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SPORTS The Elk City News SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026 • 3 Tobie Carnes watching husband Sy Freeman - 1st with Quint Nichols Rick Womack - 'How come it went Quint Nichols - 1st with Sy Freeman Oakley Blankenship took 2nd with Mr. Golf - Craig Martin Jackie hit a shot on #15. that way' Hunter Womack 'We're not going to get beat by Maddox McArthuer Keaton Finnell Hunter Womack too 2nd with Oakley Gina Kauk watching son Aaron Aaron Kauk ('Skinny on Sports') the Hohnkes' - LeeAnn Harrison to Blankenship playing in his dad's event husband Brad 'We're going to beat the Harrisons' 'Oh no!' - Aubrey Edwards 'Oh No!' - Leah Redd Charlie's friends - Paul Gunkel, Greg Dodson, Lynn Bailey and Joe Wynn Devin Jordan walking on the track - Neil & Chrsitine Hohnke with sons Cooper and Cole. International Golf By Alex Alvarez the U.S. team taking three of the they won 2 ½ to 1 ½ but could not Americans had a very tough task the only two losses of the American Jackson Koivun def Si Woo Kim five Four-Ball matches played cut into the International Team’s on Sunday: to win the Cup, they Team. Wyndham Clark lost to Tom 2-Up, Jacob Bridgeman def Min AN EPIC COMEBACK BY (AKA Best Ball) to take a point lead further on the afternoon would have to win 8 of the 12 sin- Kim 3 & 2 and Sungjae Im defeated Woo Lee 1-Up and Xander Shauf- U.S.A. NETS 11TH STRAIGHT lead of 3-2. However, the Interna- round when teams split the points gles matches. Two thirds! Sam Burns 2 & 1. But nine of the fele def Ryan Fox 2 & 1. WIN IN THE BIENNIAL COM- tional Team came alive on Friday 2-2 in the Foursomes matches. On Sunday, President Donald other ten won their match, and one It was said that the Americans PETITION and swept the Americans in all five U.S. Team captain Brandt Snede- Trump, Honorary Chairman of tied when Russell Henley tied with won “despite” their captain’s mis- Before the start of this year’s Pres- Foursome (AKA Alternate Shots) ker sat his best player for the after- the Tournament, came in and gave Nick Taylor. takes. But you really can’t say that. ident’s Cup, many people thought matches to take the lead 7-3 to the noon on Saturday, Scottie Scheffler a short inspirational talk to the The nine outright winners on The players hit the ball, not the cap- that for it to be as interesting as it weekend, leading by a very com- along with Jackson Koivu, Justin American team. And it worked! Sunday were, in order of their tee tain. It is an individual sport, but should be, that the International fortable margin to the weekend. Thomas and Collin Morikawa on The American Team ended up times: Cameron Young def Ryo in this case, twelve players team up Team should win over the Amer- The weekend had eight team a session in which the Americans winning 9 ½ points out of the 12 Hisatsune 3 & 2, Justin Thomas to play against other twelve in dif- ican Team which had a record of matches on Saturday (Four each of needed to get closer by at least played and won the cup 17-13. def Corey Conners 3 &2, Scottie ferent formats. There is much talk 14-1-1 in this biennial competition. Four-Ball and Foursomes) and 12 another point, but it wasn’t to be, Two American players played Scheffler def Nico Echavarria 2 &1, about which pairings “would be THEY ALMOST GOT THEIR singles matches on Sunday. setting the first ever lead into the all five matches, and those two, Christ Gotterup def Christian Be- best” in the different formats, but WISH! With the word “ALMOST” The Americans cut the Interna- Sunday singles of the Internation- Wyndham Clark and Sam Burns, zuidenhout 1-Up, Collin Morikawa that is more speculation than facts, being the key word. tional Team to three points after the al Team in U.S. soil. The lead was and practically were burnt out by def Hideki Matsuyama 1-Up, Pat- It started Thursday Sep 24 with morning session of Four Ball when three points: 10 ½ to 7 ½. So the Sunday, both losing their match for rick Cantlay def Adam Scott 2 &1, See GOLF page 7 High School Sports By Alex Alvarez Charlie Kauk, a favorite of many small breakfast and lunch diner, he the spring of 2014 I had the privi- FORGET TO SIGN UP NEXT Quint Nichols/Sy Freeman; 2nd people, passed after the Covid ep- perfected the art of making friends lege of attending The Masters with YEAR! (57) Justin Twyman/Brian Hunt; CHARLIE KAUK MEMORIAL idemic. Charlie was a popular golf- while always supporting Elk City several members, including Char- There were two other contests 3rd (58) Oakley Blankenship/ I write this in my “High School er who played a different kind of sports, especially golf, thus Coach lie and wife Gina: I don’t think that and a raffle for a $12,000 golf cart. Hunter Womack Sports” column because the Char- game as he played more social golf Hunt’s