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Sports March 23, 2022 Danni Sotille selected as FCA All-State athlete By Kerry Hookstra ‘Three sport letter winner, drum major with the high school band and clarinetist, academi- cally excellent having been of letters in basketball, soc- State Universityin ie stretched over six years and because it allows her to share tille and she has a sister, Ella, named Salutatorian for the cer, and softball. Now, she has this fall. She plans to major in include summer softball camp her faith with others in a set- who is a freshman at Elk City 2022 Senior Class of Elk City been honored as a Fellowship math with a minor in coaching with competition and interac- ting different than the halls at High School are just a few of of Christian Athletes All-State with the goal of being a high tion with leaders plus an FCA High School. Coach Jim Taylor school or the classroom. She Danni Sotille’s accomplish- Athlete. Sotille will take her school teacher and coach. All-Star appearance in both worships at the Elk City Unit- recommended Sotille for All- ments in four years as an softball talent to the next level Her Fellowship of Chris- soccer and softball on the same ed Methodist Church. Her par- Elkette. She has four years at Northeastern Oklahoma tian Athletes activities have day. Sotille appreciates FCA ents are Dillon and Cassy So- State recognition 5-County Conference and Paragon TV name All-Stars By Kerry Hookstra Quinby Rainey and Jolie Walker Reydon. Addison Walker and TV presented awards for Coach Kylee Smith-Canute, Casen Rog- and Henley West-Hammon, from Hammon, Abbee Mann of Henley West were chosen from of the Year along with Players ers and Abby Barton-Cheyenne/ Luke Puffinbarger and Kenna Sentinel’s Area Activity Cen- Leedey, and Breegan Barnett, Hammon with Kenna Silas com- of the year plus the top players Reydon, Preston Laster and Kylie Silas-Leedey, and Coby Skelton ter hosted the All-Star Banquet Jamie Peffer and Dayli Pollard of ing from Leedey while Jamie Pef- from each of the seven schools McIntyre-Brick, Trey Torrance and Ella Porter-Merritt. for the 5-County Conference Merritt. fer and Dayli Pollard were Mer- covered by Paragon and the Bank and Paragon TV March 8. Ja- Academic All-Star boys were ritt honorees and Rylea Pruitt of Western Oklahoma Video son Goostree, Sentinel Superin- Brett Griffith, Carson Kinder, earned the honor for Sentinel. Streaming Network. Coach of tendent emceed the event with and Canaan Read from Arapa- ‘The All-Conference boy in- the Year for the girls was Jeff We hope each of you hag a great season! awards presentations made by ho-Butler, Jake Estes and Colby cluded MVP Brett Griffith from Daugherty who took his Merritt Rusty Puffinbarger, Leedey Su- Maddox of Canute, Trey Tor- Arapaho-Butler along with Ryan Oilerettes to the Class 2A State perintendent and Robert Tram- rance from Hammon, Jake Craig Carlisle from the Indian squad. Tournament while the Boys mell, Cheyenne Superintendent. and Luke Puffinbarger of Leedey, Jaxon Beck and Colt Randall Coach of the Year was Brock 301 N. Garrett, Elk City The Invocation was given by and Josh Cross and Jack Woot- came from Canute with Casen Steffes of Canute and his Trojans 580-225-2811 Kylee Smith, a Canute student. ton from Sentinel. Rogers representing Cheyenne/ appeared in the Class A State Academic and All-Confer- For the All-Conference ath- Reydon and Trey Torrance Tourney. ‘The Girls Player of the ence All-Stars were honored. A letes 11 were named to each with earned the honor for Hammon. Year was Katie Edelen of Arap- We Hope You Have A Great Season! total of 10 athletes were named 10 plus an MVP. For the girls Ka- Luke Puffinbarger was named aho-Butler with the Boys Player Yes Finance to each of