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SPORTS The Elk City News SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2025 • 3 Travis Stout & Justin Twyman - 2nd Tom Ivester, Rod Carver, Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell, Rocky Luke Phillips & Michael Bentley - Winners of Battle at the place at Battle at the Creek Andresen & Mayor Micah Kilhoffer Creek James Higginbotham & C.H. Hughes Professional Individual Sports By Alex Alvarez Tom Watson’s total. the U.S. this coming week at Oak- Cooper who finished tied for 7th at The “Longest Day of Golf” is Mon- defeated Ben Shelton for the USA in Scottie’s stats are great, but where mont C.C., where Jack Nicklaus won 3 under par. day and Tuesday the week before the four sets in the fourth round and is GOLF he excels the most is under pressure, his first ever professional tourna- SENIOR TOUR: Jose Angel U.S. Open where over 1,000 golfers not in the top sixteen. In the mean- MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT: or the last day or two days. From all ment, by beating Arnold Palmer in Jimenez won his third tournament left of the 10,202 who sent an entry time, Frances Tiafoe from the USA By successfully winning the Memori- indications, he has his priorities in the 1962 U.S. Open. Other winners of the year in a playoff when he bird- fee of $300 to the U.S.G.A. who qual- won his fourth-round match versus al Tournament on a very tough golf line with family and God being on at Oakmont include, Ben Hogan ied the first hole of the playoff versus ified for the various regional events, Daniel Altmaier as did Tommy Paul course where he was tied for 10th, top, then golf: “It is something I do, (1953), Johnny Miller (1973), Lar- Soren Kjeldsen and Cameron Percy. try for those 45 spots this year (usu- against Alexei Popyrin. The quarter- Scottie Scheffler continues giving rea- not who I am.” No question there ry Nelson (1983), Ernie Els (1994), The three golfers finished at 17 under ally between 35-48) spots each year. finals will pit Frances Tiafoe (USA) son for people to compare his success is no one close to him in the last 24 Angel Cabrera (2007) and Dustin par. In one of these qualifying events, vs Lorenzo Muzetti, Tommy Paul on the PGA Tour to Tiger’s success months. Johnson (2016). In short, Oakmont THE U.S. OPEN AND THE Mason Howell, a 17-year-old ama- (USA) vs Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sin- in the early 2000’s. I say, let’s just live Scottie won by four shots with 10 not only requires one “lucky” week… “LONGEST DAY OF GOLF”: The teur from Thomasville, GA, shot 63 ner vs Alexander Bublik and Novak the moment and enjoy his play. He, under par. Next was Ben Griffin who so far. U.S. Open is famous for being a true (18 under par) to tie the top spot with Djokovic vs Alexander Zverev. like Tiger, is playing to win, not just won the week before, with six under WOMEN’S U.S. OPEN: Nelly Kor- “open” event. This year, there were 45 Jackson Buchanan in this qualifier in In the women’s side, the luck of the to make a check. He plays the right par. Followed by Sep Straka at -5, da could not keep it together at times spots open for non-exempt players, Atlanta. They were ahead by seven draw pits two Americans, Madison shot at the right time, only takes risks Nick Taylor at -4, Russell Henley at with her shot selection, nor could she which included several Tour play- shots of three other qualifiers who Keyes vs Coco Gauff in other of the when necessary and makes everyone -2 and several golfers at -1, including overcome putting woes, and came in ers who did not meet the minimum finished at 11 under par, including four quarterfinal matches, and Mir- else take risks they can’t cope with. Jordan Spieth and Ricky Fowler who, second to Maja Stark from Sweden. qualification requirements to be ex- Tyker Weaver from England who is ra Andreva vs Lois Boisson. Aryna His dominance is great. I’d say, let’s with that finish, qualified for the U.S. Maja, who played her college golf empt. One of these PGA Tour players also an amateur. Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek won their see that he gets to six majors first, and Open. Spieth would have qualified as here in Oklahoma at Oklahoma State who is not in the field next week so quarterfinal match and will face in catches Phil Mickelson (yes, Mickel- well but also is on his last of ten-year finished 7 under par and Nelly fin- far is Max Homa, a six-time winner ATP – FRENCH OPEN (ROLAND the semifinals. son has one more than Rory McIlroy exemption as he won the 2015 U.S. ished 5 under par and tied with Ryo on Tour but who has fallen to 93rd in GARROS) Sources: ESPN, TV Sports, Wiki- and four more than Greg Norman!). Open. Takeda from Japan. The next Amer- the world rankings. Neither is Ricky Carlos Alcaraz continues his quest pedia, Personal Golf Library, MSN, Then, let’s see if he gets to 8, which is Scottie’s next tournament will be ican in the tournament was Hailee Fowler or Eric Cole. to defend the French Open title. He On-Line media sports Sports Tidbits By Alex Alvarez Christina Yelich left the last game route, and is now in the field. Zverev for a spot in the semifinals in minican Mothers, man, on Domin- OTHER: with what seems to be a serious This will be Jordan Spieth’s last his quest to win a 25th major! ican Mother’s Day” SAD NEWS: Former Penn State BASEBALL: hand injury! Yikes! exempt year into the U.S. Open as a Tommy Paul’s truck repossessed Never over until it’s over: Hall and Ohio State wide receiver Julian Phillies manager will put Mick past champion’s 10 year exemption. while playing his first match at the of Famer Charles Barkley calls the Fleming was seriously injured in an Abel, the 23-year-old right-hander GOLF: Nelly Korda 2 strokes short of French Open because he forgot to third game of the Eastern Confer- ATV crash that also killed his girl- rookie who, in his debut, even out- A record 10,202 paid the $300 a U.S. Open final score tie for first. make payments while on tour! With ence for the Pacers… only to be friend, Alyssa Boyd. The accident dueled Paul Skenes in the lineup entry into the U.S. Open. There are Keep trying! as much as he has won, he should wrong: “Now, this game is pretty occurred when a deer jumped in while taking veteran Taijuan Walker about 110 exempt players from qual- pay in full! (he got it back) much over. This is a wrap because front of the vehicle in Pennsylvania. to the bullpen. A 17-7 loss is hard to ification, so about 40 spots are open TENNIS: Alex Eala is the first Filipino the Knicks can’t play fast and beat Trans High School Track & Field take! after all of the local and regional Two male Americans and two woman in a Grand Slam main sin- the Pacers.” By the Way: before Athlete dominates and qualifies for Umpires reveal Shoei Ohtani’s qualifying sites. female Americans are left in the gles draw, a reality created by on- the game, he was unimpressed California State finals in multiple “secret”: Ohtani is the only batter in For the Love of Golf: Billion- French American Coco Gauff and court success and private backing. with the Pacers and said Knicks events. Whichever side you’re on, for the Major Leagues who greets them aire Maverick McNealy pocketed Madison Keyes, and Tommy Paul could come back… guessing he or against, this has become an issue before every plate appearance. He $800,000 during the Memorial and Frances Tiafoe. Drawback for NBA likes to cover both sides! Well for women athletes. Will it ever stop? is also very respectful of opposing Tournament. Here’s one guy who America, the two lady Americans Karl Anthony-Towns had sweet Charles, you better go work on U.S. Olympic Sprinter, Fred Ker- coaches and staff. There you go my doesn’t need to play but does! are playing each other in the quar- message for mom after leading your golf swing ley suspended by Grand Slam Track friend! Former Masters Champion, Pat- terfinals. Knicks to erase a 20-point deficit in Latest stats prove that 40-year-old after battery charge. Historic setback for Milwaukee rick Reed was not exempt to the Tennis great Novak