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Sports Page I The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, February 26, 2020 Canute girls advance to state; Elkettes, Oilerettes still alive had 8 points and Haleigh lost 61-49 Thursday to overall,”Merritt coach Jeff Musick had 7 points. Elk Woodward, ending the Elks’ Daugherty said. “Really City will play Bethany in season. an area game at 1:30 p.m. Merritt girls beat Freder- proud of the girls and how Thursday in Stillwater. ick 47-26 and Hollis 49-44 much they have improved jan hae “Bethany will be a tough to advance to the area round. throughout the season. We opponent Thursday,” Elk Against Frederick, Joshlyn are looking forward to play- City coach Tim Ellison said Tomlin-Sanders and Alli- in an email. “We will have to son Justus scored 10 points ing Stratford. They are a play some great basketball to for Merritt. In the Hollis good team with a lot of size, advance to Friday. We have game, Dayli Pollard led the but if we play well we will really been playing well Oilerettes with 11 points. have a chance to advance.” since the playoffs started. If Merritt’s Jamie Peffer also we stop now, the ride will be scored in double figures with In boys action, the Merritt over. I’m betting this group 10. The Oilerettes advance Oilers beat Rush Springs 52- of seniors will be ready to go to play Stratford in the area 49 Thursday and lost to Cal- Thursday and will have their round at 6:30 p.m. Thursday teammates ready as well.” in Weatherford [SWOSU]. era 44-41 on Friday, ending The Canute girls basketball team poses for a photo after winning over In boys action, Elk City “We played pretty well their season. Vici and earning a berth in the state tournament. Bottom left are, left to right, Haley Schreck, Madison Faylor, Kirstyn “P” Strain and Ky- lie Savage. Top Left: Ashley Brady, Abby Janning, Jade Gray, Taylor Beutler, Sydney Thrasher, McKenna Smith, Kylee Smith, Peyton Daw- son, Maecy Teeter and Kim Harris, manager. In the back row are coach Elk City wrestling coach Bobby Dawson, left, and assistant coach Bryne Binghom. Photo sub- mitted. happy about season By Don Munsch, Editor 21 points. Kylie Savage 43-34 in area on Thursday, By Don Munsch, Editor A pigtail match occurs ray said in an email. “We The Canute Trojanettes chipped in 13 points in the ending their season. Elk City High School sent when two wrestlers face went from winning five du- defeated Vici 55-51 Friday winning effort. In the 4A regional play- three wrestlers to the state each other and have already als in the last three years to to reach the state state tour- “We beat a very good Vici offs, the Elk City Elkettes tournament in Oklahoma lost a match. winning eight. We had two nament in Class A girls bas- team,” said Canute coach beat Woodward 34-17 City over the weekend, Murray said he was happy kids with 30 wins and an- ketball. The Trojanettes play Bobby Dawson, in an email. Thursday and lost to Weath- with Felix Gonzales and with how all three boys com- other three with 20. We tied Garber at 2 p.m. Thursday “Got down early, and fought erford 64-37 in the winners’ Will Wright both going 1-2 peted at state and that they the school record for state at Southern Nazarene Uni- hard to get back in it. Was bracket A on Saturday. Bay- in their matches and Grant represented their school and qualifiers. This has been a versity. In the Vici game, a very exciting game. Very lee Miller led the Elkettes McBroom losing his pigtail coaches well. fun season and I’m proud I the Trojanettes were led by proud of my girls.” with 11 points in the Wood- match, said coach Kaleb “As far as the whole sea- was able to coach these great Madison Faylor, who scored Canute boys lost to Vici ward game. Norie Flowers Murray. son goes, I’m ecstatic,” Mur- athletes and men.” Kevin Hervey forges new path from UT-Arlington to NBA By Joe Mussatto, The waukee as one of personal who spent 12 seasons as ever been around," Cross Hervey graduated from ball. I think maybe the most Oklahoman, Oklahoma achievement, And on a larg- UTA's head coach. said. "We knew right then UT-Arlington as the school's underrated skill he has is City er scale, a milestone night "You could just see he was and there that we wanted all-time leading rebounder he's a very, very good pass- OKLAHOMA CITY - for the University of Texas them in the program." akid who had a ton of poten- and second on the all-time er for a big man and he can Kevin Hervey dribbled down at Arlington men's basket- tial," Cross said. "But once The bread pudding to cap scoring list. guard multiple positions in the left wing, shook Robin ball program. he tore his knee up, I think off his visit certainly didn't The Thunder selected the Lopez with a Euro step and It took Hervey 10 attempts a lot of schools ended up hurt. 6-foot-9 forward with the the front court." finished a left-handed layup to record his first NBA signing other guys or back- "It was definitely the best 57th pick in the 2018 NBA Those are the skills Greg off the