May 18, 2024 Issue, Page 5 of 5

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The Elk City News SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024 * 5 =. Matt Bradshaw - Head of Recre- Craig Marin - Joby Gray Kallen Nichols ation Elk City Elk city Roundup By Alex Alvarez Its very exciting for them and life lesson about perseverance for us! If you would like to read and never giving up. TENNIS (Elk City High about their State journey, it will For those who want to see School): be in the comments, along with all brackets and individual re- From Coach Gina Curtis their State bracket. Elk City, Elks, sults, please visit Gina’s page Facebook Page we are so proud of the awesome at: https://www.facebook.com/ Boys and Girls made the State season you had, and let go back gina.curtis.142 ‘Tournament and both teams did and win it next year! Thank you Gina for your hard great! Girls’ State! The last two weeks work in getting us as many de- CR Williams - Placed in Member- Jackson Ivester - 4th in State Te Greta Louis - Pool Coordinator Etk Boys’ State! What. A. Ride. (really 10 weeks) are a blur. It’s tails as possible! Guest nis Clty These young men love this been crazy! These young ladies game. Any night of the week, had an awesome year. They were BASEBALL (Elk City High by his fellow coaches! Good luck Phister; 3rd (60) Travis Poole/ Jaxon Thomas drive bya tennis court and you'll around #5/#6 team in the state School): to Kash Mayfield who is college Kellin Sheets. Note: Craig Mar- C Flight: Ist (74) Jason Kie- probably see them playing. They all season, What few people The Elk City High School bound to Oklahoma State Uni- tin, almost 70 now, is the Elk ner/Scott Garrison; 2nd (74) put in the hard work and dedi- know is that they maintained team had a tough ending to versity! City Course Record Holder with CR. Williams/Kelly Hedricks; cation it takes to be a top com- that rank while many of them their season on Thursday May 58 in the summer of 1998, and 3rd (74) Christine Hohnke/ petitor, and this year it paid off were injured. That's the incred- 9th when they played their first GOLF: Joby Gray is a four-time club Brandon Engel in spades. They placed 3rd in ible part. There were no posts game of the State Tournament at Elk City: The Elk City Golf champion who has shot more Golf was followed with a nice 1 tournament, Ist in § tourna- about the injuries because they Noble, when they lost to the #5 & CC. had its annual Member- official rounds of 60 (3) thancasual meal provided by Lynd- ments, were the Regional Cham- are too proud and would not seed. It is fair to say that it was Guest (Member-Member teams anyone else in Elk City. Con- say Broadbent and her staff at pions, and placed 3rd at State by have wanted sympathy or excus- definitely a game where the Elks accepted). It was PGAs Derek gratulations! the club. 2 points! 2 points separated us es to come into play. That's just did not have their “A” game. But Hahmis first host tournament, A Flight: 1st (64) Clint Clark/ Cordell: The Crooked Creek and State Runner-Up, Metro who they are. This season they such is any sport, that why you and it went very well. Play was Clayton Morton; 2nd (64) Place Golf Club is ready for the “Bat- Christian. They almost pulled it placed 5th in 1 tournament, 3rd play, to see who wins, and many done inside 5 hours which is a Greg Dodson/Sean Brown; 3rd tle at the Creek” on Saturday/ off, and they are already hungry in 3 tournaments, 2nd in two times, the underdog wins, which very good time for a 100+ per- (65) Adam Lewellen/Daniel Sunday May 18-19. Fifty-Four for next year. Jackson Ivester is tournaments, Ist in 3 tourna- makes any game interesting. son tournament. Results are as Boatman Teams of two golfers will battle our lone senior, so a majority of ments, were the Regional Run- Nevertheless, congratulations follows. B Flight: Ist (68) Mike Clin- over 36 holes in a scramble for- the players will be back for next ner-Up, and placed 9th at State. to coach Jay McClure for a great Championship flight: Ist ton/Kallen Nichols; 2nd (69) mat. Heston Brown and Stoney season, but we will miss him so ‘That wasn’t where we wanted to season and having been recog- (58) Joby Gray/Craig Martin; Brandon Thomas/Reggie Red- Hartronft will be the tourna- much! He’ the best cheerleader! be at the end, but that’s a great nized as the Coach of the Year 2nd (60) Mason Schmidt/Jack wine; 3rd (69) Camron Rogers/ ment hosts. Summer Basketball activities By Alex Alvarez College Ladies ball: The Lady Oklahoma Soft- of this weekend’s regional will advance to the NCAA the NCAA Tournament 30 straight seasons over- Oklahoma City Thun- Sooners team made a big Super Regional round all and every year of head By Alex Alvarez Mondays, ‘Tuesday, der started the conference step towards being seeded against the winner of the coach Patty Gasso’s tenure Thursdays, Fridays. It all semifinals with a win over #1 in the NCAA National Tallahassee —_-Regional, since 1995 (tournament Now that all high starts at 5:30 p.m. near the Dallas Mavericks 117- Tournament by beating hosted by 15-seed Florida was not played in 2020). school sports are over, the Arrowhead Center. 95, however, they dropped Texas in the final of the State, the following week- The Sooners have ad- Elk City does is not Pool will open May the nest two games, one in Big-12 Championship, but end with the goal of reach- vanced to the WCWS each “idle”, as we have a sum- 24. Will open daily from Oklahoma City and one they ended up seeded #2. ing the 2024 Women’s ofthe past seven seasons. mer full of activities 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Dallas. Scores of those They will be the host of College World Series in More College Ladies thanks to the City of Monday to Saturday, and games in favor of Dallas the regional of one of the Oklahoma City. This was Softball: Oklahoma State Elk City Recreation De- Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 were 105-101 and 119- regionals on May 17-19. the ninth Big-12 Title for University Cowgirls also partment and Kids. Inc. p.m. The park activities 110. The fourth game was They are the three-time the Sooner ladies. In charge is Matt Brad- 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. as close as it could have defending national cham- Oklahoma has made See BASKETBALL page 8 shaw with staff of Greta To use the pool, you been, when the Thun- pions, and while this sea- Louis (Public Pool) and must be 13 or over if der beat Dallas, in Dallas son was more difficult for Marnie Tosh, who co- ordinates all other not alone, all kids 12 and under MUST have adult 100-96, and the series as them, winning the Big-12 of Monday, was tied 2-2. against Texas who had Good Luck Area Teams! swimming pool: soft- supervision. The pool Oklahomans are waiting beaten the Sooners ear- ball, baseball, T-Ball, has 9 lifeguards at all for a continuous turn- lier, was a great booster you name it. times and 6 pool atten- aroundof their team when for their morale. Sooner As of now, the spring dants. Snacks are sold. they play again on May will host Cleveland State, leagues of softball and You can bring your own, 15th. In the last game, Boston University and Or- baseball are ending. but NO ALCOHOL, Shai Gilgeous Alexander egon. Should they win the Softball is Mondays, AND NO GLASS BOT- had 34 points while Jalen regional, they will host a Tuesdays and Thurs- Williams had 14, and Chet “super regional” the fol- days; and baseball is See SUMMER page 8 Holmgren had 18. lowing week. 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