it was played from (183); Net: Scott Garrison #3 were in the top 12 finishers. 36 holes is seeded #1, and the Coleman beat Colton 5&4, making it to the Match Play the “KECO” tees, which make (156), Bryce Harrison (164) We were mentioning this be- 64th score is seeded #64. That’s then beat Nguyen Anh Minh portion of the championship. the course much longer. Stout, Seniors 50-64: Gross: Jus- cause the U.S. Junior Amateur it, then you go play. (Vietnam) 4&3 in the final. who is one of the longest and tin Ediger (164), Kallen Nich- was just played in Dallas Tex- The seeding meant that the Minh had won his semifinal LOCAL BASEBALL AND straightest hitters in this area, ols (166); Net: Tie 1st Ronnie as, and both #1, Miles Russell top two ranked junior players versus Qiyou Wu (China) 4&3. SOFTBALL kept the ball in play enough to Redd and David Lantz. and #2 Luke Colton qualified were put on a collision course Match play is such a different The local Elk City Mud- be able to hit approaches close Seniors 65-74: Gross: Greg for the Match Play part of the should they make the quar- form of play! For instance, Ma- cats ended up in second place enough for birdies. In second Dodson (158); Joe Wynn tournament after the 36-hole terfinals, which they both did, son Howell, who shot 7 under during last week’s tournament place was Logan Gore who is (176); Net T 1st Paul Gunkel stroke play qualifier the pre- where Colton, from nearby during the qualifier portion, in Elk City, winning four out of a past champion. Logan shot and Lynn Bailey (151) vious Monday: Russell’s score Frisco , TX took a 2-up lead and was seeded #1, lost his 5 games and eventually losing rounds of 68-70 (138). Next, Ladies Champion: Jackie of 2 under seeded him #8 in after 12 holes and eventually first match to #64 and failed to to the Texan team of Burkbur- far back, were a pair of 145’s Oldham (173) the 64 match play part of the won 4&3. It meant that only advance after the first match. nett. by Andrew Albert and Caden Juiors 12-14: Heston Patton tournament and Colton’s 1 one of the top 2 ranked players Ben Bolton, #2 seed, lost the Conrad. (197), Ben Robinson (242) under, was good enough for a would have a chance to make quarterfinal match to #7 Qiyou KIDS INC Juniors 6-8: Noah Coy (110) #16 seed. World rankings don’t the final. Neither of them did. Wu. You have to play your best Don’t forget to call Kid’s Inc The new Senior Champi- have anything to do with the Colton lost his semifinal match against every opponent. at 580-374-4332 to enter your on is Quint Nichols who shot U.S JUNIOR AMATEUR seeding here. You go play 36 to eventual champion, Ham- In the same tournament, young ones in any of the kids rounds of 72-76. In second It just goes to show that holes and the best score after ilton Coleman, from Augusta, Charlie Woods shot 81-74 sports of your preference! GA who had been seeded #13. (+14) and 11 shots away from Professional Individual Sports By Alex Alvarez won the tournament, was well Chris Gutterup, probably the 14-17 (Top 50 after FedEx St RYDER CUP STANDINGS: #8,beat Alejandro Davi- outside the top 70 (110th!) hottest player in the last three Jude Championship) 1st Scottie Scheffler, 2nd dovich-Fokina in three sets to 3-M OPEN and moved to 53rd, which weeks, tied for 10th at 18 un- Tour Championship, Aug Xander Schauffele, 3rd J.J. take the D.C. Open 5-7, 6-1, This was the second to last will assure him a spot in the der par, and jumped to 20th 21-24 (Top 30 after FedEx Spaun, 4th Russell Henley, 7-6. Previously, Davidovich regular tournament of the first playoff event. Meanwhile, in the FedEx Cup point total BMW Championship) 5th Bryson DeChambeau, beat #4 seed in the event, PGA Tour season. This week- Nicolai Hojgaard and Keith and jumped to 20th in the Ry- 6th Harris English, 7th Justin Ben Shelton in the semifinals end, as you rad this column, is Mitchell, now 71 and 72, were der Cup standings. This com- FEDEX CUP STANDINGS: Thomas, 8th Collin Morika- 6-2, 7-5 and DeMinaur beat the last regular tournament of inside the top 70 and now will ing weekend and probably the 1st Scottie Scheffler 2nd wa, 9th Ben Griffin 10th Kee- Corentin Moutet 6-4, 6-3. the season which will decide have to play their way in this next, will tell if Keegan Brad- Rory McIlroy 3rd Sepp Straka gan Bradley (Captain) 11th In the women’s side, Leyla the top 70 players who will go week in the Wyndham Cham- ley will take Gutterup serious- 4th Russell Henley 5th Justin Maverick McNealy 12th Brian Fernandez, from Canada beat to the Fed Ex playoffs. And for pionship. ly in mind for a spot on the Thomas 6th Harris English Harman 13th Andrew