Thursday, April 26, 2012
Sports
&Fitness
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Muter Certified
P-T linksters
qualify for
regional event
The Perkins-Tryon
Demons qualified for the
team portion of the Class
3A golf tournament next
week following qualifying
action Monday at Cimarron
Trails.
P-T finished fourth with
a team score of 353, which
was a stroke behind third
place finisher Prague with
a 352. Oklahoma Christian
School won team portion
with a 276. Second place
went to Bethel with a distant
316. Chandler finished fifth
with a 373 and sixth place
went to Kingfisher with
a 381. The top six teams
and individuals from non-
qualifying teams advance
to regional action.
Travis Battles Battles
led P-T with an eight over
par 80 in the 18-hole event.
See GOLF Page B3
BASEBALL
P-T hosting
district toumey
today at 5 p,m.
District tournament
action begins today
for the Perkins-Tryon
Demons against the
Blackwell Maroons. The
first of two games start
at 5 p.m.-An ,'if neces-
sary" game as set for 5
p.m. Friday to determine
the district champion.
The event will be
broadcast on KVRO
101.1 FM. Admission
is $5 for adults and the
only passes that will be
accepted will be those
issued through the Okla-
homa Secondary School
Activities Association.
The winnings of all
32 district tournaments
will make up the field
for the eight regional
tournaments that will
begin next Thursday.
The regional sites will
be announced Monday
by the OSSAA.
will be given I
May 8 at P-THS
Physical examina-
tions for student/athletes
currently in the sixth
through 11 grades who
plan to participate in
sports next school year
will be held on Tuesday,
May 8, beginning at 5
p.m. in the high school
conlmons.
Physical forms can
be picked up from
coaches and must be
signed by a parent or
guardian before the
exam can be admin-
istered. The physical
exams will be given free
of charge.
Former Perkins-Tryon baseball standout Jeremy Hefner goes through pitching drills during spring training with the
New York Mets earlier this spring. Hefner made his Major League debut Monday night in. pitching three innings for the
Mets against San Francisco after being called up earlier in the day. He was sent back to Triple A after the game. He
plays for the Buffalo Bison.
MLB photo
Hefner gets 'the call' from Mets
By Rick Lomenlck
Journal Sports Editor
A former Perkins-Tryon baseball standout finally
got "the call" all minor leaguers hope to get. And in
the same day, pitched three scoreless innings in the first
game a doubleheader Monday.
Jeremy rHefner, a 2004 P-THS graduate, was called
up to the New York Mets early Monday from his Triple
A baseball home in Buffalo, NY. Hefner became part
of the Mets organization in the off-season after being
released by the San Diego Padres late last year. Hefner
began his professional baseball career with the Padres
by working his way up through the minor league system
to the Triple A level.
Hefner entered the game in the fifth inning and gave
up a hit in each frame he pitched but didn't allow a run
as the San Francisco' Giants gained a 6-1 win. Hefner
so walked one batter. He threw 47 pitches with 32
being strikes while facing 13 batters.
He was called up to provide pitching pth for the
game,he Was optibned i¢k to Buf-
falo to make room for another bench player.
"Hopelly I contributed," Hefner said in a published
report after the game. ,I'll go back down and keep
working on my craft, and when they need me, I'll be
back."
Hefner was originally scheduled to pitch his fourth
start with the Bison against the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs.
Hefner owns a 2-1 record with Buffalo with a team-
leading 1.96 earned run average.
"I am excited and to say I did this on my own would
be ridiculous," Hefner said late Monday morning via
a text message. "Numerous family members, friends,
coaches, and teammates have had a direct impact on
my life and got me to this point. I hope they share this
moment with me."
P-T head baseball coach Bobby Buck said Monday
night he was extremely proud of Hefner's accomplish-
ment to be the first from this school to play at that
level,
"I almost shed a tear when I found out from him
this morning," Buck said. "It couldn't have happened
to anyone nicer and who has worked his tail off to
pitch at that level."
See HEFNER Page B3
P-T tracksters
in 4A regional
meet in Stroud
Regional track assign-
ments were released by
the Oklahoma Secondary
School Activities Associa-
tion recently.
Perkins-Tryon will be
part of the Class 4A field at
Stroud High School on Sat-
urday. The boys' team will
be led by last year's state
placers Brady Huckabay
and Randy Cummings.
