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ry May 7, 2022 Sports Trojans claim Regional Title Oilerettes second at By Kerry Hookstra two innings with five hits, two gional Game Two walks and six strikeouts. The Two runs scored for Canute Game Four Canute got out to a 3-0 lead Regional Qualifier, ‘A tune up contest Apr. 25 third in Regional defense committed three er- in the bottom of the first and in the top of the first andadded before Canute hosted Regional rors. At the plate the Trojans they added one in the second. three more in the second with Baseball Apr. 28-30 saw Gran- managed eight hits including a Following a scoreless third the one from the Tigers in the bot- ite nearly pull off an upset be- home run with two walks and Trojans pushed home three in tom of the inning. Four Trojan By Kerry Hookstra fore the Trojans pulled out a six strikeouts. Maddox mashed the fourth and plated four in runners crossed the plate in 7-6 win. They opened with a the homer with a double apiece the fifth to take a run rule win. the top of the third for a 10-1 Merritt Golf traveled to Boiling Springs at Woodward for 12-0 shutout of Laverne Apr. from Dalton Williams and Bro- Colby Maddox went the lead but Laverne exploded for Regional Qualifier Apr. 26. The team placed second with 375 28. In the second game of dy Bryant. Bryant, Elliott, and distance for the decision. He eight runs in the bottom of the behind Mooreland at 371 on their home course. Individual the day the Trojans handed Maddox swatted a single each. tossed a no hitter with seven frame. Canute answered with scores saw Kiera Stehr win the meet shooting an 88. Dayli Pol- Mooreland a 10-0 goose egg. Trojans-Laverne-Regional strikeouts and one walk. Ca- a shutout fourth and one run lard had a 93 with 94 from Taylor Ford. Lexie Frazier scored In the Apr. 29 contest Laverne Game One nute bats managed seven hit in the fifth. They added three 100 while Madison Robinson came in with a 117. came to the diamond again One run came home for with three strikeouts and six and dished out a 16-5 defeat Canute in the top of the first. walks. They had help from five in the sixth and plated two in In Regional play at Falconhead the Oilerettes were third to Canute. The Championship ‘The second was scoreless with errors. Kasen LeGrand deliv- the seventh while tossing a with a 386 behind Turner at 324 on their home course. Scores contest Apr. 30 saw the Tigers three runners crossing the ered a pair of doubles with one shutout to put the final score for Merritt saw Stehr lead with a 93. Pollard shot a 94 along erupt for an eight run third plate in the Trojan half of the from Parker Jacks. Brody Bry- one the board and secure a trip with Taylor Ford. Peytyn Broadbent came in with a 105 while before the Trojans shut them third. Another two scored in ant swatted two singles with to the Oklahoma State Class A Frazier posted a 115. down to coast to a 16-9 victory the fifth with one in the sixth. ‘one each by Colt Randall, Mad- Baseball Tournament May 5-7 for a return trip to the State Canute rang up five more in dox, Owen Elliott, and Jacks. in Shawnee. Tournament in Shawnee. Trojans-Granite the top of the seventh to put the final score on the board. Trojans-Laverne-Regional Game Three Dru Steffes got the start and was chased after 2 2/3 Merritt Baseball ‘The Panthers scored one in Colt Randall got the start Five runs crossed the plate innings with six hits, seven the top of the first and Canute and worked 1 2/3 innings for in the top of the first for the walks, and two strikeouts. Colt picked up two. After a score- the decision. He allowed two Tigers. Canute added one in Randall came on in relief to get less second Granite pushed hits with a walk and five strike- the bottom of the inning. La- the save over 4 1/3 innings. falls in District home a pair of runners in the outs. Dru Steffes relieved for verne tacked on four more in He tossed a no hitter with one third and the Trojans added 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit the second and