decision to rename the Elk anyone on that trip had more fun Logan Duncan won the putting “A” – 1st (63) Aaron Kauk/ lie Kauk Memorial is about rais- than championship golf. A man City Golf Fundraiser, the Charlie than him. In essence, this tourna- contest, Oakley Blankenship won Dustin Gunkel, 2nd (63) Mikey ing funds for the Elks Golf Teams who didn’t care if he had a four or Kauk Memorial: a homerun! ment has become a fundraiser at- the “Charlie” closest to the pin Copeland/Deacon Pickett, 3rd (63) (Boys & Girls). This fundraiser has more. In fact, he perfected the art Charlie loved golf and he loved tached to the memory of a true golf (right handed golfers hit left hand- Maddox MacArthur/Juan Lopez been going on for many years, how- of playing bad from both sides of the Sooners. In the fall, if he had a friend who never missed an Elk ed, and left handed golfers hit right “B” – 1st (67) Justin Robinson/ ever, the name “Charlie Kauk Me- the ball, one week he would play golf group on a Saturday morning, City result and it was not a surprise handed), and Jamie Talley won the Ben Robinson, 2nd (67) Colby morial” was adopted by golf coach left-handed and the next he would and the Sooners were playing, he that many of his friends were found golf cart. Brewster/Rafe Alvarez, 3rd (67) Joe and then athletic director Brian play right-handed to see if he could would bring a speaker to listen to making teams in this tournament. Here are the results: Hunt just a few years ago when improve. Through golf and his the game while he was playing. In If you didn’t play this year, DON’T “Championship Flight”: 1st (57) See HIGH SCHOOL page 7 Professional Team Sports By Alex Alvarez son belongs to the Seattle Mariners games now. Take for instance that innings, thus, they are not as tired will play the Astros and the winner (Liberty leads 1-0) and Dream vs with 116 wins (2001), same number Justin Velander (DET) and Randy in the sixth as they would be in the will play Cleveland Guardians who Mystics (Dream leads 1-0) MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYOFFS the Chicago Cubs won in 1902 in a Johnson (ARI) have the record of ninth. From 1970-1999 the average are exempt from the first playoff Eastern Conference First Round ARE SET: short season of 152 games. So, the wins in one year of 24-5 in the 21st number of strikeouts per inning round; and Red Sox will play the (Best of three): Valkyries vs Wings All teams have played 162 games Chicago Cubs has the best winning Century, compared to Denny Mc- for a Cy Young Award Winner was Yankees and the winner will play (Valkyries lead 1-0) and Aces vs Fe- in six months. Half (81) were home percentage in a year: .763 for the Lain’s 31 wins since 1950. The average .86; in the 2000’s, the average is as Tampa Bay Rays. ver (Aces lead 1-0). games and half were away games. Cubs and .716 for the Mariners. wins of the Cy Young Award from the high as 1.27 strikeouts per inning. National League: Phillies will Most of the teams who have made The game has changed a lot, and 1970’s to the 1990’s was 19.6; the aver- This year, the pitchers with the play the Braves and the winner will NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE the news the last century are in the now pitchers are protected much age wins of the Cy Young Award win- most wins are Christopher Sanchez play the Dodgers; Cubs will play Only five teams are undefeated in playoffs, Yankees, Dodgers, Phillies, more. Pitchers seldom complete 9 ner in the 21st century has dropped (PHI) and Sony Gray (BOS). Both the Padres and the winner will play the first three games of the Football Braves, Red Sox, Brewers, Cubs. innings. At the beginning of baseball, to 17.4. From 1950-1979, the average have 18 wins, compared to over 22 Milwaukee Brewers. season: Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Every one of these teams has won in the early 1900’s, pitchers complet- number of wins was 22.5 games. Get- wins average in the late part of the Playoff games begin Tuesday Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Las a World Series. Even the Cleveland ed a full game of nine innings 50-60% ting to 20 now, is a lot. 20th Century. September 29 with all four wild Vegas Raiders and San Francisco Guardians, formerly the Cleveland of the time! Now, less than 1%!!!! It Nowadays if you start 28 times That is the reason that the Dodg- card games. This games will be 49ers. Indians, won two World Series was a gradual change, where you is too many, and mostly, you will ers are a favorite to win the World “best of three” after which it will be Of the five, only four will have a before changing their “offensive” took care of your pitching staff to pitch no more than 6 innings and Series three times in a row, as their “best of five” on Division series and chance to be undefeated