A8 - THE PERKINS
JOURNAL, Thursday, March 10, 2005
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Coach-pitch,
T-Ball signup
dates slated
Registration dates for
Perkins Parks and Recre-
ation T-Ball and coach-pitch
have been set.
Signups will be done on
Tuesday, March 22, Thurs-
day, March 24, and Tues-
day, March 29, at the City
Hall Annex. Signups will be
taken from 6:30-7:30 each
night.
T-Ball is for boys and
girls that are in Pre-K and
kindergarten. Coach-pitch is
for kids in first and second
grade. The cost is $25 per
child.
For more information
contact Larry Moorman at
747-7520.
Baseball team
photos sought
Perkins-Tryon baseball
coach Bobby Buck is in
need of some team photos
from the past.
Buck is seeking Demon
team photos from 1992 to
the present. He noted he
would like to copy any of
the photos then return them .
to the owners.
For those who can help
Buck in this endeavor, you
can contact him at 714-
0660.
OSU hosting
Spring Break
baseball camp
The Oklahoma State
baseball program is holding
;~a Spring Break Carap next
week.
The camp will be
Monday through Thursday
from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
at Allie P. Reynolds Sta-
dium. The camp is for kids
ages 6-12.
For more information,
contact Trent Petrie at 744-
3229.
Thursday, March 10
HS baseball here with
Kingfisher, 4:30 p.m V-JV.
HS baseball at Chandler,
4 p.m V-JV.
Thursday, March 17
HS baseball here with
Perry, 1 p.m V-JV.
Etlan.vA4atr,
HS baseball at Preston,
TBA, varsity only.
Saturday, March 19
HS baseball at Cushing,
1 p.m V-V.
HS baseball here with
Hennessey, 4:30 p.m V-JV.
HS softball with Semi-
nole and Holdenville at Semi-
nole, 5 & 6:30 p.m 7&7.
HS boys golf at Chandler
Tournament, 9 a.m.
uutanx tr,
HS baseball at Heritage
Hall, 4:30 p.m. V-JV. Broad-
cast on KGFY 105.5 FM.
HS girls golf at Pawnee
Tournament, 9 a.m.
Thursday, March 24
HS baseball at Perry
Tournament through Satur-
day, March 26.
HS softball at 66 Confer-
ence Tournament, Prague,
through Saturday, March 26.
HS boys golf at Pawnee
Tournament, 9 a.m.
Saturday, March 26
HS track at Stroud, 9:
30 a.m.
m
By Rick Lomenick P-T's first run of the season came in The Demons added four more runs in led the way with two
Journal Sports Editor the bottom of the frame. Zach Carter the bottom of the fourth. Two of them runs batted in.
Perkins-Tryon head baseball coach reached on a one-out bloop single then came on a Lee Ledford single down the went slammed
Bobby Buck said before the season later stole second. Later, Andrew Pool left field foul line. Two more scored on Carter, Lore,
started that if his Demons were to win drilled a two-out single up the middle to a McLoud error. P-Tled 12-3 and on the had a single. Pool als0
ballgames, they would have to score a score Carter. verge of an early run-rule win. while Ledford
lot of runs. The Demons erupted for seven runs But in McLoud's portion of the fifth Lore relied on his
That held true in Monday's season- in the second inning. P-T hammered inning, the visitors rallied for two runs majority of the outs.
opener here with McLoud. The Demons McLoud pitching for five hits with four with two outs to keep a glimmer of hope three and allow three
run-ruled the visiting Redskins 13-5 of them being doubles. Pool, Terry Smal- alive.
under partly cloudy but blustery condi- ley, Alex Allen, and Zane Kennedy all Thatendedinthebottomoftheinning.P-T 13, McLoud 5
tions, accounted for the two-bag hits. Jared Allen reached on a bloop double to center MHS 002 12 -- 5
Senior pitcher Matt Lore went the Shelton added the single for the 8-0 field. Lore's sacrifice bunt movedAllen P-T 170 41 -- 13
distance to get the win. Lore was able score, to second. One out later, Kennedy lined McClellan, Aubert(2)
to pitch himself out of trouble in the McLoud prevented the shutout in the a double to center that scored Allen and and Smalley. W-Lore
first inning. After giving up a two-out top of the third with two runs on a one- gave the Demons a 13-5 win. Extra-base hits ---
double, followed by a walk, Lore ended out double. The visitors scored another Four Demons had multiple hits in the (2). P-T:
the inning with a called strikeout, run in the fourth for an 8-3 score, contest as part of a 12-hit flurry. Kennedy Smalley 2B.