another four in walk and six strikeouts. The By Kerry Hookstra help from four miscues. Ray- one. Canute sent one home in with two strikeouts and no the third. The Trojans pushed defense committed two er- don Cordell tagged a triple the fifth and three in the sixth. walks. Owen Elliott threw 2 home three in the third with rors. At the plate the Trojans The Oilers opened the with a double apiece from With a 7-3 lead they watched 2/3 innings with two hits, two one in the fourth while the Ti- pounded out 18 hits including week with a regular season Tyler Adams, Freas, and Riley the Panthers rally for three in strikeouts, and no walks. Ky- gers added one in the fourth five home runs with five walks game with Snyder Apr. 26. Herndon. McGuire swatted a the top of the seventh before ron Whinery tossed one third and two in the fifth to claim a ‘They sent the visitors home with a 16-2 defeat. Merritt pair of singles with one each and four strikeouts. They had getting the third out to take inning with no hits, no walks, run rule win. the win. and no strikeouts. Both teams Canute pitching was help from one miscue. Randall helped his cause on the mound traveled to Cashion Apr. 28 by Herndon, Braden Puckett, Pitching by committee saw were error free. Trojan bat- roughed up for 14 hits with six with a pair of home runs while for District play. The dropped Tanner Newton, and Caden Colby Maddox get the start ters rang up 13 hits with three walks and nine strikeouts. Tro- the first contest to the Wild- McGilbert. and work two innings with a walks and two strikeouts. Kas- jan batters managed six hits Kasen LeGrand, Colby Mad- cats 10-0 but there isno game Oilers-Cashion/District/ hit, no walks, and three strike- en LeGrand and Drew Steffes with two home runs, six walks dox, and Steffes hammered summary available for that Game Two outs, Dru Steffes threw an in- hammered home runs with a and 10 strikeouts. They had one apiece. Brody Bryant, Ky- game. In the second contest ron Whinery, and Dalton Wil- Merritt took the early lead ning with two hits, two walks double apiece from LeGrand, help from one miscue. Kasen Cashion prevailed 10-3. with one in the bottom of the and no strikeouts. Owen El- Colby Maddox, Randall, and LeGrand and Colt Randall liams delivered a double each. Oilers-Snyder liott came on in relief to throw Whinery. Steffes swatted three rapped a home run apiece with Owen Elliott swatted three first. After two scoreless in- Merritt went up 3-0 in the two innings and take the de- singles with two from Elliott two singles by Kyron Whinery singles while Randall and Stef- bottom of the first. The Cy- nings they added two more cision with no hits, no walks, and one each by Dalton Wil- and one each from Owen El- fes added two base hits apiece clones scored both their runs in the bottom of the fourth. and one strikeout. Colt Ran- liams and Maddox, liott and Dru Steffes. with one each from LeGrand, in the top of the second but Three Wildcat runs in the top dall came on as the closer over Trojans-Mooreland-Re- Trojans-Laverne-Regional Bryant, and Parker Jacks, the Oilers rang up 10 in the of the fifth tied the score and bottom of the inning. Three they tacked on seven in the more came home for Merritt top of the seventh to put the Canute runs in Five County in the third to give them arun final margin on the board. rule decision. Cody Vaught pitched an Oiler pitching was touched for seven hits including a and Regional Track inning and got the win. He al- lowed two hits with a strike- out and no walks. Gentry home run with six walks and seven strikeouts. The defense McGuire worked 1 2/3 in- made three miscues. Merritt By Kerry Hookstra at 137. Kylee Smith led the way jump with a leap of 13-2%. for the Trojanettes with first nings of relief with no hits, bats managed five hit with Aiden Brown was second in At the Regional Meet a walk and five strikeouts. The Trojans and Troja- the 400 with a time of 58.56. in the 100 at 12.55 and first in Stroud Apr. 30 Beck was two walks and seven strike- nettes were among