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SPORTS The Elk City News SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2024 * 5 Tres Hill Merritt Shock 8U CROOKED NS Sse a CREEK > GOLF course é Cordell, Oklahoma ‘Countyequipment at work on Local golfers will soon have their own goles daring the winter of 205-05 xtities oh oe met ‘course in Cordell, OKlahoma, Exciting? You Bet! Sette pn Join us now and Poei een Ceily gg pe become a pica oe eomtraers ees Part of our great Perercer tr taretoeLerteetetetetiind adventure! Crooked Creek Pamphlet 2005 Jerry Burrows Tres Hill and Ryder Cowan By Alex Alvarez to 10 wins during the season, 5th in the Pauma Valley In- Ryder did that” Some of the couraged to be very competi- Tournament. The kids have plus their first National title vitational, had several top 20 fondest memories of these two tive and it shows with so many been together for three years ‘Two former junior golfers last week, where Oklahoma finishes. In the Big 12 Match are matches with other kids joining college teams. ‘To my under coach Dakota Hall. We from Elk City, Tres Hill and Play Championship, Ryder and the local PGA pro. The knowledge, only Ryder Cowan were told that the first year was ended in ninth place of all Di- Ryder Cowan (first from Elk vision I teams nationwide. was the only Sooner player pro always encouraged them has been chosen by a Division pretty rough, many times los- City and later from Edmond, Ryder’s. resume includes who did not lose a match, to have “something on the I school, having been picked ing games by large scores, that OK), who went on to play 2023 U.S. Amateur quali- finishing with four wins and line” to begin getting used to by Oklahoma University, a otherwise, for kids and coach, college golf, have earned na- fier ... Finished T6 at the a tie. The Sooners won the having a little pressure when university that has won two would be demoralizing, Surely tional honors in their respec- 2023 Junior Invitational at Regional to get to their 13th competing at higher levels. It National Championships. at one time they were told to tive college leagues: Tres Hill Sage Valley ... T3 finish at consecutive National Cham- did not have to be money, in change players or coach, but was chosen as “Second Team the 2022 PING Invitational pionship finals, where they fact, it never was. Sometimes Other Elk City News they stuck together, believing All-American” in the NAIA .. Won the 2023 Oklahoma finished ninth. the loser of two consecutive that they could do it, and now ‘The Merritt Shock 8U base- national rankings, and Ryder Tres, who isa couple of years State Junior Championship holes had to carry the bag for ball team has won the local are local champions! Congrat- Cowan wasa finalist of the “All and the Oklahoma Men's older than Ryder, plays for the the winner on the next hole, championship by beating Na- ulations! Freshman Team’, in Division I Stroke Play Championship “Stars” of Oklahoma City Uni- or, as it was more popular, the vajo in the final. Pretty soon ‘The Canute 8U, coach Jer- golf of the NCAA. The winner and was Runner-up at the versity. The Stars have quali- loser had to smell the shoes of they will be playing a regional emy Gray, are also going to is awarded the Phil Mickelson Oklahoma Golf Association fied for the National Cham- the winner! One can attest that State Tournament with a 38-0 tournament in order to ad- Award. Four golfers are chosen Match Play Championship ... pionship of the NAIA the last their moms taught them right, vance to the State Baseball record! for this prestigious honor. The 2019 Drive, Chip & Putt Na- three years, and ‘Tres has been as their shoes did not stink too winner this year was Jackson tional runner-up, top player amember of the team all three much! Koivun, from Auburn. Com- occasions. Tres won two tour- ‘They join several other golf- pleting the top four, with Jack- in Oklahoma in the class of 2023 ... Two-time AJGA Ro- neys this season and had a 4th, ers from Elk City who have Good Luck Area Teams! son and Ryder, were Wenyi lex All-America honoree ... 9th 12th and some top 20s. His gone on to play college golf, Ding of Arizona State Univer- Two-time Oklahoma Boys resume includes the Oklaho- among others, Dustin Gunkel, 1120 W 3rd St. sity and Jack Turner ofFlorida. ma Amateur Championship Joby Gray, Tate Trotter, Nate State Champion for Oklaho- That is an elite group of golfers ma Christian School ... 2023 trophy. Womack, Kelsi Wilson, Kins- Elk City, OK 73644 In closing, both young men ley Hall, sisters Tori and Haley nationwide! Oklahoma All-State selection Jackson had 12 of 13 “top- by the Oklahoma Coaches were outstanding junior play- Gunkel, now Windsor and (580) 225-1160 10” finishes in tournaments, Association. This year, as a ers from age 6 and up and al- Gray respectively, and oth- won the South Eastern Con- freshman, Ryder was 4th in ways gave Elk City something ers. 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