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SPORTS The Elk City News SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024 * 5 Coach Andy Peffer Merritt - Maci Loyd, Myleigh Madison Robinson (1) Merritt Senior Paytyn Broadbent Merritt - Tralee McCain ROUNDUP By Alex Alvarez mendable in golf, given the fact Year”! Pretty good sweep! May 6-7 in Shangri-La, OK. Andy Peffer, who went to col- that none of these ladies have State Tournament — begins lege as a pole vaulter specialist, Brayden Duncan tied for Ist ‘This time of the year when formal instruction, the best for ‘Thursday for Elk City. They will with a solid 72, and ended up finished his season with a very teams or individuals qualify Merritt was that they won the play Noble on Thursday at 4:00 in second place after the play- good state tournament perfor- for their respective sports state ‘Academic State Champions pm. Elk City is seeded #3 in the off that lasted three holes. The mance, with the team finishing tournaments. Award! Way to go ladies! State Tournament total of the boys score was 311: at 7th place statewide. Here are Other Marritt state qualifiers GOLF: Girls placed second Brayden Duncan 72, Blake Redd the individual results: MERRITT: are listed in the picture pro- to Clinton in the Regional 77, Kaseton Farris 79, Tristen Girls: Pole Vault: State Cham- Following an outstanding vided. Qualifier played at Elk City, Dunn 83, J=Keaton Twyman 89. pion at 110” - Remi Murray; then finished 12th in the State In the State Tournament the Long Jump: State Champion basketball season, the following Tournament. Though it was boys finished 11th, Plainview teams/people qualified for the ELK CITY: with 16° 7.75” - Payton Jack- State Tournaments: BASEBALL: Elk City won not a good finish, Coach Ra- won the tournament. Individual son; 400 Meter Dash: 3rd place Golf (2-A). State Tourna- 4-0 and 11-3 to qualify for the chel Poole was optimistic about scores were as follows: Brayden Blakely Ball - 58.15; 100 Meter Only people with great core State Tournament. Four people next year as two of her players Duncan - 85/74/86 Tristen Hurdles: 4th place Ameri Atte- ment was in Weatherford, where players were presented strength can do this were recognized by the West- literally started play in March of Dunn - 80/75/79 Kaseton Far- bery 16.64; 800 Meter Run: Sth this year. Very young team. But ris - 84/84/79 Keaton Twyman. Place and new School Record, with very difficult conditions with a total 2-Day score of 848. ern Oklahoma Coaches Asso- as Prairie West’ fairways have On the last day, individual ciation: “All Stars”: Rylan Parks, should have two juniors and three freshmen returning. - 84/89/93 81/89/85. Team 329 ~ 322 - 329, Blake Redd - Blakely Ball with 2:18.28; 4x800 Meter Relay: 4th Place and new not filled in yet after installing scores were: Paytyn Broadbent Max Trotter. Plus, Rylee Boyd GOLF: Boys also got second Coach Sam Stephens is optimis- School Record 9:53.97 Abby the new irrigation system a few 94; Madison Robinson 1014; and Kash Mayfield were chosen in the Regional Tournament last tic that all the boys will improve Brown, Jordan Willeford, Bre- months ago... plus wind, the Maci Loyd 112; Myleigh Flow- as “Players of the Year”. And, of week, also played at Elk City and next year, as the team in pretty nyn Ball, Blakely Ball. one element most golfers fear, ers 114; Tralee McCain 125. course you can't leave behind qualified for the state tourna- young with only one senior. BOYS: The best finish by a especially young golfers in 2-A! And while that finish was com- their coach, Jay McClure, as he ment on Monday and Tuesday TENNIS: (from Gina Curtis boy was by Jack Morgan, with Merritt ended up in 5th place was chosen as “Coach of the Facebook page). Girls made it anew School Record of 9:44.23 to the second day of the state in the 3,200 Meter Run. He tournament but no results were finished 8th. Jeremiah Jackson HIGH SCHOOL PRODIGIES posted after Friday of last week. placed 9th in the high jump TRACK & FIELD: Coach with 510” By Alex Alvarez name I don't remember, who lowing reality: the percentage who wants to be professional was not only good, he was great. of kids who go on to college to and has the talent, needs to con- High School sports every- He did similar things to play ev- play sports and who become tinue to practice every day, work ery day when he was not playing successful professionals is very MERFI ES STATE, where are in the last weeks of out, practice and work out. Be their calendar. Then comes a game with a team. He obvious- small... let’s say it is less that selfish and if you have someone summer, and schools usually ly had more talent than myself, do not have summer calendars, and made it to the pros. Played in one of the first division teams 3%, but if you play sports in col- lege, many ofthe colleges offer a you want a relationship with, prepare them to see you very scholarship which pays for your little in private. 