glass. points, but every first in Her- ing off." bread pudding I've ever Draft. Hervey signed a two- Young identified when he "I had missed so many vey's career equals a first for Hervey missed his senior had," Cross said. way contract with the Thun- first saw Hervey. shots," Hervey said, "I knew UT-Arlington. high school season due to a Hervey's impact at UTA der in December 2019. Young, a holdover from I was going to shoot some- In its 60-year history, tor ACL in his right knee. was instant. He was aver- While Luguentz Dort has thing at the basket." UT-Arlington has the same Without being able to show- aging 18 points and 10 re- been a breakout two-way Cross’ staff, has spent the last Hervey's field goal Friday number of NBA players as it case his potential, home- bounds per game midway contract player in Oklahoma 11 seasons as an assistant at night cut a 51-point Bucks does NCAA Tournament ap- town UT-Arlington was his through his sophomore sea- City, most of Hervey's play- UT-Arlington. When Young lead to 49 points with just pearances: one. best college option. son when he suffered a sec- ing time has come in the G talks to recruits who dream over a minute left in what Hervey was an unranked Cross, who now coaches ond torn ACL -- this time in League. of playing in the NBA, he would become the biggest and late blooming prospect at Troy, will never forget his his left knee. That didn't stop "There haven't been a lot tells them Hervey's story. blowout in Thunder history. coming out of James Bowie in-home visit with the Her- him from winning Sun Belt of opportunities for him," "Hey, you can do it here," While Thunder players High School in Arlington, veys. Player of the Year as a junior Thunder coach Billy Dono- and fans move on from the Texas. But Hervey's long "They're just salt of the or from posting a career- van said. "But the thing Young says as he gives his unsightly result, Hervey can arms and silky shot left an earth people and one of the high 20.5 points per game as. about him, he's a really good pitch, "You can actually do remember that night in Mil- impression on Scott Cross, greatest families that I've a senior. rebounder, he shoots the it here at UTA." Cowgirls beat Drake to finish home tournament unscathed By Jordan Bishop, Still- first at-bat, and see what I meantime, Kelly Maxwell Carrie Eberle and Logan all) doubled their lead when to stick to my approach," Fe- water NewsPress can do to get the momen- held down the fort in the Simunek got this weekend, senior Alysen Febrey contin- brey said. "If you try to hit a STILLWATER - Kiley tum, howeverI can." circle as the redshirt fresh- including a couple extra-in- ued her hot start to the sea- home run, you are probably Naomi squared up with the The Cowgirls had three man earned her second start ning contests, is helping the son by hitting a solo shot to not going to hit one, so stick- ball, sending it careening total home runs in a game of the weekend, following a pitching rotation immensely. center field. ing to my plan and not trying to the the light pole as it where they initially had Saturday win against Louis- "They have answered," The Georgia _ transfer to overdo anything.” clanged off the metal for a trouble bringing runners ville. Gajewski said. "We have a would hit another in the Gajewski said the home run. home, before coming on late Maxwell, a 5-foot-10 left- pretty good idea of who this sixth, a two-run shot to right Peachtree City, Georgia, na- It was Naomi's second against the Bulldogs. The hander, threw seven strike- staff is and what they are go- field, to give her a team- tive had a little bit of trouble leadoff home run of Okla- victory gave the program a outs in 4 innings of work, ing to do, and very happy leading seven home runs on adjusting to a new program homa State's home-opening perfect 5-0 weekend in the and got out of a couple with the way they have per- the season. and moving back to first tournament, and the second OSU/Tulsa Invitational. bases-loaded jams. Gajew- formed up to this point." "I wasn't trying to hit a base in the field, but he said time she smacked the ball "Really good weekend. off the pole in left-center Really good tournament, the work Maxwell, The Cowgirls (13-5 over- home run. I was just trying she has started to fit in. field. and maybe the best tourna- The sophomore short- ment we have had in the Good Luck to all of stop said she isn't trying to preseason with the quality aim there, but if the result of teams," OSU coach Ken- _ ourarea teams! is more home runs and 5-0 ny Gajewski said. "Obvi- victories, like the Cowgirls ously, we are pitching well had against Drake on Sun- and we continued that trend, day, she will keep hitting it playing really good defense there. and starting to sporadically a = "It is not whatI am aiming hit and I think that is going TERRY'S FURNITURE (580)225-4006 OR (800)925-4006} for, but I will keep hitting it to come." lerrysfurnitureshowroom.com if I have to," Naomi said. 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