the schools Jaxon Beck claimed second in in the 200 running a 26.15. Layton Freas came on as the outs. They had help from one in the Five County Conference the 1600 in 5:33.93. Jake Estes Meliah Sutton placed sixth in fifth in the 3200 running an doser for one third inning error. Raydon Cordell deliv- Track Meet at Sweetwater won the discus throwing 81-6 the 400 with a 1:12.93. Abby 11:56.40. Smith punched her and tossed a strikeout with ered a double with singles by Apr.25. Canute’s boys were and Colton Estes took third at Janning ran to second in the ticket to the State Track Meet no hits or walks. The defense fourth with 42 behind meet 36-11. The shot put saw J. Es- 3200 in 14:25.86. The 4X100 committed three errors. At Mos Flowers, Layton Freas, winner Merritt scoring 181. tes in second with a 35-8 and relay team was third at 58.84. winning the 100 in 12.78 and the plate the Oilers collected and Brylan Jones. A pair of ‘The girls settled for fifth with C. Estes took fifth tossing 24~ Sutton picked up field event taking the 200 with a time of 10 hits with six walks and base hits came off the bat of 47 as Hammon won the meet 6. points with third in the long 27.42. three strikeouts. They had Riley Herndon. Merritt in Five County Conference Meet and Regional By Kerry Hookstra son took third in the 400 run- while Peffer had a leap of 15- ran to sixth with a 3:06.46. The with 110. The Oilerettes took a vault of 9-6 for third place. ning a 1:01.56. Riley Herndon 9% for third and Tyler Adams Oilerettes won the 4X200 relay fifth with 79 as Cashion won Breegan Barnett ran to Track saw the Oilers and earned first in the 800 with a went 14-10% for fifth place. in 1:55.88 and they claimed the meet scoring 116. first in the 300 hurdles with a Oilerettes in the Five County 2:10.22and Dawson Michel Herndon vaulted 8-6 to win the 4X400 relay with a time of Mos Flowers took fifth in 49.72. Dailee Taylor won the Conference Meet at was second at 2:19.09 while the pole vault. 4:33.37. the 100 at 11.73 and Caleb 400 with a 1:04.30 and Chloe Sweetwater Apr. 25. Mer- Coy Bullard stepped in at sixth The Oiilerettes claimed Field events saw Barnett Compton won the 200 with Stout took second at 1:04.65 ritt won the meet with 181 running a 2:36.44. In the 3200 second at 126 behind meet win the long jump with a leap a time of 22.97. Riley Hern- while Payten Fite was third in points ahead of Hammon with John Johnson was third at champion Hammon with 137. of 14-7% and Ella Porter was don ran to first in the 800 at the 800 with a 2:36.10. Eliza- 86 in second. Caleb Comp- 12:08.43 with Bullard at fourth Ashlee Sosa was fifth in the second going 14-1%. Payten 2:06.77. The Oiler 4X100 relay beth White stepped in at sixth ton took the 100 with an running a 12;16.02 and Michel 100 at 14.02. They saw Breegan Fite went 5-6 for second in team was first in 45.66. They in the 1600 running a 6:23.35. 11.03 while Kaden Smith was taking fifth in 12:35.28. The Barnett claim first in the 300 the pole vault. Darling tossed also won the 4X200 relay with third at 11.44 and Mos Flow- 4X100 relay was first at 46.30 hurdles at 44.65 with Jayden the discus 52-7 to place fourth a time of 1:37.41. They claimed ‘The 4X200 relay was fourth in ers claimed fourth in 11.60. with the 4X400 relay winning Darling in fourth running a and she had a put of 22-9% for the 4400 in 3:35.31 and took 2:52.20 with the 4X400 win- Compton also won the 200 with 3:48.93. 