Huckabay will be looking
to defend his state cham-
pionship in the 100-meter
dash from a year ago. Cum-
mings was also a medalist
in the high jump.
Other teams competing
in this regional meet are
Bethel, Bristow, Checotah,
Cushing, Douglass, Hill-
dale, Mannford, McLoud,
Muldrow, Okmulgee,
Poteau, and Stigler. Other
regional track meet sites
are at Cache, Madill, and
Oologah.
The Class 4A state track
meet will be held May 4-5
at Ardmore High School.
In Class 2A, Ripley will
be in regional track action
at Okeene also on Satur-
day, The rest of the field
includes Alva, Bums Flat-
Dill City, Cashion, Cordell,
Crescent, Fairview, Hinton,
Hooker, Minco, Moore-
land, Morrison, Oklahoma
Bible Academy, Pawnee,
Pioneer-Pleasant Vale,
Sayre, Thomas-Fay-Custer,
Tonkawa, Watonga, and
Yale.
Other Class 2A regional
meets are at Cache, Luther,
and Oologah.
In Class A, Agra,
See TRACK Page B3
Demons salvage split
of games last week
By Rick Lomenlck
Journal Sports Editor
One could look at last
week's baseball action by
the Perkins-Tryon Demons
with the simple comparison
of the proverbial glass being
half-empty or half-full.
P-T split the six games
played last week but ended
losing three of the last four
games. And with post-
season action beginning
later today, one would
hope things are leveled
out for the No. 4-ranked
Demons.
And speaking of the
post-season, P-T will host
the Blackwell Maroons in
district tournament action
beginning at 5 p.m. today
for the first of two games.
If both teams split, the "if
necessary" contest will be
played Friday beginning at
5 p.m. The district tourna-
ment will be broadcast on
KVRO 101.1 FM.
The week ended with
a doubleheader split with
the Mannford Pirates here
Saturday afternoon. It was
originally scheduled as
a triangular with Vanoss
being the third team. How-
ever, VHS was a no-show
and the two head coaches
agreed to the twinbill.
One of last week's
losses was to Blackwell
in a shocking 9-0 run-rule
thumping. This was the
Demons' worse loss of the
season.
In the opener against
Mannford, P-T broke a 3-3
tie in the bottom of the fifth
with two runs and help from
the Pirates only error.
Matt Waitt led off with
a single and Eric Marone
followed with a base hit.
Shelby Reese laid down
a nice sacrifice bunt
that advanced Waitt and
Marone. Cy Boles fol-
lowed and was intention-
ally walked to load the
bases. Zayne Dougan hit a
ground ball to the short stop
who stepped on second base
to force out courtesy runner
Zack Bledsoe. However, his
relay throw to first base was
bad and allowed Waitt and
Marone to score.
P-T took an early lead
in the home half of the
second inning. Dougan led
off with a single. He easily
scored on a Chance Bunch
triple to right centerfield for
a 1-0 lead.
Mannford answered with
three runs in the top of the
third off four hits. The
Demons responded in the
bottom of the frame with
a two-run two-out rally.
Dougan hit a deep single to
left field that scored Marone
and Reese to tie the score
at 3-3.
Dougan was the winning
pitcher in the complete
game. He struck out 12
while giving up three runs
on seven hits.
Marone and Dougan
accounted for four of the
Demons seven team hits.
In the second game, the
Pirates opened with a three-
run first inning then added
four insurance runs later
enroute to an 8-2 win.
Mannford clubbed five
hits in the top of the first
that helped manufacture
the three runs. P-T used a
couple of solid defensive
plays that kept the visitors
See DEMONS Page B3
Season over
The Perkins-Tryon Lady Demons slowpitch softball team
ended its season with a pair of disappointing losses at a Class
5A district tournament last Thursday at Blackwell. P-T lost
to Newcastle and Blackwell by 17-7 and 12-2 scores. Late
rallies by the opposing teams lead to the losses. P-T ended
the regular season last Tuesday hosting Mounds. P-T first
baseman Mykayla Williams was honored with Senior Night
festivities before the game. The visiting Lady Eagles gained
a 3-0 win.
Journal photo by Rick Lomenick
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