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SPORTS The Elk City News SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2025 • 3 Major Maynard - Future QB for Elk City guarded by ECHS - Jaxon McArthur Blocking a pass Adrin Acosta & Reece Robins ECHS - We're ready to play ECHS - Jaxon McArthur 1st Down Dejan Jackson - Jeremiah Jackson - Tucker Garza - ECHS - Incomplete pass to Jeremiah Jackson ECHS - Cheerleading team Cooper Beaner A 1st Rachel Poole & Britne Kiener A 2nd Tasha Marshall & Krystal D 2nd Kristina Cunningham & Devin B 1st Shilo Sellers & Julie Lenius Milkeraitis B 2nd Erin Davis & Rachel Davis C 1st Renae Dodson & Nancy Lenius Galmor E 1st Kelli Jordan & Mandy Wilson Local. College & High School Sports By Alex Alvarez to the WGA that does not sit on next year’s tournament yet! their thumbs and keeps this tour- Here are the results: ELK CITY’S DIAMOND IN THE nament growing in popularity be- CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT: 1st ROUGH: A SUCCESS STORY cause of the amenities and great (59) Kinsley Hall/Sydney Manning, Former Elk City Member and service making lady golfers feel at 2nd (60) Tori Windsor/Haley Gray, high School golfer Kinsley Hall home. 3rd (62) Carly Ward/Kaylee Ziontz, C 2nd Halie Crutsinger & Kiley and partner Sydney Manning are The club opens its doors at 6:30 4th, (63) Jamie Cameron/Lauie D 1st Dusty Frazier & Hattie Wales E 2nd Crystal Peck & Lacey Nelson Edwards the new champions of the Annual a.m. to the golfers who will start at Makescry, 5th (63) Lori Garrison/ Diamond in the rough. They beat 8:30, and while PGA Pro Derrek Lorie Harned Galmor/Kristina Cunningham, the season opener to Ohio State, Springs 18-0, Comanche 5-0, Rip- former three time champions, sis- Han and the WGA Committee “A” FLIGHT: 1st (65) Britney 3rd (80) Dana Vandever/Daryla won their second season game ley 13-1, Hydro/Eakly 12-0, Ripley ters Tori Windsor and Haylee Gray begin registering incoming golfers, Kiener/Rachel Poole, 2nd (65) Ta- Combs, 4th (80) Mona Alvarez/ against San Jose State Spartans 38- 10-6 and Lookeba/Sickles 7-6; loss- by a single stroke: 59 to 60. club and food manager Lyndsay sha Marshall/Krystal Milkeraitis, Linda Rule, 5th (80) Kim Brooks/ 7; Oklahoma State Cowboys are es versus Elgin 5-7 and Elgin 0-8. The Elk City Golf & Country Broadbent welcomes the players 3rd Amy Brown/Meghan Brown, Summer Jones 1-1, they beat Ut Martin in their Elk City Softball, Coach Kaleb Club hosted the 10th Annual with breakfast sandwiches and all 4th (65) Ashely Kelley/Ashley “E” FLIGHT: 1st (86) Mandy opener 27-7 but fell to the Oregon Murray. Record 16-2. Tumbleweed Golf Tournament kinds of morning beverages. By Underwood AKA “A2”, 5th (66) Wilson/Kelli Jordan, 2nd ((86) Ducks 69-3 in their second game. Last Five: 4-1. Wins versus with 73 enthusiastic teams of two the time the golfers hit the practice Stephanie Herbst/Holly Warfield Crystal Peck/lacey Nelson. 3rd (87) #1 Ohio State is 2-0, after a solid Weatherford 6-5, Oologah/Talala women who played a scramble. range and subsequently the course, “B” FLIGHT: 1st (71) Julie Le- Jo Ediger/Stephanie Edney, 4th win versus the #1 Texas 14-7 in 4-1, Adair 4-1, Dewey 2-0. Loss The current Women’s Golf As- their tummies and full and minds nius/Sellers, 2nd (71) Erin Davis/ (88) Jo Holman/Jackie Robertson, their opener, they beat Grambling versus Hominy 0-2. sociation leadership of Britney alert, while the husbands of sever- Rachel Davis, 3rd (71) Liz John- (5th) Jana Finnell/Dewana Wynn State Tigers 70-0! Elk City Football, Coach Zach Keiner, Lisa Knight and LeeAnn al of the local ladies prepare to be son/Ashlyn Kruer, 4th (71) Melissa Maynard. Record 0-2 Harrison spare no detail in the “beverage cart boys”, a “signature” Dibler/LeeAnn Harrison, 5th (71) COLLEGE FOOTBALL AREA HIGH SCHOOL RE- Losses versus Canadian 6-33 and tournament and make it one of of this event. April Scott/Jaznee White A week after Florida State upset SULTS: Altus 16-43. the most sought and popular in The morning of the tournament “C” FLIGHT: 1st (75) Renae Alabama by two touchdowns 31- Canute Baseball, Coach Bobby Marritt Softball, Coach Sarah the State of Oklahoma. Thumbs was cool and cloudy at a pleasant Dodson/Nancy Lenius, 2nd (75) 17, Alabama rebounded beat LA Blackburn. Record 14-4. Ranked Partain Record 16-8. up to Christine Hohnke, the