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June 28, 2023 The Elk City News - 3 Sayre Golf Course to hold Firecracker Classic on July 1 By Shonda Little tee off at 9 am on July 1 with a shotgun start. The cost is The Sayre Golf Course $400 per team with limited cautioned last week that only carts. a few spots are left for the To reserve a spot, call Firecracker Classic. (580)928-9046 or text or call The event is scheduled to (580)729-5296, EC Crushers Win 12u Middget Regionals. Elk City Crushers win regional championship 12u team advances to states By Shonda Little The boys, considered the midget on Hobart, leaving them in a 11-1 trance. league, played three games in the regional In the championship game, the Crush- Elk City Crushers 12u Skippers Jorey play. ers flexed their muscles on more time on Price, Ted Briscoe, and Adrian Ruiz had a First, they came out swinging against Alva with a 15-0 victory. crushing weekend at the OK Kids Region- Alva with a 12-1 rout. ‘The team will play in the OK Kids State al Tournament in Sallisaw. Next, the EC Crushers put their magic Tournament next weekend. Elk City Elkettes are OK Kids 12 Softball State Champs BE Oakley Blankenship. Photo crouretesy of Elk City Golf Course Soe atte Elk City Golf Course announces three events By Shonda Little ‘The Elk City Golf Course has announced three upcoming events. ‘The first is the One Man Mulligan to be held on July 4. ‘The cost is $35 for members and $50 for non-members. ‘The second is the Stroke Play Club Championship. ‘This event is for club members only and costs $25. ‘The Tumbleweed will be held August 12-13. The cost is $300, By Shonda Little ‘They met up against Fletcher on Thursday and bested them which does not include the cart. 19-3. It is open until July 4 to members and non-members who Over the weekend, the Elk City Elkettes 12u softball team Later that day, they squared off against the Leedey Lady Bi- played in the 2022 tournament. showed their prowess in four dominating performances at the sons for a 16-1 victory. On July 5, registration opens to all others. OK Kids State Championship Tournament. Next, they played the Lady Blue Devils 12u and won 12-1. ‘The golf course cautioned that only 72 spots are available for ‘The sixteen young Elkettes traveled to Ada for the games. ‘They put their biggest whooping on the Lady Reds 12u in the that event. ‘They were coached by Denny Geno, Jamie McClure, and Tyrel championship game with a solid 20-0 clinic. Registrations to these events cannot be made through Face- Sutter. Each Elkette got to play during the tournament. ‘The girls book, but only direct calls or visits to the golf course. ‘The girls won all four games by double digits. outscored their opponents in those four games, 67-5. Merritt Shock Overcomes AA AA AAR AA AAARARAAD RAMAN DS aah ns Dirty birds In Face Of CLINTON CLINTON. Early 3-Run Inning Merritt Shock claimed a for good with three runs in the 10-5 victory on Sunday, de- second inning. In the second spite a big push by Dirty birds Cashon W singled on a 2-2 in the first inning. Dirty count, scoring one run and birds’s big inning was driven Baylor H tripled on the first by a single by Weston and a pitch of the at bat, scoring two double by Bryton. runs. Merritt Shock got on the Merritt Shock scored three board in the first inning. Mer- runs in the fifth inning. Mac ritt Shock scored two runs F, Waylon C, and Easton M all when Grayson S singled. contributed in the big inning Dirty birds knotted the with RBIs. game up at three in the bot- Briggs N toed the rubber tom of the first inning, when for Merritt Shock. The pitch- Weston singled on the first er went four innings, allowing pitch of the at bat, scoring one five runs on nine hits, striking Merritt Shock collected Briggs D, Dax C, and Braden Merritt Shock with three hits and didn’t commit a single run. out eight and walking one. 19 hits on the day. Xavier S, L all managed multiple hits in three at bats. Merritt Shock error, Grayson had the most Merritt Shock pulled away Mac, Grayson, Easton, Baylor, for Merritt Shock. Xavier led was sure-handed in the field chances in the field with ten.