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Sports September 15, 2021 Merritt in Watonga and Oilerette Cameron Invitationals Fast-pitch finally By Kerry Hookstra 62nd with a time of 12:24.78. Brayden Cowan of Watonga for Merritt in 17:22.60. John Johnson was 76th in 20:32 rit with a 6:50 while Cooper Dudley placed 90th in 7:18 and comes home Oiler runners took to the won the event in 8:51.38 and while Coy Bullard ran to 89th Eiland Stokes was 97th run- course at Watonga Sept. 4 and Renner Rodriguez of Binger- ning 7:39. with a 21:24 and Jackson Bow By Kerry Hookstra placed eighth as a team scoring ‘Oney was second at 9:33.44, In the junior high girls 1600 took 97th at 21:52 with Avery 192, Hooker ran away with the Junior Oilerette runners took Mackey stepping in at 119th meters, Merritt and Duncan Hollis came calling Sept. 2 as Merritt is getting some playing Championship at 31 ahead of ninth with 237. Hooker was running 25.02. tied for first and second with time at home. The game turned into a pitchers’ duel with the second place Elk City with 79. first, scoring 41 and King- The high school girls ran 3200 Lady Tigers holding on toa 1-0 decision. Mangum visited Sept. Kaysen Stevens of Hooker won fisher took second at 60. Elk meters and Marlow scored 34 70 points apiece. Elk City claimed third scoring 115. Bel- 7 for a District doubleheader. The visitors prevailed 8-5 in the the meet running a 14:04.94 City scored 152 for fifth. Tay- to win. Cache had 103 in sec- opener and took the nightcap 5-3. The Oilerettes went back on la Allen of Newcastle won the the road to meet up with Frederick in another District double- over 4K. His teammate, Elijah ler Hust led Merritt at 27th in ond while Hollis was third at header. They swept the pair 6-1 and 8-0. Gribble was second in 14:05.97 7:37.43 and Maci Lloyd was 113. Elk City claimed eighth run in 6:21.00 and Campbell Oilerettes-Hollis ahead of the Oilers Riley Hern- 29th running a 7:49.56 with with 195. Kori Kizarr of Mar- Garbarino took second at 6:24, Following two scoreless innings the Lady Tigers put up the don in third with a 14:13.59. Lyla Robinson at 42nd with an low won the event in 11:56.24 Sixth place went to Myleigh lone run of the contest in the top of the third with an error and Jackson Bow took 40th for 8:31. Emma Miller was 69th in with Cara Lane of Cache in Flowers of Merritt with a 6:45 two singles doing the damage. Pitching and defense took over Merritt as their #2 runner in 9:35.28 with Tennessee Breeze second at 12:37.50. Lexie Fra- while Maci Lloyd was ninth at the remaining frames as Hollis took home the one run win. 17:08.84 while John John- taking 70th running 9:37.21. zier of Merritt took 10th in 6:46.60 and Tayler Hust took Merritt pitching was touched for five hits with one walk but registered 13 strikeouts. One miscue aided the opponent. son was 45th at 17:55.94 and Cameron University hosted 13:23.90 and Peyton Fite took 10th in 6:46.80. Nikki Kirkley At the plate the Oilerettes could manage only two hits with no Coy Bullard claimed 49th with their invitational Sept. 10. In 14th running a 13:49 both claimed 11th for the Junior walks and they also had 13 strikeouts. Hollis committed one an 18:19.96. Avery Mackey the 5000 meter event for high running as individuals. Eliza- Elkettes running a 6:47.00. error. took 55th as the fifth Oiler in school boys, Cache won with beth White claimed 18th at Madi Flowers was 15th for Raegon Gilliland tagged a triple in the bottom of the sev- 18:57.94, 43 while Newcastle was sec- 14:09.90 while Kiera Stehr was enth with one away but two strikeouts ended the threat. Gracee Merritt at 6:54. Preslie Taylor The girls ran a 2.5K course ond at 89. Elgin scored 148 for 90th in 17:48.80. claimed 30th at 7:10.50 with Carnes singled in the second for the other Merritt hit. with Hooker winning at 40 third and Duncan was fourth Junior high boys covered 1600 Oilerettes-Mangum/Game One and Kingfisher in second scor- with 158. Marlow had 178 in meters with Newcastle taking Allie Smith took 38th with a After a scoreless first the Lady Tigers picked up one in the 7:22.00 and Hannah Stehr ran top of the second. Merritt's first run came in the bottom of the ing 49. Merritt did not have a fifth and Elk City took sixth the meet scoring 30 will ahead to 39th in 7:22.90. Finishers third but Mangum answered with two in the fourth. Four runs full team and ran as individu- scoring 202, Merritt had 389 of second place Bridge Creek in the fifth put the Oilerettes up 5-3. One run scored for the as individuals included: Lyla Lady Tigers in the sixth and the top of the seventh saw a four als. Payten Fite was 14th with to earn 17th. Damien Williams with 88. Elgin was