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SPORTS 6+ SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2024 The Elk City News Jaycee Baker Blakely Ball - Scoring! Ragan Hulen - hit! Keegan Bradley - Ryder Cup Captain Stacey Lewis - Solheim Cup Captain Elk City & Around By Alex Alvarez Pogue (3 hits, 1 RBI) Blakely Ball hits, 3 RBI), $ Allen (1 hit, 3 RBI), hit), M Borrayo (1 hit, 2 RBI). the playofis and the World Series lot of games to be played before the (2 hits, 1 RBI), Lou Wyatt (2 hits, 2 K Pelkey (2 hits, 1 RBI), K Taylor Canute Trojanettes vs Mangum coming up in less that 9 weeks! We playoff start on October Ist with HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS RBI), Claire Edwards (2 hits), Ra~ (1 hit, 1 RBI), M Rogers (1 hit) K Varsity Tigers; Canute wins 5-3. should be rooting to the San Diego the wild card games. gan Hulen (1 hit, 1 RBI), Winning Carlson winning pitcher ‘Trojanettes had 9 hits, and Mang- Padres since Kash Mayfiled, an Elk Elk City High School Soft- pitcher was Aubrie Pogue. Elk City um 8. Canute players with hits: K. City Alumni was drafted earlier ball. Coach Kaleb Murray Leaders in each Had 13 hits, Wooward 7 hits. Canute JH Trojanettes 14-0 Caralson (2 hits), M Thompson (2 this year in the first round. As of conference and League: Elk City began their season vs Hydro hits), $ Allen (1 hit) D Jackson (2 Monday nigh (Aug 26), the Padres American League: East - NY on Monday with a game against Canute High School Soft- Canute girls with hits: | Gray hits, | RBI), K Pelkey (1 RBI), T are currently in third place in the Yankees; Central - Cleveland Woodward which they won 11-1 ball. Coach JW Gillette Polanski (1 hit, 1 RBI) West conference of the National in a game where all girls had a (1 hit), G Snowder (1 hit, 3 RBI), Guardians; West - Houston Astros Canute beats Hydro 1-1. Ca- K Pruett (2 hits, 1 RBI), B Thomas League, only 4% games behind National League: East - Phila- great game, fielding and hitting. (2 hits, 3 RBD), P Vinieski (1 hit, 1 PROFESSIONAL SPORTS the leaders, the Los Angeles Dodg- ‘The following players had hits: nuteCanute has 10 hits, Hydro 5 girls with hits: K Carl- RBI), L Woodson (1 hit), M Mon- ers, and 2 % games behind second delphia Phillies; Central ~ Milwa- kee Brewers; West - Los Angeles ‘We are coming to the last few Ella Scottie (3 hits, 3 RBI); Aubrie son (1 hit, 3 RBI), M Thompson (2 toya (1 hit, 1 RBI), T Gillette (1 weeks of the baseball season, with place Arizona Diamondbacks, A Dodgers GOLF ELK CITY: PUTTING ELK CITY “IN THE MAP” By Alex Alvarez with enthusiasm and the help of on the course to the lady players, local causes, as she has increased Hall/Syney Manning, 2nd Kelcee livan, 2nd Ashton Gerner/Can- many sponsors, including the Se- was the one thing that separated sponsors by displaying their name Calaway/Tammy Malone, 3rd dace Young, 3rd Andrea Wisman/ Golf Clubs all over the country cret Gardens, then under different their event from all other lady on golf carts, instead of placing an Carly Ward/Kayle Zaiontz, 4th Lana Graham th Jessyca Elswick/ host tournaments to boast their ownership, who hosted the dinner tournaments around the area, all immovable sign on the ground Lori Garrison/Lori Harned, Brooke Walters exposure among golfers of the for the prizes ceremony at no cost of them who have a place to have after every hole. Everyone wins! “A: Ist Tori Windsor/Haley “D”: 1st Christine Hohnke/Lisa region, Elk City Golf& C.C. does since at the time, the club had no a dinner, but, on the course, it is ‘Then and now, there are dozens Gray, 2nd Marcie Orr/Cheri Nagle, 2nd Brandi Stevens/Lara as well, but, this particular tourna- place where to host a dinner as the all different when you have male ‘of members and wives who help Huntress, 3rd Ashely Kelley/ Meredith, 3rd Jennifer Manning/ ment is “young”, the first one was clubhouse. members helping, instead of staff. in different ways. It is not just a Asheley Underwood, 4th Carla Jennifer Baker, 4th Kylie Edwards/ in 2018, when then president of In speaking with Christine, With all ofthis, the visiting ladies “tournament’, it is a big event that McCarthinick/Tracy Barnhill Aubrey Edwards the Women’s Golf Association, she said that the enthusiasm ofexperienced the big difference as takes lots of work for weeks! B’: Ist Shelly Hollinsworth/ “B": Ist Leah Redd/Robin Trot- Christine