April 23, 2019 Issue, Page 9 of 10

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Elk City and Merritt High School Sports Schedule April 23 ELKCITY High school track at Weatherford 2:30 p.m. MERRITT High school district tournament. High school girls golf regional tournament. April 24 High school state testing 8:30 am. Softball bat testing. Elk City sophomore Tres Hill watches a putt on the TIth Elk City junior Tate Trotter pitches onto the green at the 11 hole Thursday at the Riverside Golf Course in Clinton. Trotter finished tied for first overall with fellow Elk green Thursday at the Riverside Golf Course in Clinton. sophomore Tres Hill shooting a 71. The Elks as a team finished first overall. Staff photo Hill finished tied for first overall with fellow Elk junior MERRITT by William B. Carroll. Tate Trotter shooting a 71. Staff photo by William B. High school slow pitch Carroll. regional tournament. By William B. Carroll Tim Ellison said the team was state title. Sports Editor having a bit of a difficult time, Other teams competing April25 missing shots and not playing in the event included Altus The Elk City boys golf team their best, but the team was scoring 369, Guthrie with a ELKCITY again dominated a tourna- able to once again dominate 388, Anadarko at 394, Cache ment this week by winning several area teams on their junior varsity at 407, Wood- BI-District baseball. the Clinton Invitational way to victory despite their ward at 410, Elgin at 412 and Boys golf in Ardmore 8 Tournament Thursday at rough start. Weatherford scoring a 429. Riverside Golf Course by 47 While the sun shone The Elk City JV boys also am. strokes. throughout the tournament, competed at the event and The team finished with a cool temperatures, especially scored a 409. Top scorer for score of 300 strokes. Host in the early morning hours, the JV team was sophomore Regional slow pitch tour- Clinton finished second with and gusty winds played a Aden Schmidt with a 92. nament 2:30 p.m. 347 strokes while Cache was factor as they normally do close behind in third at 349. this time of year in western Freshman T.J. Morris and se- Sophomore Tres Hill and Oklahoma as irregular gusts nior Rex Carver both scored Band Percussion Concert junior Tate Trotter shared caught some golfers shots 103 and freshman Cade overall individual first place and carried them far from Dewitt recorded a 111. 7pm. honors as both shot a 71 on their intended locations. The team has one more the day. Junior Baylar Bar- The Elks golfers appeared tournament next Thursday nett shot a77, while freshman to adjust on the back nine and in Lake Hefner before the re- MERRITT Drake Hughes shot an 81 shot right at the 300 mark El- gional tournament, which will High school slow pitch and sophomore Travis Poole lison said would be necessary be hosted at the Elk City Golf Elk City freshman Drake Hughes lines up a putt regional tournament. scored 87. at the beginning ofthe season and Country Club Monday, Thursday at the Riverside Golf Course in Clinton. On the front nine, coach to have any shot at winning a April 29. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. April 26 ELK CITY Elks out to early State FFA CDE contest State testing date 8:30 am. High school tennis tour- nament at home 9 a.m. Soccer 1st round play lead, ho don to win ‘The Elk City high school and two hit batters. Singles inning as another Culver but thanks to strong pitching district game against Clinton offs 6 p.m. baseball team staked out an by juniors Cale Brooks and single brought home Brooks performances from Brooks ‘Monday that will affect the early 4-run lead and held on Caden Culver helped with the again and gave the Elks a 4-0 and fellow junior Vincent Elks’ seeding for the district to win a non-district game offensive production in the advantage. Arvizu the Elks held on for tournament. The Red Torna- MERRITT Thursday against Altus 4-3. inning with Culver’s single The Elks then held on the win. does enter Monday's game High school slow pitch The Elks got out to a 3-0 bringing home Brooks. as Altus plated two runs in With the win, the Elks at 21-8 and 6-3 in district regional tournament. lead at the top of the first in- The Elks added another the fifth and another in the improve to 11-15 on the sea- play while the Elks are 4-5 in ning thanks in part to a walk run in the top of the second seventh to cut the lead to one, son with an important home district play. The Elk City News Annual Graduation Section is around the corner. We spotlight 2019 graduates from Elk City and surrounding towns. Help us congratulate graduates by placing an ad showing your support for our students! Call D’Ann or Brittany for more information at 980-225-3000 or stop by the office at 206 W. Broadway.