third at a 10:44.21 while Elizabeth of Cache won the race in 16:15 109 and Elk City ran to fourth Robinson-48th/7:23, May- run rally with two away. They used a walk, two singles, a double, White took 31st in 11:30.28 while Duncan's Kaceson Lolar scoring 122. Blake Moslander lee Shinn-56th/7:28, Jorja anda pair of base hits to score four and take the three run deci- and Lexie Frazier ran to 33rd was second at 16:43. Lane Har- of Newcastle was first in 5:30 Bashaw-72nd/7:44, Jasmine sion. at 11:31.90. grove led Elk City with a sixth with Logan Sanders of Duncan Espinosa-76th/7:48.70. Emma Merritt pitching was roughed up for 14 hits and four walks while achieving five strikeouts. Both teams played error free Only Eiland Stokes ran for the place finish running a 17:21. in second running a 5:45.Ten- Miller-94th/8:10.60, and Ten- ball. Oilerette batters hammered out 11 hits with one walk and Junior Oilers and he finished Riley Herndon was eighth ton Shinn took 58th for Mer- nessee Breeze-95th/8:11.00. had six strikeouts. Gracee Carnes and Raegon Gilliland delivered a double apiece along with a single each. Tralee McCain swatted three Elkettes stay on track base hits with two by Mackenzie Waggoner. Kayde Herndon and Lexie Smith slapped a single apiece. Carnes, Gilliland, Smith, and Waggoner had an RBI each. The pitcher plunked Ri- ely Hartman. Grand larceny marked Merritt as they stole eight bases with two apiece from Carnes and McCain. Jerzi Elizondo, Hartman, Herndon, and Waggoner swiped one each. with no walks and eight strike- along with one time apiece for Oilerettes-Mangum/Game Two ‘The bottom of the first saw one run come home for the Lady outs. They had help from one Robbins and E. Sotille who also Tigers. Merritt picked up their first run in the top of the second miscue. Robbins and Ella So- swiped to bases. ona leadoff double from Riely Hartman and a Mackenzie Wag- tille delivered a double apiece goner RBI single. Elkettes-Woodward Mangum added two in the third with two from the with a single from Butler. Each team scored a run in the Oilerettes in the top of the fifth. Jancy Rippetoe drew a leadoff Elkettes-Cache walk and Raegon Gilliland swatted a base hit. A Gracee Carnes Three runs in the bottom second. Elk City got a leadoff groundout moved the runners over to set the table for a two of the first put Elk City upsingle from Brianna Butler RBI double by Tralee McCain. early but the Lady Bulldogs followed by a Dustee Warnke ‘The score was tied 3-3 going to the bottom of the sixth but the Lady Tigers scored a pair to put the final 5-3 margin on the scrapped back with one in base hit. Hailey Buie put down. board as they shutout Merritt in the top of the seventh. the top of the second while a sacrifice groundout and the Oilerette pitching allowed six hits and two walks with just the Elkettes scored two in the pitcher hit Emily Lowrance. one strikeout. The defense made four miscues and Carnes frame. Another Elk City run- turned a double play. At the plate they outhit Mangum with ner came home in the third. With a runner on third Jill seven and had two walks while striking out four times. They Cache registered three in the Meador lofted a sacrifice fly to were assisted by two errors. Hartman and McCain each delivered a double. Gilliland top of the fourth with one centerfield to score one on the slapped two singles with one apiece from Kayde Herndon, Mc- from the Elkettes. Both teams tag up. Cain, and Waggoner. McCain accounted for two RBI's with one pushed home two in the fifth. Three runs came home in from Waggoner. Tasiah Hartman, Lexie Smith, and Waggoner each stole a base. After a scoreless sixth, Elk City the top of the third for the Oilerettes-Frederick/Game One tooka 9-6 advantage to the top Elkettes. With one out Danni Following a scoreless first inning, Merritt sent three home of the seventh. The Lady Bull- Sotille swatted a single fol- in the top of the second. They added two in the third and one dogs looked to be mounting a in the fourth. The Lady Bombers scratched out their lone run in lowed by an Abbi Jo Robbins the bottom of the third. two out rally in the final frame. Danni Dobbins worked a complete game for the win. She With two away they delivered a base hit. Brianna Butler then scattered four hits with a walk and nine strikeouts. The defense double and then an RBI single. singled a run home and Dustee went error free. Oilerette hitters managed four and drew eight With the score standing at 9-7 Warnke delivered an RBI dou- walks while having five strikeouts. They benefited from one miscue. and one on Elk City pitching ble before Buie had another Riely Hartman and Mackenzie Waggoner delivered a double delivered a pitch that resulted