July 9, 2019 Issue, Page 8 of 8

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The current basketball court at the Pioneer Center will soon get a big facelift as crews begin this week replacing the floor, which will have an entirely new look to make it more consistent with other similar floors at schools throughout the district. The work is expected to take several weeks. Floor Tech Janitorial Supplies of Bethany will perform the work onthe court. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. Pioneer Center basketball floor to get update By William B. Carroll the gym floors in the district and has performed work for He said the company will and at the corners of the be atan color. He also noted Sports Editor consistent, said Elk City High schools around the state of be taking the floor down to court will be interlocking School Athletic Director Oklahoma. the original wood and will ECs. that the current court has In order to make the Elk Brian Hunt. Workers with Floor Tech be replacing the floor as well Hunt also said the area yellow in the color scheme, City High School’s basket- “We did the intermediate will start the project this as repainting and restriping inside the 3-point line on which is not one of the ball floor uniform with other school last year and now we week, and the entire project the floor to make the overall each side of the court and the floors in the district, work are doing the high school,” will take several weeks, Hunt color scheme more consistent “paint” area underneath each school’s traditional colors. will begin Monday to change Hunt said. said. While it is anticipated with the other schools in the basket will be stained to give the floor at the Pioneer Floor Tech Janitorial Sup- the project will only take a district. the court a little more color The current floor at the Center. plies of Bethany will perform few weeks, Hunt said work The center ofthe floor will variation, more in line with Pioneer Center is the original This change is just part the work. The company must be done on the project have a large elk head that the school’s traditional col- ofa process to make all of specializes in gym floors by Sept. 1. functions as the school’s logo ors. Hunt said the stain will floor, according to Hunt. Elk City 12U Outlaws clinch state tournament spot By William B. Carroll week in Weatherford. contest that was close early the second time around, the another three runs in the bot- will be today at 4 p.m. against Sports Editor In their first game Wednes- before the Outlaws pulled Outlaws were still able to tom of the fourth for acom- the Tishomingo Indians. A day afternoon, the Outlaws away for a 9-0 win. The prevail by a 9-6 score. manding 8-3 lead. Laverne win would see the Outlaws The Elk City 12U Outlaws crushed the Warriors from Outlaws scored one in the ‘The Tigers jumped out to would battle back in the fifth move into the winner’s baseball team cruised to the Okarche 21-2. A big second first, two in the third, one in an early 3-0 lead in the top of with three runs of their own, OK Kids Baseball Associa- inning propelled the Outlaws the fourth, three in the fifth the first inning and held the but the Outlaws would add bracket Wednesday to face tion state tournament this to victory against the War- and two in the sixth for the lead through the bottom of arun in the bottom ofthe the Perry/Dibble winner. weekend with three big victo- riors as the boys from Elk 9-0 win. Outlaws pitchers the frame, after the Outlaws frame and then held off La- Other local teams compet- ries in regional play. City scored 14 runs in the allowed only three hits to the registered a run, at 3-1. The vern in the sixth to complete ing in the OK Kids state tour- The Outlaws, playing in frame to take a commanding Tigers in the contest. game would remain 3-1 until the 9-6 win. nament include the Elk City the Woodward regional, won 16-0 lead. For the game, the For the championship the bottom of the third when With the victory the 10U (Peewee) Outlaws, who three games en route to the Outlaws pounded out 15 hits. game, the Outlaws would the Outlaws would pick up Outlaws will now travel to regional title and a berth in Friday, the Outlaws faced again face Laverne. While four big runs and a 5-3 lead. Weatherford for the state will face Stillwell Tuesday at the state title playoffs this Laverne in a winners bracket the score was much closer The Outlaws would add tournament. Their first game 6 pan. in Sallisaw. Paul George shows continued support for Russell Westbrook after requesting trade By Maddie Lee tip-toe around his support for teammate -- or even that "no come on, that says a lot on much, while determined to play with Westbrook’ narra- The Oklahoman Westbrook. He hadn't since one" wants to play alongside its own, what kind of person have postseason success. tive from re-surfacing when becoming his teammate. him, as several fans and me- Russ is.” In George's second year George chose Leonard (and Paul George locked eyes When news broke this week dia members have phrased ‘The pair had nicknames with the Thunder, his on- likely a shot at a title). with an Oklahoma City-based that George had asked for, it. Kevin Durant's departure for each other and shared court chemistry with West- George combated its rise reporter as he answered and succeeded in getting, a in 2016 free agency sparked inside jokes. Their 3-point brook translated into the best via social media. his question about Russell trade to join up with Kawhi that take, and it quickly grew contest rivalry included performance of George's His second post since news Westbrook's ninth straight Leonard next season, George into a full-fledged fire. creative ways to distract career. He was an MVP final- triple-double. reaffirmed his stance on his Reporters have been one another. They shared a ist, despite playing with two of the trade broke featured "I think that's probably the former teammate. asking George about that knowing look and snicker in injured shoulders for at least aphoto of him celebrating only positive we've heard Two hours after ESPN's assumption, often in round- their combined press confer- the last month and a half of on the court with his Thun- about Russ coming from you, Adrian Wojnarowski broke about ways, since he decided ence after Game 3 of their the season. der teammates. He thanked honestly," George said in the the news that the Thunder tore-sign with OKC last first-round series against "I think anything he does OKC, the fans and Thunder middle ofamedia scrum at had traded George to the summer. George shot it down Portland, before they each is just amplified," George leadership. He described the Toyota Center in Febru- Clippers, George's verified every chance he got. answered "next question.” said of Westbrook, "and if the scene in the picture as "a ary. "So, I'll tell you thank you account quote-tweeted ana- "Honestly, man, he's one of On the court, it took a anybody knows Russ on a bond that can't be broken.” for that." lyst and former NBA player the best human beings I've season for George and West- personal level, you know that George finished the He pursed his lips and let Jalen Rose's post: "I am not ever been a part of (some- brook to find the right bal- he's as real as it gets. He's the silence sit. accepting any Westbrook thing with," George said in ance between their playing 100 percent. He's as pure ofa paragraph of text with, "You already know what it is @ It was the most frustration slander his exit interview in April. "I styles -- George reflected in person that you can find.” the oft-gracious George had George added, "At all." had a choice and a decision January that when he, West- ‘Two years of George russwest4! Love brodie!" shown with the media all sea- George must have been to go anywhere I wanted to brook and Carmelo Anthony consistently praising and de- Westbrook responded on son. His reaction wasn't mali- aware of the narrative that in my career, and I chose joined to make OKC's Big fending Westbrook couldn't Instagram, "Love Brodie!! cious, but he wasn't going to it's hard to be Westbrook's to come back here. Imean, 3, they were "pressing" too stop the old "no one want to You know what itis!"