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6+ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024 The Elk City News Oklahoma Sports By Alex Alvarez of Oklahoma State, have agreed to a the Big 12 Conference, where the Ari- lost 49 to 36 to the Trojans. OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY FOOT- restructured contract, which includes zona State Sun Devils are the leaders at NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS BALL new clauses on how to hire assistant 8-1. AND SPEAKING OF MERRITT Finally, we have the first 12-Team The Oklahoma Sooners will play in coaches, how to deal with the NCAA BASKETBALL, REMEMBER JA- playoff in NCAA history. Four teams the Armed Forces Bowl on Decem- Transferring Portal, and other things. LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKET- MIE PEFFER? are seeded to the quarter-finals: Arizo- ber 27 against the Navy Midshipmen. Mike Gundy’ base annual salary is BALL A little update on a former Merritt na State (#4 Seed), Oregon (#1), Boise ‘The Sooners ended their season at 6-6, $7.75 million. Last week Merritt hosted Canute Oilerette! Jamie Peffer, whose brother State (#3) and Georgia (#2). and Navy ended theirs at 8-3. Navy in three different games: Boys Junior Luke is on the boys’ team now, grad- Arizona State will play the winner and Oklahoma have only played once OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY BAS- High, Boys High School and Girls High uated a couple of years ago and got a of Clemson & Texas who play Dec 20, against each other (1965) when Navy KETBALL School. Canute won the Junior High scholarship at the Westminster College Oregon will play the winner of Ohio won 10-0. Should be a good game. The ‘The Sonner Basketball team is cur- game in a thrilling game with three in Fulton MO. A great athlete, who State & Tennessee who play Dec 20, game will be played at Amon G. Carter rently tied for Ist in the SEC with 9 over times 37-36. With a minute to go also played golf -to her admission, “the Boise State will play the winner of SMU Stadium (47,000) in Fort Worth, Texas. wins, and third overall if you take in the third over time, Canute was be- most difficult game I have ever tried!”- & Penn State who play Dec 21, and in consideration points scored and hind 35-36, when Boston Baker scored and plays as a forward. She is majoring Georgia will play the winner of Indiana OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY against. The Sooners have yet to play a in biochemistry and premed with ami- a point on a free throw to tie the game, & Notre Dame who play Dec 21. The FOOTBALL conference game. seconds later, Tyson Lowry scored the nor in public health. As a Blue Jay she seeded teams will host these winners ‘The Cowboys have ended their sea- winning point, also on a free throw to has had the opportunity to play in two on December 31 and January 1. son with an overall record of 3-9, and OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY win the game with 10 seconds to go. conference championship games. This ‘This formatis likely to have the hot- 0-9 in the Big 12 Conference. After BASKETBALL Meanwhile, the Oilerettes, who won season they are ranked #2 in pre-season test teams on the championship game the season, coach Mike Gundy, who ‘The Cowboys have started with a the State Championship last year, won poll and are hoping to win a conference tobe played on January 20. has never faced as much pressure as 6-2 record, with no conference games 54-46 in a closer game than the score championship. Jamie is the daughter of Cowboys coach, and the University played yet. They are now in 7th place in shows. In Boys high school, the Oilers JJ.and Sarah Peffer, Professional Individual Sports By Alex Alvarez Jacobson and Brendan Jones. them you only have one Amer- Q-SCHOOL LPGA: Sixty-six ican (Gigi Stoll), four Japanese GOLF players qualified for the fifth (Miyu Yamashita, Chisato Iwai, PGA TOUR: HERO WORLD and final round of the LPGA ‘Akie Iwai, Yuri Yoshida). ‘There CHALLENGE AND RANK- Q-School, played Monday the are four other Americans in the INGS: Scottie Scheffler showed 9th at the LPGA Headquarters top 25 as of now. why he is #1 in the world rank- courses (2 courses) in Florida. ings: playing in the last pairing The top 25 earned full status TENNIS of Tiger’s Hero World Challenge for the 2025 season, the next 15 Novak Djokovic has the re- with resurging Justin Thomas, Senior Tour Q-School Top Percent and ties earned conditional sta- cord for most individual majors who was leading by one going to. as Number 1. There were no tus. As of this writing, the fifth with 24 (Rafael Nadal has 22 and Tour and who plays in the Korn round the fourth and final round, Scot- rankings during Jack Nicklaus Ferry Tour. has not ended, and they Roger Federer has 20). But now tie shot a flawless nine under par era from the early 608 to the mid QSCHOOL PGA TOUR have played between 