Djokovic game three of the East Conference Lebron James is still outplaying ev- Sources: ESPN, Wikipedia, Person- Brewers as their $188.5 million star, U.S., so he entered the qualifying seeded #6 will play #3 Alexander Championships: “Shoutout to Do- eryone on defense! al Library, MSN, On-Line media. State Sports By Alex Alvarez and Nebraska 17-1, forcing a “take against the Red Raiders from Tex- GOLF: Oklahoma Sooners were loss to Duke, which won the region- extra holes which was won by soph- all” game, which the Tar Heels won as Tech. In this format, if you lose eliminated in the quarterfinals in a al to advance. omore Eric Lee. They were tied go- OKLAHOMA SOONERS 14-4. two games, you’re out. On the first Bedlam match against the Oklaho- MEN’S GOLF: The Cowboys de- ing into the 18th hole, when Eric hit SPORTS: SOFTBALL: Lady Sooners won game, the Sooners were down 2-0, ma State Cowboys. The final score feated Oklahoma University, then the Par-5 green in two shots, while BASEBALL: The NCAA Baseball the Super-Regional and punched a two outs, top of the seventh when was 3 ½ to 1 ½ with the only full Ole Miss in the semifinals and then his opponent hit wide right. After Tournament began May 30. Okla- ticket for the World Series of Soft- the Sooners tied the game with a point by the Sooners was won by Virginia in the finals to claim their a drop, Cohen Trolio hit his third homa’s regional was held in North ball (top 8 teams). The Sooners won 2-run homerun, however, the Red Ryder Cowan. 12th National Championship! The shot to about four feet. When Lee Carolina, at Chapel Hill. The Soon- the first game and faced Texas on Raiders scored a run in the bottom Semifinal against Ole Miss required missed the eagle putt, they went to ers lost the regional final to North the second round. Lost to Texas and of the seventh inning to eliminate OKLAHOMA STATE SPORTS: two matches to go to extra holes, so extra holes, which Lee won on the Carolina 14-4. Previously Oklaho- in the loser’s bracket, they eliminat- the Sooners who were seeking five BASEBALL: The Cowboys’ sea- it could have gone either way, espe- first hole with a six-foot putt after ma defeated North Carolina 9-4 ed Oregon. Their next game was straight championships. son ended in the regional with a cially the second match that went to Trolio has three-putted. Professional Team Sports By Alex Alvarez the Pacers. In the Eastern finals, the Pacers hind at 7 are the Golden State Warriors. Cardinals 33-26 (Last - Pittsburgh Pirates Yankees) with 21. won against the New York Knicks by win- 22-38); West: Los Angeles Dodgers 36-24, OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER REACH- ning the first two games in New York (so far, MLB SEASON San Diego Padres 34-24 (Last - Colorado STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS PLAYOFF: ES NBA FINALS no team who has lost the first two games at One third of season completed! As of last Rockies 10-50). CONFERENCE FINALS: Western: Ed- The conference finals ended with the home has ever won the conference cham- Monday, the Division leaders are as follows: Pitching 2025: Max Fried (New York monton Oilers won the series against the Oklahoma City Thunder (representing the pionship), then split games in Indiana for AMERICAN LEAGUE: Yankees) and Brandon Pfaadt (Arizona Dallas Stars 4-1 (6-1, 3-0, 3-6, 6-3). East: Western Conference) and the Indiana Pac- a 3-1 lead. The series returned to New York East: New York Yankees 36-22, Toron- Diamondbacks) have the most wins so far. Florida Panthers led the series against the ers (representing the Eastern Conference) where the Knicks won the fifth game, but to Blue Jays 31-28 (Last - Baltimore Ori- Brandon Pfaadt is 7-5 and had 5.05 ERA, Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 (6-2, 5-0, 6-2, 0-3, reaching the finals which started on Thurs- the Pacers won the sixth game at home to oles 22-36); Central: Detroit Tigers 40-21, and Max Fried is 7-1 with 1.92 ERA 5-3) day, June 5, so no results in this issue. win the series 4-2. Cleveland Guardians 32-26 (Last – Chicago Batting 2025: Aaron Judge (New Yor Yan- Finals for Stanley Cup begin June 4, game In the Conference finals, Oklahoma City Neither the Pacers nor the Thunder have White Socks 18-42); West: Seattle Mariners kees) is best so far with a .391 avg, followed results next issue. Thunder won the conference versus the ever been NBA Champions so the NBA will 32-26, Houston Astros 32-27 (Last - Oak- by Freddie Freeman (Los Angelos Dodgers) Most Goals in Playoffs: Sam Ben- Minnesota Timberwolves 4-1. The Thunder have a brand-new champion for their records. land Athletics 23-38) with .368. Close behind is Jacob Wilson nett (Florida Panthers) 10 goals. Mikko won the first two games at home, then split Both teams have reached the finals once be- NATIONAL LEAGUE: (Athletics) with .355 Rantanen (Dallas Stars) ended up with 9. the next two games in Minnesota and won fore. Boston Celtis led in that area with 18 East: New York Mets 38-22, Philadelphia Home Runs: Cal Raleigh (Seattle Mari- the fifth game at home. It ended up that the championships, including last year. The Los Phillies 36-23 (Last - Miami Marlins 23- ners) with 23; Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Sources: ESPN, Wikipedia, Personal Golf team got to rest a couple of days more than Angeles Lakers are next with 17 and far be- 35); Central: Chicago Cubs 37-22, St Louis Dodgers) 22 and Aaron Judge (New York Library, MSN, On-Line media sports PUTT Continued from page 1 Tournament of Champions State Andresen and Rod Carver, City Manager Tom Ivester, Executive Competition at OKC Director of Chamber of Commerce This year, 548 students from Brylie Driskill – 7th in English glish Usage IV Susie Cupp, all city employees who across the state in all class sizes Usage II Emma Miller - 6th in Art his- participated in the project and participated in taking 1,168 tests. Vince DuBois-7th in Biology II tory and Terms, 10th in Anatomy Carnegie Library Director DeAun All students participating had August Dobrinski - 5th in En- and Physiology Ivester. qualified for the Tournament of glish Usage II 1, 8th in Vocabulary Samantha Rother - 1st in 4th- The project cost $1,400,000 and Champions by placing in the top II, 10th in Biology II year Literature, 2nd in English was designed and constructed five in local and regional compe- and 5th in Sophomore Scholar Usage IV, 3rd in English Litera- by Harris Miniature Golf Course titions, or qualified by placing in Bentli Whitson - 8th in Algebra ture, 4th in World History, 4th designers from Pennsylvania. an online competition, or entered II in US History, 9th in Vocabulary, Through community engagement a specialty test which had other Zack Zybach - 7th in Anatomy 10th in 4th-year Mathematics, and fundraising, the class success- qualifying criteria. and Physiology, 8th in Trigonom- and 10th in Senior Scholar. fully raised over $60,000 to sup- CBA had 11 students qualify- etry, 7th in Junior Scholar Luke Zybach - 1st in Econom- port the creation of larger-than-life ing for this tournament who then Cameron Moran - 4th Trigo- ics, 1st in 4th-year Mathemat- Route 66 icons that now surround Route 66 themed course took 51 tests. CBA won 3 firsts, nometry, 4th in Physics, 4th in ics, 2nd in World History, 3rd in the course. These include replicas 3 seconds, 2 thirds, and had 27 Anatomy and Physiology, and 6th Physics, 4th in 4th-year science, Cadillac Ranch from Amarillo, trance serves as the perfect photo of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, Blue more finishes in top ten. Every in Biology II. 5th in English Usage IV, 6th in and two Wigwam Motel teepees opportunity, welcoming visitors Whale of Catoosa, Golden Drill- CBA student who went had at Daniela Massoumi - 10th in calculus, 8th in General Business, inspired by the Arizona landmark. and celebrating the spirit of the er of Tulsa, Arcadia’s Pop Bottle, least one finish in the top 10. Speech and Communications 8th in 4th-year Social Studies and A Route 66 sign at the course en- Mother Road. Results: Braxton Driskill - 8th in En- 2nd in Senior Scholar.