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SPORTS The Elk City News SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026 • 3 Weatheford - Olivia Roper & Ster- Merritt - Adelyn Dodson ling Johnson Sayre - Delaney Tignor Canute - Makayla Gunter Canute - Maci Loyd Merritt - Claire Taylor Elk City - Camden Brewster show- Grandparents watching their kids' Elk City - Meghan Suter & Kaindynce ing dad a thing or two kids Grandpa Tim Ball Elk City - Natalee Johnston Cordell Elk City - Erin Womack Local Golf Christian Bible Academy - Bentley Cordell - MacKinley Brunker Cordell - Birdie Brown Whitson By Alex Alvarez from Weatherford taking first place was the only hole in tournament first place and players decided that Martin and Tim Williams/Alex Jeremiah Erwin and Kody Kilgore. with an 11-under par 60: Ben Jack- that KECO did not have a prize they did not want a playoff, so they Northcut. In second were Shaw Willis/Chantz ELK CITY GOLF & C.C. son – Diaz, Travis Poole/Dustin for because it is such a difficult split the winnings four ways. Gabe “C” Flight was won by Billy and Hall and in a tie for third Paul Gun- OPENING TOURNAMENT Gunkel followed with a 61 and hole that they thought they would Edney and daughter Camryn was Cason Aldrich, with Ronnie Redd/ kel/Lynn Bailey and Sawyer Toole/ Elk City Golf & C.C. hosted their Justin Twyman/Travis Stout were use their prize money elsewhere one of those teams. Jason Cordell coming in second, Josh Young. opening tournament of the year at 62. (there’s always a first!) Cole Park- Camryn had not played golf and Jason Hulin/Tucker Powell Considering the large field, the with a 2-Man Scramble, and the The “A” Flight was won by Clark er /Reid Williams came in second since she was the 5th bag in Elk coming in third. This flight was tournament went at a great pace tournament was full and divided in Calaway and Robert Shepherd and young Elk City High School- City three years ago but played decided on an on course sudden and was followed by a nice sit- 5 flights. who a few years back made the ers, Maddox McArthur and Tristen well enough to help dad! The oth- death playoff. down taco lunch with enchiladas! The “Championship Flight” was only hole-in-one of #13 during Dunn, came in 3rd. er three teams were: Joe Wynn/ The “D” flight was won in a play- Great job Derek Hahn and Lyndsey very close with two young guns the KECO tournament, in which The “B” flight had several ties on Greg Dodson, Jimmy Clark/Heath off as well with a birdie on #11 by Broadbent. Local Sports By Alex Alvarez Eakly Gore 11-13. Foale. CANUTE Baseball (A2). Coach Tournament at Weatherford BASEBALL & SOFTBALL Bobby Blackburn. Record 12-3 Teams: Elk City 1st by 20 strokes ELK CITY H.S. Baseball (4A). Last 3: 3-0. Wins vs Vici 15-3, over Weatherford and 22 over Clin- Coach Jay McClure. Record: 9-8 Clinton 9-0, Weatherford 15-9 ton. Last 3: 2-1. Wins vs Kingfisher Individually, Hunter Womack OK Ballers - Wyatt Compton after a win. OK Ballers - Maddox Thompson OK Ballers - Conner Dewald 9-6 and Jones 2-1. McArthur 2-4 GOLF and Tristen Dunn with 72’s, and Thomas-Fay-Custer 297, Commu- ell 87, Madilynn Long 93, Individually: Meghan Sutter 90, MERRITT Baseball (2A). Coach Both High School teams and Keaton Finnel with 74 were low nity Christian 300, Clinton 300, Anna Price 91. Camden Brewster Kaidynce Cordell 89, Madilynn Jett Snowden. Record 3-6 Junior High teams are doing very scores for Elk City. 72 was a tie for Weatherford 309. 101, Natalee Johnston 115. Long 99, Anna Price 102, Natalee Last 3: 1-2. Win vs Snyder 14-1. well. The Elk City boys have won first in the Tournament and Finnell Individually: Tristen Dunn 71, MacKiniee Brunker took 1st in Johnston 109 Losses vs Sayre 1-11 and 2-8. three in a row with Tristen Dunn was tied for 4th. Hunter Womack 75, Keatin Finnell the tournament with a 72 and Erin ELK CITY JUNIOR HIGH MERRITT Softball Slow Pitch being the consistent #1 bag on Western Equipment Golf Clas- 74, Maddox McArthur 86, Logan Womack from Elk City took 2nd BOYS: Coach Kaleb Murray (3A). Coach Rodney Givens. Re- the team. Keaton Finnell has sic: Duncan 74. with a 75, beating Bridie Brown Boys Tournament at Elk City: cord 8-2 shot in low 70’s at all three events Teams: Elk City 1st with 296, ELK CITY GIRLS – Coach Ra- and Kenli Wade by one. Meghan Team won 1st. Oakley Blankenship Last 3: 1-2. Wins Woodward 7-6, as well as Hunter Womack. In Thomas-Fay-Custer 2nd with 309 chel Poole Suter tied for 9th and lost scorecard took 2nd individually and Connor