April 2, 2019 Issue, Page 9 of 10

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Aprit2,2019 Elk City and Merritt High School over Elk City. Sports Entering Friday’s action the Elks were looking for a Schedule win against Shattuck to possi- bly extend their tournament into Saturday in Weatherford. April2 As with the game against Leedey, the Elks spotted the ELK CITY Indians an early lead, falling High school slow pitch at behind 1-0 in the first and 3-1 Granite 4:30 p.m. in the second before taking a lead in the bottom of the sec- High school baseball vs ond thanks toa 5 run inning Cache 5:00 p.m. for a 6-3 lead. In the third, the Elks would High school soccer vs extend their lead to 10-S, but Woodward 5:00 p.m. a big seven run inning gave the Indians a lead they would MERRITT not relinquish. They went on High school boys golf at Elk City junior second baseman Bryler Nichols readies to best the Elks 12-10 setting Fort Cobb 8:30 a.m. to catch a ball during Thursday’s game against Leedey. up the Elks game against host Nichols recorded the out at second and then turned Clinton as their final chance High school baseball vs adouble play atfirst base to end the top of the fifth to pick up a win in the tour- EIk City junior varsity 4:30 inning. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. nament. p.m. Elk City senior pitcher Kobe Gerhold reaches full ‘The game was mostly a extension in snagging a pop-up Thursday afternoon defensive and pitching battle High school slow pitch at in the Elks’ 7-4 loss to Leedey. Also pictured is first Both teams would add runs scoring three runs in the until the seventh inning when Snyder 4:30 p.m. baseman Karsen Dixon. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. in the third inning as the Yel- bottom of the third inning EIk City scored five runs in lowjackets extended their thanks to a huge triple by the top ofthe inning to take April3 By William B. Carroll lowjackets in the first inning lead to 10-2. The Elks added junior Bryler Nichols. Nich- 6-2 lead with only a half Sports Editor courtesy of an RBI double by two more runs in the fourth ols would later score himself inning left to play. In the bot- ELK CITY senior Brandon Purvis. courtesy ofa ground rule thanks to a single by Gerhold tom of the seventh though the All Sports Association The Elk City baseball team The Yellowjackets tallied double by senior Kobe Ger- giving the Elks a 4-2 lead at Elks couldn’t hold onto the Meeting in the High School had a rough go of it during five hits in the bottom of the hold that plated two runners the end of the third inning. Jead allowing the Red Torna- Commons 8:00-9:30. the I-40 tournament in Clin- second to push four runners to bring the score to 10-4. The lead held until the does to bat around the lineup, ton on Thursday and Friday across for a 4-1 lead. After ‘The remainder of the game top of the fifth inning when scoring five runs of their own Girls golf at Kingfisher as they dropped four games the Elks failed to score in the was a defensive struggle as Leedey tied the game up and winning on a walk-off 9:00 a.m. over the first two days of the top of the second the Yellow- neither team could get much thanks to a triple and single single for a 7-6 victory. tournament. jackets added another four going on the offensive end. of their own. The Bison The losses drop the Elks The Elks first faced a runs in the bottom of the sec- In their second game would add two in the sixth to 6-7 on the season with a April 4 talented Kingfisher squad ond, courtesy of two doubles against the Leedey Bison, and one in the seventh, while home and home series sched- ELK CITY Thursday afternoon getting and two singles, for a com- the Elks spotted the Bison holding the Elks’ offense in uled for Monday and Tues- High school baseball at out to a 1-0 lead over the Yel- manding eight-run lead. an early two run lead before check to take a 7-4 victory day against Cache. Piedmont Tournament Oilerettes battle back High school slow pitch at Weaterford Tournament 12:30 p.m. State FCCLA convention/ OKC 7:00 a.m. High school tennis at to play in title game OKCTC 9:00 a.m. MERRITT High school baseball at Granite Tournament April5 ELK CITY High school baseball at Piedmont Tournament High school slow pitch at Weatherford Tournament 8:00 p.m. High School Tennis Tournament at home 9:00 am. High school track at Altus 10:00 a.m. Oilerette Macie Steward makes a leaping play at Merritt shortstop Miranda Brady steps on second base before firing to first fora High school soccer at third base to record an out Friday during the Merritt double play during Friday’s action at the Merritt Invitational tournament. Staff photo Kingfisher 5:00 p.m. Invitational tournament. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. by William B. Carroll. April6 By William B. Carroll dominating 11-2 victory over the run rule and gain a 10-2 triple by Macie Steward and In the final against Moun- Sports Editor Sentinel, who made their victory over the Broncos. an RBI sacrifice fly by Mong. tain View-Gotebo, the ELK CITY way into the bracket due to In the next game the ‘The game would remain Oilerettes didn’t have an High scool baseball at The Merritt Oilerettes a 15-4 loss to Granite. The Oilerettes continued their close until the bottom of answer for the Lady Tigers, Piedmont Tournament. slow-pitch softball team Cilerettes scored three runs hot streak, scoring five runs the sixth inning when the losing 11-1 in four innings. A entered Friday’s action need- in the second inning, four in the fifth inning and 12 in Oilerettes blew the game six-run first inning and four- Aprils ing three consecutive wins in the third and four in the the second to stop the game open with a four run inning run fourth set the tone for the to make the championship fourth in route to a run-rule in only three innings against to take a 12-7. Ringwood was Lady Tigers title win. ELK CITY series, which they got before limited game that lasted only Snyder. The 17-2 win set up able to push one run across in The Oilerettes are now Girls golf at Duncan 8:00 falling 11-1 in the title game. four innings. The win moved an effective semifinal match the top of the seventh, but the 12-9 on the season follow- am. The Oilerettes started the Oilerettes onto the next against Ringwood for the Oilerettes shut the door and ing the tournament. They Friday’s action in the los- step in the bracket and a Fri- honor of playing Mountain took a 12-8 victory into the will next face Cache at home High school boys golf ers bracket of their own day afternoon game against View-Gotebo in the champi- championship. Monday at 4 p.m. invitations] 8:00 a.m. tournament after dropping Blair. onship final. their first game Thursday to Coming into Friday's ac- Ringwood got out to the High school slow pitch vs Mountain View-Gotebo 11-7. tion, the Oilerettes had the early lead scoring two runs Hammon 4:00 p.m. The ladies from Merritt got difficult task of needing to in the top ofthe first. Merritt Elks golf team wins behind the Lady Tigers early win five games in a row in responded with a run of their High school baseball vs Weatherford 5:00 p.m. onas the Lady Tigers scored order to win the tournament own before a wild second in- Weatherford tournament two runs in the first, three in due to the structure of the ning ended with both teams third and one in the fifth to brackets. The team needed at knotted at six runs apiece. MERRITT take a six run lead. But the least three wins to reach the Ringwood scored four By William B. Carroll High school slow pitch at ilerettes were not done as championship series where runs thanks in parto an Sports Editor Clinton 4:30 p.m. they scored four runs in the they would need two more RBI double and triple that bottom of the sixth to tie the wins in order to claim the helped clear the bases. The The Elk City boys golf team won in impressive fashion High school baseball vs game at six all. crown. Oilerettes would respond Friday taking the tournament title by 24 strokes with a 313 Mountain View at home ‘The game remained tied Against Blair the Oilerettes with a five run inning of their score. 4:30 p.m. until the eighth inning when got off to a fast start and a own thanks to patient hitting The Elks finished first out of seven teams. Clinton fin- the Lady Tigers plated five 3-0 lead at the end of the first that earned four singles and ished second with a 337 and Cache finished third with a April9 runs in the top of the inning inning. A double by Macken- three walks on their way to a 342, Also competing were El Reno, 356; Altus, 395; Weath- erford, 443; and Alva, 452. to take an 11-6 lead. The zie Mong and singles by Jaci 6-6 tie. ELK CITY Oilerettes could only man- Garrett, Shelby Thomas and The Oilerettes would take Elk City juniors Baylar Barnett and Tate Trotter both High school tennis at age one run in the bottom of Miranda Brady got the ladies a7-6 lead in the bottom of the scored a 77 during the event. Sophomore Travis Poole shot OKCTC 9:00 a.m. the inning and the Lady Ti- from Merritt off to a strong third, but Ringwood would 79, freshman Drake Hughes shot an 80 and junior John High school baseball at gers moved into the winners start. Four more runs in the come right back and tie the Hargues shot an 82. Only the top four scores are counted, Weatherford 5:00 p.m. bracket of the tournament. bottom of the second gave the game courtesy of a lead-off resulting in the Elk’s 313 score, which is a slight improve- The Oilerettes would play Oilerettes a commanding 7-0 homerun. ment over their scores earlier in the week in Lawton. High school slow pitch at their first losers bracket lead. They were able to close In the bottom of the fourth, The Elks will next host the Elk City Invitational tourna- Cache 5:00 p.m. game on Thursday and would the game with two runs in the the Oilerettes would again ment at the Elk City Golf and Country Club Monday, April emerge victorious after a bottom ofthe four to invoke take the lead with a leadoff 8 beginning at 8 a.m.