Thursday, January 5, 2012
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BASKETBALL
P-T begins
tourney action
today at Bethel
Perkins-Tryon began
action earlier today at the
CD Warehouse Classic at
Bethel High School.
Both the Lady
Demons and Demons
played Soper with the
first beginning at 1:40
p.m. and the boys follow-
ing around 3 p.m.
A win by the Lady
Demons would put them
in the semifinals game on
Friday against the winner
of the Bethel-Newcastle
game. It is scheduled to
begin at 7 p.m. A loss
and P-T would play the
loser of the Bethel-New-
castle game at 11 a.m.
The Demons face the
same scenario but game
times will be at 8:20 p.m.
with a win and 3 p.m.
with a loss.
Saturday's slate
begins with seventh place
action at 11 a.m. The
consolation champion-
ships begin at 1:40 p.m.
and third place games
at 4:20 p.m. The girls'
championship game will
begin at 7 p.m. followed
by the boys' title contest
at around 8:20 p.m.
CALENDAR
Thursday, Jan. 5
• P-THS basketball at
CD Warehouse Classic in
Bethel through Saturday.
• P-T 7-9Ebasketball
with Cushing.girls, here,
_4:30kp.m.; boys, there, 5:
30 p.m.
• P-TJH wrestling at
district duals at Chandler,
5p.m.
• Coyle HS basketball at
MulhalI-Orlando tourna-
ment through Saturday.
' Ripley HS basketball
hosts Walking F Ranch
Invitational Tournament
through Saturday.
Friday, Jan. 6
• P-THS wrestling at
Cushing tournament
through Saturday.
• Agra HS basketball at
Davenport, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 7
• Agra HS basketball at
Lomega, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 9
• P-T 7th-9r" basketball
with Meeker: girls, here,
4:30 p.m.; boys, there, 4:
30 p.m.
• P-TJH wrestling at
Bethel tournament.
Tuesday, Jan. 10
• P-THS basketball at
Kingfisher: JV, 4 p.m.;
varsity, 6:30 p.m. Varsity
games broadcast on
KGFY 105.5 FM with the
pregame show at 6:15
p.m.
• P-T wrestling host
Liberty dual, 6 p.m.
• Agra HS basketball
hosts Carney, 6:30 p.m.
• Coyle HS basketball at
Davenport, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 12
• P-T 9 t" grade basket-
ball at Cushing touma-
ment through Saturday,
Jan. 14.
00lnotht'r 00¢ood year in local, arecI sport, s'
finish.
In wrestling action, the
high school Demons fin-
ished second the Perry in a
Class 3A district duals tour-
nament early in the month.
The junior high team
equaled the accomplish-
ment later in the month.
In tournament action, the
high school matmen fin-
ished third at Pawhuska
and earned a top 10 finish
at Tuttle. The junior high
team finished sixth at the
Pawhuska tournament.
Around the area, Rip-
ley's Lady Warriors fin-
ished second in the inaugu-
ral Walking F Ranch/Ripley
Invitational Tournament.
The Warriors earned a con-
It was another good year
for sports around the area.
Here's a look at some of
the things that filled The
Journal's sports pages
during 2011.
January
In basketba'll, both
the Perkins-Tryon Lady
Demons and Demons
brought home trophies
from a couple of tourna-
ments during the month.
Both finished third in the
CD Warehouse Classic at
Bethel High School. In
the 66 Conference Tourna-
ment at Meeker, the Lady
Demons finished second
following a loss to Prague
in the finals. The Demons
earned another third place
Shannon Cotton goes up for a shot over a Morris defender
during first round action of the Class 3A state basketball
tournament last March. The Lady Demons would gain the
win but lose to eventual state champion Bethel during semi-
finals action.
Journal file photo
solation championship tide.
And the Coyle Bluejackets
earned wins over Agra and
Davenport.
February
It was a good month for
the high school wrestling
program. Four wrestlers
qualified for the Class
3A state tournament fol-
lowing regional action
at Pawhuska. Qualifying
were Cody Foos, Blake
Avery, Hayden Wilson,
and Justus Edwards. At
the state tournament, Foos
became the first P-T fresh-
man to medal as he earned
a fourth place medal at 103
pounds. In dual action, P-T
beat Tonkawa but lost to
McLoud.
The basketball post-
season began with a dis-
trict tournament sweeps
over Perry here. In regional
action, the Lady Demons
won the tournament with a
win over Mount St. Mary
in Kingfisher. The Demons
were eliminated from
post-season action in the
regional consolation finals.
P-T played several games
to wind up the regular
season.
In junior high action, the
seventh grade boys inished
second in the Stroud tour-
nament while the seventh
placegirls finished third.
Brady Huckabay
medaled in three events
following his competi-
tion in the AAU National
Indoor Meet in Blooming-
ton, Ill. He finished third in
the triple jump and 55-yard
dash and seventh in the
200-meter dash. He also
competed in a meet in Enid
and finished first in the 55-
yard dash.
Around the area, the
Coyle Bluejackets earned
a Class B district champi-
onship over Asher then won
the regional consolation
title. The Ripley boys won
a Class 2A district champi-
onship at Hominy.