1:12.00. Chloe Stout won the sixth in the shot. fourth in the 4X800 at 9:35.79. ning in 4:16.73 and the 4X880 with a time of 22.73 and Smith In field events Peffer 400 in 1:06.25 and Elizabeth In Regionals competition In field events Luke Peffer claiming sixth in 12:20.37. was third at 23.88. Luke Peffer cleared 5-8 as he won the high White was third at 1:08.84. at Cherokee Merritt took sec- cleared 5-8 for third in the high Field events saw Barnett ran the 300 hurdles in 50.68 jump with Zach Carr going 18- Payten Fite took the 800 with ond in the boys’ division with jump with Zach Carr leaping leap16-8% for second and Ella for second place. Case Carl- 3% for second in the long jump a 2:41.27 and Kayde Herndon 104 behind Fairview in first 20-8% for third. Herndon had Porter in fourth at 15-10%. Tiare Jennings continues to shine during sophomore campaign Jesse Crittenden, The Week Tuesday, hersecond time batting average (.400). She's last year’s stats or anything. So kids or athletes who have had “I think [I’m] just taking Norman Transcript earning the award this season also second in home runs (21) I think just staying who I am great freshman years, [they] it all in, learning from [Alo], and the sixth of her career. just behind teammate Jocelyn and being locked into my game come into the sophomore year learning from all of our big hit- Oklahoma's _ three-game “T feel [like she’s] at her best ‘Alo (23). plan and trusting that.” and they're just like, ‘OK, I've ters,” Jennings said. “So I think series at Kansas last weekend right now,” OU coach Patty The biggest change from While she has found suc- gotta do this all over again’ ended in a familiar way for the Gasso sai her freshman season, Jennings cess all season, she struggled a and when she stopped trying right now I’m in the learn- Sooners. ‘That's high praise from Jen- said, is her mental preparation. little by her standards to start to be so good or stop trying ing stage and just seeing how The Sooners scored three ning’s coach considering how “A lot of the teams these the season, as two of her nine and it just came a little more Lynnsie [Elam] teaches me run-rule victories by a com- well she played her freshman days obviously have film on games with no runs came in naturally to her is when things how to be a captain. So I think bined score of 35-1, giving the year. The honors were lengthy me and so I think [I’m] just the first week of the season. started to take off for her this [I'm] taking everything the se- Sooners 35 run-rule wins on for her and included the Big 12 staying locked into each pitch, She quickly shrugged that season. the season. Freshman of the Year, All-Big each location and just knowing off and has asserted herself as “The last probably three or niors are doing right now and While the Sooners found 12 First Team and USA Softball my game plan,” Jennings said. one of the Sooners’ best hit- four weeks, I’ve felt Tiare be I'm learning it for myself that production up and down their Collegiate Player of the Year “So I think I'm a lot more con- ters, especially in recent weeks. back to Tiare form in the way maybe in the future next year I roster, it was Tiare Jennings Ffnalist. She also set an NCAA fident in that this year because Gasso even moved her to the of her swing and her approach can pass it on to the freshmen. at the heart of those victo- freshman record for RBIs with last year I kind of just went three-spot in the lineup, indi- and all of that good stuff. So I “But I think just overall be- ries. The sophomore recorded 92. in swinging and no one really cating her consistency at the like the timing of this. We need ing a better teammate and just a team-high eight runs, seven She's built on that this sea~ knew what I could do but this plate. her at this time.” knowing some things like what hits and eight RBIs in 11 at- son. year people know. “I think she would be hon- Jennings credits a lot of her bats during the Kansas series. Through 46 games, Jen- “So I think, again, [it’s] just est with you [that] she didn’t success this season to learning does [Alo] think when she’s up So it wasn’t a surprise nings ranks first in the Big 12 staying locked in, not getting have a very good start of her from the older players on the to bat, I kind of just take that when the California native was in runs (64) and RBIs (64), too caught up in all the out- sophomore year, which is not team and using it as she con- in and kind of just learn from named the Big 12 Player of the fifth in hits (52) and eighth in comes or the results or beating uncommon,” Gasso said. “For tinues with her career. it and grow from there.”