5 and 12 he is trying for a new record, at 63, to finish at 25 under par, six 70s, but surely, he would also CHAMPIONS: This is by far, the holes. The leader is at 20 under 37 years old, he is trying to last ahead of Tom Kim and seven have been in the “250+” weeks toughest qualifier of all, as only and the 25th place is at 6 under, longer than Roger Federer who ahead of Justin Thomas. Scottie Scottiue Scheffler wins by 6 five (5) players out of several with eight players within two retired at 41. Federer won his as number one, is reached, which will happen is in his 81st straight week as # 1, Q-SCHOOL PGA TOUR: thousand who send their fee for shots of 25th place. Anything last major at age 37, so did Ra- and next week will leap ahead of this summer, barring some real- Final Stage is December 12-15 the qualification tournaments, can happen in those last 20-30 fael Nadal, a few weeks older. Nick Faldo’s 81 weeks as number ly bad play by Scottie and great (too late to report due to our are fully exempt to play in the spots as of right now. The top Djokovic was 36 when he won one, since no one is close to take play by someone else, the next deadline). Tournament will be PGA Champions Tour (AKA 10 on the leaderboard as of now, his last major. Will he win one Scotties place. Next in sight is target is over 100 weeks away, played at TPC Sawgrass ~ Valley, Senior Tour). This year, the top barring a bad collapse, should after age 37¢ He turns 38 on May Greg Norman whose streak was who is Tiger Woods, who has Florida. This tournament will five were: Mark Walker, Felipe receive full status in 2025 (11 22, 2025. 96 consecutive weeks. Once that two streaks of over 240 weeks decide who joins the PGA Main Aguilar, Soren Kjeldsen, Freddie under to 20 under), among Professional Teams By Alex Alvarez game from winning their division) and Los Angeles Rams at 7-6. In those two NBA Pittsburgh Steelers, both teams are 10-3 divisions, even those in last place now, NFL SIDE NOTES: LEADERS BY DIVISION: NFL in their division, There are only four havea mathematical chance of winning On a day when Josh Allen became Western Conference: Northwest, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS & THE games remaining in the regular season. the division. the first player to have three touchdown Oklahoma Thunder (18-5); Pacific, AFC passes and three rushing TDs in the Golden State Warriors (14-9); South- The two-time Superbowl Champions DETROIT LIONS BEST RE- SEASON LEADERS: same game, it was a play during which west, Memphis Grizzlies (17-8) secured their ninth straight AFC West CORD IN THE NFC American Conference: Buffalo Bills Buffalo’s quarterback didn't reach the Eastern Conference: Atlantic, Bos- Division crown after a victory against While the Lions have the best record 10-3 (East); Pittsburgh Steelers 10-3 end zone that was the most discussed ton Celtics (19-5); Central, Cleveland the Los Angeles Chargers at home. in the NFC at 12-1, they are far from (North); Houston Texans 8-5 (South); after the Bills’ 44-42 loss to the Los An- Cavaliers (21-4); Southwest, Orlando Trailing 17-16, with Kansas at the 20 winning their division as the Mineso- Kansas City Chiefs 12-1 (West). geles Rams. After failing to get in from Magic (17-9). yard line, Mahomes completed a7 yard ta Vikings are only one game behind National Conference: Philadelphia the one-yard line, the Bills scored, but pass that all but sealed the victory with Eagles 11-2 (East); Detroit Lions 12-1 at 11-2, Meanwhile, the Philadelphia with only a minute or so left, they were NBA SIDE NOTES: less than a minute left and no time outs Eagles at 11-2, are one game away (North); Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7-6; forced to an on-side kick that the Bills Longest winning streak is 7 by the for the Chargers. They killed the clock from securing the NFC East over the Seattle Seahawks 8-5 (West) failed to recover and lost a chance to Dallas Mavericks who pulled to only before making a 31 yard field goal to Washington Commanders who are secure their division. Thus giving the a game behind the Memphis Grizzlies. win 19-17, secure their division and 8-5, NFC South and NFC West are a OTHER FAN FAVORITES Los Angeles Rams a chance to stay only Sacramento Kings make 22 take a 12-1 record to their next game. tossup: in the South, Tampa Bay are San Francisco is 6-7; Green Bay is one game behind the Seahawks. It was three-pointers to walk over the Utah ‘The Chiefs have not secured home field one game ahead at 7-6 of the Atlanta 9-4; Baltimore Ravens is 8-5; Minneso- arecord night for Josh Allen in a losing Jazz 141-97! It was the blowout of the advantage for the AFC, but they are 2 Falcons at 6-7; and in the West, Seattle ta 11-2. These three teams still have a effort. ‘week anywhere in the NBA! games ahead of the Buffalo Bills (one Seahawks at 8-5 are one game ahead of chance to win their division. (Sources: MSN Sports)