Hohnke, got her board the WGA board, the help of the they truly felt appreciated, ‘This year, 144 ladies (72 teams) Amy Lazarus, 2nd Jamie Cam- ter, 2nd Renae Dodson/Nancy to help her run a ladies only tour- club’ board, the help of staff from Now, Andrea Wiseman, the took the field that was divided in eron/Markie Repp, 3rd Cindy Lenius, 3rd Mary Lively/Sonya nament, which she named, “Dia- the pro-shop and the idea of hus- current president of the WGA, six flights, the winners were as fol- Jones/Julie Schmidt, 4th Teekay Marshall, 4th Kim Brooks/Sum- mond in the Rough’: The tourna- bands of the lady golfers running a very “savy” business lady, the lows: Parker/Rebecca Ashley mer Jones ment was an immediate success, helping distribute water and sodas tournament also raises money for CHAMPIONSHIP: Ist Kinsley “C: Ist Donna Keck/fill Sul- International Gol By Alex Alvarez St. Jude Classic, in Memphis TN the 2025 Ryder Cup to be played grand slam events, are professional Sunday, September Ist. ‘Coming Up: (won by former Masters Cham- in September of 2025 at Beth- events, though some amateurs are Solheim Cup, to be played in ‘The Professional Tours are near pion Hideki Matsuyama), and the page Black, in New York, and that invited to play in three of them. LPGATOUR Virginia, USA. September 13-15. the end, but international golf is BMW Championship last week- Keegan barely qualified in 50th Coming up: ‘The last major of the year was Twelve players from the USA will not at the end. Many tournaments. end, won by Keegan Bradley. place for the second playoff. After ‘The Presidents Cup, Sept 24-29 played at the “home playAfter against 12 players of Europe. and international tournaments ‘The first playoff tournament his win, he jumped 46 places and to be played in Montreal, Canada. of golf”:lastSt. weekend Andrews Scotland. On the results of this last ma- and events are still in the calendar. consisted of the top 70 points earn- will begin the Tour Championship This event is between 12 American jor (Lydia Ko won two of the five ers during the regular season. The in 4th place. players and 12 international play- the last round played on Sunday, majors this year), the points for the PGA TOUR: the current number one ranked BMW Championship included The Tour Championship is ers, without including Europe. This players representing the USA in years American Captain is Jim Fu- player in the world, Nelly Korda ‘The PGA Tour ends with the Tour Championship at East Lake the top 50 point earners after the played at East Lake in Atlanta, GA, took an early lead, with three for- the upcoming Solheim Cup were St. Jude Classic, After the BMW which is the home course of the ryk,a former U.S. Open Champion totaled. The team will be as follows in Atlanta, GA this weekend. ‘About 230 players begin the sea- Championship, the field for the last. late Bobby Jones, and the only win- and a former Ryder Cup Captain. mer number one ranked players in the world, right behind her. (9 qualifiers and 3 captains pics); son with the FedEx Cup in mind. playoff tournament (Tour Cham- ner of the Grand Slam ina calendar ‘There are six automatic qualifiers: One of them, Lydia Ko, from New Allisen Corpuz, Lauren Coughlin, Each tournament has a number of pionship) was reduced to the top year. The Grand Slam is the four Scotti Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Zealand ended up with the trophy Ally Ewing, Megan Khang, Nelly points to gain for a high finish. At 30 point earners. major tournaments of the player's Collin Morikawa, Wyndham after a round of 69, that game her a Korda, Jennifer Kupcho (captains the end ofthe season, there are two What made the BMW Champi- era, in 1930, these four were the Clark, Patrick Cantlay amd Sahith pick), Allison Lee, Andrea Lee, onship significant, was the fact that US. Amateur, the U.S. Open, The Teegala. The other six will be cho- total of 7 under par. Lilia Vu came Sarah Schmelzel (captain’ pick), playoff tournaments, and a finale. ‘This year the two playoff tour- Keegan Bradley was just named Open Championship and the Brit- sen by the captain after the FedEx Korda, afterat 6anunder in second even par and Nelly par round of Lexi Thompson (captains pick), captain for the American team in ish Amateur, Now, all four of the Cup’ Tour Championship ends on Lilia Vu, Rose Zhang. naments before the finale were the 72, ended at 5 under par.