first temperature in the low 60’s and Kiley Edwards/Haylie Crutsinger, Monroe 73-0. Oklahoma Universi- #2 Last two: 2-0. Wins versus Can- president of the WGA and her warmed up to great golfing weath- 3rd (75) Cindy Kies/Sunny Glass, ty Sooners started the season with Last four: 4-0. Wins versus Na- ute 4-1 and Frederick 13-0. board who had the vision of start- er of low 70’s, opposite to previous 4th (75) Valerie Lopez/Kasey Car- two wins, winning their first game vajo 6-5, Hydro-Eakly 13-3, Chey- Merritt Fooball, Coach Dustin ing this event that grew so much years when the tournament was ter, 5th (76) Jacy Dyson/Payton versus Illinois St 35-3 and then ene/Reydon 4-2, Navajo 2-1 Beasley. Record 1-1 over the last ten years that as soon held in high 90’s and low 100’s Au- Stephens beating powerful Michigan Wol- Canute Softball, Coach J.W. Gil- Last two: 1-1. Win versus Moore- as entries open, it fills up within gust temperatures and the golfers “D” FLIGHT: 1st (80) Dusty Fra- verines 24-13. Texas, who started lett. Record 17-6. Ranked #4 land 14-0 and loss versus Texhoma/ a couple of days, and thumbs up were exhausted! No, you can’t enter zier/Hattie Wales, 2nd (80) Devin ranked #1 and fell to #7 after losing Last eight: 6-2. Wins versus Rush Goodwell 8-34. Professional Individual Sports By Alex Alvarez reached the finals at Roland Garros semifinals, Jessica Pegula lost to is the first man since 2015 (Roger ning two and Jannik winning one. is the best player the Europeans aka French Open (lost to American Aryna 6-4, 3-6, 4-6. Amanda beat Federer) who reached the final Can’t wait to the Australian Open have for the Ryder Cup, played CHAMPIONS PREVAIL AT Coco Gauff ), reached the semifi- four-major champion Naomi Osa- without dropping a set. Before the in January of 2026! the Irish open as a “warm-up” for THE U.S. TENNIS OPEN nals at Wimbledon (lost to Amer- ka in the semifinals 6-7, 7-6, 6-3. match, won by Alcaraz, Jannick the Ryder Cup, came from behind The last major of the season ican Amanda Anisimova). Previ- In the most anticipated tennis had won 4 four of the last eight ma- GOLF in Ireland to win the Irish Open, featured the #1 ranked player for ously she had won two Australian final in the last few months, #1 Jan- jors, and Alcaraz three. Now, they The PGA Tour was idle this finishing at 17 under par tied with men’s and women’s tennis in their Open titles and a U.S. Open. nik Sinner met #2 Carlos Alcaraz. have won four and four of the last week, but will have the Procore Joakim Lagergren, whom he beat respective finals: Jannik Sinner and Meanwhile, the American la- Going back to the Australian Open eight. Championship in Napa, CA on in a three hole playoff 12 strokes to Aryna Sabalenka. dies had nothing to be ashamed in 2024, one or both of these tennis The final results for Alcaraz were September 11-14. As per Captain 13. On Saturday, Arina Sabalenka of in 2025: two of them won one stars has reached every major final, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, and you couldn’t Keegan Bradley, he wants all the Other known players in the Ry- solidified her #1 ranking by beat- major (Madison Keyes the Aus- three of them together. Before last imagine better shot making from p[layers to play in this tournament der Cup from Europe in the Irish ing American Amanda Anisimova tralian Opena and Coco Gauff the weekend, Carlos won in France these two players who are a far in preparation to the Ryder Cup on Open were: Shane Lowry (Tied in straight sets 6-3 and 7-6. It was French Open), and one, Amanda and Jannik in England. All eight ahead of everyone else, including the other side of the USA at Beth- for 15th at 7 Under), Tyrell Hatton Aryna’s second straight U.S. Open Anisimova reached the final in majors between the Australian the great Novak Djokovic who page Black in New York on Sep- (Tied 44th at 2 Under) and captain Championship making her the the last two. She lost the champi- Open of 2024 and the U.S. Open recently said, “these guys are just tember 26-28. It is yet unclear on Luke Donald (who was cut at 4 first in 11 years to repeat as win- onship final to now #2 Iga Swiatek of 2025 have been won by one of too good”. For Novak to admit that whether the PGA Tour will allow over par). ner at Flushing Meadows. In the in Wimbledon, then beat Iga in them. In 2025, Jannik became only fact, you better