STATE TOURNAMENT
RESULTS
Fast pitch softball and fall baseball semifinals hit the
field today in Shawnee. In the Class A Fast Pitch tournament, the defending
champion AB Lady Indians punched their ticket into tomorrow’s state finals with
an 11-1 run rule win over Drummond. For the second straight day, Lauren McHenry
got the win in the circle going all 5 innings while giving up a run on 3 hits
with 7 strikeouts and a walk. She also went 3 for 3 for the second straight day
at the plate. Things got started early for AB after Kaylee Brinkely smoked a
first inning grand slam. Brinkley had a pair of hits knocking in 5. AB will
play for the title tomorrow morning at 11 against Okarche. The Lady Warriors
outlasted Wister 4-2 in 12 innings this afternoon.
In the Class A Fall Baseball semifinals this afternoon at
Shawnee HS, #1 Rattan slipped past #3 Canute 3-0. Boston Baker threw a gem for
the Trojans giving up 3 unearned runs on two hits with 9 strikeouts but 5
walks. Reid Carlson had the lone hit for Canute. Rattan’s opponent in the
finals is still to be determined. Last night #2 Navajo overcame an 8-1 deficit
with 4 runs in the 4th and 5 in the 6th to defeat Verden
10-8. This afternoon Navajo leads Wright City 4-1 in the bottom of the 3rd
inning.
Last night the Merritt Oilerettes put up a valiant effort in
the Class 2A Fast Pitch quarterfinals against Warner. The game went to the 7th
inning tied at zero before Warner finally broke through with 4 runs to win 4-0
VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS
Weatherford hosted a 4A Regional in volleyball yesterday.
The Lady Eagles swept Clinton in 3 sets in the semifinals 25-5, 25-6, 25-12. In
the other semifinal, Bethany swept Cache in 3 sets. The finals was a
barnburner. Bethany took the first set 25-17, Wford answered with wins in the 2nd
and 3rd set 25-22 and 25-23. Bethany took the 4th set
25-17 to set up an intense final set for a trip to the state tournament. Wford
answered the bell at home with a 15-10 5th set win and punched their
ticket into next week’s 4A Volleyball State Tournament for the second straight
season.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Week 6 of the high school football season kicksoff in most
locations across the state of Oklahoma tonight. The Elk City Elks are looking for
their first win of the season with the undefeated Weatherford Eagles. The Elks
have won 3 of the last 5 in the series, but Wford’s won the last two by
identical 28-21 scores. If you can’t make it out to Big Elk Stadium tonight no
worries we’ll have you covered on Mass Band Night with live video streaming on
bigelktv as well as radio coverage on kool94. Pregame gets crankin at 6:20 with
the kickoff scheduled for 7. Elsewhere in district 4A-1, Woodward comes to the
Tornado Bowl to face Clinton. Cache heads to Douglass.
We’ve got Class A Division 1 District 1 football action
tonight on Paragontv.com. The merritt oilers head north to take on the Fairview
Yellowjackets. Catch the action with DJ Walter and Riley White on paragontv.com
Kickoff in Fairview is scheduled for 7. Elsewhere in that district, Sayre’s at
Tonkawa, Crescent hosts Hooker, Hinton welcomes Watonga.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
WEEKEND
The in state schools have different challenges this weekend
on the college football gridiron. Oklahoma State looks to avoid the rat poison
as a double digit favorite at home against a beat up Central Florida team.
Kickoff at Stillwater is scheduled for 11. The annual trek to Dallas for
Oklahoma across the Red River is this weekend with the Sooners in the Cotton
Bowl taking on Texas. The Horns are 4-0 ranked #1 in the country while Oklahoma
limps across the Red River with a putrid offense and 2-2 record. You can hear
it live on kool94. Pregame starts in the morning at 11:30 with the kickoff to
come at 2:30
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