July 5, 2019 Issue, Page 11 of 12

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Last week’s soccer camp hosted by the Elk City Soccer Boosters and the Elk City Soccer Club was a huge success with 31 kids in grades K-6 participating. Left photo: Front Row: Girls fourth and fifth grade camp participants Evynn Youngblood, Audrey Kauk, Grayce Keller, Riley Tripp, Nikki Kirkley and Miya Sargent. Back row: Camp coaches: High School girl’s soccer coach Rhonda Merrifield and students Laney Belote, Savannah Kauk, Yadira Rivera, Anahi Garcia, Aurora + gue Martinez and Rossy Garcia. Below top photo: High school girl’s soccer player Rossy Garcia (center) leads camp participants in a passing and shooting drill. Camp participants were taught basic skills in shooting, passing, teamwork, and other important skiills during the camp. Below second photo: Students in the third through sixth grades compete in a scrimmage during the camp’s final day on Friday. Bottom two photos: At the end of the camp, students got the opportunity to cool off by playing in the sprinklers Friday. Staff photos by William B. Carroll. ningto blow the game open. five graduating high school Justin Smith, Zach Booth seniors were chosen. ‘The Elk City Daily News and Earnest Crawford each Webb is the son of Ron and July 1969 hit RBI triples in the frame. Gina Webb. He was born in Cade Harris had the other Pampa, Texas but grew up in Midget Semi-Finals set hit, a single. Elk City, and he plans to at- Erick’s Kendall Prather tend Oklahoma State Univer- Elk City, Clinton and also tripled in the first in- sity and pursue dual degrees Cordell all advanced to the ning, driving in the Mav- in aerospace and mechanical semi-finals of the Midget ericks’ first two runs of the engineering. division of the Fourth of game. “T filled out an application July baseball tournament and wrote several essays, all with victories in the opening focused on the importance of round of the three-day event. organ donation,” Webb said. Coach Orland Jantzen’s ‘The essay called for Webb Elk City Midgets pounced The Elk City Daily News to describe how they have on Dill City, 12-4, in the first July 2009 made a difference in the game of the afternoon with lives of others, and to share Rusty Still picking up the Travelers Win Wichita why they believe organ dona- win for the Elk City base- State University Showcase tion is important. ballers. His inspiration, he added, Kenneth Tibbetts hit a After running into a came from another Elk City triple to lead the hitting at- red-hot pitcher in the open- student. tack as he received the only ing round of the Wichita “I was inspired by the sto- hit of the day for the local State University Showcase, ry of JJ Cogburn, a former Midgets. the Travelers 18U squad student who passed away Dill City turned all four of rebounded with consecutive from acar crash, but saved their runs in the third inning run rules to remain in con- the lives of four separate with the game lasting only tention. The Elk City-based people through his organ six innings. squad improved to 39-9 and donation,” Webb said. In the second game of the was slated to play two more He learned he’d been cho- afternoon Clinton blasted pool contests on Saturday. sen for the scholarship while Canute, 11-1, to advance to In their first contest, the coming home from a college the semi-finals and have a ‘Travelers dropped a 2-1 ver- orientation. chance to meet Elk City. dict to the Midwest Nation- “J felt extremely thankful Canute’s lone run came in als 18-year-old squad and that all of my hard work paid the fifth inning with the right Missouri State-bound pitcher off,” he said. fielder, Rogers scoring. Steve Gordon. This year’s scholarship Gordon and the Travlers’ theme was “How I Have Brendan McCurry hooked up Made a Positive Impact in Clinton Nips Elks in an old fashioned pitcher's the Lives of Others.” duel for seven innings, but “Where other scholar- Coach Sonny Vermil- an unearned tally after three ships focus on athletic and lion’s Elk City American. ‘Traveler miscues with two academic achievements, the Legion baseballers are set to outs in the third proved to be Taylor’s Gift Scholarship journey to Hobart for a battle fatal. McCurry aided his own seeks to highlight students with the Bearcats following a cause in the second, staking that are truly making a posi- 10-6 loss in Clinton. the Oklahoma squad to a 1-0 tive impact in their world,” Elk City pitchers gave up lead with a solo home run but said Tara Storch, co-founder four walks, 12 hits, 10 runs that was one of just three hits of Taylor’s Gift. and struck out four batters in in the game, joining infield Webb said his goal is to the seven inning battle. singles from Dayne Parker excel at everything he does. Clinton hurlers walked and Cale Elam. “My goal is to be the best only two Elks while striking The Nationals tied it in the student I can be, whether it’s out five and giving up only third and then broke up Mc- in the classroom, in an orga- 10 hits. Curry’s no-hit bid in the sixth nization such as student gov- with a sharp one-out single ernment, or in an internship to left. Tow batters later they at one of my dream jobs like had the lead for good with a NASA or SpaceX,” he said. run-scoring double. “This scholarship will allow The Elk City Daily News Friday saw two more me to focus on completing July 1994 sensational pitching efforts those goals without worry- from Traveler hurlers en ing about the financial side Mavs Romp to Another route to a pair of shutouts. ofcollege.” Webb encour- In the opener, Jace James aged students applying for twirled a two-hitter in a 10-0 scholarships to be genuine David Smith scattered blanking of the Kansas City and look beyond just listing four hits through five innings Royals. He struck out four their resume. and struck out nine as the and walked only one. “{t’s about you and your Elk City Mavericks blasted story,” Webb said. “It’s about Perry 12-2 in asecond round what makes you stand out.” game in the Ed Story Memo- “The NIKE Brand has a rial Tournament Friday Jong standing history of help- night at Ackley Park. The Elk City News ing athletes unlock their hu- The Mavs, who stand 43-13 July 2018 man potential, and the NIKE overall and 2-0 in the tourna- Global Socks team is hon- ment, played a Topeka, Kan- Elk City student wins Tay- ored to support these young sas team prior to the game lor’s Gift scholarship leaders in the work they've against Perry. done for their schools and ‘Smith, a right-hander, An Elk City student has communities to help unlock gave up a walk and a homer been named a recipient the human potential of those in the first inning, but he shut of the 2018 Taylor’s Gift in need,” said Hans George, Perry (11-20) out in the final Foundation Scholarship, vice president of Socks — four frames. He has good presented by the NIKE NIKE North America. control Friday, walking only Global Socks Team. Ga- To learn more about Webb four. briel Webb was one of 1,300 and other winners, or to Elk City, which run-ruled applicants from across the learn more about the Tay- e Lawton earlier in the week, United States chosen by the lor’s Gift Foundation, visit used a seven-run fourth in- national nonprofit. Of those, TaylorsGift.org.