the girls and boys tie Edelen from Arapaho-Butler from Leedey while Hagen Jus- of the Year being Brett Griffith Academic All-Stars. The girls earned the MVP award with tus and Coby Skelton took the also from Arapaho-Butler. included Addison Friesen and teammate Haley Cordes on the honor for Merritt with Jeff Cun- Top boys and girls’ player Morgandee Sawatzky from Arap- squad. Abby Janning and Kylee ningham and Jake Peeler coming from the individual schools were aho-Butler, Abigail Barton and Smith represented Canute with from Sentinel. Brett Griffith and Katie Edelen/ 1414 W. 3rd St, Elk City, OK ° §80-225-1525 Sydney Batchelor of Cheyenne, Abigail Barton from Cheyenne/ Shaun Wilson from Paragon Arapaho-Butler, Jaxon Beck and We hope Big Elks open season 4-0, AF HINTON, 01 ELK RVICES CITY,OK. you have a great have tough road run 580.243.0466 year! Have Fun This Year! TERRY’S FURNITURE (52225-10608 600)25-s006 By Kerry Hookstra Kash Mayfield threw five innings allowing three hits with three runs lersfuriuresorroomcom and 10 strikeouts. Corey Culver tossed two innings of relief and gave SHOWRO' Cash a Monday Following a 10-3 defeat of Pampa, TX Elk City handed Altus a 2001 SOUTH MAIN 16-7 defeat. They then downed Woodward 5-2 and 12-6 before head- up three hits with two runs. ELK CITY, OKLAHOMA Speci Financing ing to Gulf Shores, Alabama for a Spring Break set of games. They Big Elks-Pryor opened with a 5-0 loss to Lipscomb Academy followed by a 5-3 defeat Jayden Krajnik worked five innings and allowed three hits with by Pryor. In their third contest Friendship Christian Academy pre- vailed 9-3 and the Big Elks dropped their fourth game to Hillcrest, four runs and six strikeouts. Matt Bales tossed an inning of relief Loo Luck Teams! with two hits, arun, anda strikeout, Aiden Hopper finished the game Alabama 5-4, in relief with no hits and no runs. 1210 S. Main St, Elk City Big Elks-Altus Drake Hughes was 1-1 with two walks at the plate. Corey Culver 580-225-0100 Harrison Mayfield threw three innings with a strikeout, two hits www.elksupply.com and three runs. Jaston Holder went two innings allowing two hits went 2-3 while Rylee Boyd was 1-2 with a home run. and three runs while Aiden Hopper tossed an inning with one strike- Big Elks-Friendship Christian Academy out, one hit and no runs. Drake Hughes went 3-3 at the plate with Cooper Church got the start and went 4 1/3 innings with six hits, Corey Culver having a 2-4 day and Kash Mayfield going 1-3 with a home run. sixruns, and two strikeouts. Jaston Holder went 1/3 inning giving up Big Elks Woodward/Game One three hits and three runs while Austin Jones tossed 1 1/3 innings of Kash Mayfield went the distance for the win. Over seven in- relief with no hits, no runs and three strikeouts. nings he tossed a no hitter with 17 strikeouts and both runs were Drake Hughes went 1-2 at the plate with a triple. Mason Price Great Plains Bank unearned, was 2-3 while Aiden Hopper had a 1-1 day and a home run. Braxton 2017 W. Third | 1300 S. Main | gpbankok.com Mayfield was 1-3 at the plate to support his effort on the mound. fey 580-225-2265 Jaston Holder went 1-1 hitting. Buchanan went 1-1 and delivered a double. Big Elks Woodward/Game Two Big Elks-Hillcrest Cooper Church worked two innings with four hits, four runs and Harrison Mayfield got the start and worked 3 1/3 innings. He al- Good Luck Area Teams! three strikeouts. Jayden Krajnik threw six innings with four hits, EXP, <press two runs and seven strikeouts for the win. lowed five hits with four runs and three strikeouts. Aiden Hopper Drake Hughes went 2-5 with a walk and Corey Culver was 2-4 and threw 3 2/3 innings of relief giving up one hit, one run, and striking drew a free pass. 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