believe it! Carlos Bryson DeChambeau to play since Sources: ESPN, TV Sports, Wiki- previous three 2025 majors, Aryna the U.S. Open Semifinal to reach the fourth man in the Open Era to now has six majors and Jannik has after he joined LIV, he has been pedia, Golf Channel, CBS Sports, reached the finals in Melbourne her second straight final. Anoth- reach the finals of all majors in the four. They have met in the final of a banned from playing tour events. Personal Golf Library, MSN Sports (lost to American Madison Keyes), er American lost in the U.S. Open same year. As far Carlos Alcaraz, he major three times, with Carlos win- Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy, who Professional Team Sports By Alex Alvarez and American West where the Se- Chicago Cubs 81-62 (Last - Pitts- Pitching: Freddie Peralta (Mil- team, seems to be safe to enter Fever 23-20. attle Mariners are two and a half burgh Pirates 64-80); West: Los waukee Brewers) 16-5, ERA 2.50; the playoffs, however, the Fever Western: Minnesota Lynx 33- MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL games behind the Houston Astros. Angeles Dodgers 79-64, San Di- Max Fried (New York Yankees) 16- announced that Caitlin Clark is 9; Las Vegas Aces 28-14; Phoenix Those who have faith in the New AMERICAN LEAGUE ego Padres 78-65 (Last - Colorado 5, ERA 3.02; Carlos Rodon (NYY) out for the season, including all Mercury 27-15. York Yankees might not be wrong STANDINGS: Rockies 40-103). 16-7, ERA 3.24; Garrett Crochet playoffs. It seems that her injury is at all. The Yankees were beginning East: Toronto Blue Jays 82-61; As the regular season winds up, (Boston) 14-5, ERA 2.40; Nick Piv- worse than it was thought before NFL: to slip far behind the Toronto Jays at New York Yankees 80-63, (Last there is one stat that is telling on etta (San Diego) 13-4, ERA 2.84. and will rest her for the season. The NFL Season began with the one point, and were in 3rd place of - Baltimore Orioles 66-77); Cen- how each team is doing in their Batting: Aaron Judge (New Yor All Conference Standings have defending Super Bowl Champi- the American League East division, tral: Detroit Tigers 82-62, Kansas division, that stat is wins and losses Yankees) .321, Jacob Wilson (Ath- not changed since last week: The ons hosting the Dallas Cowboys behind Toronto and their arch-ri- City Royals 73-70 (Last – Chicago ratio in the last ten games: the best letics) .315; Bo Bichette (Toronto) top eight teams that would go to the last Thursday. The Eagles beat the vals, the Boston Red Sox, but now, White Socks 55-89); West: Hous- is at 7-3 and there are several teams .311; Jeremy Pena (Houston) .304. playoffs if the season ended now: Cowboys 24-20. Best comeback with less than 20 games left in the ton Astros 78-66, Seattle Mariners tied: New York Yankees (note, they Home Runs: Cal Raleigh (Seat- Minnesota Lynx; Atlanta Dream, game was the Buffalo Bills who regular season, are only two games 75-68 (Last - Oakland Athletics picked up two games versus Toron- tle Mariners) 53; Kyle Schwarber Las Vegas Aces, Phoenix Mercury, won 41-40 against the Baltimore behind the Toronto Blue Jays and a 66-78) to Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox (Philadelphia) 49; Shohei Othani New York Liberty, Golden State Ravens: Buffalo was 15 points be- game and a half ahead of the Bos- NATIONAL LEAGUE S who were 5-5 in the same period), (Los Angeles Dodgers) 48; Eugenio Valkyries, Indiana Fever and Seattle hind with five minutes to go, and ton Red Sox. Keep watching! TANDINGS: Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago White Suarez (Seattle Mariners) 45; Aaron Storm. Close to the bubble are Los scored 16 unanswered points, that Two other close divisions are the East: Philadelphia Phillies 8360, Sox, Texas rangers, Philadelphia Judge (New York Yankees) 43. Angeles Sparks. culminated with a field goal. National West where the Los An- New York Mets 76-67, (Last – Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, San By Division: Sources: ESPN, MSN Sports, On- geles Dodgers are only one game Washington Nationals 58-84); Francisco Giants, Arizona Dia- WNBA STANDINGS Eastern: Atlanta Dream 28-14; Line media sports. ahead of the San Diego Chargers, Central: Milwaukee Brewers 89-55, mondbacks Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark’s New York Liberty 25-17; Indiana