after next name to Cleveland Guardians. avoid injuries, and get extended rest. no more than 100 pitches, if that pitching bullpen is deeper than any the Division Championship and game, as the Kansas City Chiefs will This year, the best record be- You have “openers” and “closers” spe- many, and because of that, one other team: Shohei Ohtani, Yoshi- World Series is “best of seven.” play the Las Vegas Raiders and only longed to the Milwaukee Brewers, cialists. In 2024, out of 2,430 games, thing that has changed to a high- nobu Yamamoto, Justin Wroblesky one of the two will remain unde- with 103 wins. Next was the Los there were only 28 games in which er percentage is the number of and now Tarik Subal. WNBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: feated for 2026. Angeles Dodgers with 100 games. the opener completed nine innings. strikeouts per inning, attributed Here is the playoff schedule: Western Conference First Round Sources: ESPN, GOOGLE, The record in a full 162 games sea- Also, pitchers do not play as many to the fact that pitchers pitch less American League: White Sox (Best of three): Lynx vs Liberty SPORTS CHANNELS. Sports Tidbits By Alex Alvarez will expand to 18 teams by 2030. No American went undefeated in alyst teams ever: Troy Aikman and then the Tigers proceeded to lose Come on coaches! Texas’ De- Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia the Presidents Cup, but two Amer- Joe Buck. 32-24 against the team he practi- fensive End Colin Simmons was MLB BASEBALL will join the 15 current teams in the icans had a great record of 3-1-0: Lamar Johnson brought the Ra- cally left in the middle of the night flagged for Unsportsmanlike ac- Los Angeles Dodgers are favored WNBA. Scottie Scheffler and Chris Gotterup vens to a win in the last few seconds a year ago. tion after mimicking urinating on a to “threepeat.” They would join the Best of three first round of play- (a former Sooner). of the game at Maracana Stadium in USC’s linebacker Desman Ste- player he just tackled. Is coach Steve Yankees (who have done it three offs is set: Lynx vs Liberty and Meanwhile, across the ocean, Brazil against the Dallas Cowboys. phens had a brutal hit on Oregon’s Sarkisian going to suspend Sim- times, one of those a “fourpeat”) Dream vs Mystics on the West; Matt Fitzpatrick won the FedEx Maracana is the home of “futbol” Dante Moore that earned him an mons? Doubtful! and the Oakland Athletics who have Valkyries vs Wings and Aces vs French Open by three shots over in the Americas as it is the largest ejection. Desman was seen laughing done it once. Eight other teams have Feber on the East. Next round will Angel Hidalgo. Europeans are get- stadium in the world. Ravens beat and enjoying his “defensive act,” but OTHER won the World Series twice in a row. be best of five and finals will be best ting ready early for the Ryder Cup in Cowboys 34-31. he shouldn’t now: the Ducks got up- Asian Games 2026: Athletes con- Anyone ready to pitch nine in- of seven. Ireland in 2027! set and maybe inspired and ended tinue stellar performances at the Ai- nings in a playoff game? Yoshinobu COLEGE FOOTBALL up winning the game 41-27 at the chi-Nagoya Games in Japan, where Yamamoto pitched all nine innings GOLF NFL FOOTBALL: Arkansas campus resembled a Trojans field. Desman should be India recently added eight medals in game 2 of the 2025 World Series Many people, including Ameri- Historic Milestone: It will mark ghost town as no one shows up to benched a couple of more games for across shooting, squash, and track for the Dodgers, who won 5-1 on cans, wanted the International team the first time ESPN will broadcast watch Razorbacks get beaten down this dangerous hit. and field events. PGA Tour player their way to their pennant of 2025. to beat the American team to make the Super Bowl and ABC’s first time by Georgia. The stadium was prac- OSU’s Cowboys have a better Tom Kim will participate in the golf Yamamoto retired the last 20 batters the Presidents Cup more “competi- airing the game since 2006. This will tically empty. Final score: 45-17 in win/loss record (3-1) than the OU event, if he wins, he will avoid 2 year in a row. tive” and they almost got their wish. be done simultaneously. favor Bulldogs. Sooners (2-2) after four games. It mandatory military service. Play Americans came from 3 points be- Rumor: ESPN might not re- Lane Kiffin was received with must be painful for the Sooners! good Tom!! WNBA hind to the 12 singles matches and new Troy Aikman’s contract which vulgar chant when LSU visited his OSU is ranked in the top 20 nation- Sources ESPN , Google, MSN It was announced that the WNBA won 9 ½ points to win the Cup 17-13. would split one of the greatest tv an- old team at the Ole Miss stadium, ally, while OU is slipping far back! Sports, On-Line, local