July 26, 2023 Issue, Page 6 of 6

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Community 6- The Elk City News July 26, 2023 Elk City Mudcats Post 181 180 Beat ASF Southwest Shockers Black 18U Elk City Mudcats Post 181 180 were victorious against ASF Southwest Shockers Black 18U 6-1 on Friday. Elk City Mudcats Post 181 180 got on the board in the first inning after Tanner Taylor singled, scoring one run. Dylan McEunn singled, which helped ASF Southwest Shock- ers Black 18U tie the game at one in the top of the second. Elk City Mudcats Post 181 180 jumped back into the lead in the bottom of the third inning after Colt Randall tripled, and Brody Bryant singled, each scoring one run. Carter Sampson pitched three innings in relief for Elk City Mudeats Post 181 180. ‘The right-handed pitcher surrendered zero hits and zero runs while, striking out four and walking none. Alex Aul opened the game for Elk City Mudcats Post 181 180. They surrendered three hits and one run over two innings, striking out one and walking three. Trent Carman stepped on V— Elk City Chamber of Commerce Holds the bump first for ASF Southwest Shockers Black 18U. The righty surrendered 10 hits and six runs over six innings, strik- ing out six and walking eight. Elk City Mudcats Post 181 180 accumulated 10 hits in the game. Bryant led Elk City Mudcats Post 181 180 with three hits in four at bats. Taylor drove the middle of the lineup, leading Ribbon Cutting For The Candy Shack Elk City Mudcats Post 181 180 with two runs batted in. The infielder went 2-for-4 on the day. Randall collected two hits for Elk City Chamber of Commerce welcomes Candy Shack to downtown Elk City and membership. Pictured in the front Elk City Mudcats Post 181 180 in three at bats. Elk City Mud- from left are Nathan McIntyre, Kennedi McIntyre, Brittani Aldridge, Scout Aldridge, Torei Fite, Angie Fite, Emma cats Post 181 180 had a strong eye at the plate, amassing eight Wheeler, Wendy Wheeler, Brandon Wheeler, Karina Romero, and Jaime Fite. In the back are Executive Director of the walks for the game. Ethan Bowen and Kyron Whinery led the Elk City Chamber of Commerce Susie Cupp, Amber McIntyre, Braycen Fite, Dawson Fite, Shawn Fite, Ella Wheeler, Har- team with two free passes each. Bowen stole three bases. Elk rison Wheeler, Payten Fite, and Seth Fite. Staff photo by Sheryl Ponce. City Mudcats Post 181 180 ran wild on the base paths, tallying six stolen bases for the game. Elk City Mudcats Post 181 180 turned one double play in the game. Merritt Shock Beat Dirty Birds Merritt Shock defeated Dirty birds 10-5 on Sunday. Merritt Shock got on the board in the top of the first inning after Grayson S singled, scoring two runs, and Xavier $ dou- bled, scoring one run. Dirty birds tied the game in the bottom of the first thanks to a double by Bryton, and a single by Weston. In the top of the second, Merritt Shock broke up the tie when Cashon W singled, scoring one run. Then a triple by Bay- lor H followed to extend the lead to 6-3. Briggs N led things off on the hill for Merritt Shock. They allowed nine hits and five runs over four innings, striking out eight and walking one. Grayson threw one inning of scoreless ball for Merritt Shock in relief. The reliever gave up zero hits, striking out none and walking none. Merritt Shock collected 19 hits in the game. Xavier went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Merritt Shock in hits. Baylor and Grayson each drove in two runs for Merritt Shock. Dax C, Easton M, Briggs D, Braden L, and Mac F each collected multi- ple hits for Merritt Shock. Merritt Shock didn’t commit a single error in the field. Grayson had the most chances in the field with 10. District 55 Representative Nick Archer took some brief time for networking during the golf tournament at the Legislative Week, which was held at the Shangri-La at Grand Lake last week. The golf tournament took place at their golf course, The Battlefield. Archer’s team consisted of fellow OK House Represena- tives Ronny John’s (HD-25) and Preston Stinson (DH-96). The annual retreat and convention is a bipartisan event that allows lawmakers to bring their families and get to know each other, as well as brainstorm on objec- tives for the upcoming sessions. ‘The SW OK Crushers 12U softball team were runner-up in the National Tournament for the Back to the Beach Cham- pionship. The team won four games, losing only the last for first place.