2028 ALIFIERS nevertheless, you will see those aoom high school students who love and had a good career. education, Trust me, you have So many words have been ‘MADALYN WIMBERLY = MADALYN WIMBERLY —-COY BULLARD the games they play, train to get When I took up golf in my to be very, very good to play written about Michael Jordan 1608 FLOWERS ‘MOS FLOWERS better. late teens, the same happened, I sports in college, especially in and his practice rituals, in col- So many great athletes from would practice every day that I Division I schools, and you have lege and then with the Bulls, CALEBCOMPTON © MOSFLOWERS = © COLECARTER © JACKSON BOW could. Because the club we be- to be one of the best of your col- and of Ben Hogan, Jack Nick- ‘MOS FLOWERS © JOHN JOHNSON © CURTISHENLEY © _COY BULLARD. all over the world began their LOKEPEFFER © LUKEPEFFER © JOHN JOHNSON © GUNNER GOODALL, dreams in high school. Maybe longed to was 45 minutes away lege generation to make it into laus and Tiger Woods in golf ‘TRENTSHDM = TRENTSHINN = JUSHUALIGON © JOHN JOHNSON dad or mom pushed them to from my house, it was difficult the pros. (some people say Hogan “in- play a particular sport that that If you throw a baseball at 95 to practice every day. I didn’t be- vented” practice, Jack bettered CHYANN MCINTOSH © ALLIBRITTON © MYLEIGHFLOWERS JosHUA LISON they had tried themselves to be long to a team, so I had to mo- mph, accurately, colleges are it, and Tiger perfected it), or CHLOESTOUT ——CHLOESTOUT © MARLIE MONG ] good at in their younger days, or tivate myself to practice, and in anxious to get you on their team Tom Brady or Joe Montana in MADALYN WIMBERLY MADALYN WIMBERLY PRESUIETAYLOR ivaperaWHITE maybe, they just picked it up on the summer it was almost every -in some cases even pros-, but football, or Bobby Richards in themselves. day. I ended up having a career that won't get you a successful pole vaulting, or Johnny Bench apr ‘MYLEIGH FLOWERS: 4 ‘MARLIE MONG POLE'VAULT en In my youth, I loved soccer, in the game as a PGA Profes- career... Yet. You have to keep in hitting and Pedro Martines ‘LUKE PEFFER ‘0S FLOWERS Coeeannhittn and I spenthours every day kick- sional for 47 years. ‘Teaching practicing and getting better! in pitching as far as baseball is ‘TRENT SHDN ‘WOKE PEFFER ing the ball in our big yard. The the game and managing courses If you shoot in the 60's, consis- concerned. You name anyone KALEHIXON = CODY CALLAWAY PaYTON! ‘HEAD COACH COACH ‘POLE VAULT COACH sides of the yard were covered in the way I learned by experience tently in regulation golf courses who has been good and famous vine, except in two places, one and with the help of the PGA of and place well in national tour- in their sport, and you will learn large area on the left wall, situ- America. naments and/or state champi- of their practice habits... and ated about 90 degrees from the I seriously doubt that any kid onships, chances are good that their love for their game and from wall, and one on the front that is good at the sport he plays you will be recruited by Division the desire to get better every day wall, because I never allowed the and loves the game that he plays, I colleges; the same if you are a until you are the best that ever vine to grow. I would go almost stays idle in the summer. They 62” 200 Ib quarterback who was at your sport. In closing: every afternoon to kick the ball all find a way to practice and get can't miss a quick release pass, to all high school kids who are to the left wall and then kick the better. you have to continue to practice. good enough to take the next rebound to the front wall as if In Elk City we have several Or a 66” forward in basketball step: keep your head on your someone had given me a pass kids that are very good at their who averages 24+ points a game shoulders, develop your skills from the left side. It was my pas- game, some older kids have in a tough division, you can't and always remember that your sion. In the junior league that I gone into college to play their stay at home without practice sport/game is something you played, there was a guy whose sport. I have to include the fol- in the off season. Every athlete do, not who youare. Good luck! We want to wish you a great season! 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