sacrifice ground out to score apiece. Tasiah Hartman and Kadence Kruger swatted a single ina fly ball out to preserve the each. Carnes, Lexie Smith, and Waggoner accounted for an RBI the lead runner. victory. apiece. Merritt had seven stolen bases with one each by Carnes, Danni Sotille went the dis- After a scoreless fourth, Elk R. Hartman, T. Hartman, Kayde Herndon, Tralee McCain, Jancy Elkettes vs Cache: Hailey Bui. Staff photo by Rose Cummings. tance for the decision. She City added their final run in Rippetoe, and Waggoner. Oilerettes-Frederick/Game Two By Kerry Hookstra two more in the sixth before scattered a dozen hits with no the fifth and shutout the Lady One run crossed the plate in each of the first two innings for Elk City manufactured a run walks and six strikeouts. The Boomers over the next three at Merritt. They exploded for six in the bottom of the fourth to go Elk City traveled to Tuttle Sept. in the top of the seventh. With defense made three miscues. bats to preserve another Dis- up 8-0. A shutout in the top of the fifth ended the contest via the run rule, 2 and played the Lady Tigers one away Danni Sotille reached Elkette batters managed seven trict win, Robbins delivered a Danni Dobbins got the start and worked 1 1/3 innings for tough before falling 3-1. Cache on an error and motored home hits with four walks and two the decision. She gave up a hit with a walk and two strikeouts. visited Sept. 7 for another Dis- one away double and motored behind a double from Abbi strikeouts. They had help from Gracee Carnes came on to throw 3 2/3 innings of relief to get trict contest. The Elkettes held Jo Robbins. Brianna Butler one error. home behind a two out two the save. She also issued one hit with no walks and two strike- on for a 9-7 decision. A Sept. 9 singled and took second. With Brianna Butler belted a home bag shot from Warnke. outs. The defense made no miscues while Riely Hartman turned trip to Woodward produced a runners in scoring position a double play. At the plate the Oilerettes tattooed 10 hits with 5-1 victory for Elk City in an- run with a double apiece from Sotille went the distance for the three walks and no strikeouts. They had help from one error. the Elkette rally was snuffed Jill Meador and D. Sotille. Abbi win, scattering five hits with Raegon Gilliland and Tasiah Hartman hammered a home other District showdown. Elkettes-Tuttle by two consecutive strikeouts. Jo Robbins, D. Sotille, Ella two walks and nine strikeouts. run apiece with a triple each by Kayde Herndon and Tralee Mc- Elk City pitching gave up six Cain. Mackenzie Waggoner dinged a double anda single. Other ‘The game settled into a pitch- Sotille, and Rylee Wyatt swat- The defense had one error. At base hits came from Carnes, Gilliland, Riely Hartman, McCain, ers’ duel over the first three hits including a home run ted a base hit each. Butler and the plate the Elkettes rang up and Waggoner. Herndon and Gilliland had three and two RBI's innings. One run came home while allowing a walk with Robbins had two RBI’s apiece respectively with one apiece from T. Hartman and Waggoner. for the Lady Tigers in the bot- two strikeouts, The defense with one each by Meador, D. nine hits, had three walks, and Stolen bases came courtesy of R. Hartman and Lexie Smith. tom of the fourth and the fifth had one error. At the plate the Sotille, and Wyatt. The pitcher struck out twice. They were as- was scoreless. They tacked on Elkettes collected three hits plunked Emily Lowrance twice sisted by three miscues. Oilers off to rocky gridiron start By Kerry Hookstra 580.243.0466 year! Sept. 11. The host team hand- the host team had 13 comple- more TD’s for the Eagles on a ed out a 34-0 decision. tions for 216 yards. Merritt 26 yard pass and a 10 yard run. Merritt opened the season Offensively Merritt gained lost three fumbles and each with a visit from Mangum and 213 yards on 30 carries while team had one pass intercepted. ‘The first PAT kick was good but (Goo Luck Teams! dropped a heartbreaker as the OCA had 201 on 47 attempts. ‘The first quarter was score- the second missed the mark. Tigers edged the Oilers 37-36 Zack Carr carried 24 times for less with OCA picking up two In the fourth OCA tacked on in a Sept. 3 contest. They trav- 200 yards. The passing attack touchdowns in the second pe- 1210 S. Main St, Elk City another six via a 48 yard run 580-225-0100 eled to Oklahoma Christian was the difference in the con- riod on runs of three and two Academy and met up with a test as the Oilers completed yards. The extra-point kicks plus a point after kick at 7:14 www.elksupply.com much improved OCA squad four tosses for 33 yards but were good. The third saw two of the fourth stanza.