Losses vs Canute 2-10, Hydro/Eak- the Girls, they have a first and a and Weatherford 3rd with 321. Patsy Poole Invitational, Elk City playoff. Warnke got 5th. ly 6-7 second in their last two outings, Individually: Tristen Dunn 72, (*) (*) – Tournament is named after Girls Tournament at Cordell: CANUTE SLOW PITCH and Erin Womack is coming to Hunter Womack 75, Keatin Finnell Teams: Bishop McGuinnes 1st coach’s Poole’s Mother-in-Law who 2 girls placed top 10: Allie Law- SOFTBALL (2A). Coach JW Gil- terms with her game shooting a 74, Maddox McArthur 75, Logan 328, Elk City 334, Clinton 345, never missed a tournament! rence tied 2nd, and Kynlee Suter lett. Record 11-7 few rounds in the mid-low 70’s. Duncan 82 Cordell 346 Balko-Forgan’s at Weatherford: 7th. Last 3: 2-1. Wins vs Mangum KEEP IT UP! Weatherford Boys Invitational: Individually: Erin Womack 75, Teams: Elk City 1st 380, More- Sources: ESPN, MSN Sports, OS- 8-5, Seiling 9-5. Loss vs Hydro/ ELK CITY BOYS – Coach Tyler Teams: Elk City 1st with 294, Meghan Suter 81, Kaidynce Cord- land 420, Alva 424, Buffalo 444 SAA, On-Line media sports. NCAA Basketball By Alex Alvarez last Saturday saw a couple of UConn’s players fight back to games within 5 points. the game claiming that South blowout by 23 points in 2025 solid games that the winners within four but ending the game But the Final Four was all Carolina’s coach, Dawn Staley over South Carolina (82-59). It MICHIGAN AND UCLA ARE dominated from start to finish: with a six-point win, 69-63. It blowouts, some bigger than did not shake hands with him. was UCLA first championship WORTHY CHAMPIONS Michigan Wolverines beating was Michigan’s second National others: the closest game of Staley has led her team to three in the NCAA era, and their sec- The Final Four is over, but not the top seeded team of Arizona Championship, adding to their the women’s was the semifinal National Championships be- ond overall, since 1978 when without some surprises. Wildcats by 18 points, 91-73; overtime win in 1989 against of Texas losing to UCLA by fore: 2017, 2022, 2024. When they won in the AIAW. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: and six-time champions, UCo- Seaton Hall 80-79. The UConn 7 (51-44) in a very defensive the game ended, coach Geno Since both, UConn men’s Who can forget the game be- nn winning by nine points ver- Huskies have won the champi- game from both sides; the oth- refused to shake hands and said and women’s team made the tween #1 Duke and #2 UConn, sus Illinois 71-62. onship six times and will have er semifinal saw the teams who a few choice words, before turn- Final Four, it is worth mention- which UConn won by a single And then came the final be- to wait at least one year to try to met in last year’s final, with a ing away and went to the locker ing they are the only college to point, 73-72; or St John’s beat- tween the Michigan Wolverines add a seventh. different result from last year, room, later issuing an apology have their men and women’s ing Kansas by 2 points, and and the UConn Bruins. Since WOMEN’S CHAMPION- with South Carolina blowing for his less than sportsmanship teams win the Championship in Purdue beating Texas on a last none of the women’s games in SHIP: Just like on the men’s up last year’s champions UCo- antics. the same year. They have done second three pointer, after Tex- the Final Four were close, in- side, before the Final Four, sev- nn 62-48 in a game that was Later, the UCLA Bruins blew it twice, in 2004 and 2024 and as had beat NC State by a basket cluding the final, and the semifi- eral games went down to the last never close and which ended up up South Carolina in the final they had a chance this year, but to get in the tournament and nal games in the men’s side were whistle, a couple of them literal- with a fight of words between game by a score of 79-51 (28 the ladies lost in the semifinal, then surprise everyone as a #11 not close either, all sports fans ly, to the last few seconds. Lou- the two coaches. It appears that points) in one of the biggest and the men in the final. seed beating higher seeds BYU were hungry for a great game isville beating Alabama by one UConn’s coach, Geno Auriem- blowouts ever, third to two Now… NBA PLAYOFFS BE- and Gonzaga before falling to between the men in Monday’s 69-68, Kentucky beating West ma, who has led the Huskies blowouts by UConn, who had GIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL Purdue, and everyone expected final. For most part, it didn’t Virginia 74-73, Duke