Tucker Barnard was
named the new head foot-
ball coach at Stillwater
High School.
March
Prague turned the hat
trick against the Lady
Demons with its third win
of the season. This time it
was in the area tournament
championship at McLoud.
P-T rebounded with a win
over Kingfisher for the
consolation title and the
program's sixth trip to the
Class 3A state tournament.
It was the eighth over for
the Lady Demons.
At the state tournament,
P-T defeated Morris in first
round action but lost to
eventual state champions
Bethel in the semifinals
round.
P-T's baseball season
began on a great note with
t no-hit win at Seminole.
Dalton Smith and Zayne
Dougan combined for the
gem in the 8-0 triumph.
Later, the Demons rallied
past Dover 10-8 and turned
in a third place finish in the
Perry tournament.
The junior high baseball
team gained wins over
Cushing and Hennessey.
The slow-pitch softball
team began the season with
an 11-2 win over Prague to
begin the home portion of
the spring schedule.
In track, Huckabay
finished first in the 100-
meter dash and third in the
200-meter dash at a meet
in Stroud. Randy Cum-
mings was fourth in the
long jump.
The high school boys
golf team finished 15 in the
P-T Invitational tournament
at Cimarron Trails.
The Ripley Warriors
moved into a new clubhouse
and hitting facility. And on
the field, the Warriors lose
to Vian in the consolation
finals of the Ripley Spring
Break Tournament. Later,
RHS finished 3-1 inthe
Cimarron Valley Confer-
ence Festival.
April
The high school base-
ball season gets in full
swing. Among the finishes
was a third place outing in
the McLoud tournament
with a win over Edmond
Memorial junior varsity.
P-T finished second in the
66 Conference tournament
after losing to Chandler.
Wins over Kingfisher
and Hennessey were also
logged.
The softball team fin-
ished fourth in the confer-
ence tournament prior to the
post-season where P-T lost
to Blackwell in the district
tournament. Earlier in the
Perkins-Tryon sprinter
Brady Huckabay stands on
the champion's stand after
receiving his first place medal
in the state track meet last
spring. Huckabay won the
100-meter dash finals and
placed third in 200-meter
dash. Journal file photo
month, the Lady Demons
won a pair of games against
Seminole and Holdenville
in a festival at Seminole.
Track athletes contin-
ued to shine at numero
meets. Huckabay won the
100-meter and 200-metel:
dashes and Cummings wofi
the long jump at Kingfishe£
P-T finished fifth in th
Hominy track meet wit
Huckabay winning the two
spring races. Cummingl
place in the long jum
along with Kenny Allen
in the shot put and Cody
Waitt in the 3200-meter
run. Emeri Tippeconnie
medaled in the 1600-meter
and 3200-meter runs.
In high school boy'g
golf, P-T finished third in
the Stroud tournament and
fourth in the conference
tournament.
See REVIEW Page B3 ',
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SHS hooi)sters enter East Central tourney'
For Stillwater High's
Pioneer and Lady Pioneer
basketball teams, Christmas
break is in the rearview
mirror.
While the rest of SHS's
student body waits until
next Monday to return
to classes following the
holiday break, the Pioneers
and Lady Pioneers retum
to action today in the East
Central Oklahoma Classic
in Ada.
The three-day tourna-
ment will be SHS's first
action since both teams
hosted Enid in a Central
Conference doubleheader
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By Ron Holt
Dec. 13. winner in a winners'
Both teams waste little bracket semifinal at 4 p.m.
time getting involved in Friday. A first round loss
the tourney as the Lady would send SHS into a 10
Pioneers opened the girls' a.m. Friday losers' bracket
tourney at 10 a.m. this game against the Shawnee-
morning against Idabel. The Ponca City loser.
Pioneers followed at 11:30 In the other side of the
a.m., also against Idabel. girls' bracket, talented
With a first round win, Edmond Memorial plays
Stillwater's girls, coached Duncan at 4 o'clock this
by Carl Treat, would play afternoon and Ada takes
the Ponca City-Shawnee on Choctaw at 7 o'clock
830 N. Main Street • Perkins
(405) 547-1199
tonight.
With a win over Idabel,
the Pioneers would advance
to a 5:30 p.m. Friday win-
ners' bracket game against
the Duncan-Ponca City
winner. A first round loss
would send SHS to a losers'
bracket game at 11:30 a.m.
Friday against the Duncan-
Ponca City loser.
In the top half of the tour-
ney bracket, Midwest City
Carl Albert plays Choctaw
at 5:30 this afternoon and
Ada takes on Sapulpa at 8:
30 tonight.
Coach Michael Davis'
Pioneers will try to add the
East Central championshig
hardware to the trophy case
alongside the Bixby Tour2
nament trophy captured
earlier this season.
The boys' champion-i
ship game is set for 8:30.'
p.m. Saturday. The third
place game is set for 5
30 p.m. Saturday and the'
consolation finals are 2:30
p.m. Saturday.
All games will be played
in Ada High's Cougar
Activity Center.
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Condolences offered t
See PIONEERS Page B3:
Lobby Hours:
Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. to Noon
Drive.thru Hours:
Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday 7:30 a.m. to Noon