Class 3A area tournament
dashes
Perkins-Tryon senior Summer Roper drives the ball against Alva's Morgan Schoeling during first
quarter action of Saturday night's Class 3A area consolation championship game at Alva High
School. The Lady Demons were handed a disappointing 59-37 loss which ended their hopes of
a state tournament berth. Roper averaged just over 14 points per game during the three-day
event.
By Rick Lomenick
Journal Sports Editor
WEATHERFORD
Numerous Perkins-Tryon turn-
overs were taken advantage of
during Saturday night's Class
3A area consolation finals by the
Alva Ladybugs. The end result
was a season-ending 59-37 loss
for the Lady Demons.
It was the Lady Demons'
third game in as many days.
They knew they would have to
sweep the consolation round in
order to make their fourth trip to
the elite state tournament.
Alva, in turn, only needed to
win Friday night's area champi-
onship game to reach the state
tournament again. But they were
thumped by Chisholm 40-30 in
overtime to set up Saturday
night's game. However, it was
a different looking Ladybugs
';tea trok to the floor Sat-
Urday night at" the Weatherford
High School Gymnasium.
"Alva was a different team
tonight than they were last
night," said P-T head coach
Jerry Burnett following the
game as his team finished with
an impressive 23-4 record.
"Last night they couldn't buy a
bucket but tonight they had girls
Journal photo by Rick komenick step up and hit shots we didn't
Good days ahead for
Strange things happen in all phases of our lives and basketball
is no different. The Cowboys played perhaps the best game of the
season in Lawrence and lost. They then return home, where you
are accustomed to seeing them play up to or near their potential,
and they play like they don't want to win and then win.
Texas comes to town with a 19-9 overall record, 8-7 in Big 12
play and down in fifth place in conference play, having lost two of
their last three games and OSU gives another half hearted effort
and loses 74-73.
Texas A&M reminded us again of what to expect in the future.
A new coach, new expectations and they're not going to be taken
for granted anymore.
After shooting 58.5 percent and having only nine turnovers against
Kansas in Lawrence, the Pokes come home and shoot 42.9 per-
cent, the fifth time this year that they shot below 44 percent. They
prevailed 69-63, but they were never comfortable until the final
whistle was sounded.
OSU (21-5, 11-5 Big 12) is ranked third nationally in field-goal
percentage. Three of the previous four sub-par performances
resulted in losses to Gonzaga, Texas and Oklahoma. This makes
it a little scary. If a team has an off night shooting in the NCAA
tournament, the season is over unless its' defense is superb and
they have minimal turnovers.
The ability to make free-throws was the big difference against
the Aggies. The Cowboys went 24 for 27, something unheard of
a few years ago. Joey Graham was 9-9 and John Lucas went 8-8.
This is what you need in a close game.
Lucas scored a season high 27 and was one of the few Cowboys
to have a hot hand. Ivan McFarlin was 2-2 and Daniel Bobik was
3-4, but they weren't putting up enough shots to have a strong
effect. Joey Graham off-set some of that with a 3-11 night. A
See COWBOY, Page A9
By Rick Lomenick Demons fell short on some
Journal Sports Editor of them, it was still a solid
Heading into his first season season.
as head coach, Ottawa Cochran "There were a lot of ups and
maintained some lofty goals downs during the year but over-
for his Perkins-Tryon wrestling all it was a good year," Cochran
program. But even though the said shortly after the end of the
Wrestling head coach Ottawa Cochran keeps a close eye on the
clock in Ryan Fielding's consolation semifinals match during the
recent Class 2A state wrestling. Seated next to him is assistant
coach Darren Higgins.
Journal photo by Rick Lomenick
answer."
Alva hit
third quarter
a five-point
double digits
to look back.
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outside.
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ney Bell.
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were asked
can't
that."
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Friday
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state
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in the event
Demons'
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P-T sent
state
short of the
Also, the
reaching the
ment. But io
injuries
surfaced kept
those goals.
"I wish We
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we should hav
in this
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a[l those guys
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that's sornetlal
ward to."
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