beating to 12 National Championships previously won 93-60 against AS THE NHL PLAYOFFS! some really close games in the disappoint, although Michigan LSU by two with a last second and is the winningest coach in Louisville in 2013 and 82-51 Sources: ESPN, MSN Sports, Final Four, but it wasn’t to be. took a comfortable lead of 10 3-ponter, Minnesota beating women’s of all time, was pret- against Syracuse in 2016. UCo- On-Line media sports. The men’s the semifinals of points at one time, only to see Ole Miss by a basket, and other ty upset since the beginning of nn also has the fourth final Professional Team Sports By Alex Alvarez Jack O’Brien to boost winter over the years. No other sport who could not catch Mauren on April 16, there aren’t too Next are Phoenix Suns 43-35, tourism, the inaugural event has done anything close. Coghlin who started with a many ways some of the teams LA Clippers 40-38, Portland PGA TOUR: VALERO TEXAS offered a massive $5,000 purse, Gary Woodland skipped three-shot lead in the tough can make up ground for better Trailblazers 40-39 and Golden OPEN making it a premier tourna- the tournament as did Scottie Shadow Creek in Las Vegas seed or even to make the play- State Warriors 36-42. All other This is the oldest tournament ment. There have been, as ex- Scheffler, who took the week Nevada. Lauren had opening offs. Here are the standings as teams have been eliminated, so on Tour and is played at TPC pected, many venue changes, off due to the birth of his sec- rounds of 67-69-73 to lead Kor- of last Tuesday morning: the only thing remaining is the San Antonio. Several players, the tournament has utilized ond child with wife Meredith, da by six after rounds of 68-74- Eastern Conference: Detroit order of finish. who hadn’t qualified for The several courses, including Wil- adding Remy to 2-year-old 69 but closed with a 75. Lauren’s Pistons 57-22, Boston Celtics Masters still had a chance if low Springs, Fort Sam Houston, Bennett. score of -7 was five better than 53-25, New York Knicks 51- NHL they won in Texas. It wasn’t to Oak Hills Country Club, Pecan Tied for fifth were Ludvig Nelly and Leona Maguire who 29, Cleveland Cavaliers 50-29, Eastern Conference: Car- be, as J.J. Spaun, the current Valley, and La Cantera. All in Aberg and Andrew Putman finished at -2, with Leona clos- Atlanta Hawks 45-34, Toronto olina Hurricanes 104-points, U.S. Open Champion, closed the San Antonio area. Arnold (Andrew being another one ing with a 71. Miyu Yamashita Raptors 43-35 make the top six Tampa Bay Lightning 102, with a 67 to finish at -17, a shot Palmer won the tournament who needed a win to get to the was next at -1, and two players which automatically qualify for Buffalo Sabres 102, Montreal ahead of Matt Wallace, Michael three times in a row in 1960, Masters field) at -15; 7th was at even par: Akie Iwai and karis the playoffs. Next are Philadel- Canadiens 100, Pittsburgh Pen- Kim and Robert MacIntyre. ‘61 and ’62, and in 2003, Tom- Kevin Yu -14, and Chandler Davidson. phia 76ers, Charlotte Hornetts guins 96, Boston Bruins95. Matt Wallace was one of those my Armour III set the 72-hole Phillips are Ryo Hisatsune at and Orlando Magic, all at 43-36 Western Conference: Colora- who needed a win to be invit- scoring record of 254. -13, with five others tied at -11, NBA and Miami Heat at 41-27. do Avalanche 110 Points, Dallas ed to the Masters, others were The Valero Energy Corpora- including #5 in the world and We’re about to start the play- Western Conference: Okla- Stars 102, Minnesota Wild 100, Rickie Fowler (who missed tion has been the title sponsors one of Masters favorites, Tom- offs after the Masters, with only homa City Thunder 62-16, San Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim the cut), Tony Finau and Billy since 2002, and have contrib- my Fleetwood. three games left in the NBA Antonio Spurs 60-19, Denver Ducks 87, Utah Mammoth and Horschell. uted over $100 million to local which ends their regular season Nuggets 51-28, Los Angeles Vegas Golden Knights 86. This tournament was first charities, helping the PGA Tour LPGA TOUR: ARAMCO on Masters Sunday this year Lakers 50-28, Houston Rockets Sources: ESPN, PGA Tour. played in 1922 and was initi- become the biggest charity en- CHAMPIONSHIP (April 12) and four games left 59-29 and Minnesota Timber- com, LPGA.com, AP Tennis, ated by San Antonio journalist abler with close to $5 Billion Another 2nd for Nelly Korda, for the NHL which season ends wolves 46-32 make the top six. MSN Sports, On-Line media.