Novak Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 in the American players, the race Kurt played a fantastic week- 2025 team, meanwhile, many 7th Ben Griffin 8th J.J. Spaun 14th Patrick Cantlay 15th Sam the final. Previously, Kalinska- will continue to the top 6 play- end to win by one. He played people speculate whether or 9th Tommy Fleetwood 10th Burns (Biggest move inside ya beat Emma Raducanno , ers who will have an automatic the front nine in 57 strokes not, Bradley will be a playing Tommy Fleetwood 11th Kee- the top 12 was Harrish English and Fernandez beat Emma Ry- place in the Ryder Cup team, over the weekend 28-29! Dai- captain or not. gan Bradley 11th Maverick who went from 10th to 6th bakina 6-7, 7-,7-6 in the semis. and who will be “hot enough” ly totals were: 65-71-60-65 Playoffs will begin the fol- McNealy 12th Andrew Novak making Thomas, Morikawa, Sources: ESPN, TV Sports, who will be picked by captain (-23) and beat Sam Stevens lowing week: 13th Corey Conners 14th Lud- Griffin and Bradley go down Wikipedia, Golf Channel, CBS Keegan Bradley to fill in the by one. Tied for third, at 20 FedEx St Jude Champion- vig Aberg 15th Robert McIn- one spot) Sports, Personal Golf Library, team. under par were four players: ship, Aug 7-10 (Top 70 after tyre (Collin Morikawa fell out MSN Sports For instance, this week, Jake Knapp, Matt Wallace, Da- this week) of the top 15). TENNIS – DC OPEN winner Kurt Kitayama, who vid Lipsky, Pierceson Coody. BMW Championship, Aug Alex DeMinaur, World By Alex Alvarez Professional Team Sports ers seem to be pulling away; Astros 60-47, Seattle Mariners chet (Boston) 12-4, ERA 2.23; (Philadelphia) 36. watch, and sponsors to be able Houston Astros and Seattle 56-50 (Last - Oakland Athlet- Freddie Peralta (Milwaukee to pay the players better. You MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Mariners, New York Mets and ics 46-62) Brewers) 12-4, ERA 2.81; Max WNBA STANDINGS all want to get better pay, PLAY Major League baseball is Philadelphia Phillies; Mil- NATIONAL LEAGUE Fried (New York Yankees) 11- With the “All Star” game BASKETBALL AND SHOW close to finish the first two waukee Brewers and Chicago STANDINGS: 4, ERA 2.62; Matthew Boyd gone, teams on both confer- YOUR TALENT! You should thirds of the regular season Cubs. There have been some East: New York Mets 62-44, (Chicago Cubs) 11-4, ERA ences are concentrating on all be grateful of someone who as each team has at least 107 trades, and maybe there will be Philadelphia Phillies 60-46 2.47. their season and trying to be came to the league and raised games played. They are all on some improvement with some (Last – Washington Nationals Batting 2025: Aaron Judge at the top of their conference the interest with their popular- the final stretch, and unfortu- teams still in the chase of their 44-62); Central: Milwaukee (New Yor Yankees) is best so at the end of the regular season ity among fans. Just look at the nately for some, like the Colo- division, but it is a “wait and Brewers 63-43, Chicago Cubs far with a .342 avg, followed in order to take advantage of numbers when she plays and rado Rockies, who have twice see” issue. 62-44 (Last - Pittsburgh Pi- by Jeremy Pena (Houston) .322 home games during the play- BE PROFESSIONAL! as many losses as wins, it’ll be AMERICAN LEAGUE rates 44-62); West: Los Ange- and Jacob Wilson (Athletics) offs. Eastern: New York Liberty nearly impossible to get in the STANDINGS: les Dodgers 62-45, San Diego with .318; Jonathan Aranda The noise caused by what 17-8; Atlanta Dream 15-10; In- September-October playoffs, East: Toronto Blue Jays 63- Padres 55-49 (Last - Colorado (Tampa Bay) .314. seems jealousy about a white diana Fever 14-12. leading to the World Series. 44; New York Yankees 57-49 Rockies 27-78). Home Runs: Cal Raleigh player being dominant in the Western: Minnesota Lynx Some teams have been trad- (Last - Baltimore Orioles 48- New York Mets have the (Seattle Mariners) 41; Shohei WNBA has subsided a bit, and 22-5; Phoenix Mercury 16-9; ing spots at the top of their 58); Central: Detroit Tigers best winning streak with 7; Othani (Los Angeles Dodgers) hopefully they all concentrate Seattle Storm 16-11. division: Dodgers with San 62-46, Cleveland Guardians Houston Astros have the worst 38; Aaron Judge (New York on playing and not making Francisco Giants and San Di- 52-53 (Last – Chicago White streak at five losses. Yankees) 37; Eugenio Suarez things difficult for a league that Sources: ESPN, MSN Sports, ego Chargers, though Dodg- Socks 39-68); West: Houston Pitching 2025: Garrett Cro- (Arizona) and Kyle Schwarber needs help in getting fans to On-Line media sports.